The Invisible Mystery

Chapter 3: The Result

After taking that special exam, as what they had called it, I was told to wait in that very same room while they were checking the answers that I have given to Ms. Madison. They had told me to wait for the results inside of this room, though I never expected that I would get the result this very same day - because I thought that it might take some time for them to check my answers.

But then again, it seems like they were really eager to find out the results of the examination as I had seen the thrill on the eyes of the principal, as well as Ms. Madison, when I had passed the exam almost eighty minutes before it ended. I could see the way they had smiled as though they were already satisfied about it, which made me feel a little bit nervous because I was not really prepared for it.

Even until now that I was waiting for them to finish checking my paper, I could still feel the nervousness inside of me as though I did not know if I did a great job or not. I could still feel that I was anxious because of the lack of preparation for this sudden examination, but then again, I could not possibly complain about it.

After all, I literally said to them that I wanted to take the test now, even though the had given me a chance to think about it. I was the one who insisted that I should answer it now, because it felt like I would change my mind if I thought that I would change the date that I would take it. Above it all, I really wanted to study now and meet my classmates, and I guessed that it would come sooner than what I had on my mind.

I let out a sigh as I looked around the room to keep myself busy, but then again, I guess that it was just a failed attempt to do so because I was really anxious for some matter. I wanted to stand up and look around the place, but then again, I stopped myself from doing so as I did not want to be rude and be told that they did not even said that I could look around, so, in the end, even though I have been growing anxious as time passes by, I still choose to sit still while I am waiting for them to come back.

It has almost been an hour ever since, and I did not know if they were really taking their time or something had came up that was why they were still not here. Maybe, they had to attend some emergency meeting and they had forgotten about me?

I frowned as I shook my head slightly.

No, that would be absurd and too impossible to happen. After all, I could really see and sensed earlier that they were really excited about this and all. I could feel that they really wanted to find out the results as soon as possible, but that does not explain why it took them a very long time to check it.

Maybe, they just wanted to check it, thoroughly, that was why it was still not here? Maybe, they wanted to know if I indeed answered it all correctly, and if I was really fit for the section they were talking about.

Yeah, that was a more reasonable explanation for all of this. That was the best reason that I could think of as of this moment, so that I would not be anxious any longer. That should be the only thing that I could think of so that I would not have to worry about all of this any longer.

I let out a sigh once again, to calm myself down, and make myself wait, patiently, for them to arrive once again. Even though I was really getting anxious, I still kept myself from doing anything at all as I waited for Ms. Madison and the principal, to return on this classroom once again.

Though it seems like I did not have to wait any longer, because I had already seen Ms. Madison and the principal, who was walking towards where I was while talking to each other, in a low voice, that was why I was not able to hear anything at all.

They had serious expression on their faces and it was hard for me to figure out the results of the examination. I could not figure it out based on the look that they had on their faces, that was why I just forego the thought that I would be able to really figure it out and just waited, patiently, for them to arrive on the classroom.

I just stood up from my seat when I saw that they already entered the classroom, and they still had the same expression on their faces, which made me even more anxious than I ever was before.

It even made me feel nervous, and even though I tried to calm myself down, it still ended in vain the moment that they went near me.

“Ms. Smith,” Ms. Madison called my name, and I could still not figure out the true expression that she had as of this moment.

I just decided to look at her as I stood straight without saying anything at all.

It seems like Ms. Madison had figured out that I was growing anxious because she broke out into a smile and said, “You should calm yourself down, a little, you know?”

I got awkward, all of a sudden, because of what she had said to me, as I finally let out a sigh and let myself relax because I knew that it would be the best thing that I could do as of this moment. I knew that overthinking things would not do anything at all, and I should just really follow her advice.

“I’m sorry,” I said to the both of them as I let out a sigh once again, before I whispered, “I was just really nervous and getting anxious because of the examination and I could not seem to make myself relax, even for a little while.”

The principal, who was just quiet when they had entered the room, had laughed, loudly, because of what I had said. It made me look up at the both of them once again, and I frowned when I saw that they both had a huge smile on their faces.

I got confused, and was about to ask why they laughed, but then again, before I could even do that, the principal had suddenly spoke, which made me listen to every words that he would say. Though it made me even more confused, because it seems like my brain, as of this moment, was not functioning that well.

“Why are you getting nervous when you did a great job?” he asked, which made me feel even more confused than before.

I frowned at them, which made the both of them laughed one more time.

I was just staring at them, before they finally had recovered from whatever they were laughing about as they looked at me with only smile on their faces. It was as though they could not wait any longer to tell me what they were about to tell. It was as though they badly wanted to tell me now, and I really did not have any idea what has been stopping them from doing so.

They looked at one another once again, before I have seen the way the principal had nodder his head at Ms. Madison as though he wanted her to be the one who would tell me whatever they wanted to tell me.

“You did great on the examination, Ms. Smith,” she said with a huge smile on her face, and I knew that I did not imagine the way her eyes twinkled the moment that she had said those words. “Congratulations!”

It took me a minute to really process what she had just said to me. I tried so hard on trying to figure it out, but it seems like I was really in daze and was not able to do so.

The moment that I snapped out of it, I blinked as I asked them, “I am sorry but what does that mean?” as though I really did not get it, but then again, it was not the case.

It seems like my mind did not want me to really think about it. It seems like my brain wanted to shut down and never let me process anything at all. It wanted me to load those words over and over again without letting me process what it meant.

It seems like I just wanted to have more information about why does she just congratulated me. I just wanted to know why she had said that one word to me, as though I did not want to believe her; as though I was waiting to hear something else.

