Perplexed over why Mr. Smith had targeted her for the teacher's assistant position and anxious about her position in the red zone, Steph obsessed over preparing for the next class. At two in the morning, Hong Gi finally pried her hands off her laptop and refused to quiz her further.
"Steph, this isn't good for you."
"Smith told me he planned to target me in the next class. I have to be prepared."
"You are prepared. You've almost memorized the entire text. You've got this as long as Mr. Smith doesn't stray from the lesson plan, but I don't understand why it's so important to you."
"I don't like failure."
Hong Gi shook his head. "If he's looking to fail you, we'll take it to the administration. A professor doesn't have the right to bully a student any more than fellow students."
"You know as well as I do that it happens all the time, and proving it was vindictive is almost impossible."
