Three days to go!

I started getting worried. I was going crazy but still nothing changed. It is true that ignoring facts will not change reality. I had exams after three days but my preparation was nil. I couldn’t do anything except curse myself. “Why didn’t I study earlier?” I murmured as I entered my room. I looked around and saw that my room was a complete mess. I groaned and sat down on my bed. I looked at my table and saw my untouched books, chocolate wrappers, and inkblots along with packets of chips. After cleaning my room I decided to open my books, I took a deep breath and sat down to study.

I started with science and I hadn’t even reached half of the first chapter when my mobile started ringing. I wanted to switch it off but the call was from the most popular boy of my school. He was one of those boys who could steal your breath away. He never talked to

me. I wondered why was he calling me. I answered the call ended up talking on the phone for one hour —twenty minutes talking to ‘him’ and the rest bragging to all my friends about our conversation.

After finishing the phone calls, I went back to my books. I had just started reading when I realised that it was Saturday. I imagined everyone roaming and having fun whereas I was sitting in my room studying. I had planned to go to watch a movie with my friends but I couldn’t because I hadn’t studied anything. And I also hadn’t done any of my homework.

Oh God! I had completely forgotten about my homework. I had to finish seven assignments and an entire project! What was I to do? I took out my books and finished all my homework and my project work by late night. So I went to bed deciding that I would study for my exams the next day. 

I woke up feeling strange and as I looked at my watch it was already ten. I had planned to wake up at four in the morning and finish my science preparation by ten. I had forgotten to set the alarm. I was feeling hopeless. When I sat down to study I couldn’t figure out where to start. Two days to go and I hadn’t studied even a single word. I got very scared.

 Finally I started off with social studies. I was half way through the second chapter when I realised that science was more difficult. So I closed my social studies book and took out my science book. But again I realised that I hadn’t completed my English notes. For heaven’s sake where was my HPE? I had to mug up the points. If I start mugging up the points, who will practice my Mathematics? And who will learn how to derive the formula in my Optional Mathematics? I was sure I would flunk my exams. 

And I did flunk my exams because I didn’t attend any of them. I ended up in my bed with a high fever. And my parents were proud telling off everyone, “My daughter is in bed because she studied too much and was stressed out.” I smiled secretly. I wondered what would happen if they came to know the real reason why I was in bed—yes, I was stressed out but because I hadn’t studied anything. But I thought it would be just fine if I stayed quiet! And as for studying, I figured that: “If you practice your CIRCLE problems applying SIN (A+B) formula in HEAT and forget the VERB AGREEMENT in the middle, then your HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT won’t be good and your NEPALI answers will turn into GEOGRAPHY notes and your brain’s COMPUTER will refuse to work.” This will end you up in your bed! TRY IT!