Then, a private message from a name she didn’t recognize: Anya_K. No profile picture. Just a file attachment: Gateway_B2_Answers_FINAL.pdf

She turned to Exercise 5. For the first time, she didn’t want the answers. She wanted the questions. Moral of the story: The shortcut closes doors. The hard work opens them.

“Where did you get this?” Elena typed.

A single response: “The Gateway.”

The answers were perfect. Too perfect. Each transformation exercise had alternative correct answers. Each multiple choice included a brief explanation. It wasn’t just a key—it was a masterclass.

She deleted the copied answers. She opened a fresh document and began to write. She wrote about the time she found a lost wallet in the cinema and returned it, even though she was late. It wasn’t a grand story. But it was hers.