"Put all your things on the floor including your bags, I only want to see a clean piece of lengthwise paper and a ballpen on your desks. If anyone is caught cheating, I will immediately take his or her paper and call that person to the guidance office. Rules are rules everybody. "
"Yes Mrs. Hermandez."
"Sorry! Pardon me! I'm late!" I said breathlessly when I finally reached the door of our classroom. I even ran my way from the gate to our building just to get here as soon as possible.
"Oh, you've just arrived on time, Miss Cortez. We're about to start our first exam this period," Our homeroom adviser said as she looked at me. I sighed in relief.
I bowed at her and to my classmates as well out of courtesy after she motioned for me to sit on my bench. Ma'am Hermandez repeated her instruc
