taking the exam for the next few years, but you could even face legal consequences!”
Mr. Smith let out a sigh before he tried to persuade me. “If you play it nice and admit your mistakes quickly, maybe the punishment will be lighter.”
At that moment, I finally broke my silence. I turned to look at Marianne and asked, “How are you sure that I was the one who copied from your paper?”
She crossed her arms and laughed coldly. “You really don’t learn, do you? You were sitting on my right side, and I saw how you sneaked glances at my paper the whole time. And sure enough, your answers are identical to mine. Isn’t this clear evidence?”
I asked, “You’re saying that I sneaked glances at your paper while the exam supervisors weren’t looking?”
Marianne nodded smugly. “Of course! Even the strictest exam supervisors can’t stop someone as sly as you. I noticed you peeking during the exam, but I didn’t want to disturb everyone else—so I waited until the end to report you.
“You have a good memory and a perfect vision—of course you could copy my paper word for word!”
I burst out laughing at her words. “My perfect vision? Are you sure that’s what you’re going for—that I copied your paper just because I have perfect vision?”
Marianne huffed impatiently. “What else could it be? Stop trying to wriggle out of this, Isabelle!”
I took a deep breath before slowly getting up. I then walked away and pulled out a document from my backpack.
I smirked and said mockingly, “Marianne claimed that I copied her paper just because I have perfect vision. You can see for yourselves if I’m really someone with perfect vision then!”
I showed the medical diagnosis to the confused crowd.
Upon seeing my medical diagnosis, their eyes grew wide and their faces paled. Gasps and sharp intakes of breath filled the room.
