Christian isn't the top student in the 6th grade, but he tries very hard to do his best and gets decent grades. At the beginning of the year, his parents made a deal with him: if he gets all A's and B's on his midterm report card, they'll let him take that river rafting trip with his best friend over the summer.

When test day arrives, Christian feels ready. He's sitting in class with his sharpened No. 2 pencil, waiting for the teacher to pass back the test, when he notices Jessica, who sits next to him, scribbling down numbers on a small piece of paper. She's making a cheat sheet! Jessica slips the sheet into her pocket. During the whole exam, Christian sees that she keeps looking at it for answers…and the teacher never notices!

At the end of the period, Jessica hands in her test and walks out of the classroom, totally getting away with everything. Christian feels he did okay on the test, but knows Jessica will probably get a better grade than him. "It's not fair!" he thinks to himself as he leaves the classroom without saying a word to the teacher.