They figured it out eventually! I think they understand now.
[ And now they're dancing around the subject. Kalim can't reliably say that his heart has ever sunk before. It's come close a few times -- and every single one of them involved Jamil -- and it's nearly there now. It's a wonder how Jamil manages this, inspires such despair that it almost shakes the most optimistic boy on the planet. But then, every cloud has its silver lining. ]
I'm glad you showed me that trick last year. They might have failed their next exam without it!
[ Silver linings. Like, for instance, the fact that Jamil answered him at all. And relatively quickly, at that. It all counts for something! Probably something good. Kalim will decide when the night is over. ]
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[ And now they're dancing around the subject. Kalim can't reliably say that his heart has ever sunk before. It's come close a few times -- and every single one of them involved Jamil -- and it's nearly there now. It's a wonder how Jamil manages this, inspires such despair that it almost shakes the most optimistic boy on the planet. But then, every cloud has its silver lining. ]
I'm glad you showed me that trick last year. They might have failed their next exam without it!
[ Silver linings. Like, for instance, the fact that Jamil answered him at all. And relatively quickly, at that. It all counts for something! Probably something good. Kalim will decide when the night is over. ]
How has your studying gone?