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"Just breathe, just breathe, It's all going to be ok."

Joel had been fidgeting all day since his course rep announced that some of last semester's results would be released starting today. A lot had happened during the exam period, he fell sick, had numerous activities to attend to, and even had to drop some of his favorite pass time activities just to be able to study, he didn't feel like he studied enough, and that was always obvious on his face each time he left the exam hall.


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He stared at the plate of rice sitting on the table in front of him. He bought it a moment ago because he was hungry, but now he'd lost his appetite. He started scrolling through his phone aimlessly, hoping he could take his mind off the incoming results.

"If only I started reading from the beginning of the semester maybe I wouldn't be so worried about the release of the results."


He reluctantly ate a couple of spoons of the rice 

"doesn't even taste so good." he said 


Soon he finished his rice and took a nap to escape reality.



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"wake up, wake up, it is time"

"Time for?" Joel said rubbing his eyes

"EEG results. The lecturer is going to the notice board to paste them there."

Joel's heart skipped a beat. Of all the results to be pasted first, it was going to be the one course he dreaded the most. He felt like just going back to sleep, but he could only avoid reality for so long. He just had to face it and hope for the best. 







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There was a huge crowd around the department's notice board. Almost everyone was watching and waiting patiently as the lecturer and some helpful students pasted all the results. The anxiety in the air was contagious as students murmured, some talking about how horrible the results they'd seen were.


Soon the lecturer was done and left the scene. The front of the notice board was crowded and Joel could see all sorts of emotions. Some looked relieved, some happy, and some looked like they'd seen a ghost.

"here goes nothing" he whispered to himself and took a deep breath.

He forced his way through the crowd till he got in front of the board. He looked up at it, his heart beating faster. He located his student number, and with his heart in his mouth, he used his hands to slowly skim across his student number all the way to the other side where his score was.
He looked at his score in disbelief.

"I got 70?"

In an instant, his fear turned to relief.

"that's an A!!"

"I got an A" 

He was this close to jumping and shouting Siuu. His mood switched up instantly. He was overjoyed for this was the exam that he was most afraid of. It gave him a bit more hope and confidence. 

"The others may actually be better," he thought 


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