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"I got a call to come in, sir. Is there any problem?" Faith asked immediately they were both seated.

The man blinked in surprise. "Oh, right, about that, you were here some weeks ago about taking on more courses and I never heard back from you about that so I called you in."

Faith deflated in her chair. "Oh my gosh," she murmured.

"Is there a problem?" The dean asked, worried.

"No." Faith began to laugh with relief. He looked even more worried. Faith sat up and comported herself. "I'm sorry. It's just that I thought it was something about my exams."

His face brightened with understanding. He laughed. "Oh, I see. No, it's nothing like that."

"I'm so relieved. I was worried I'd lost my scholarship."

"I could show you your results if you want," he offered.

"That would be wonderful, thank you."

He tapped at his keyboard for a few minutes and pulled up her result. He turned the screen to her. "There you go."

Faith scanned through everything quickly. She sighed with relief. She'd passed eve
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