She Stole My Brain

Soon, it was the second round of mock exams.

Chloe and I were seated next to each other. During the test, she kept shooting me looks that were full of provocation and contempt.

I could not help but wonder if she was actually some kind of genius and had learned that foreign dialect overnight.

'You're a huge idiot who's going to score zeros on every test!' I cursed at her again, but Chloe just blinked without saying a word.

Knowing her personality, if I insulted her, she would definitely fire back. So, that meant she still did not understand the foreign dialect.

Then, what was she acting so smug about? I had worried for nothing!

During the second mock exam, I was on high alert. I figured that no matter the physical or sneaky tricks she tried, there was no way she could copy my answers.

However, to my surprise, the moment I finished the last question and put down my pen, she finished at exactly the same time.

It had to be psychological, just my imagination playing tricks on me.

That evening, when I got home, our mom asked Chloe how the test went.

Chloe gave me a meaningful look, then said, "Amazing, of course!"

My heart sank right then and there.

Our mom glanced at me, and her face immediately darkened. "What's wrong, Sienna? You should have done well, too, right? So, why the long face? Are you actually upset that Chloe did well? You really are an ungrateful brat!"

I ignored them and went back to my room to keep studying.

The next day, the results came out.

Sure enough, Chloe's scores were identical to mine.

"That's incredible! The Stevens sisters really are amazing! Both of their scores are so good!"

"Yeah! Chloe, how did you improve so much? You've got to teach us your secret!"

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Chloe answered impatiently, "I already told you that I was just hiding my abilities before. Now that the college entrance exam is coming up, of course, I have to show my real talent."

I felt suffocated with frustration. The only person in the family who understood our grandmother's foreign dialect was our mom, so she must have taught Chloe!

How could someone be that biased?

Thankfully, during lunch break, our teacher, Ms. Grace Miller, told me that my grades qualified me for early admission to Royalton College.

In my past life, I had the same opportunity, but Chloe rejected it on my behalf while I was not around.

Ms. Miller was confused about why I would turn down such a great opportunity.

When we got home, Chloe immediately tattled on me. "Mom! Dad! Sienna wasn't studying at school. She was on her phone the whole time!"

Our dad grabbed his belt, ready to hit me. "You useless brat! The college entrance exam is almost here, and you're not studying. What do you think you are doing?"

Our mom came over and twisted my ear. "You ungrateful brat! I've been feeding you all that expensive food, and you dare slack off? If you don't get into college, I'm marrying you off to some old man back where your grandma lives!"

Tears streamed down my face as I finally accepted that my parents would never change. "Fine! I'll study. I'll definitely get into Royalton College."

Chloe wanted to copy my answers, right? I would make sure to give her exactly what she wanted.