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Chapter 120: Keqing's sick day

Keqing's POV
Little did I know, burning the midnight oil would eventually catch up to me. The next day after the previous chapter, I woke up to my own coughs, causing me to spring out of bed. When I got up, it took me a few seconds to realise I had developed a splitting headache all over my head, and I could feel my stomach churning in dread. I tried to stretch myself to get rid of this sickening feeling, but that was when I realised my muscles were basically torn from head to toe and even my bones were hurting. At the same time,
I felt unusually hot—all over my body. And it was only minutes after waking up...no, I'm not letting one little illness defeat me! I have to make sure I do super well for my EOYs so I can promote with my friends!

I dragged myself to my table, slapping my face a few times. Taking out my Chinese TYS that I was forced to do, I whipped the pages open to one of the years and started zooming through their second paper, which tested language use and comprehension. Ignoring the drowsy spells I felt along the way, I pushed through, giving my 200% to make sure I knew what the passages were talking about and that I was giving them what they wanted, not what I thought was right. Remembering what Mdm Yeo had taught us in class, I zoomed through the paper easily and was on my final sentence sooner than I thought. Soon enough, I was marking the paper and counting the marks...phew, I secured an A despite the misery I was under. I just have to make sure I maintain this standard even when I'm well...oh, there's no time to be daydreaming right now.

Now, it was time for geography! I collected the paper from my file that Ms Jaslyn printed for us prior to our school holidays. Shaking my head a few times, I slapped both my cheeks a couple of times before sitting up straight, writing my name on my test paper. I flipped over the paper, effortlessly answering the questions about the graphs. When I was asked to give solutions to geographical problems, I used ChatGPT on my phone and asked them my question, allowing me to get my answers and copy the answers all on my paper. Once done, I just marked the answer like a robot and gave myself the marks I felt I deserved, before heaving a sigh of relief.

I can finally feel what I need to feel—how utterly miserable I was. I was hoping to get some extra studying done and I have done that, but I have pushed myself too far, so I sent a message to my parents I was feeling under the weather and turned in once more. That was when I finally realised something: I really wanted to promote to Secondary 4, but it wasn't like I had to get 70% and above for my overall. I just had to pass English and two other subjects. If I pass my combined humanities, and both of my languages, I should be fine! For now, I'll find a more sustainable way to study.