GOLDEN

Chapter Twenty Five

Today's exam in my history of exams is the worst exam I have ever written. Before submitting my paper I said a silent prayer to God not to let come back to redo this exam. Honestly, I'm relieved to finally stop taking Economics classes because they had made the course so hard for us. They will give us one plus one is two in class and give us one plus one is four in exams.

" Wura, how was your exam" Stephanie shouted coming towards me with a bright smile. Her exam was probably fine.

" It wasn't that fine. I could only answer number one and two question in part 1 and part 2 maybe 1 and half too. Just enough for me to not get a F" I said flatly

" Sorry, Don't worry. God will take control" She said and pulled me into a hug.

" Yours was fine right?" I asked

" Yes. But didn't you study the questions I sent to you " She asked

" Which questions" I responded

" I sent you the study questions Tife gave me since a week ago" She replied and I took out my phone to check.

" Sorry, I have to go our level coordinator wants to see me" Steph said as she hugged me lightly before leaving.

Tears welled up in my eyes as I realized that the study questions were similar to the questions we were asked in the exams. The exam wasn't pure Arabic it was only tough and tricky because I didn't read towards the aspects they asked.

I was walking dejectedly and hurriedly to my hostel to go and cry my eyes out to God when Tife called my name and walked up to me. I couldn't believe I missed that, I remembered it but I kept postponing when I was going to read it till today.

" Hey" Tife said

" You don't look so good. Was your exam hard" He asked, the tears in my eyes were threatening to spill out in full force.

" It was bad and it is all my fault" I managed to say. I couldn't hold back the tears any longer

" Oh my goodness. You are crying" He said with concern in his voice. I couldn't see his face because I had covered my face with my hands trying to hide my tears. I felt very embarrassed that moment.

" I'm so sorry. Let sit somewhere private" He said and nudged me to move. I didn't take my hands off my face but I was looking through the spaces between my hands.

We got to somewhere a little bit private and we found a place to sit but I still placed my head on the table. I didn't want him to see my teary face. He mumbled some words and left immediately we sat so that gave me enough time to compose myself.

I sat there mentally rebuking myself for not reading those study questions Tife gave Steph. I must have felt so overconfident and see where that got me now. I was the only one struggling with what to write while my other course mates were happily writing and after they were done walked with confidence to submit their answer sheets.

Tife returned with a bottle of cold coke and gave it to me. I collected it from him shyly and it was when I placed the straw into the coke and started drinking that I knew how thirsty I was at that moment. I frowned at him when I heard him chuckle lightly.

" Thank you. That was refreshing" I said

" I guess so. You almost finished the bottle in one go" He said and I looked at him annoyed

" Where are your gentleman behaviours" I said and he laughed, I smiled a little too

" Was it a general thing" He asked. My exam

" No. I guess it was only me. Steph, Bisola, Dieko and some other course mates after the exam they were all smiling and looking happy" I said in low tone