Why didn’t you tell me that you were the Top Student of Team Justice?” I said to Courtney, the two of us sitting on my bed together. “I was really shocked when I saw you sitting up on stage there with the rest of the Top Six.”
Courtney, who was lying on her back chewing on a granola bar, smiled apologetically at me when I said that. “Sorry! Professor Hernandez told me to keep it a secret until school started. Apparently, the Top Student is selected in secret during the summer and aren’t allowed to tell anyone except their family the news. Trust me, Professor Hernandez’s acceptance email shocked me as much as anyone else.”
I shook my head and sipped my bottled water. “I mean, I can’t say I am surprised. You really deserve it. You work harder than anyone else I know and your grades really
