Exam Days

These are the days that rarely come. Nevertheless, you dread them. They bring about a feeling of fear so intense, so vivid, that you can practically taste the trepidation.

The night before you had stayed up, torn between a vibrant curiosity and dreadful terror. The curiosity was that of wonder - what exactly these rare days would embody. The trepidation was that of the future - what exactly these rare days would bring.

That, and you had stayed up all night studying. Today was the first day of five nine-hour days - unlike the 180 others. These days that rarely came were the accumulation of knowledge learned... Exam days.