The Good Friday
"You are dismissed. Please leave the examination hall in an orderly fashion. Those of you who are taking the history examination, please remain seated as you will be under full Centre supervision and to the rest of you, have a great weekend".
Finally, after 2 hours of nonstop concentration, with nothing but your pen and exam paper in front of you and the utmost silence, which no soul dared to break, we were freed.
With just those words, I felt like a weight had been lifted from my shoulders. The anxiety that had built up within me, overwhelming my confidence and assurance, which I had so quickly built up during the first part of the exam. Anxiety which seemed to fill me up like a balloon, was finally popped. I let out a deep sigh as I watched the other candidates leave the exam hall, while mentally scolding Cambridge for their poor exam setting skills "The questions were too vague.", "Why were there so many plank pages at the beginning?", ""Why did you hide the most expensive questions at the very last page?". As these thoughts popped into my head, I said a silent prayer, knowing that the outcome was only in God's hands now.
As usual, when I'm done with my exams for the day, I don't hesitate to head straight home, as I have no business in school or anywhere else, unfortunately for me, the blessed passage which led me to my source of transportation, had been revoked by some external power, denying me of my right to a shortcut, so I was left with the dreadfully long and shady alternative path. Trying not to attract any unwanted attention(An old Classmate)I walked out the double doors that led out of the exam hall, picked up my backpack and in that same motion, swiftly swung it on my back and strolled out of the school yard, not stopping until I reached my destination.
After the long journey under the blazing fire that brings light to our world, I finally arrived at the bus stop and just in the nick of time too, there was a bus which was already leaving so I quickened my pace, got in and off it went. As I settled down I took a look around and noticed that there was only one other passenger 'rough day for the driver' but the moment I laid eyes on her, I was lost for words.
Her dark yet creamy skin tone, her grey-green eyes, that silver-black hair which flowed down to her waist, all of these amazing features but none of which was what caught my eye. That smile. A smile that spoke of a thousand summer memories, a smile so pure yet so entrancing, the same smile that once captured my heart, one which could melt all my worries away. 'why, why today, of all days today' and before I knew it m face was leaking, it was too late to hide the memories this time, they had resurfaced completely and I feared it would be permanently this time. As I sat there the memories came crashing down like a blow to the head, a hand pulling mine as we ran to school late as usual, holding her in my arms as she wept to her hearts content, on the Ferris wheel as we locked lips for the first time and…and..The feeling of having my heart ripped out as the news was broken to me, my reason to live, the one who pulled me out of the darkness all these years ago, Libra had died. As my vision cleared, I stared at the girl in front of me, with my mind in distort my heart wavering, wiped my face and…"Hey!" [ ♫ Well, I never thought that it'd be so simple but, I found a way, I found a way. And I always thought that it'd be too crazy but...♫]
Ahh, nothing like the sound of your alarm to wake you up from a dream which seems like it was written by a 16-year old going through puberty, (what, if you thought it was going to be that ind of novel, your very mistaken. No dear readers, our young MC doesn't get to live that kind of rose colored life) Laeken just lay there in bed listenein to the alarm play away, saturday mornings are a day for rest and he was planning on fully utilizing it as always. 30 minutes later and he'll be up and at it was what he though but an unexpecteing laeken could predict what was about to happen next, the turning point on normal life as he new it drew near and here he was just azing around in bed.
Next chapter: Libra.