Chapter 35: Slave Boyfriend

|| Arabella ||

As sad as it made me to admit, winter vacation was over.

The school was in session again with its new painful semester. I had already started on my part-time job after New Year's Eve since I had taken a week off from Christmas until then.

Right now, Theo and I were having lunch together in the cafeteria while our friends sat on the tables around us.

"I saw this Math Olympiad notice on the bulletin," Theo said.

"Don't tell me you're planning to participate in it. You have AIME coming up next month," I reminded.

AIME was a national math examination, and to qualify for that, one had to pass the American Mathematics Competition, in short AMC. I heard it's tough shit to qualify in AMC, but Theo did it, and I was proud of him.

"I know, I know. But I think it will be a good warm-up before AIME," Theo reasoned.

"Are you sure?" I asked, and he nodded firmly. "Best of luck then." I gave him an encouraging smile which made him smile as well.