THE EXAMINATION PROPER

Then everyone reassembles at 2:00 pm for the rescheduled examination.  The examination rituals are done and everyone gets settled down in the big exam hall to the final showdown. 

The bond formations have been perfected and this time Obi happened to get it right. Obi is sandwiched right between Sandra the guru and Max popularly known as student HOD for his enviable academic exploits. He clenches his fist and pump it under his locker in order not to give away the apparent happiness. 

With head lowered he quickly did a sign of the cross partly  in thanksgiving for prayer answered and in plea for answers to be copied verbatim. Then he looks sideways acknowledging greetings from his pals who rather wish they were him(sorry they wish not to be him but to be in his position). His face keeps beaming with 'untriggered' smiles.  Then he taps Max and signal to him that his pen had just fallen down. And yet he proceeds to pick up the pen for Max. Of course, Max is smart enough to know that one good turn deserves another.  He then turns to Sandra and stupidly asks whether the black pen on her desk is 'a black pen'. Then he offers to give up one of his blue pens should Sandra be interested. Sandra smirks. 

The papers are shared and the lecturer shouts: "START!!!!!!!!"

Max is a fast writers so though his writings are quite legible, reading them from Obi's position can be quite difficult. Before he could see a complete sentence, Max is already turning to a new page. Turning back to peep through Sandra's, he experiences a blockage. Sandra writes legibly but her left palm is always up and shielding her answers from visible rays ( rays from giraffing eyes too)

35mins gone and Modo is already up and going to submit his papers. He's that good. Jimoh follows suit. Max is already up when Obi called on him to sit back and help him out. He really wanted to sit back but the invigilator beckons on him to walk up and submit. Blood!!!!!!! Sandra left when the invigilator announced that it was remaining 30mins to the end of the paper. Up the ceiling,there's no answer. Sideways the gurus are long gone. Ken is willing to help but he's far. He tries moving his lips but Obi just can't grab it from mere looking at his lip movement. 

On her way to submit, Amina drops the 'microchip' on top Obi's desk. Quickly, He grabs it and answers question no 1. Just one out of 5 questions before the lecturer shouted again: STOP WRITING!!!!!

Of course,  Obi has always known that he will spill over. He's greatest annoyance now is that it might take him more than 2years after his peers graduation to finish up. 

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