Turnover

Wow… there’s a lot more people in my group than I thought … I hardly know any of them … that’s a shame … I bet they were pretty cool people … they do history after all … should have said something … too late now…. Who the hell is she? … She’s not on my course… she is!? … How did I miss her? … oh no… don’t stick that prick behind me… Christ sake… I hate that guy… such a middle class know it all… well… here we are… it’s a big hall … my eyes are crap… everyone at the other end is all fuzzy… ok, here we go … turn the page… woo! That’s a lot of writing … ok… focus… take your time … question 1 … no … question 2 … no questi… no… qu… no. ok… not the best start… don’t worry… so what do I know? … write that down first… there we go … yer – that’s some pretty genuine stuff… I could use that… right then… the questions…. No … no …. No … no … ok this is ridiculous… I’ve got to be able to apply some of this stuff… question 3… I suppose I could … if I was to take that angle … it’s not the angle they ask for …. But it’s the only angle I’ve got…. …. Ok stop looking around Paul… no one else is … they put that girl just next to me … how did I not notice her? … what was I doing? … I should have gone to class more often… ok …. Oh my god… everyone else is already writing …. Ok … ok …. So that’s what I know and that’s what I’ve got to say…. Ok…. Make a plan … make a plan… intro….make a plan …. Make a plan… I could say that… but not after the intro… make a plan …. Intro…. Ok so lets think… read the question again… perhaps if I say it out louder in my mind…

…Ten minute warning… TEN MINUTE WHAT?… holy crap…. Ok …. Scrap that plan…. Quick cram in key words …. Key words …. Doesn’t matter if they don’t link .. just the key words …. Man, she’s already finished…. Perhaps I could ask her how it went … no Paul… the exam the exam…

And stop… oh bollox…. Don’t read through … don’t read through I don’t want to know….

… can we finally leave? … thank god…. She’s looking my way you know…. Oh no…. god damn it… she’s not with…. She is… I hate that prick.