••13•• A day passed and it was monday already...i didnt come out of my room yesterday...The was a knock on my door...im sure it was Uncle jeff. To tell me that my lecture has arrived with my first exam paper. Me: You can come in. I just finished dressing. He came in and sat on my bed. UncleJeff: Ready? Me: Yhea. I nodded fixing my zip jean. I felt a little anxiety. It is normal and healthy to feel some anxiety before an exam. Many students, however, complain about test anxiety, explaining that they went into a test knowing the material but that they went blank when they began to take the exam. Or when they receive their test results, they find that they made silly mistakes. What they think is too much anxiety may really point to a gap in their study skills. Why? When most students prepare for a test, they read their notes or textbooks. As you read along, you may feel that you know (understand) what the author is saying. Understanding what you are reading at the moment does NOT mean that you know it well enough to remember it for a test when the book isnt there to help you. Thus, students may enter a test situation expecting themselves to know the material and finding themselves going blank when trying to answer a test item. This is what I was told by lecture, and she made sure I dont just know my work but I understand it. I took my material and went to the study where she was waiting for me. Me: Goodmorning. She smiled. Miss Kurtberry: Morning, meet MR Mentoor from the department of education. His here to make sure everything goes accordingly. And hell join us in every exam in the next two weeks. I nodded. I sat down and my question paper was handed to me. Okay so now I was really nervous. Two people starring me for 2 hours. My first exam paper was math that day. I opened it and went through it first. Miss Kaurberry: You may start. I began. As I was going on, I started to be comfortable. I slid through out the paper. I kept looking at the time on the hall. I had 10 minutes left. After the exam I felt normal. I went to the kitchen to drink water. Miss Kurtberry and the guy left. No one was around the house. 24 hours is too much to stay put in, so I take the day hour by hour, moment by moment. I break the task, the challenge, the fear into small, bite-size pieces. I can handle a piece of fear, depression, anger, pain, sadness, loneliness, illness. Negative emotions like loneliness, envy, and guilt have an important role to play in a happy life,theyre big, flashing signs that something needs to change. But that change would happen when I get signed up by a family who is willing to stay with us permanently. My whole week was the usual. Id study then sleep wake up and bath. From monday to Friday. Gus called everyday checking up on me. On friday I wrote english. Which was fine. I was alone. Prudence and Tayo were at school. Unclejeff at work and AuntLou out somewhere with Sam. There was a knock at the door. I was watching TV. I went to open. It was a man in suit. The man: Hi, is Mr and Mrs Victorian home? Me: No sir. The man: Okay He handed me an envelope. The man: Id also like you to sign here on their behalf. I did just that. I took the envelope to my step parents room. The phone rang. I ran to answer it. Me: Gus? Gus: So you know its me? Me: Yes. Gus: Hmm. So what you doing today? Me: watching Tv you? Gus: outside. He hang up and after that there was a knock at the door. I went to open. Gus: Can I join you? Me: uhm okay. He came in and sat next to me at the sofr. We watched movies. And talked about stuff. It felt like Ive known him forever. Later on he had to leave. And just after he left everyone arrived. I told my step parents about the envelope. The following day. I woke up. the sun was struggling to rise and clouds were beginning to simmer in the sky. You could still hear the crickets crick and birds chirp. I looked outside my window. No one was outside but one child playing.I stood up and went to take a bath the house was so unusual. And that day I woke up past eleven which was a shock. I quickly bathed. Then went to the lounge when I got there, there was no one. I stood for a moment and tried remembering If anyone mentioned they were going anywhere but I figured nothing out. Maybe they went to town and left me since I woke up so late? I shrugged the thought off and made cereal for myself and ate then washed the plate. The was a knock on the door. I went to open. There he was all smiley, smiley. I laughed. Me: Gus. Gus: Hey , happy birthday. Me: Thaanks! And I have forgotten. Me: its my birthday. I said all excited Gus: Yes!! And you are coming with me. Me: where too? Gus: Youll see. I went to go look for my key. I found it then locked. We left. Gus: Here we are. Me: The hall? Gus: Yes. He got out of the car and I followed him. We got in. SuuuuuuuuuuuuuurprizzzZze omG the room was full. I couldnt believe my eyes. Everyone was there , people I didnt even know. AuntLou was there uncle jeFf. My family. I wanted to cry but I refuse too. Me: Thanks. Gus: She forgot it was her birthday today. Gus shouted. Everyone laughed cause they thought It was just a silly joke. It was truly not. I forgotten I had lot of things on my mind. I was given presents by my step parents friends. Vouchers., clothes, a cellphone. The laptop uncle jeff promised me with. UncleJeff: Theres one last present. He handed an envelope. I took it and opened it. I read what was in it. I couldnt believe my eyes. I felt tears falling.
Posted on: Fri, 16 Jan 2015 09:31:59 +0000
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