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Professor Said Mathematicians Failed 50 Years — But Truant Freshman Girl Cracked It in Class

Professor Said Mathematicians Failed 50 Years — But Truant Freshman Girl Cracked It in Class

Chapter 11

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"Okay," Reese said, "people in the hallway are saying you just made Professor Ridgeway leave his own class early."Ren managed a tired smile. "I think I made him mad.""You made him something," Reese said. "I don't think that was mad."They walked together across the quad, the morning sun finally starting to warm the air, students weaving around them on their way to somewhere else."You okay?" Reese asked her now. "You look exhausted. Like, actually exhausted. Not just Tuesday exhausted.""I'm fine.""Ren, it's me."Ren slowed her steps. "I picked up more shifts this week. My grandmother's appointments got moved."Reese didn't push; that was one of the things Ren loved most about her. "You know you can tell me stuff," Reese said instead. "Even the hard stuff. Especially the hard stuff.""I know," Ren said. And for a moment, walking there in the cold sunlight, she almost did."By the way," Reese added, "there's some big math thing happening on campus in ten days—a symposium. My professor is making us go for extra credit. You should come. Free coffee, apparently."Ren almost laughed. "I think I've had enough of Professor Ridgeway for one lifetime.""Ten days," Reese said. "Plenty of time to forgive him."Neither of them had any idea how wrong—and how right—that sentence would turn out to be.
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