Caught off guard, Clara stopped what she was doing. "Yes, Tina?"
"This class is supposed to be for the top 50 students in the whole academy, isn't it?"
"Yes, that is correct. Why do you ask?" Clara responded, puzzled.
"Then, how did she even get in here? I know her. She was consistently at the bottom of her class in junior high school and was eventually sent to the juvenile detention center for repeated misbehavior. I'd just like to know why a student with a juvenile record is allowed to be here to receive the same education as the rest of us, who are all so talented."
As Tina's words echoed through the classroom, everyone looked up in shock. Clara was equally taken aback. "Wait, what? She was sent to a juvenile detention center?"
Clara immediately looked at Yolanda, who had already taken her seat in the back row, and asked, "Yolanda, is what Tina just said true?"
"It's true. I did go to a juvenile detention center," Yolanda admitted candidly.
It was the truth, and she had nothing to hide. Besides, it wouldn't be long before Yvonne spread an embellished version of the story throughout First Academy, so there was no use denying it.
"She's admitted it! Ms. Bennett, do you really think someone like her deserves to be in Class A?" Tiana questioned pointedly.
The rest of the students in class looked at Yolanda with disdain. Initially, they had been indifferent to Yolanda because they didn't know her. Now, having heard about her consistently poor grades and her time in juvenile detention, they felt that having her in Class A was an insult to their hard work.
"Ms. Bennett, how did someone like her end up in our class?"
"She's clearly not qualified for our school. She must've pulled some strings to get in!"
"Why was Yolanda assigned to our class, Ms. Bennett?"
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