Jinny slid into the seat, quickly unpacking her things as the bell rang in her ears. She had been prepared to ignore Jinx entirely for the next hour. But the older girl's question took her completely off guard. And the additional information made it worse. Jinx had almost tied with her! How was that even possible?

The question was out of her mouth before she could stop herself. "How did you do that?" And because she was proud of herself (and maybe even the bruises blossoming under her uniform) she added - "Two minutes even. And the last 15 seconds were awful."

Some of the more wary students would get the sensation that they were being watched intently. But this time, Jinny was not one of them. Betwen her mad dash through the hall and the general soreness over her entire body, her senses were out of whack.