Now that he had decided to take the mysterious test, he was eager to get it over with. But he had learned at lot about patience when he was living on his own and he did his best to stay distracted and not count the hours until the judge returned. On the morning of the third day, Martin approached Chris while he was eating breakfast with Tyler and Jacob. He gave him the welcome news. “Good morning, gentlemen,” Martin greeted them. “Mr. Wright, I wanted to let you know that Judge Hawkes returned late last night. He's agreed to see you at ten this morning.” He looked seriously at Chris. “It's been a hard trip for the judge so please, be punctual. His schedule is backed up and you're fortunate that he was able to squeeze you in so quickly.” Chris thanked Martin gratefully. When he had left, Chris turned to his friends. “Finally! This waiting has been making me crazy.” “Yeah, we noticed,” Tyler said with a grin. Then he sighed. “That probably means that class is back on this morning.
