Hello! Please…..May I know what the name is? You look stressed up and pale.
Please!
(ROSIE POV)
I was in an examination hall when the eight o'clock gong sounded in the morning while waiting for the exam papers to arrive. but it's ambient was serene due to examination epoch and the pedestrian walkway was with the smell of fresh mangoes and apricot tossed by the sides and that is a signal that seventy percentage of students are not early comers. but of course, janitors and some staffs and none teaching staff members of the academy are on duties.
Second semester examination is so tough that i have to be prepared all through the night to be equipped. Though, night reading was never my methods but I choosed it for this paper because of how broad this was and been that it was lectured by two different lecturers and the intense parts of it was that, it's an Educational course also peg as a 'core course' and not departmental course. This paper is meant for all educational students in the Faculty of Education.
I don't like examination malpractices in an examination hall and so reverse was the case that people always depends on me for help. but for me not to have too much distractions, I have always chose the first seat instead of the back or middle seat in any exams I am faced with.
That was my first rule during an examination. The middle and the back seat has always be targeted by supervisors and external supervisors. because to them, those seats are meant for examination malpractice centered while the first seat are for those with confidence as well as "good students".
Exam will be commencing by 9:00am and I love coming to the examination hall early too. Sometimes, an hour before or more and that was my second rules during any examination that I'm being face with to write.
Waiting patiently for the paper to arrive while meditating on the textbook in front of me, I saw a dark complexion young man at about the age of 26, with a good height. He was corporately dressed with buttoned white long sleeve that was well tucked in to his black coloured trouser, Walking towards me and sat on the seat next to me while staring curiously.
At this point in time, A lot was already running through me on how bold, courageous and gentle he was "who gave you the bold...n…..!" I questioned myself within but before I could complete the statement in my thoughts 'boldness'!, was when I heard his question.
Hello! Please…..May I know what the name is?
You look stressed up and pale.
Please!
(ROSIE POV)
huh! I was muted to his question
we were just four in these 1000 sitting capacity hall. I can classify us as early comers and not laggards. I knew he was talking to me apparently, but I just looked around and sigh! to see if it was someone else that he was talking to. Also I by kept muted for some minutes to analyse his gesture if it was a genuine one.
(JERRY POV)
I'm talking to you okay! and not someone else. so stop glaring around. or let me guess , maybe you didn't hear my question earlier. .... So let me rephrase it to you again!
" what did they call you!" huh!....
I meant 'your name' please..!
(ROSIE POV)
And....."why do you want to know my name" as I said flatly to his bold and courageous questioning.
(JERRY POV)
Oh! really "you can't tell me that a beautiful and stunning lady!, sitting in this large hall all by herself so early and so focused with her textbook doesn't have a name!"
(ROSIE POV)
Well said! You can't also tell me that a courageous and a gentle looking guy like you sitting next to me doesn't have a motive behind his questions! as I said flatly to him.
(JERRY POV)
wao.... Wao! this is interesting! okay! I'm aloof now and I hope you can hear me out too. sorry for being arrogant to you earlier, it's not inherent of me. so let me be polite to you now. so please! may I know what the name is!
(ROSIE POV)
Apology accepted! you can take a seat now.
My name is Rosemary but you can call me "Rosie" and yours is? I said calmly to the gentle man staring at me so meekly.
(JERRY POV)
Jerry! You can call me Jerry. So sorry to startled you with my gesture once again! but you look stressed and pale. I would like to get you something to eat right away.
Do you care for something light to eat like Jam pie, Egg roll, Meat pie or do you want it heavy like white rice or something else! Just say it... please! what would you like to eat?
(ROSIE POV)
"Never mind!" I opposed to his request. I am fine. Thanks.
(JERRY POV)
'Sorry'!….no one ever rejected my offer...he objected.' as he step out of the seat gently to get me something to eat.
(ROSIE POV)
Apparently, the school canteen is yet to be opened and I guess he will saunter around for some minutes.....
Borborygmi!
ouch! as I heard the sound of my stomach.
My stomach started gurgling that I held it tight so it wouldn't make such a noise. But the truth is, I was really famished as I admitted to myself shyly. I don't like eating before going to the examination hall. .
**
While holding my stomach so tight, I flipped through my materials and textbook once again. Then I heard one of the early comers voice his name is Faith.
(FAITH POV)
Please excuse me!
(ROSIE POV)
alright! I responded attentively.
(FAITH POV)
Do you have any past questions to this paper?
(ROSIE POV)
Yes... I do. I have here with me past questions from four years back. I got them from our predecessor.
(FAITH POV)
oh! thank goodness! as he sighed in relief. can you lend me one?
(ROSIE POV)
it's ok! you can have them. I am done with those materials for now.
(FAITH POV)
ok! thanks.
(ROSIE POV)
you're welcome! on his way back to his seat with the materials in his hand, Jerry walked in.
He got back after 20minutes. I could attest that he has saunter a long aloof.
(JERRY POV)
who's that? as he questioned.
(ROSIE POV)
oh! that's one of my colleagues for this paper. he came to get past questions from me to review