Chapter 23 A Land of No Return

Carolyn "Aren't you going to eat your dinner before it gets cold?" Mrs. Barlow asked, staring at me. I blushed. "I'm sorry, mum." I said, closing my textbook and shifting it to the side. "What is going on? It's unlike you to bring your books to the dining table." "Because I have a lot of questions to practice on." "You've been solving them since you came back from school today. Who is the teacher who gave you an assignment as much as that?" I smiled. "It isn't assignment, mum. I'm representing my class in a quiz tomorrow, that is what I'm preparing for." She grinned. "You should study then. Let me make some hot milk for you." "I'm fine, mum. I will be going back to my room after dinner." "Then take the milk with you. You need to eat well to win." She insisted. I smiled as I remembered Nathan's words. "Thank you, mum." The next day at school, we were all gathered in the school hall. I sat with the other three contestants in the left corner of the podium while the moderator an