~ Together by a String ~ (Jiyoo)

~28~

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I sat on my chair and noticed many students from other schools as well as ours. I didn't know most of them but recognized a few as the kids I beat up once last year. Yikes..

A teacher clapped with his hands and everyone's attention was plastered on him. He told us when it started and when it ended, what we should and shouldn't write and most importantly - no cheating or our tests would get nullified.

The moment the clock hit 9 AM, we started the exam. The test was 8 hours long and there were 6 sections. Just awesome. Thank goodness Yoohyeon forced me to sleep earlier last night or I wouldn't have even survived for an hour at most. A true life-saver.

The first section was Korean. I already knew the answers to most of the questions thanks to Yoohyeon's way of studying. She always mumbled stuff out loud whenever she tried to remember them and thanks to that, I also knew some of the things in the test. I guess it won't be as hard as I thought so.. for now.

The next section was Maths, aka my biggest nightmare. I almost couldn't answer any of the questions but thanks to my notoriety, I managed to seize an answer or two from the other students. No idea how we didn't get caught..

And here was my somewhat favorite third section - English. Since Yoohyeon was an English maniac, I basically learnt the basics of the language in just two months. All the speaking and listening tests she did were all plastered on my brain and all I could think of was those two words 'artificial intelligence' that were said almost a hundred times in those listening comprehension tests. At least I managed to write around 110 words for an essay so I was proud of that, even though the required amount was between 220-240. I hope I didn't have many grammar mistakes though..

And finally trouble arrived.. Section four - History. I was an absolute dull-head whenever it came to Korean history. I never paid attention in class and now I was just sitting there, staring at the test with a little to no knowledge. Well fuck, I have no choice but to hope I get at least one right. It felt like I was writing on a lottery ticket, praying I get a few bucks.

I glanced at the clock and the time was 3 PM. I had two more hours left to complete the last two sections, which was definitely not enough time. I took a deep breath and focused hard on the upcoming sections and instantly sighed in defeat.

Section five was social studies, aka yet another shit section. Economics and geography weren't that hard for me, but political science, civics and anthropology were close to a zero. I was biting on my pen, nervously staring at the other students that were in the same spot as me. Hell, some were already done and were checking their answers. I felt like an idiot by not knowing these things, but I shook these thoughts off. The others' tests didn't matter right now, it was all about me and me only. Get your shit together Minji and think.

And now there were exactly 30 minutes left and I was in the last section - second foreign language. I picked Japanese because Kazuha helped me learn a few things when I was visiting Yoohyeon in the hospital and surprisingly, a lot of the stuff she taught me were in the test. Though, my last working braincell was close to vanishing away that I suddenly forgot almost everything I learnt. Amazing, isn't it?

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17:00 PM / KMJ

"Exam is over! Stop writing and leave your tests on your desks. Please exit the classroom silently and good luck with your results."

I got startled by the sudden loud voice coming from the teacher and did as he said, even if I wanted to complete the few remaining questions I had left. I answered half of the test with the answers I thought were right and the other half randomly. I'm so failing this test..