Days passed, and exams arrived. Derek's hand had healed well. Taaliyah's parents got back home, but grandparents left to uncle and aunt's place, where they took the chance to badmouth her mother.
Since it's the finals, everyone was preparing well and writing the exams well, having no intentions to fail a whole year. Education takes crucial paths from 9th grade onwards and teachers gave enough training for all to concentrate on lesson which will be useful in higher classes and for higher education in college since they will begin to learn the basics of all subjects. Derek did not put in much effort since he knows the lessons and revised then while Taaliyah had to put in some effort to maintain her ranks.
She learned staying up and made sure her grand father's condition do not affect her.
"Did you study well?" Derek asked before Min Ah came to pick him.
"Yes," Taaliyah said.
