Thirteen Years Later, Two Blue Competition Badges Answered Every Question

Eli tapped his foot steadily on the dark green tile.

He turned his back to Daniel completely.

“Mr.

Arthur, did you see the scoring matrix on the final chemistry sequence?” Eli asked.

Arthur adjusted his grip on the leather camera strap.

“I did,” Arthur said.

“You caught the error in the third variable before the judges did.”

Daniel stood there, completely ignored by his own son.