So Much Unfairness of Things

Based on what I know  about Virginia Preparatory School, I think the story will end with P.S. either turning himself in or feeling guilty and confessing that he cheated to at least his father. I think that because P.S. felt so guilty while he was cheating he will feel even worse afterwards. The little bit I have read about what happened after the test included P.S. saying "he didn't feel well," and that he just wanted to go lie down. And over time, this guilt will become so much greater. 

I think that he will realize that what he did was wrong and confess to Dr. Fairfax that he in fact cheated on the test. I'm not sure how Dr. Fairfax will react, but because the school is so prestigious, there will definitely be a penalty for P.S. I think cheating is taken as a very horrible act at V.P.S. I also remember that after the examination, all of the students had to sign a pledge saying that they were not dishonest and didn't cheat on the test. P.S. hesitated to sign this, but knew he had to. I also know that Dr. Fairfax is very levelheaded so I think he will take into account the fact that P.S. only cheated on one section. He could have cheated on the whole test, but he had a little bit of pride and let himself only cheat on the section he needed. I think that Dr. Fairfax will admire P.S.'s self-control and as a result reward him with less punishment or a less severe penalty. If P.S. doesn't confess to Dr. Fairfax, I think that the guilt will overwhelm him and he will make himself confess his fault to his father. I'm not sure how his father will react. But I think that he will be more upset that he cheated than he would have been if he failed the exam again. He would have been disappointed that his son felt like he had to cheat to please him. This incident could weaken or strengthen the father and son's relationship. P.S.'s father could lose complete trust in his son or the father and son could work out the kinks in their relationship that may have driven P.S. to this level. Any way, P.S.'s father will not react positively and will not be proud of his son.

I definitely think that P.S. will turn himself in to someone, whether it be Dr. Fairfax or his dad, I am unsure. The guilt he suffered less than an hour after was tremendous, so that guilt multiplied by twenty would make P.S. a complete wreck.