Celebration and New Beginnings

The hallways were alive with a buzzing energy that hadn’t been there in weeks. It was the day we had all been anxiously awaiting—the day the final exam results were posted. As I approached the main hallway on the first floor, I could already see a huge crowd of students gathered around the announcement board. The sea of bodies surged and pushed against one another as everyone tried to get a glimpse of their ranks.

I took a deep breath, trying to steady my nerves. No matter how many times I’d been through this, the anticipation was always the same. I pushed my way through the crowd, squeezing past classmates who were craning their necks to see the list. Finally, I found a small gap between two students and peered over their shoulders at the paper pinned to the board.