Pearson 101
Josie felt a wave of nausea rise in her. She couldn’t help but think to herself, ‘Why did I even bother looking up just now? ‘If I hadn’t, I wouldn’t have had to see Aiden’s phony, pretentious look. ‘Was he actually trying to greet me? No way. He was just showing off and looking down on me.‘ “What’s wrong?” Claire asked, seeing Josie’s face twist like she’d just swallowed a fly. “Did a fly get in your mouth? Want some water to rinse it out?” Josie couldn’t help but laugh. “No, just got hit by someone acting all fake.” “Aiden?” Claire grinned. “Yeah, he’s pretty pretentious, but he’s got nothing on Sean.” Claire winked at her. Josie thought, ‘Yeah, Sean is pretty good at putting on an act too. He’s not actually cold at all. ‘He has good looks, intelligence, and money, but he keeps such a low profile you’d think he was invisible. ‘Everyone in school has heard his name, but almost no one has actually met him. ‘He was the ultimate master of acting mysterious.‘ Soon, Adeline’s group took the stage. Adeline was the main speaker, while Joseph and another guy handled the demo and explanations. The paper they were presenting had actually been written by Joseph. Josie had only heard Adeline mention it a couple of times and had never really looked at it. But now, listening to their presentation, Josie realized that their paper was way better than the paper she’d written in her previous life, which won the Grand Prize. This one was not only more rigorous and polished, but also went way deeper than anything she’d ever managed, Josie’s eyes lit up. Jaden really does have some serious talent,‘ she thought. It was clear now that she had to talk to Delilah about getting him an internship at the research institute. Josie figured that if they managed to win the Grand Prize this time, it might just be the perfect chance to put in a good word for him. 1/3 12:14 Tue, 26 Aug PA· Chapter 101 “Your roommate’s actually pretty good,” Claire said while frowning a little, “But their idea kind of overlaps with Aiden’s group….