Chapter 43

2018.10.25

The post office closed and so did the schools. The competitions were supposed to be held on the next month fifteenth. I was under pressure I did not know what to make out of it now. The letters might not reach the respective schools. I was biting my nails. They also need time to prepare for the competitions.

2018.10.26

I started got four calls out of sixteen schools. They told me that they had received the letters and asked further details on them. Some of the calls were attended by my mother while I was in school. And she made sure to let me know through Mr. J. J. Fortune. My mother was helping me out a lot. When I was stressed out she lend me her hand. The in-charge teacher and the sectional head never took it seriously and even showed me the path of doing it. I figured all of them by myself and with the help of my mother.

2018.10.29

Many letter and returned to school. The principal had told that we are stupid kids and did not know what to do. I heard it from the security guard and the letters were just lying in the office for three days. THREE DAYS! And none of the teachers nor did they inform us. Thanks to the security who remembered me, that I was holding these letters before posting.

Only five had gone out. And they called me. Now I did not know how to send them. I took them home and told my mother of what had happened. I was at the edge of the cliff. She told me to dial all the schools. And I did. I sent the letter head through mail. I changed the date to the last week of the eleventh month. I informed sir and the in-charge teacher.

2018.11.04

The schools started and a letter had reached another school. My mother received a call from the fifth school. I WAS THRILLED.

I scanned the competition documents and send them out. They all reached. There were some schools that were close by. My mother went to five school personally and handed them to the principal.

2018.11.06

I just noticed today that I have emailed everyone with a wrong date. I was gasping. I was out of breath. I mailed them again. I did not know if they had seen. I sat there blankly watching the wall. Only I could do was smashing my head on the wall and cry. How can I be such an idiot?

Three schools' letters I sent through some of the students from each school. They will be reached safely.

I sat by the phone every hour waiting for a call. We are having exams and I did not even pay much attention to it. I will study later. After this science day. I already started to make the welcome presentation for the science day and the presentation for the competition is done. I cannot wait all of them to see it. YAY!