A Disastrous Maths Exam

Today, when I woke up, I felt like it was going to be a really good day.

I couldn't have been more wrong.

I walked down the stairs, half asleep, performed my daily routine, changed into my school uniform and sat for my Maths Exam.

About halfway into the test, I realized that I didnt write the explanations for the questions, which is a mandate at my school.

There went another 20 minutes repeating the past few questions, after which, it was smooth sailing.

Then came the graph question.

At first sight, I thought it would be pretty easy. After all, the values seemed like they would be really simple to plot on a graph. That's where I was wrong.

Suddenly, the neat freak took over me and I erased and redrew my lines for the next 15 minutes. After remaking the X axis for the 10th time, I decided to let it be and finish the question.

There was no better feeling than finishing a question I was stuck on for 25 minutes.

Just as I thought all my problems were over, another one came by.

I realized that I had no way to cut the graph sheet as I had forgotten to keep my scissors next to me. A feeling of panic ensued, after which I called out for my grandfather to bring me my scissors.

Frantically pacing to finish my test, I cut my graph sheet, stuck it and pressed it tighter than I ever have. Once I was convinced that it wasn't going to unstick, I moved on to the remaining questions.

Amidst the chaos, I hadn't remembered to check which question I was on. When I finally did, it was a beautiful surprise to find out that it was the last one. I quickly wrote the answers, collected my scattered answer sheets and checked the time. It was 20 minutes to completion.

That's when a race against time began to "revise" my paper and submit it. This would indeed go down as the most hasty revision I have ever done.

As soon as I picked up my phone to try and upload, my laptop crashed , like a perfectly timed device exchange. It took another 5-10 minutes to try and restart it, by which time, most of the kids in my class had submitted their paper.

When my laptop woke from its slumber, I hurriedly joined the class meeting and tried to upload again, praying that nothing else may go wrong. It felt like forever before the teacher gave us the receiving confirmation and told us to leave.

That's how my ordeal finally ended.