Chloe quickly leaned onto Alex's back before grabbing onto his shoulder, holding tightly as if she was scared she might fall down.
At the same time, Alex quickly grabbed onto Chloe's leg, his hand holding tightly as they began advancing.
To Chloe's surprise, they were slowly making progress, slowly catching up to the pair in front of them.
With more and more progress made by Alex, he was rapidly passing more and more of their classmate one by one.
Some soon noticed his strategy and tried copying it, only to be knocked off the track as their partner's weight was much heavier than expected.
Still, everyone's attention was on the 1st and 2nd place, who were now just within five steps away from winning.
Even though it was just the last few steps, it was almost an invisible barrier that stopped both pairs from moving.
The perfect timing allowed Alex to jump all the way to third place, and he was within ten steps of winning.
