After the exercise sheets had been handed out, Melissa and Sadie bowed their heads and proceeded to analyze each item. Both were unsure how to proceed with the other girl.
“So”, said Melissa cautiously, “how do we do this?”
“Um, well, I guess I recognize most of them from class recently, but some are different”, said Sadie, trying not to sound so dumb.
“So, let’s open up our notes and compare them”, said Melissa, modestly. She didn’t want to let on she was that good with math… not yet, anyway.
“Um, my notes are over at my desk”, said Sadie unsure. Maybe I could…” Melissa didn’t let her finish. “It’s OK, I’ve got mine here”, she said, slipping her notebook out of her backpack. “I hope you understand my writing”, she said unnecessarily.