Kate observed the two boys who were seated by her side. Ironically, all of them were assigned to the same room, and even their seating numbers were beside each other. Ethan and Stephen were eyeing each other with a smile. However, for some reason, Kate felt something was amiss.
'Um, is Ethan constipated? He's smiling but his face looked stiff. It's as if he is doing his best to hold it in,' Kate thought. 'Wouldn't that be a big problem when the test starts?"
[You're so silly, Kate.] Stella giggled from inside their shared mindscape. [You don't have to worry about Ethan, he's fine.]
'If you say so,' Kate replied then shifted his attention to Stephen. 'Why does Stephen look like he has eaten a cockroach?'