A Euphoric Test

 

A Euphoric Test

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I woke up early, took a bath, and dressed up, and my father dropped me near the examination center. With huge excitement I entered the hall with a blank mind and an ink pen. I started to search for the seat, and that’s what I found! How unfortunate I was, unlucky creature, first bench, uff… Sat down with sadness after waiting for 15-20 minutes, and there she entered the room, looking at her. I prayed to God that she should sit beside me, and within seconds my mail reached God and did it as per my wish. Immediately it felt like, “How lucky was I?” ohoo.

The invigilator started distributing answer sheets; looking at those, I told myself, “Wow! This plain paper is so beautiful. I do not feel like spoiling this by scribbling my intelligent answers. Even if I want to do so, my brain won’t support it, as I’m dumb.”

Dear readers! You should have understood the situation by now. Yes, an examination hall, which took place on the 17th of November 2024 in Hyderabad.

I drew margins with an HB pencil and scale, which is used for high-level statistics. It looked majestic, terrific. Now, the question paper landed in my hands. As soon as my eyes started to glance, my mind started to dance. I couldn’t understand anything. I felt like everything was out of the box. In fact, I was.

I looked up and scolded the person who set the questions. Meanwhile, I heard the noise of pens rolling on sheets and turned to the right. The boy who wore thick glasses, oiled hair, a collared shirt, and a pouch full of pens was writing down answers very fast. Such a personality, whom I kept hating since childhood, the first benchers. One charming thing that happened that day was that the invigilator sat in the last bench so she could focus on backbenchers, who are experts in replicating answers and passing the data and information faster than satellites. Copying, I mean😁

Abruptly, the girl towards my left called me. And I moved closer to her; she now started saying answers. I spoke to myself, “Yes, she has a brain, and my hand runs like a train. What a rhyme. Exam passed, Nithin!!” Before I asked for an answer, she started saying. With no further delay, I pulled out my ink pen, threw the cap away, and started writing. Wow, how lucky was I? Vivid day in 2024. Successfully, we completed writing; I thanked her, and she did too. I returned home with a raised collar and a splendid smile on my face. Looking at my confidence, my parents understood that the exam will be cleared.. Days were passing happily, suddenly one day, on 14th March 2025. I received a call from an unknown number, picked it up, and guess what!! It was the same girl who told me the answers, during the exam. Here she says with an enthusiastic tone, “Nithin! Thank you so much for accepting to be my scribe. I cleared the state-level PSC examination and now secured a job in the government department. All thanks to you. I’ve been preparing for 4 years and today is my dream come true moment." 

That night, I slept with euphoric emotion.


- Nithin Kasuba

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