IT'S EXAMINATION DAY---AND I GO CRAZY

"Know what the butcher said when he backed into the meat grinder?”
The question, booming through the early-morning darkness of the bedroom, wrenched me from deep sleep.
“No! What did the butcher say when he backed into the meat grinder?”
“He said, ‘I’m getting a little behind in my work!’”

The huge voices from the radio exploded in laughter that bellowed and rolled and filled the world. I lurched upright, remembering why I should be awake at that moment. I saw my brothers and sister lay there in bed, some of them had a twist of their body and then, sleeps back again. They were very tired and sleeping sound to have notice of the insane laughter of the radiomen. The clock showed that it was 2:30. In the morning! “I am not supposed to get up at all if I don’t want to,” I thought, “but I have important things to do.”

I got up and quietly step out of the room. I climbed down the stairs and saw that nobody, even my mother who used to wake up early, was awake. I didn’t bother wake her up to have her accompany me downstairs because I want to be alone. I turned on the lights, got my bag and emptied it. I laid my books on the table and began exercising (yes, I do this, to keep me awake).

It was a very wonderful start because I didn’t feel dizzy. I got my Biology book and tried to scan the pages. I read what are the things wrote there. It was 3:00. for me, the time seems to be running so fast and yet, I have not gone into the climax of my study. I was beginning to feel dizzy already. I laid down my head.

I got up and saw the clock that says it was 3:45. I sighed. I felt that it was the end of the world. I suddenly heard a yawn from above me. I saw my mother climbing down the stairs. She asked me what I am gotten for in that time of the day. I told her that I was up early so that I can study my lessons because it was an examination day. She was worried about my health because 2:30 is too early for me. She reached for a glass of milk and has me drink it.

It was already four o’clock. The morning was now filled with different noises of morning creatures. The sound of the morning bell of the chapel’s belfry was like a festival of gongs. As I concentrated my eyes on the window, I saw birds flying above, hoping from trees to trees, branches to branches. I will completely be carried away by my emotions and forget the time passing by if not for my mother who waked me up from my sentiments. It was already 4:15.

I focused all my attentions now on my book. Even though I have not memorized all things that have to and have not read the whole chapter, I have to stop and pack all my things up back to my bag because the clock says that it was already 5:05. I lazily put my things in order. In mind, I have this thought, ‘Oh,my! What am I going to do? I wasted my time and for sure, I will become thinner because I have been sleeping late and waking up so early.’ And as the last piece of book was in my hands, I let go of it, I let it fall to the ground. I lost hope.
It was like a strong gust of wind when my mother yelled at me that startled me. I picked up the book and got ready to go to school. When I was done, I went directly to school.

I was shocked with what I saw---all the people were all happy, so merry, and so glad. Why? The teacher told them that there will be no exam. I wished it was true. And…. and it was TRUE!