Chapter 10
The Pursuit of Einstein's Shadow
Jack Woodbury, driven by his record-breaking IQ score, delves deeper into his intellectual pursuits to surpass Albert Einstein's legacy. He spends time in the library studying Einstein's theories, receives a challenging new problem from Professor Thorne, and has a heartfelt conversation with Sarah about the weight of his genius, solidifying his resolve to use his intellect for meaningful discovery.
The library had become Jack Woodbury’s sanctuary, a place where the chaos of high school life faded into the quiet rustle of pages and the soft glow of reading lamps. In the days since Leo Chen’s confession, Jack had thrown himself into his studies with renewed intensity. The news of his IQ score had settled into his bones like a second heartbeat, both a gift and a responsibility he was still learning to carry.
He sat at his usual corner table, a stack of books beside him—biographies of Einstein, volumes on general relativity, and a dog-eared copy of the physicist’s famous 1905 papers. The number 198 still echoed in his mind, but now it felt less like a trophy and more like a starting line. If he was truly smarter than Albert Einstein, then he owed it to himself to understand what that meant.
Sarah Jenkins found him there an hour later, her footsteps light on the worn carpet. She set a cup of coffee in front of him, steam curling into the air. “You’ve been here since dawn,” she said, sliding into the chair across from him. “Leo said he saw you come in at six.”
Keep reading "The Pursuit of Einstein's Shadow"
Open the same story in AIBookCraft. Later chapters may require an active subscription.
Free on iOS & Android · No signup to read