speak and get graded.

students shuffle in.

find their designated seats,

and settle down.

teachers give out instructions,

students fill the hall with silence.

stressed by teachers' and parents' expectations,

students reread their notes with barely any patience

the examiner watches her constantly,

she starts being panicky.

however, she calms herself down.

opens her mouth but there's no sound

none.

it has ended

and she knows that she is done for.

yet she feels a sense of accomplishment,

for surviving that stressful examination.