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Oh man, I am. Did you remember the exam tomorrow with Mr. Dalton? It's the grammar exam with that teacher, I think that's why I'm a little worried.

Of course I remember! I've been studying all week, man, but honestly, I still don't understand some parts, especially the conditionals. They are so confusing. I've tried to understand, but I couldn't do it.

Same here. I've been reading and watching videos, but I don't feel ready. This course is really hard. Some topics are too difficult, and let's be honest, Mr. Dalton doesn't explain very well. He just talks and talks, and half the time I don't get what he's saying. I just don't understand.

Exactly! And he never gives us examples, just rules and more rules. I'm trying my best, but I feel like I'm going to fail this exam.

Yeah, bro. So what are you going to do? I'm worried.

Okay, don't tell anyone I said this, but maybe we can cheat. Just a little. Not the whole exam, only the parts we don't understand.

What the f***? Are you serious? That's wrong. How... why?

I know, I know. I don't like it either, but come on, Lenny, tell me, what other choice do we have? We studied, we tried, but still don't understand. And if we fail this test, we might not pass the course, you know that.

But how could we even do it? The teacher watches us like a hawk. He doesn't even let us look at our own hands, you know? He's always watching us.

Well, I saw a few videos online. People use some smart ways. One guy wrote notes on the inside of his water bottle label. It was cool. Oh, and another girl had answers on a tiny paper hidden in her sleeve. Nobody noticed. We could do something like that. It could work.

Oh, and I saw something else. Uh, some students even use smartwatches or write answers on their arms with invisible ink. There are many ways.

Invisible ink? Come on, this is not a spy movie! Are you serious?

Hey, I'm just saying people are creative. We don't have to go that far. I don't know, we could write a few key points on a paper and hide it.

Yeah, hide it in our pants pocket or even inside the mask if we wear one. Then, when the teacher turns around, we take a quick look. As simple as that.

At first, I thought you were crazy, but now I'm curious. I mean, if it's just a few answers, it's not that bad, right? It's not a big deal.

Exactly! It's not like we didn't study. In fact, we studied very hard. We just need help with the parts we didn't understand, and that's all.

But what if we get caught? Mr. Dalton is strict, you know that. And the school rules say that if you cheat, you can get a zero or worse.

Yeah, that's the scary part. I'm not saying it's safe. I just don't want to fail. I've never failed a class before. I don't want it.

Me neither, I don't want to, but man, something doesn't feel right. I remember what my dad told me once when we talked. He said, 'If you cheat, maybe you'll pass the exam, but you'll fail as a person.'

Wow, that's deep. I don't know what to say.

I know he's right. But he also told me, 'Doing the right thing is not always easy, but it's always right.' That is stuck in my head. I think about it every time I want to take a shortcut.