“So? How did you do?” Pete’s mom asked when Pete arrived back home after his graduation exam. Nearly two weeks ago, he finished the exams for the study subjects for this semester and the last thing he needed to pass was this exam to finish graduation. His mother had waited for the good news since the morning.
Pete narrowed his lips into a thin line, looking gloomy. His mother walked towards him, ready to comfort him.
“Oh. Don’t worry, my dear. I am sure you will pass next year,” she told him. She pulled him into her arms, giving him a tight hug.
“Wow. That’s how much trust you have in me? Really? Just showing you this face and you automatically expect I have failed? Come on. Do you really think a perfect student like me could fail to graduate?” Pete scolded her. He pushed himself furthe
