Truman’s Last Chance

by Andrew W. Hamilton

RACHEL PETTINGILL. As Truman trudged home from school, he repeated the name in his head. Throughout third grade and the year before, Rachel Pettingill had earned the highest science grade in the class. The truth was she scored highest in every subject. Truman knew this because they compared scores on every test, every report, and every quiz. Truman was used to being second best to Rachel. “But science is my thing,” he declared to a stop sign. Truman’s parents were scientists, and he would be a scientist. That was just a fact. Somehow, with only one week and one assignment to go before break, he and Rachel were tied. Dead even. To finish on top, his last report had to be great. It had to be better than great. The…

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