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Back-pedalling to 2013

She's been sticking her head on the game longer than expected. Her race on becoming a Registered Nurse.

Proctor: It's almost time. Please finalise your answers.

Annie:

Upon hearing it, my heart was pounding out of my rib cage. I was mentally talking to myself in a race to finish answering the questions. Reviewers told us not to over analyse questions in the board exam and that's what I did. Read, scanned the options, removed negatives and opposite choices and boom you're left with a 50-50 answer. Well, my adventurous side took the risk. That's the time when I realised and told myself...I'm doomed, I won't pass the exam.

While I was on my way back to the apartment where Angie and I were staying... I can feel my body physically sitting at the back of the driver's seat but I was zoning out somewhere, reminiscing the risky decision I made at the board exam.

Angie:

"Annie, it's okay. We just have to pray and wait. Don't lose hope. There's always a second chance. "

Angie is my closest friend during my University years. She convinced me to take Nursing in the first place. Well, to be fair I've known her since high school but she wasn't in my circle. ( haha) She belonged to a group of snob girls and we hated them. She's a tall girl, with a skin complexion as white as snow, onyx coloured hair flowing freely on her slim waist. This girl is rocking every outfit. She's a hopeless romantic like me who believed in fairy tales and that old-soul type of guy exists.

I spent most of my days wondering, praying and visiting every church nearby to pray for a miracle. A miracle that will change my life and my career forever.

A week had passed since the board exam. I was packing my things to go back home. They say patience is a virtue, but I am nowhere near the letter "P" in the word patience. Upon getting on the bus, I sat down on the fifth row ( my papa is always ok reminding me that the safest part would be few rows after the driver's seat). Being an overthinker it's hard not to overthink so while I was on my journey I started plotting my act on how to tell my parents that I might not pass the exam. After, so much deliberation I ended up not doing my pre-planned scheme. I told them directly to the point that I might not pass the exam. My Papa always believed in me, he is a strict father who wouldn't let me go on a field trip and a girl scout camping when I was a little kid. I always have to throw a tantrum for them to let me join and of course, being a charming little girl they end up letting me join. ( hehe) Am I a brat who always gets what she wants? I'd say, I am not. I appreciate their sacrifices and breaking the bad news crushed every hope that they have in me.

Papa:
I've been meaning to talk to you about your application to join the National Police. You should get the requirements, send your application just in time for the opening this month.

My scared ass followed his command. He is ordering me to do it, so I did. I asked my best friend Princess to accompany me to the office of the Mayor's secretary, she needs to sign an important document for my application. I wasn't feeling well that day and I had no idea that the board exam result was released. My friends were calling me and they expressed their congratulations. I was left hanging, mixed emotions, on a cloud 9 you name all the ecstatic feelings out there. While riding on an electric bicycle passing through the cemetery I was shouting at the top of my lungs, " I made it Princess, I am a Registered Nurse". My ever-supportive best friend Princess dropped me home. I was running towards the gate calling my parents and telling them the good news. We were jumping, crying and laughing together. I dumped my National Police application and started enhancing my newfound successful career being a nurse at a district hospital in our town.