I had to take an exam today.
It wasn't a proper 'Oh my god my entire future rests upon what happens in the next 3 hours!' exam but it was taken seriously. We were all shut up in a room and given a test paper and instructions not to talk.
And I found it peaceful. Relaxing even.
For the first time in weeks there was utter silence around me. No phone calls or shouts for my attention or even people greeting each other in the corridor. It was totally silent except for the scratching of pencil on paper and finger on forehead.
To be fair though I'm kind of immune to exam stress. Anyone that's done a exam based degree will tell you nothing frightens you after doing two four hour exams in one day. I think I went through two Bic pens that day!
After our final final I met my friends on the steps of the hall and we drank cheap champagne and smoked big fat cigars walking up the street towards the bar and the rest of our lives. The photos of the afternoon and resultant night still bring a smile to my face. It may have been seven years (God, has it been 7 already?) but I still smile when I think about it.
The exam was okay today but I had to celebrate by having a nice cup of tea. How the mighty have fallen.
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