Chapter 1013
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Juniper, who was an entire lap behind, suddenly slowed to a walk and casually strolled over to the supply station.
“What is Juniper doing?” Queenie asked, thoroughly confused.
“She is hungry,” Janet smiled, pressing her lips together. “Hahaha, she’s such a little foodie.”
Sure enough, just as Janet spoke, they saw Juniper twist the cap off a bottle of water, tilt her head back, and chug several mouthfuls.
Instead of leaving after she drank, she turned to the volunteer.
“Do you have any plain vanilla cupcakes? I really hate strawberry.”
Volunteer: “Huh?”
She debated whether she should kindly remind this girl that the race was in its final, most intense stage. If she didn’t start running now, the competition would be over.
But then she thought about it.
Oh, right. She was so far behind anyway. Rather than wasting her energy for nothing, she might as well grab a snack.
“Yes, we do!” The volunteer, a sweet little freshman, quickly pulled a vanilla cupcake from a box underneath the table.
“Thanks.” Juniper took it and offered her a soft smile.
“No problem.” The girl blushed fiercely, feeling as though she’d just been hit by a spring breeze. She was totally flustered.
“Hahaha, what on earth is Juniper doing?” The pre-med students roared with laughter.
“She knows she’s dead last and can’t run anymore, so she dropped the act.”
“Talked a big game and ended up in last place. Hilarious.”
“And she still has the nerve to eat? If I were her, I’d want the ground to swallow me whole.”
“Where are the CS students now? Weren’t they acting all tough a minute ago? Let’s see you act tough now!”
Sheryl watched Juniper casually snacking on the sidelines and frowned hard.
She genuinely had no idea what Shanley saw in her.
Just a pretty, useless vase!
The CS students kept their eyes glued to Juniper, feeling like her behavior was way too out of character.
Logically speaking, she wasn’t the type to just give up on a competition.
Just as everyone was drowning in confusion, Juniper finished the cupcake, set
down her water bottle, and meticulously wiped the corners of her mouth.
Then, under the bewildered gazes of the entire crowd, she stepped back onto the track.
She started running.
Her pace began to pick up.
Then she accelerated.
Faster and faster.
“Holy crap did Goddess just get a shot of adrenaline?” The class
president pushed up asset
his glasse
convinced his eyes were playing tricks on him.
“The way you say that makes me highly suspicious of that water and cupcake.”
“Don’t be stupid, what kind of steroids act that fast?!”
“Juniper is moving so fast she’s practically a blur!” Janet was too short to see, so she stood on her tiptoes, peering over the crowd. Wow, wow, wow! She’s passing everyone! The gap is closing!”
In the blink of an eye, she made up for the entire lap she had fallen behind.
The other runners: “???”
Seeing Juniper blaze past them sent them into a panic.
But panicking didn’t help. Over such a grueling distance, their stamina was completely depleted. They were purely running on fumes, just trying to see who could drag themselves across the finish line first.
What the hell was going on with Juniper?
She looked half-dead at the beginning, and now she was pulling this stunt at the very end?
“Go Juniper! Faster, faster!”
“Just one lap left!” Queenie grabbed Hattie’s arm, bouncing with excitement.
“Come on, Juniper!”
“Go Juniper!”
“Let’s go, Goddess!”
Hearing the deafening, frantic cheers from the CS class, the pre-med students froze
in place.
Their faces were darker than the bottom of a scorched pot.
This was a ten-kilometer endurance race, but Juniper was treating it like a casual
jog.
She even stopped halfway to drink water and eat a cupcake.
Fine, she ate. But she had been lagging so far behind, and now she was actually catching up.
Right as the runner in first place was about to cross the finish line, everyone’s hearts leaped into their throats.
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