Chapter 46

Some twenty minutes after Anderson had left the hall, about three people stepped out. They were all from the London set. Next came Jake, then four others. Ten minutes after, ten more came out and met up with the cutoff mark.

  Including Anderson, the number of people who reached the cutoff mark summed up to 19.

  The remaining 14 had to return to their respective families, in the audience, in disappointment.

  Seated at the far end of Auditorium C was Principal Sanderson. He heaved a sigh of relief after finding out that both Anderson and Jake successfully passed the first stage.

  “Phee-yoo!” he sighed, taking a bite at his burger.

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  “Congratulations to those of you who successfully crossed into the next stage. Stage 2 is the Test of Coordination,” said Mr. Kennel, after sorting out those who had failed the first stage and those who were eligible to make it for the next stage. He paused to