Hearing the door open, the three girls who were chatting inside all turned their heads at once. They had heard that the perfect-score schr, Jimmie Tate''s sister, would be their roommate. They had been buzzing with anticipation all night, and now, here she was.


    Juniper took off her baseball cap, her eyes meeting the six intense, glowing stares fixed on her. They looked at her as if she were a priceless treasure.


    Thinking she might have the wrong room, Juniper stepped back to check the number on the door. Nope, this was it.


    "Are you... Juniper?" a girl named Hattie was the first to speak.


    Damn. Was the genius''s face CGI? How could anyone be this beautiful? It felt unreal!


    "I am," Juniper replied with a slight nod.


    "Come in,e in!" Hattie immediately rushed forward, enthusiastically taking Juniper''s suitcase. "Everyone here has heard about you. We''re all so impressed." "Yeah!" L chimed in, nodding eagerly. "We were ecstatic when we found out you were in our dorm."


    "Juniper, you''re amazing," said the third girl, Cynthia. She was so excited she gently tugged on Juniper''s sleeve, her eyes sparkling. "A perfect score! How did you even do that?"


    Every student at Era University was a top performer from their respective high schools. They had all been feeling pretty proud of themselves, but seeing Juniper was a humbling reminder that there''s always someone better.


    Ever since watching the live broadcast of Juniper acing the exam questions, they had developed a deep respect for her genuine talent.


    Listening to her three roommates chatter away, Juniper pursed her lips and said, "Hi, I''m Juniper."


    "Get settled in," Hattie said warmly, leading Juniper to her bunk and showing her around the dorm, pointing out the water fountain, showers, andundry room. They were certainly friendly.


    "Want a snack?" Juniper felt they were nice enough, if a bit talkative. She opened her backpack, pulled out some of her favorite snacks, and offered them around.


    "Yes, please!" The three of them nodded in unison, epting the snacks without hesitation and thanking her profusely.


    From her online videos, they had thought Juniper would be cold and aloof. But in person, she was quiet and seemed to have a good personanty.


    "Juniper, we should change and head to the assembly," Hattie reminded her heard our drille


    4uctor is super strict. Wedon


    want to bete."


    "Okay." Juniper quickly changed into her uniform and went with the others to the training field.


    Along the way, Juniper was a breathtaking sight, drawing stares from freshmen and upperssmen alike.


    "Juniper, there''s a rumor going around that you''re going to be the new campus queen," Hattie whispered as she walked beside her.


    Campus queen? What was that? Could you eat it?


    "That''s boring," Juniper said with a slight shrug, busy texting on her phone.


    Queenie: [Dude, our formation is right next to the Computer Science department.]


    J: [The Law, CS, and Broadcasting programs are all training together this year. Juniper, I''m standing next to you.]


    Juniper: [Good.]


    After finding her formation and


    taking her ce, Juniper


    immediately caused a stir The


    l.ne


    group of boys who had been clustered around Ynda all turned


    to stare at her, their expressions full of awe.


    "Finally seeing her in person," the boys whispered among themselves. "She''s even better looking than in the videos and photos."


    "What do you expect from Mr. Tate''s sister? Good looks run in the family."


    "With those skinny arms and legs, and skin that fair, she''s obviously never done any intense training. I wonder if she''ll end up crying?"