Category : Stories

Sub Category : YoungAdult

    I remember  that  special day of May 7th, 2017. I was i  the examination room at Mon Repos R.C  attempting the first few questions in my Mathematics booklet when suddenly, all that I had learned blanked out of my memory. 
  I am a very consistent and hardworking person. My main goal in life was  to pass my Secondary Entrance Assessment Examinations in May. I studied extremely hard, memorized all my formulas and practised good time management skills for the big day. I was also encouraged by my parents as they promised to take me to New York City  if I had passed my examination. 
   The big day quickly creeped up on me and before I knew it I was at my school with a Mathematics paper in front of me.  As I began attempting the first few questions on the paper my mind went completely blank.  All my years of  hard work vanished like smoke from my memory. I began feeling the examination jitters as I broke out in a cold  sweat. I became a nervous wreck as the time was ticking away. I knew that I had to buck up or risk failing the exam or having to repeat Standard five.
   I closed my eyes to block out all the negative thoughts from my memory. I took a deep breath and tried to remain calm to complete my exam. After doing so everything that I had learnt returned to my memory.  I breezed through all the tests but I prepared myself to always remain calm and confident as I did the tests. 
   After my most challenging exam in my life  the results were finally released. Miss Samaroo and the Minister of Education entered our school with an entourage of people. I was wondering why they were there, but before I could answer that question, Miss Samaroo made a very special announcement. "I am very proud to announce that Christopher Lawrence has topped the entire country, placing first in all of his subjects." I was jubilant as a loud round of applause was given for my tremendous success.  Another surprise soon came my way  as my parents made their way to the front of the school holding three airline tickets in their hand. 
    "Well done! "  you have proved yourself worthy of a trip to New York City. I hugged them tightly as I praised myself for not giving up in the middle of the examination.  I learnt to remain calm and have faith and trust in myself that I will succeed in anything I do.