Tuesday, October 30, 2007
2006The memory still imprinted vividly in my mind, as though it happened yesterday. the class gathered at the corner classroom at J block. the one nearest the carpark. in that fateful room, all was revealed. janson knew it frst, then like wildfire, the news spread. who stayed down, who had a chance, and who was cleared. this time however, luck ran out for half of us.
115 got torn into 2, those who made it into the higher realms and those who remained to suffer yet another year of torture. feelings were mixed, confusion reigned, the dazed faces around us stunned beyond recognition. although we had mentally prepared ourselves for the news, that preparation seemed in vain. the guys as a grp, walked across the carpark in deafening silence. languishing on the stony ground at the grandstand, reality finally hit us. 115 was no more. some decided to talk a longer walk, circling the track, others continued to stare at the wooden roof, a roof they would see for another 2 years.
it was then that the girls came over. tears in their eyes, evoking even stronger emotions in our closely bonded class. depression overflowing, heaviness and sadness smothering.
2007one year later, will this be the same scene? for the sake of my classmates and friends, im praying its not. as for myself, mental preparation failed me once. this time, i'll just take whatever comes my way.
