"The third place goes to Class 2's Julia Newton, 89 points, and fourth place to Class 3's Jimmy."
As Marie Gabriel's voice continually reached the students' ears, the atmosphere on the scene grew tense and depressingly oppressive with a mix of joy and sorrow among the people.
Once Marie Gabriel had finished naming everyone and their scores, Oswald Haywood kept a stern face, "This time, Class 4's average score is the second in the grade; the first is Class 1!"
Hearing this, students from the other two classes looked towards the people from Class 4, feeling complex emotions as they raised their heads to meet the iron-faced countenance of their own instructor, their frightened little hearts trembling.
Caroline Edwin spoke up, "The results are just passable, decent I suppose, but there's no room for pride; we must continue to work hard."
Students who had initially wanted to cheer were mostly quenched of their enthusiasm by these words.
