The familiar sound of my alarm clock woke me up from my slumber.

It was six oclock

in the morning and the first ray of sunlight had already penetrated through the curtains into my
room. The sound of sparrows chattering signaled the beginning of another day. I grabbed the
towel and headed for the shower and prayed to God to grant my success. It was a fine, sunny
Monday morning where the most awaited moment has arrived which is the day my SPM
examination results came out. I had been waiting for the day with anxiety and curiosity since the
moment I left my examination desk.
As I was dreaming about my results while taking a sip of tea, suddenly the phone rang
and I was so excited as my mom told me that it was a call from my best friend, Arianna. I got to
the phone quickly. She called to ask me to go to the school with her. Without any delay, I
promised to meet her at the bus stop. At 10 oclock sharp in the morning, I walk to school with
my good friend with anticipation and nervousness. For a moment, I imagined that I had failed to
get flying colors result and I cried my heart out on the way to school. But then, I dismissed the
thought from my mind.
I was somewhat uneasy and restless. My mind was swinging between hope and fear. It
was a strange stage of anxiety and expectation as if I was on the burning plane, getting ready for
parachuting to save my life. I just thinking about how I would survive in the future if I did not
pass this important examination with flying colors. My parents had high expectation of me. At
one moment I was sure that I would pass obtaining grade 'A'. Again, I feared that if I failed any
of the subjects. I was not among the top-ranked students in my school. For me, the possibility of
pass or fail is almost equal. In short, I was in a very disturbed state of mind.
Before the recess bell rang, I was already at the school compound with a few of my
classmates. I was getting more and more restless when I heard a few teachers talking about this
years SPM performance statistics. My hands were shaking and heart throbbing. Fortunately,
some of my friends especially Anna and Darren knew how to handle the terrified situation by
making us laugh out loud just like how we did in our school days.