Chapter 51

Mr. Daniels stands by the door, staring surprisedly at us before glaring at his son.

"Hi Mr. Daniels," Chris greets.

"Hi Chris," he responds curtly, clearly mad.

"What is going on here, Caleb?" He booms and I feel the hair on my skin stand. I've gotten in trouble with the President of the IAI before getting the chance to win the contest.

"Dad, these are my friends." He gestures to me. "This is Avan Allen, he's a contestant too and he's really really smart. I know you'll love him."

His dad ignores the introduction and asks instead, "Why are they in here?" His voice is calm but there is an undertone of anger.

"Seriously dad, not even a 'nice to meet you, Avan'? If you must know, we were just chilling while we wait for the final results of the contest."

"There are other places for you to do your chilling. I don't want your destructive friends in here so they don't break something expensive. I have to ask you all to leave right now," he orders a