"Yes!" another chimed in. "The way he was moving… it was like the dummy couldn't even touch him. I've never seen anything like it."
"It's not fair," a boy said bitterly. "How are the rest of us supposed to compete with that?"
"Relax," someone else said with a laugh. "We're not competing against him. We're just here to do our best, right?"
The group chuckled, though the tension remained there. As the bus continued its journey, the students turned their focus back to their own performances, comparing their history answers and laughing at their struggles.
The bus ride, though short, felt like an eternity to the hungry students. When the bus finally descended and came to a halt in front of the dormitory, a collective sigh of relief escaped the group.
They gathered their bags and other stuff they had carried with them, stretching their sore muscles as they prepared to disembark.
