I placed myself in an isolated corner near the exam hall starring at the text messages from my family.
"Good luck Jinora x " "You can do it sweetie" "I'm so proud of you " "Just don't fail"
Everyone had gathered around waiting anxiously for the doors to open so we could sit our final exam, the most important one of them all. The one that would determine if I got into Republic City University or had to settle for my other options. I breathed in calmly walking to the mobile phone stand a table just a few meters from the hall. As I smiled when I handed it in and placed the ticket around my wrist the nerves began to hit hard.
I could see it on everyone's faces even the usual slackers had a book open trying to get last minute revision in. I taught myself otherwise that hardly ever helps.
"Good luck" I peered my head over to look at Korra and Asami who were making their way to where I was patiently standing. They had their ID's in their hand republic city university in bold letters.
"Korra, Asami"I hugged them both tightly, with all that had been going on I have hardly seen them. Korra would stop by now and again but after her and Asami finally got situated in the dorms Korra spent most of her time visiting her family back home.
"Remember not getting in isn't the end of the world, I mean look how It all worked out for me! The most important thing is that you try "I gulped, the thought of failing or having to change my plans was exactly what I didn't want to hear. Korra hadn't planned on going to university and Asami was already a couple of years ahead when she finally got in this year.
"Ignore Korra, we all know you'll do fine" Asami tried to make me smile but I kept my thoughts focused on the doors. As they hugged me for one last echo of support. I held on absently to their hands, with one affectionate pat on the head their last goodbye, I watched as they entered the hall so that they could begin their invigilator duties. And that only meant the time was nearing, I looked everywhere but the clock. As the doors began to open and my heart began beating faster my eyes roamed to where Kai was sitting. I smiled his way trying to make it subtle as possible when my father and a couple other teachers started to ask us to take our seats.
"Good luck beautiful." Kai's whisper in my ear as I was looking for my seat made me blush straightaway, his hands briefly metting mine as he squeezed it reassuringly. I didn't look up nor did he we just walked past each other as he took his seat looking more focused that ever. I did the same, staring straight ahead at my father before he began his speech, this is what it all comes down to, thirty six questions.
"Welcome, before you begin let me start by saying well done. You have all come far. I have watched you grow and now sitting this last exam, I wish you all the best... good luck " The silence was mesmerizing as everyone listened to my father speak, I thought of Kai, the same boy president well ex-president Korra had hurriedly introduced in the beginning of the year. Then I thought of my father, my mother, my siblings and my friends. As I breathed in one last time and slowly placed my hand on the pen I thought to myself that I was doing this for them but most importantly I was doing it for myself.
"When the clock strikes twelve you may begin".
1... I gazed at my pen , eying everyone else who had started to pick up theirs.
2… As Korra and Asami and the other invigilators started making their way through the hall, I could hear everyone shift uncomfortably.
3…..Starring at nothing else but the paper I glued my vision onto my name
4…. My heart started to pick up its pace as my father left the hall along with the other teachers
5… nothing I thought of nothing else.
12…. The chime of the clock was meet almost simultaneously with the sound of papers turning.
It was two and half hours later when my father had begun walking back into the hall. My hand was aching from holding on to the pen so much. As I sighed in relief I could see everyone else trying to write the last word. Whilst others were looking back through the pages. The girl beside me had only know started the second part, placing the pen down and picking up the pencil trying to guess and make patterns with the dots.
I couldn't help but take a quick glance at Kai who was one of the people still trying to write. He held his head in his hands trying to answer the last question. I could almost feel my self-wanting to whisper it to him, he knew it, it was the last thing I taught him. B I thought to myself the answer is option B. I self-cringed when I saw his arm roam to the end of the sheet why was it going right the answer was on the left!
"One more minute "My father finally spoke as students started to put their pens down. Otaku and I being the only few to have done so already, but he was spending his last minute questioning himself by going through the paper again changing answers last minute.
As everyone started to close their papers I saw Kai cross out his previous answer and move his hand back to the left, smiling to himself as he glanced backwards at me. He remembered I thought as my father signaled the end of the exam and the papers began being collected.
When the last paper finally reached my father everyone started to clap and as we all stood up waiting to be dismissed my first thought was air. That's all I needed right now, some fresh air and well... Kai.
As the first of the rows started to be let out the last thing I heard was a gunshot as everyone else bent down under their tables in alarm.
"Kai" I inwardly screamed as it finally hit me after everyone looked around confused, his row was one of the first to be dismissed.