Trapped in the arms of a killer | SasuSaku [Completed]

II.

II. The Test

Sakura reached her locked apartment by 01:05 PM and quickly dressed up back to her plain red t-shirt, black shorts and started reading her notes back again. As the time passed, her nervousness increased more, thoughts of the exam growing closer and thoughts of failing was causing her heart beat faster than the normal and even losing her focus time by time.

She had to pass, and her life technically depended on it. Sakura sighed as she reached the last page of her words-filled notes by 06:35 PM.

Time to start all over again, just in case, she thought bitterly.

Sakura lied on her bed as she held out her notebook over her face, little did she know that she was falling deeply into sleep as her eyes threaten to close.

Hours had passed ever since she dozed off and accidentally skipped a review-all-night routine of hers. Sakura's eyes gently opened and had a yawn filled her mouth as she felt her notebook lied on top of her face.

"Eh?" She was confused and lost at first, but with the sudden realization of what had happened, she facepalmed herself.

She didn't plan to sleep, at all. Especially not the day before the exam.

Sakura bolted and sat on her bed, hating herself from falling asleep as she scrambled her hair flailingly. Quickly checking the clock, it was 3:30 AM in the morning.

Taking all the time left, Sakura stuck her eyes open to her notes, pressuring herself for the exam that will happen by four and a half hours from now.

Scrambling over the apartment, Sakura looked for the outfit she'll be wearing for today, she decided to wear her white knit sweater again and her favorite white rubber shoes. Sakura toasted two pieces of bread, fried three pieces of sausages and cooked omelet and one sachet of instant coffee on her mug for her Monday morning breakfast. She needs her stomach full to be able to think clearly.

Somehow she was thankful she fell asleep. Or else she would be, by the time she's taking the actual test. She didn't want that.

Today's a new day, Sakura thought motivatingly to herself.

After eating her heavy meal and setting aside the dishes she will was by later, Sakura slipped her backpack and helf her mobile phone.

From : Ino
Hey girl, good luck!
Don't forget your promise after your test.

To : Ino
Thanks, and I know.
Meet cute guys with you after exam results, check.

Sakura tucked her phone by the inside pocket of her backpack with only a piece of notebook, pens and her first aid kit inside. Sakura made sure her medium sized backpack had extra space.

Today was Monday, and it was grocery day for Sakura. Buy food and home supplies for this week. With the only remaining budget she had, it could still fit for more or less three months, so if she didn't pass on this licensure exam, she wouldn't have a work in a clinic or a hospital, gaining no experience at all nor any money, she had to struggle with different kind of jobs again.

She would have to work full time again, she thought.

Yet it wasn't time to think about that, that could be put aside by later.

Running towards the bus stop, Sakura waited for a few minutes to get in, taking one leap on the bus, Sakura's cotton candy hair swept over her shoulders as she turned her head over the left and right, scanning for an available seat.

Spotting at one corner, Sakura's cheek almost illuminated like how her hair shines when the sunshine hits it, as soon as she took sight of the man who was looking back at her.

"Sakura," the man calmly said, taking notice of Sakura's presence. "Here, take a seat." He offered as he patted the next available seat beside him.

"Thank you, professor Itachi." Sakura felt herself blush, and it was embarrassing, she thought. She quickly sat awkwardly beside the professor and sat gawkily. Though it was horribly awkward for her to be sitting beside her crush, it was enough of inspiration for her.

I think this is my lucky day, Sakura squealed.

Sakura had always had a crush on her professor, he was Itachi Uchiha, a part time professor at the university and a licensed doctor who pays a visit during licensure exams to meet and select those with great potentials to be given the opportunity to work with him.

I would die happy if he chose me, Sakura thought exaggeratingly.

"So," Itachi said, making Sakura startle and shiver with too much imaginable affection, "you're going to take your exam later, are you not?" He asked as he smiled gently. Sakura only smiled and nodded in response, as if her tongue had left and her voice had been taken by Ursula from Disney's Little Mermaid.

"Good luck, Sakura. I see great determination in you." He said motivatingly as he rolled his sleeves over to his elbows, popping out the biceps over its sleeve as he propped up his arms, reading a book he held.

Oh god, how could a doctor be this hot, Sakura drools in her mind.

After minutes of daydreaming of happily ever after, it was their bus stop. Finally reaching the gates of the university, professor Itachi had waved goodbye as he took a different path from what Sakura will be taking to the exam hall.

No time to fool around, Sakura sighed. This was it. The moment of truth.

Taking a seat on the exam hall, Sakura breathed slowly and accurately, composing her breathing to calm herself as her heart rate beated fast from all the pressure and nervousness she felt.

Sakura closed her eyes and took big breaths. I can do this. I can do this. I can do this, she started to chant, and fortunately it was working as she began to calm.

Less than five minutes had passed when her exam sheets and test books had been handed out. Sakura gently opened the test book and said encouragingly to her mind for the last time,

I can do this.