ARNOLD’s P O V

To my astonishment… Celestine moved closer to Cynthia and checked what she was struggling to answer.

‘‘Which question do you need assistance with?’’ she asked with a raised brow, and plastered a smile on her face.

Cynthia regarded her with an air of condescension in her eyes. ‘‘This! This, and this!’’ She made a point by poking at the page of her book that was opened. ‘‘Can you answer all of them?’’

During the time that Celestine was reading the questions, she maintained her silence, and after the moment she was done… she took out a pen and began scribbling in the book as well as...