The place was quite big. The room that he was in, was bigger than his house and it was packed full of people ready for their exam. Seth leaned against a wall and waited. While he wasn't as anti-social as before, he still didn't like big crowds.
"Hey, Seth" called someone from in the crowd, "Ruby, Daniel, he's over here."
Seth recognized that voice immediately. It was his first and closest friend Alexander, or Xander for short. Xander was a little shorter than Seth 5'10. He weighed 210 pounds. He had curly brown hair and ocean blue eyes. He was the kind of person that could make a joke in any situation and could always make you laugh.
As he shoved his way through the crowd, two people came behind him. They had their arms around each other and you could tell, just by looking at them, that they are dating. Ruby was Seth's second friend and Daniel his third. Thanks to some meddling and some pressuring, by Seth, he got Ruby to admit that she liked Daniel and they have been together ever since. That was three years ago, when they had first met Daniel.
"Hey Seth, why you being a wallflower bro?" asked Xander as he walked up and stood next to Seth.
"Leave him alone Xander, you know he hates crowds" said Ruby with a smile, "Hey Seth how are you?"
"I'm good Ruby, just a little nervous I guess. What about you guys?" Seth replied, chuckling nervously.
"I'm doing ok but poor Ruby is terrified" said Daniel as he patted Ruby's head.
Daniel was extremely tall and Ruby extremely short. Daniel at 6'6 and Ruby at only 5'4. Daniel was 200 pounds and Ruby 180 pounds. Daniel had short ink black hair with golden brown eyes, while Ruby had long hair dyed white with hazel eyes and square glasses on her face.
"I think we're all a little bit nervous" Seth said when he saw the nervous look on Ruby's face.
"So last night, I....." Xander started but was cut off by a door opening and a woman in a very nice and professional dress came walking in.
"Welcome candidates, I wish you all the best of luck today. My name is Jackie Thompson but you can all call me Jackie. I will be your guide and class leader today." said the woman in the dress.
She gestured for the class to follow her and then walked out. Everyone followed behind her, some talking and others in complete silence. Seth was in complete silence while his friends chatted loudly. He was trying to focus on the test and tune out everything else.
They all walked towards two large white doors, which everyone knows. Those are the doors to the testing room, those are the doors that will change their lives forever. Those are the doors that terrify everyone and bring joy to everyone, at the same time.
"Wait here and I will go tell them that you're all ready" said Jackie as she turned to them then walked through the doors.
After waiting for what felt like hours, Jackie came back through and said in a proud voice "Alright candidates, this is it, this is the most important day of your lives. So do your best and remember, you can do anything that you put your mind to. Good luck."
She then knocked on the doors three times and they were opened wide. Bright light spilled out and washed over the group. Jackie gestured them foward and they started walking. Seth gulped and froze for a second.
Then he felt a tugging on his arm, he looked up and saw Xander pulling his arm, "Come on bro, let's do this" Xander said with a smile.
"Yeah" Seth replied and smiled "Let's do this." He, Xander, Daniel, and Ruby, all linked arms and walked through the doors, knowing that no matter what happened they would make it through.