I peeked in the direction of the other voice to see George gazing directly ahead, as though he was oblivious to anyone else. "Africa!" exploded the dual shout, followed by snickering from the rest of the class. Hartley inquired about the aardvark's natural habitat, both of us shot a hand into the air. When our teacher began asking basic questions to test our science knowledge, George and I had not even noticed each other's existence. We were introduced in our biology class, seated at opposite ends of the first row of desks. His name was George, after our nation's first president, and he had been the smartest kid in school during his early academic career as well but George grew up on the other side of town, so we had really never crossed paths. (excerpt) I achieved the unofficial "smart kid" designation in elementary school, and it was not until years later that I met someone who threatened to depose me from my reign. Which sentence is most likely meant to create suspense for the reader? Stealing the Dayby Samantha G.
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