i had chem 1A exam on that morning.
it was very funny.
although im not a strong catholic.. i do pray before exams and pretty regularly..
anyway.. i prayed the night before and just before the exam started.. i know i needed alot of help coz chemistry was my weakest subject...
i used the 10mins reading time.. read from back to front.. and left the questions i didn't know how to do last.
there was this particular formula that i forgot.. and i mean forgot. before i went into the exam, i was confident that i would at least remember the formula.
I faultered. in my head i go " i sure would love to look at my notes now". about 30 secs after i thought about that, the fire alarm went off in the far distance. i recognised it coz it was similiar to the one we had at school.
anyway.. we were told to remain sitted until told to evacuate.
The alarm spread to our building which became chronically loud in our room (building 2), a tute room.
The evacuation order was given. I took all my notes and my bag. I did the quickest skim read of my life outside. my mates were going to me "why read? they're gonna reschedule coz its considered cheating" .. i just told myself they were not ...
anyway in the end we were told to get back in.. the exam was extended for 20mins and i had a fresh mind of formula's in my head. i did the question with breeze to an extent
I don't know if it god's work or just pure luck but either way.. i was very grateful for those 10-15mins that we stood out there for me to have a quick look at my notes.
