Reverie

by Thomas Letsos

I was in a really bad mood. The following day was a crucial day. I was going to take my final exams. Well, in fact I had to take exams in the last subject which was History. I did okay in the previous subjects. My ambition to get to the Law school was growing greater day by day.

To be honest, I can't really describe how I was feeling that day. It was an endless torture... Some friends, who had already graduated from senior high school, wanted me to take a walk with them. However, there was no possibility of doing that. In order to succeed, I knew that I should keep my composure and prepare myself for this big challenge. I couldn't foresee what would happen in the end, but I knew I had worked hard for this and I owed to myself to pass the exams.

I can recall that the day was Tuesday. The weather was kind of strange. In the morning it seemed that it would be a rainy day whereas in the afternoon it got sunny and warm. It was as if God invited me to go out and take that damn walk!! I clearly remember how disappointed I was that I couldn't go out with my friends but also how anxious I was - you have to admit that taking the University Entrance exams is, indeed, a stressful procedure.

I used an app which professed that could help releave the stress. I tried to make it work, but, of course, it didn't really have any result at all. So, I went early to sleep. It was important for me to have a long, deep sleep without interruptions...

Still, there is an interruption! There is a knock on the door. The voice of my secretary is announcing that my associates are ready for the meeting about a very important trial at the court tomorrow. Yes, as you can infer, everything went just great for me in the end. I triumphed in the exams! I got what I deserved! Now, I am a successful lawyer having my own Law Firm.

However, no matter how many years have passed- it's been, what? twenty years since that Tuesday - there are times when that bitter disappointment for the confounded walk with my friends in the warm, sunny afternoon and the awful sense of stress and anxiety before the exams is still there ... lurking ....