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CHAPTER VIII
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A week later
~
Will could not stand waiting anymore. One week had felt like a year. Each day
he’d ask
Nova
whether his results had arrived, sometimes more than once.
Nova
being the ever patient piece of laptop intelligence she is, resorted to the
same response each time, “no, it has not arrived, but as soon as it does I will let
you know.” This drove Will crazy.
“You can’t keep telling me the same thing!” Will said.
“There’s nothing more to say,”
Nova
responded.
Will decided he would go see Lyra to get his mind off of his results. He put on
his space suit and was about to go out the door when he suddenly heard
Nova
on her highest volume setting from the other room, “Will, Will, WILL!” Will
sprinted to where
Nova
was.
“
Nova
! Is it really here?”
“Yes, Will,” she paused, savouring the dramatic effect.
“And
…
?” Will asked.
“You passed!”
Will was so overjoyed he kissed the top edge of
Nova
and ran out the door.
Nova’s
screen turned to a pink beating heart.