I'll admit I was having fun. Gabriel was off his game and I'd gotten him there. He tore out of class as fast as he had in first period. I handed in my test, not caring that the teacher would shake his head when he saw my score. I dumbed myself down when I needed. I could pass every class and never open a book. School would be boring if I didn't spend the time writing code in my head. That didn't happen in classes with Gabriel but he would never know that.

I didn't rush after him. I ...