Chapter 16 Demi's First Attempt

"Am I the only one who noticed this? Out of the eight of them, the vicious gal is the only one who made it this far without breaking a sweat." "Oh, you're right. Now that you mention it…" "No wonder she's been slacking off." The group was now focused on sharpening the ends of their gathered branches. They needed to smooth the wood and create a pointed tip that could pierce through the cork stopper. After some laborious effort, they decided to let Nigel go first. Carefully, he positioned the branch and pressed it into the cork. It went in slightly but stopped. He pushed harder, but the branch broke with a snap. Next up was George, but he failed. Thomas also failed. Chad failed as well. "This is impossible! Mr. Hahn, this challenge is way too hard. Are you trying to make sure we fail?" Thomas complained. Matt smiled mysteriously but said nothing. "Give me the bottle. I'll try," Demi said as she extended her hand toward Chad. Chad hesitated, unsure whether Demi had come up wi