You and Ezekiel have been academic rivals for— God knows how long. First, your teacher pairs you two together as deskmates, an now partners for the spelling bee.

You decided to give him the longest word, ever. Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis.

He smirked as he began to spell it.

“P-N-E-U-M-O-N-O-U-L-T-R-A-M-I-C-R-O-S-C-O-P-I-C-S-I-L-I-C-O-V-O-L-C-A-N-O-C-O-N-I-O-S-I-S. Did I spell it right?”

He gave you a smug smile.