It's time, the exam is about to start and all the best of lucks have been exchanged
I am soo nervous my hand is literally shaking
I don't understand why am I so scared I have given my IGCSE and As levels already still I am not used to this exam setting
The room is cold, benches are double cold and on top of that my bench is irritating me because one of the bottom part is missing
So every-time my hand moves or I change the position of my hand or leg, the bench tilts a little creating a huge sound in the silent room
All in all everything feels wrong
The teachers read out the instructions for us then hands over our papers which we will starting after the clock hits 10am
"Okay everyone your papers have been handed out to you write the necessary information on the top and do not I repeat do not open the paper unless told to do so"
I quickly fill out the boxes in neat handwriting then play with my pencil to pass time
"Okay students you can start your papers now"
I hear the shuffling of papers as all of them start
Ganpati Bappa Morya, Jai Mata di
I chant the gods name in my mind and start my paper
I am not superstitious but today I was just not able to calm my nerves, and my mom say whenever you feel scared just take gods name.
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I finish my paper 20 mins early so I recheck the paper and now 15mins are remaining so I resolve to look around me to see what others are up to
It seems I am the only one finished because everyone is still buried in their papers with full focus
Parth looks at me from the side and gestures me asking am I done, and I nod in affirmation with a smile, he makes an 'I am impressed' face and goes back to his paper.
"You are done?", suddenly the invigilator asks coming beside me, and I jump in shock and the table makes a huge noise.
"Sorry", I whisper to everyone and say yes to the teacher
"Recheck it then do not look around like that the cctv is on, and principal is watching you", she says with a small smile which I return and again open my paper and read each answer to pass my time
Thank god for that teacher asked me to recheck! I have done a sum completely wrong which is of 5 marks!
"I quickly take a glance at the clock while I uncap my pen and see that only 5 mins remaining!
Shitt
"Okay students pens down, time is up", I hear the teacher say while I was writing the final answer, wow that is the fastest I have solved a 5 mark question phew, I silently pray to god that this time around I have not done some silly mistakes and hand over the paper to the teacher and get out of the exam hall and slump outside near the pillar which is also the sitting area.
"I thought your paper was done, why were you writing till the last minute?", Parth asks in confusion
"Can you believe I did a huge mistake in a 5 mark's question and I had to solve that in the last 5 minutes!"
"Wow good that you checked"
"Yes otherwise I would have probably failed", I say with a chuckle
"Oh shut up you know you can never fail", he says knowingly
"How was your paper?", I ask to which he makes a okay-okay gesture
I direct the same question to Shreya and she says, "I think it went pretty good I might get a B or C, let's see hope for the best", she says crossing her fingers
I see commerce students coming out after 15 mins as there paper time was a bit more than ours
"How did it go!?", I ask excitedly to Arnav then Yash and others
Arnav just nods his head and says a small good, to which I frown but let it go I will ask him later