The teacher shook his head."Alice''s answer is correct. That was a question from our final exam." The ss was stunned. Alice was "that" good? She hadn''t even started the course yet!
Chloe, unconvinced, said smoothly, "Alice, I know you have a great memory, but you can''t cheat." There was no way she could have known that answer. She must have looked it up. Alice wasn''t surprised. You''re as dumb as a pig. What gives you the right to question me?"
Chloe''s face flushed. “You don''t know how to solve this. You must have used your phone to search for the answer!"
Max, initially impressed, now thought Alice was bluffing. Chloe, ying the role of the concerned friend, said,“Alice, I''m doing this for your own good. Cheating is wrong."
Aliceughed. "You''re an idiot. You think everyone''s as stupid as you? A zero-on-the-SAT kind of idiot? What right do you? have to worry about me?"
Chloe''s face turned crimson. Max, although disdainful, didn''t want Alice to feel victorious.“Our admissions aren''t based on scores. We receive an elite education, something you''ll never understand."
Alice smirked.“Since you''re so brilliant, why don''t you solve it?"
“Solving this is easy. We learn coding. If you really know this, writing a simple program shouldn''t be hard.”
Alice''s smile deepened. You want to bet?"
"Yes! If you can write the program, it proves you knew the answer. But if you lose, you kneel and apologize to the professor and ss!"
Alice calmly asked, "What if "you" lose?"
I can''t lose!" Max was
confident.
She''d already learned. this material
Alice raised an eyebrow. "Scared of losing?"
"I''m not scared! Let''s do it!"
"Fine. If you lose, you kneel and apologize for sWindhaming me!"
The ss and the professor were skeptical. Alice was essentially challenging a powerful family!
"You''re going to lose," Max dered confidently, going to the board. Let''s start with the school forum. Write a redirect code."
She used the professor''sputer and opened the forum, the top story being the rumors about Alice. This was intentional-to ruin Alice''s reputation.
She quickly wrote the code, redirecting to the thread and Alice''s photo. The gossip was already spreading. Max smirked. “Alice, exin why you were out all night and got out of a fancy car.”
"I bet it was her first time in a luxury car," someone sneered. "Her designer clothes probably came from that ''date, right?"
Alice''s expression didn''t change. ''Spreading false rumors is illegal. And a luxury car? I can afford. one." She had substantial ie from streaming, her job at Maple Leaf, and project bonuses.
1961
probably
Maxughed. “Don''t be ridiculous, country bumpkin. You''ve gehuldly work was the th money in your life!" "You''re just bluffing!
“Your turn, Alice. If you can''t do it, apologies, and I might you at the
"You''re the one who''s going to lose."
Alice went to theputer, her fingers flying, screws the keyboard. She quickly sure sende me imnted it into the post, targeting the keywords in thements
"Everyone who participated in spreading rumors will have their phones locked well they poor at apology," she announced calmly.
Max scoffed."You''re too arrogant. Your little code can''t do that
“What the hell? My phone''s ck!”
"Mine too! I''m stuck on this post and can only post an apology?
do
Max checked her phone – it was ck.“What did you do? Unlock my phow! How dare your
Alice smiled. “So you admit you lost the ber?
Max''s face froze. She realized Alice had actually done it.
The mood in the ssroom shifted. Alice leaned on the podium, looking at Max. Kneel First, se apologize first?"
Max stepped back. "Why should I kneel and apologize?
"So you''re refusing to honor the bet?"
Chloe stepped forward. "Alice, you don''t have to be so aggressive. Ms. Garcia was just posting out the truth. Who would believe you know all this on your first day?"
Alice pped sarcastically. “Brilliant, Ms. García. Your dog is quite loquem?
Max raised an eyebrow. “Unlock our phones!"
“Simple. Post an apology, and once it''s approved, your phone will be unlocked" Max refused to apologize.
She turned to the professor. “Professor, this is outrageous! Delene her program!”
“Alright.” The professor looked at Alice. “You have talent, but it needs to be used properly"
Alice smirked. Her code wasn''t that easy to crack.
The professor tried, but he couldn''t. His expression changed as he looked at Alice. He tried again
but failed.
Max was getting
anxious. "Professor, why aren''t
The professor was astonished."I can''t unlock them either!"
our
"What? You can''t unlock them? Impossible! Max couldn''t believe it.
phones unlocked?"
Chloe''s phone was locked too, containing important data. She refused to apologize. She used Alice, This is illegal!"
Alice twirled a piece of chalk, smiling faintly.“SWindhaming me is also illegal" Police officers entered the ssroom. Max''s eyes lit up."You''re here at the right time. Arrest her!"
Maxughed. Don''t be ridiculous, country bumpkin. You''ve probably never seen that much money in
your
life!"
"You''re just bluffing!"
"Your turn, Alice. If you can''t do it, apologize, and I might let you off the hook." "You''re the one who''s going to
lose."
Alice went to theputer, her fingers flying across the keyboard. She quickly wrote a code and imnted it into the post, targeting the keywords in thements.
“Everyone who participated in spreading rumors will have their phones locked until they post an apology," she announced calmly.
Max scoffed. "You''re too arrogant. Your little code can''t do that!"
"What the hell? My phone''s ck!"
“Mine too! I''m stuck on this post and can only post an apology.”
Max checked her phone it was ck. “What did you do? Unlock my phone! How dare you?"
Alice smiled. “So you admit you lost the bet?"
Max''s face froze. She realized Alice had actually done it.
The mood in the ssroom shifted. Alice leaned on the podium, looking at Max."Kneel first, apologize first?"
Max stepped back. "Why should I kneel and apologize?"
"So you''re refusing to honor the bet?"
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Chloe stepped forward. "Alice, you don''t have to be so aggressive. Ms. Garcia was just pointing out the truth.
Who would believe you know all this on your first day?"
Alice pped sarcastically. “Brilliant, Ms. Garcia. Your dog is quite eloquent."
Max raised an eyebrow. "Unlock our phones!"
"Simple. Post an apology, and once it''s approved, your phone will be unlocked.” Max refused to apologize.
She turned to the professor.“Professor, this is outrageous! Delete her program!"
“Alright.” The professor looked at Alice."You have talent, but it needs to be used properly."
Alice smirked. Her code wasn''t that easy to crack.
The professor tried, but he couldn''t. His expression changed as he looked at Alice. He tried again, but failed.
was
getting
anxious. "Professor, why
aren''t
our
phones
unlocked?"
Max
The professor was astonished."I can''t unlock them either!"
"What? You can''t unlock them? Impossible!" Max couldn''t believe it.
Chloe''s phone was locked too, containing important data. She refused to apologize. She used Alice, This
is illegal!"
Alice twirled a
a piece of chalk, smiling faintly.“SWindhaming met
faintly. “SWindhaming me is also illegal.” Police officers entered the ssroom. Max''s eyes lit up. “You''re here
at the right time. Arrest her!"