Melina - Episode 5

 

Exams is on Monday, I have been unable to cover everything that was taught through out the semester, combining work and school had been a great task to deal with, being a pastry shop server has never been what I opt for, but I kept on doing it for the sake of my father .

I had been going for night classes to cover up the lapses, Henry has been of great help whenever am at work place, he never liked the idea of me getting a work in first year but I convinced him to it, with the excuse that I need to help my parents pay for my apartment.
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"023!!"
"I am here sir"
The invigilator said as he pointed at a sit that is after the first row.
I sat down, and after 15minutes the exams kicked, logic has been a hard course to crack, we were writing, the hall quite, not until the door was left ajar and a girl with a blonde hair walked in, chewing gum and showing off .
I could remember her, Mels .
"But does she take this course?, I havent seen her in any of the classes though " ...i said amidst my thoughts.
"My friend are you for this exams ?"....The invigilator questioned as she stood still .
"Yes sir .." she replied, throwing the gum from the window .
"Why are you coming by this time, this is exams started by 10 am, what's the time by your watch ?" ....the invigilator questioned so mean .
"Sir I couldn't make it to school on time, traffic has been hell " ....she replied.. for the first time I am seeing her act like a human being, could it be that her stubbornness is limited to students?
"Melina promise, I warn you, don't ever come late to the exams hall again, I might allow you write this one but I won't if it happens again " ...

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. the invigilator stated strictly.
"Okay sir"
She replied with a good manner, wow heaven is real.
The invigilator pointed towards the vacant sit adjacent to mine after giving her the answer booklets and the question paper, instructing her to come and sit there.
"How dare you look at me like that you son of a bitch"......she shouted at a boy that I think wanted to take a glance at her.
Just few minutes she was cool to the invigilator, and then she has turn lion within a blink, I really didn't understand such bipolar.
"You have thirty minutes left to submit "
The coarce voice of the bald head old man of an invigilator broke the pen to paper noise of the hall.
I looked at her and she is yet to write a thing, I had completed mine skipping number five which seemed so hard to knot.
"15mins more " ...the voice came again.
She is not writing yet, I won't forgive myself if I allow her carry over this course, but the willingness to help was being weighed down by the thoughts of my first encounter with her, and who knows she might act same in the hall, she is all round bitchy.
I was scared but the "10minutes more " from the lecturer pushed me to talking to her.
"Hey. ...you have not written a thing and we will go in few minutes, mind if I help?, I know you are good at shouting at boys buy just allow me help you" .....i spoke under my nose making sure the invigilator doesn't hear me.
"can you mind your business ? , if I fail, how does it affect your poor life? " .....she replied harshly, a little bit up in her voice.
"Two of you should stand up ".....thats the voice of the invigilator.
We stood quietly.
"What are you people discussing about? "...he asked.
"Sir.... "
She began, immediately she spoke, my heart sank, I was expecting the worst.
"He begged for my pen, he said his own has issues, and I said he shouldn't disturb me in the exam hall ".
She coined it out.
I was shocked, I never expected that.
"Ohhhhh, why not tell me instead of disturbing her? Gabriel? " ...the invigilator said before he brought a pen from his pocket and
"Take this pen, you two should sit down "...he said, handing me the pen ".
We sat back.
"thank your goddamn Ass, I don't know the force that pushed me to saving your stupid Ass "....she muttered
"Thank you, that was a surprise package, but will you allow me return the favour? " ....i asked with a chuckle and swapping her paper without permission.
"are you mad? ".....she asked looking at me like I stole her money.
"I am not mad, just keep being cool for the next five minutes please, so he won't send us out. ".... I managed to say Slowly.
"Okay, I can only add ten minutes more! You guys should take your time " ...the invigilator stated, after many students had pleaded for extra time.
Before the expiration of ten minutes I was able to get half of her work done, and gave her the booklet back as the invigilator stared collecting.
she said she didn't say a thing, she just kept mute and submitted before she let out a silent thank you and walked out.
"You exchanged papers with her inside the hall, I was watching you both , is that your new crush? "
Henry asked?
"Nope bro, she didn't write a thing so I helped her"..
I stated
"I guess she is not in our department, don't you notice we were much?, their department offers same course with ours "...henry said.
"do you know the girl at the walk way?, she is the one " ... I spoke with a smile.
"What!!!?, are you mad??, why would you do that
"...henry fired at me with an angry face, his anger was well expressed this time.