Lyle was glued to the live stream, clicking through a folder filled with pictures and videos. Each file opened revealed more of Astrid's past competitions.
For years, people had wondered about Astrid's mysterious absence, and now they had their answer—she had been studying.
The folder also contained testimonials from her former instructors. A Black professor said, "Astrid is the brightest student I've ever encountered. When she first walked into my class, I thought she was just another pretty face, but she quickly proved me wrong. Her ability to learn and memorize was astounding. Before I knew it, she was outpacing her peers and even had university lecturers coming to her for advice, becoming her apprentices!"
A philosophy professor commented, "If Astrid wasn't so modest, she'd be an internationally renowned scholar by now."
A mathematics professor raved, "I've never met anyone so intelligent. She effortlessly solved complex problems that stumped me, and 'genius' doesn't even begin to describe her."
The music teacher, however, had a different tune to sing. "I'm the odd one out. While other professors fought over having her in their classes, I dreaded it."
She paused, heaving a sigh as if conjuring a painful memory, "Oh, Lord! I never want to hear that girl sing again in my life!"
The viewers erupted with laughter at the music teacher's exasperated expression, flooding the chat with comments:
"Dude, what did Astrid do to her?"
"LOL, sorry, Miss Music, our Astar really shocked you, huh?"
"I know Astar is tone-deaf, but how bad could it be to wreck the teacher?"
"Now I'm dying to hear Astar sing, lol."
"Poor teacher, I feel for you, but I can't stop laughing!"
The comments were a riot of amusement.
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