Famous?
Zac was a bit taken aback as he stared at the reply. He asked: 'What's going on?'
However, his homeroom teacher left him on a cliffhanger: 'Wanna guess?'
Zac:
Guess? What for?’
He sent another message to the teacher: 'I'll bring you a couple of bottles of good wine when I go to New York for a competition during summer vacation.'
Only then did his teacher laugh and reply: 'Cheryl skipped two grades in a row, jumping directly from freshman year to senior year in high school. I heard she did it so that she could take part in a professional competition for the same game you're playing. Oh, by the way, she is also a star athlete. She was specially head-hunted by the school.'
A star athlete?
Zac thought of Cheryl's docile and soft appearance. She probably wasn't a student specializing in track and field, was she?
His attention was successfully diverted, and he asked: 'In arts?'
His teacher: 'No, shooting.'
Zac:
He thought of how thin and frail she looked, yet she had enrolled in her high school as a shooting sports specialist. In addition, there was a charming contrast when he thought of a cute girl like her holding a gun.
The teacher sent another message: 'She stopped practicing during the last few years, though. But with the awards she has won, she won't have any problems enrolling in university...'
Zac suddenly realized what was going on.
So, that was what Cheryl was doing.
As an important sport and even a competitive segment in the Olympics, shooting had indeed become very popular in recent years. If her family's financial situation was good enough and they had exposed her to the sport since she was a child, this was indeed a viable option for her.
By now, he was already under the impression that Cheryl had poor grades and could only get into university by being a specialized student.
Thus, he stopped asking about her grades. Instead, he asked: 'She won't have problems enrolling in university?'
His teacher: 'Of course not. She's very talented in shooting...'
Cheryl was so sought after by various schools precisely because she was a hot favorite for marksmanship champion in the next Olympics.
Of course, his homeroom teacher didn't dare to say this out loud, so he could only hint at it vaguely.
After all, Cheryl was so young. If they put so much pressure on her, she might not be able to perform at her usual standard... Therefore, the coaches of the national team never let teachers show off to outsiders.
She was the national team's hidden trump card for the next Olympics.
Zac understood now. He asked: 'I see. By the way, which university did she choose in the end?'
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