Five exams down, and this was my last one. The only one I wish can
walk out the exam hall early without having to submit a blank paper with
just my name and roll number in it. The last five exams were more of a
routine, which was to write down my name, sign the attendance sheet, get
out and smoke. But today I had in head the answers to two important
short answer questions and in my underwear the answer to one important
essay type question. Tough chance of leaving the exam hall submitting an
empty paper today. I'm full of energy and have no idea where it was all
coming from. Whenever someone is excited about something that is going
to happen, all of a sudden everything around the person is so beautiful,
bright and in High Definition(1080p).
For a normal
person, such a situation with a bit of paper hid somewhere in his body
would have been a really tensing one, but for me it wasn't due to years
of experience, though it was starting to itch a bit underneath. And I
know I'd have to take the paper out only if a question on 'Power Supply'
was to come.
The corridor was filled with repeated
chanting of equations and other “greek to me” stuff and in certain areas
even group chanting with eyes closed. Normally i never get to see all
this because at this point I would have been at the canteen having my
regular cup of coffee, but today i was the first one to be seated in the
exam hall.
15 minutes later,
Oh God.! This is Shit.
What
a screwed up question paper and i had no idea what I was doing still
sitting there. I somehow wanted to write something in the paper before I
left. But in no way am I able to understand a word written in the
question paper and to hell the word 'Power Supply' wasn't there. I put
my head down trying to remember one of the short answers. After a while
the motherboard parts slowly starting coming into my head. Pulled myself
up and started writing really fast. Half a page of all the motherboard
components and I was out.
Phew.!
I walked
out of the college building and towards the bike parking. Just as i
started my bike, i saw her running towards me. She was the one i dream
of every night, and every night she would be dressed in red, like a
porcelain doll doing nothing but just standing there looking at me. I
turned the ignition off as she was getting nearer. Took a quick look at
the rear view mirror for a hair check.
“Hey, could you give me a lift to the nearing bus stop?” she asked with a pretty smile.
It was a simple question but i was too immersed in her smile that i forgot the answer.
“Hello? You okay?” she asked.
“Yea. Hop in”
Wow.
I didn't understand why she needed a lift to the bus stop which was
hardly 500 meters from the college. Maybe she was in a hurry.
When
my bike left the college gates she put her hands around my waist. I
didn't know where this was going but one thing was for sure, I was in no
hurry.
When we reached the bus stop, she got down and put her
hand above mine which rested on the bike handle and looked straight into
my eyes. I know it was time for me to make the next move, and just when
I opened my mouth to tell her that I loved her she stopped me and she
shouted out
“TIE YOUR PAPERS AND WRITE”.
The bus stand had disappeared and the blank white answer sheet appeared in front of me.
Oh Damn, Its the routine again.!