I saw how her smile widen even more when she had heard those words from me. I saw how she became delighted, but then again, unlike before that the both of them had laughed, this time around, they had just looked at me with almost the same smiles on their faces.

“I know that you are still a bit out of it,” Ms. Madison said as she smiled at me once again. She looked at the principal once again, but he just continued to look at me with a huge smile on his face, which made her refocus all of her attention on me once again. “We know that almost all of the students had the same reaction as yours whenever we announced that they had passed.”

I stopped for a moment as I tried so hard to process the last sentence that she had said to me. I tried so hard to figure it out, and when I did - when everything clicked inside my mind - I swiftly looked at them with a shocked expression on my face.

“Does that mean that I passed the examination?” I asked them with an excited glint on my eyes as I looked at them with a huge smile on my face; almost matching the smile that they had earlier.

They looked at one another once again, before the principal had said to me, this time, “Yes, you did.” He smiled even more at me as though he was proud that another one had entered that special section that they were so proud of. “And you even perfected the test.”

I wanted to squeal out of happiness, but I stopped myself from doing so as I already knew that it was too not so appropriate to do so. I just resorted on deeply bowing at them, still wearing the huge smile on my face.

“Thank you so much!” I even said to them as I could not contain my happiness any longer.

I stood straight once again, after that, when I was already satisfied with what I had done, and that was when I saw that the both of them were talking to each other once again.

It did not take long for them to talk in their low voices though, because it seems like the principal had already needed to go somewhere other than on this room.

“I am really glad that you passed the exam and you can be one of the Section A,” he said, before he looked at his watch, which made me confirm that he had to go somewhere after this. “But I really needed to go now because I still had some meeting to attend to.”

He let out a sigh, before he turned to look at Ms. Madison and said, “You should orient her on whatever you had planned for her and the section A.”

“Alright, Sir.” Ms. Madison bowed at him, and I also did the same when I had already seen that he was about to leave the room.

After that, we were really the only two people left inside the room, just like earlier when I was just about to take the test. It seems as though she was not busy at all, unlike the principal that was in a hurry to leave this area.

She turned to look at me once she had seen that the principal was already far from where we were. Her smile still has not changed at all, which made me feel at ease, unlike earlier that I was too anxious to focus on anything at all.

“You will meet your classmates tomorrow,” she said to me, before she looked at her wrist watch too, then she focused her attention on me once again. “Though, for now, I want you to have a rest as I knew that the test was not easy at all.”

“Is that alright?” I asked her, unsure if this was indeed alright or not, but then again, it seems as though she was not kidding at all as I saw her gave me a small smile. “I mean, if it is really alright, then I...” I hesitated a bit, which made her let out a small laugh once again.

“It is really alright, Ms. Smith,” she answered me, and I knew that she was trying her best not to laugh at all. She just resorted on giving me a smile as she even added, “Also, I think that it is just fine for the Section A to wait for you until tomorrow.”

I frowned at her, but then again, I did not say anything at all as I slowly nodded my head, as I was still a bit hesitant about returning tomorrow just because I had to rest today.

It was not that I am not accustomed with this kind of thing, but then again, I think that it was kind of rude that I just had to leave right after I had found out that I passed their examination.

I even think that it was kind of inappropriate, but then again, if that is what she really wanted me to do - if that is what they really wanted me to do, then I guess that there was nothing wrong about it, right?

“Alright, then...” I was still a bit hesitant, but then again, I saw how her smile grew larger when she saw that I had grabbed the things that I had brought earlier. “Then, I think that I should leave now?”

I looked at her as though I was waiting for her to say something - as though I was waiting for her to change her mind, but then again, it seems like this is really what she wanted me to do as I have seen how she nodded her head at me.

“Then, I will see you tomorrow at Section A, Ms. Smith.” I frowned at her as I did not catch what she means by those words, but I just kept my mouth shut as I bow down at her once again.

“Then, if there was nothing else, I will take my leave now, Ms. Madison,” I told her, politely, and she just smiled at me as she nodded her head.

I checked my bag for the last time, before I turned to look at her and bowed for the last time that day as I finally turned to leave that classroom.

I was actually still not familiar with the whole classroom, and I did not know where the h*ck am I, but then again, I did not bother to ask for her guidance any longer because I thought that she might have something else to do, and was just pretending that there was really nothing, and so, I just decided to think of all the ways that we went to earlier so I could figure out where I needed walk to find the exit.

Luckily, I was already not in daze any longer, which means that I could think, clearly, and I was able to find the exit of the University.

It was also a little bit weird that I had left the University while the other students were already in the middle of the class, but then again, I guessed that there was nothing wrong in that, and it was also given that I was just transferred on this school; it is also a plus that Ms. Madison said that I should take a rest today and return tomorrow.

Well, might as well do that because she had already said that I could. After all, I think that I had drained my brain because of that examination and needed a little bit rest. Above it all, I had nothing else to do other done taking a rest after all that had just happened.

Maybe, I will eat something at my dorm right after I got home? Or maybe, I can take a nap first before doing anything else because I was really drained?

I was just thinking of that when I was about to leave the University, but then again, the moment that I was already on a gate, I had bumped into someone though I knew that it was not my fault because I was really paying attention on my surroundings. I knew that it was that person’s fault because he was running too fast as though he was late over something.

“Sorry!” I heard a voice of a man shouted at me, and I turned to look at his direction with a frown on my face as I wanted to complain at what he did, but then again I frowned when I saw that there was no one behind me.

I got confused as I even tilted my head, but then again, I did not bother about it any longer as I continued to walk towards where my dorm is.