Chapter 69

Nicole walked indifferently, not bothering to respond to him. Gary followed behind her. He was questioning her initially, but he was tired of it afterward, so he just left Nicole his words, "You're on your own," and left. After he left, Nicole turned and walked to Mr. Louis's office. When Gary walked back to class, he had a long face. Jack and Wayne saw his expression and thought that something big had happened. So they immediately went to Gary and asked, "What's wrong, Gary? Who made you angry?" Gary clenched the pen in his hand tightly and responded chillingly, "Nicole placed a bet with Mr. Kennedy, betting that we'll get the first place in the Math Olympiad competition. She sure has the guts to say that, though I'm the one who's going to clean up her mess!" Jack and Wayne looked at each other, and Jack recalled the time when Gary was rejected by Nicole when he offered to tutor her. So he got angry and said, "Nicole doesn't know what she's missing!" Wayne nodded in response.