On the day before the SAT, students from all over the city studied their notes, set their alarms, and went to sleep early in preparation for the tests that would decide the rest of their lives. Damien waited quietly as the hours ticked by. Soon, the moment he had been looking forward to would finally be here.
The next day was bright and sunny, unusually warm for late fall. The weather forecast reported that temperatures were in the record highs for the time of year. That morning, Damien woke up as he usually would, and as usual, his mother had made toast and scrambled eggs for breakfast. As he ate his meal with relish, Micaela said, "Damien, just relax and go take the test with a clear head. Don't let yourself be pressured by everyone else's expectations.
While Henry nodded in agreement while peeling a boiled egg. "Even if you don't do as well as you'd like," he said in a light tone, "you can just try again next year. All you have to do today is try your best."
His parents were obviously trying to ease the nervousness Damien was carrying, and he loved them for it. He smiled at them and nodded obediently. "I'll try my best to do my best."
The couple couldn't help but laugh at his witty reply. No matter what his final score turned out to be, they were determined to continue supporting him unconditionally. Damien finished his breakfast, then went and grabbed his pencil case, his registration papers, and his ID. He said goodbye to his family and received their well-wishes, and then he was off to the testing site.
He goes to a bus early in the morning, There is a quite of student in bus preparing for the SAT. All was carrying a paper giving all their focus in their last minute of study, Damien goes to at the back seat planning to sleep. Just as he was about to sleep a commotion attracted his attention. An middle aged man was holding a knife and shouted. "I hate my life, and this is my retribution. I will bring all of you with me!" When Damien hear this, His eyes gone dark filled with coldness. After that the middle aged man rush to the closest to him, He stab it but lucky the first goes to another, even though the passenger that being assault dodge it. But they still got scratch, The man keep swinging his knife to the closest passenger to him.
Suddenly, Damien rush to the man in a athletic speed. But Unfortunately the man notice him, and thrust his knife to Damien, "You want to die, Huh. Then I kill you first" Without hesitation, He tried to stab Damien at the Chest. Damien sidestep and continue to move to the middle man and snatch the weapon, The man and passenger that this young man to be so fast. "Don't come here." The man keep stumbling, His eyes filled with fear and regret. Damien took this moment of distraction and rush to the man with athletic speed, This time, The man wasn't able to catch up when he regain his senses, It's already to late Damien is already at his front. Damien quickly reach out to the man hand, But Damien overstimate himself, But he quickly gather his all strength to pull the man and throw him to the ground. The man didn't expect this young man to be so strong to be able defeat him easily. Damien quickly entangle the man on the ground. "Stop watching and Quickly call the police" The passenger quickly regain their senses and taken out their phone to call the police,
Damien Tie the man in the chair and check the time, Only to findout, he only had 20 minutes left. Damien goes out to the bus and start running in fast speed at the SAT, Damien was atleast 12 kilometers away from the institutions. Damien was running at incredibly fast speed that he reach ever his life, Even the people walking early on the morning was incredibly shock.
Damien reach the institutions within just 18 minutes, His speed was at Athelete level. But Damien felt that this was not his limit, he could run even faster, Damien had not time to rest since he only had 2 minutes left before start and start sprinting again to the assign room. Damien reach the room around 1 minute and 20 seconds had remaining 40 sec,
When he enter he attract people attention since he was a little sweaty but a few seconda after looking. Damien goes to sit at the back, and rest for a little time even though his stamina had greatly improve, But he had sprint for 18 minutes straight without resting.
The first part of test is essay section, Damien start to work with it, His speed is quite pass, he complete in a few minute. Damien goes to the cafeteria to buy some food for break time, After the break the next Section is math, His Action was Similar as before, He complete it in a few minutes. Though his fast speed didn't go unnoticed by the Examiner, He frown. "Did he just given up the SAT in just few minutes? He must be a bad student." The Examiner thought. After that he start ignoring Damien.
Time quickly pass by, Damien quickly rush to pass his exam and leave the room. There is many people outside, Even a reporter was waiting outside. Damien completely avoid the Reporter and return home in noon, He was not worried even a little bit, Since he know he had done quite good.
Next morning, He was waken up by his phone ringing, It's Brian. What is it? Why would you call early in the morning? Damien asked. A clear, cheerful voice sounded in the phone, "Hey man, Come out and stop being lazy. Let's play in arcade with Terence, Were waiting for quite sometime already, Were outside of your house." Brian said "Ughh" Damien grown and standup to take shower, "I go take a bath first" Damien said "Okay, Just be quick. Were waiting here." Damien quickly hangup and take a shower, A few minutes later, Damien goes out. And saw Brian and Terence, " How long had you been waiting?" Damien asked "Were waiting for atleast 20 minute already you taken a long time, Let's go already." Damien, Brian and Terence played in arcade for quite sometimes and lay in the river near Damien home, After that in noon. Damien return home.
3 Weeks Later, The day SAT Score would release. Damien arrive in Azurehill bright and early, quite excited for his score. He was not worried even a least bit. As he sat with his classmate and taken out his note to study, He could tell there is anxious buzz in the air, many student was frowning looking down cast, A few minutes later, Mr. Brown arrive in class room, He receive their SAT Score early in the morning, Damien using his freetime to study, While other is pretending. Mr. Brown grunt in disatifaction, Needless to say he was quite dissappointed at the student doing. After few hours, He was glowering, His expression as time pass by. He had quite good reason, if any of his student didn't manage to got a enough score, He wouldn't get any bonus and even affect his job. The more Mr. Brown think of this, His expression grew darker. But Damien wasn't affect by his surrounding at all, He was entirely focus at his study, his expression never change but remain confident and proud.
Mr. Brown return to his desk and drink his coffee, Only then did he notice Damien studying his note. Then the teacher that Mr. Brown was talking with before The Start of SAT enter the backroom, He walk dozens row and stop behind Damien, What he saw greatly shocked him. Even though what Mr. Brown said to him before he still think of Damien in high regard, He score extremely high in the test after all, Highest he ever seen. Even though Damien had low grade in his past school, He still had doubt of him cheating. He feel there is something wrong. But when he saw Damien note, All his doubt dissappear in an instant, Damien easily answer every hard question and didn't even oay attention to the easy one, He think Damien was hiding full capabilities in his former school and just start showing some of it.
The Teacher sat next to Damien and watch what he was doing, Damien was doing some Mathematics, and he could see all his answer was all entirely correct, what even shock him was he was doing this in fast speed. Even though Damien was focus at the note, he know the teacher was watching him. But he just continue focus at his work as his hand move in smooth and fast over the note, the teacher face continue to be amaze, Even though maintaine his calm demeanor because of his professionals. But as minute pass by he witness Damien every action and his calm demeanor couldn't be maintaine at all, and became disbelief. "How this kid brain work? Is even human brain could work like this? This kid is a Monster!" The teacher was confuse, His emotion is mix with different expression, disbelief, confusion, amaze.