I was casually lounging alone in my room, minding my own business and without a care in the world. I had all that I needed at that moment — my phone and my favourite snacks.

Then, suddenly, I heard a knock on the door. Agitated, I lazily got up from the couch and headed towards it. On seeing my best friend standing on the other side, I hugged her in excitement. Soon, we were munching on my snacks and chatting about the upcoming Science Olympiad we were participating in.

It was only a few days away, so it had really taken over our minds. We planned all we had to do and the necessary arrangements to be made. Once that was done, we went through the study plans provided by the organisers of the competition and shared the notes with the rest of the team.

Even though we didn’t have much hope of winning any module since the competition was for students of higher........

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