A Narrative essay

I wrote this on lately(yesterday, to be exact) for -what else?-O level's English. The topic: Write a story about someone who had to break the rules despite knowing it was wrong.

 Read on !

The Biology exam

She had never been confident of herself, especially in her studies. And as far as biology was concerned, she never felt confident in the least. She had been studying the subject for her upcoming board exams for almost a year; the past twelve months she had spent in a whirr of classes, tuitions, and mock exams. She had memorized the functions, names, and terms for almost all human, animal, and plant system and organ. She had studied well, mastering everything she was taught. However, an uncanny doubt remained with her, an uncertainty about whether she would be able to do it or not.

The whole time during the car journey to her examination centre, an inevitable fear remained with Sarah. Fear-that she would never be able to do it- which was why she had kept her mobile in her jeans pocket. She had told her cousin- who was an ace at biology and had passed the O Level Exams with flying colors- to keep her phone with her in case she might need some help.

Sarah was very well-aware of the rule: That cell phones were strictly NOT allowed in board exams, whether you use them or not. Part of her brain nagged that what she was doing was wrong. It was against the rules. She also had a very good idea about what her fate would be if someone-lest the invigilator-found out. Part of her brain tried to condemn the other part; the right one, the one which insisted that she was in the wrong.

Throughout the journey, a fight raged inside her brain between what was right and what was wrong. At last, the wrong conquered the right. As  the cab driver halted his taxi outside the examination centre, Sarah climbed off, after paying the driver his wages-with the cell phone still inside her pocket. She walked slowly towards the cold, iron gates and disappeared inside.

After going through all pre-examination procedures, Sarah entered the examination hall. The mobile was still inside her pocket. Somehow, the security checks never beeped to signal her crime.

Sarah sat down after finding her appointed seat. She tried not to show how nervous she was. The final few minutes before the exam began felt like decades to her. Finally, the invigilator placed her exam sheet-face down- upon her desk. The exam began at last.

Sarah began attempting her exam paper. She had done most of it correctly until she reached question fourteen-b:’ Name the process by which green plants and some other organisms use sunlight to synthesize nutrients from carbon dioxide and water.’ She tried to recall what it was but her mind felt blank. She felt it might be photosynthesis, but she wasn’t completely sure.

Finally, she decided to use her phone. Why else had she bought it along? Sarah silently reached out to retrieve it from her pocket. Her heart pummeled madly inside her chest; blood roaring furiously in her ears. She had just begun to type the message, with the hope that she would remain unseen, when the invigilator swooped over. She had not remained hidden from his eagle eyes who had detected the suspicious light emitting from Sarah’s phone.

It was over within seconds. Sarah was kicked out of the hall, the exam sheet and mobile confiscated. Shame gripped her like an icy friend. She held up a hand to signal a passing taxi to stop. Then it hit her: she had been right all along. Photosynthesis had been the correct answer to that question-she was taught that fundamental concept in grade eight! If only she had been a bit more confident…but now it was too late.

Sorry, readers but I hereby proclaim that I cannot manage to post anymore in the month of April-my first exam is just twenty days away!!!!!!!!!- But I promise to continue from May.

Untill then, I bid you farewell.
P.S: I might be there to answer your comments though. :P If you do, that is.