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Boma sat for her first exam, feeling a mix of anxiety and anticipation. As she started answering the questions, she was shocked at how easy everything seemed. She began to appreciate Donovan's efforts in pressurizing her to study and providing tutorials. She had always thought of herself as just average, but now, she was sure she could get nothing short of a B, or maybe even an A. Wow. So she too had some brains? Well, thanks to Donovan.

She noticed her trio of friends—Queen, Bella, and Tracy—committing expo but decided to mind her business. She finished her two-hour paper in one hour and fifteen minutes and used the extra time to revise her answers. Finding everything intact, she was one of the first to submit, earning surprised looks from Queen, Bella, and Tracy.

Outside, she met Hilda emerging from her own exam hall. They asked each other about their papers, their countenance bright. Both had aced their papers. Boma acknowledged Donovan's help, and both girls appreciated him.

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