White Confession

Chapter 7

I don't have a choice. I just nodded and accepted the responsibility. How can I say no to my teacher?

"I'm really sorry if I had to let you do this. It's just that I have an urgent out of town meeting and no one is going to do all this work! You know, everyone is busy because graduation is near," she explained. "I promise! When I get back, I'll be sure to give you gifts," she said and then winked at us. And just that, she went off.

I swallowed hard. Being with Kevin, alone, is really uncomfortable... and awkward! We haven't talked for quite some time now.

Are you entertaining suitors now?

That phrase suddenly popped in my head again! Argh! Erase... erase... erase!

Then our teacher suddenly came back.

"Rain, I already told Kevin the instructions. Kevin, just tell Rain what to do. You're in charge! I really have to go!" She went off again while shouting 'goodbye'.

What?

I turned my head to Kevin and he also looked at me. We had some few moments of staring fight, but we backed down just the same.

Why is everything so awkward! Why do we have to work together in the first place? Ish!

"So-

I was surprised when he suddenly speak beside me.

"Ahm... Miss Lee said we should check these papers and also arrange that files," he said in a really low voice as he pointed at the boxes at the side.

I nodded at him.

"Here are the answer keys for the papers we are going to check." He handed me papers. "Miss Lee said we don't have to finish everything today. We just have to finish checking the papers. We'll just arrange the files tomorrow."

What? We also have to work tomorrow? I suddenly felt mad at our teacher. How could she procrastinate doing her job!? Now we have to suffer!

I looked at the papers and they seemed to be exam papers of students in the lower years that our teacher handles.

"Seat there at our teacher's chair, and I'll take this one," he pointed at the chair infront of the table. I just nodded my head again.

But, does this mean we're going to seat facing of each other?

I'm crying inside! I don't know what to do anymore! I want to go home!

I sat silently at the seat assigned and he also sat infront of me. I started checking the papers. And it's quite hard to check them. Have I told you we're checking a Math exam?

Yes it's Math and it's so hard to check papers with different solutions! Our teacher have the policy that solutions are better that the answers. So higher points are given to the solutions. Insane I know. But what is more insane are the solutions of students with lots of erasures!

Then there's this paper that I can't understand the solutions at all! I wanted to ask Kevin for help, he might understand it. But I'm too shy to talk to him.

It's just that...argh!

Should I just put X marks on those items I don't understand the solution? But, I pity the owner of this answer sheet. He might fail the exam if I did that.

"Ahm..." I called his attention. "Can you... ahm... help me with this?" I asked. I hope he doesn't mind.

"What about it?" he asked then he stood up from his seat and went to my place.