It was the first day of April. I had my English examination the next day. It is a foreign language and chases us like a ghost everywhere. The more we try to learn it properly, the more mistakes we commit. I had marked every important question to be revised at night. The electricity board played April fool with us by declaring a complete blackout. I was sweating all over but the power break down made the things horrible as I had to revise my syllabus. I became nervous and started crying. Mother brought a candle and consoled me. She said that God would certainly help me and I should not lose heart. I was not fond of reading in candlelight. There was smoke all around. The flames flickered and I had to draw the book closer to my eyes. The heat and suffocation were becoming unbearable. I had made a fan with a piece of card board but I could not use it.
I thought of moving under the street light as it was the only option left. When I opened my book under the street light, a car passed by and I started to look at the driver. Due to this I could not concentrate on my studies.
My mother advised me to take a nap and assured me that she would wake me up when the electricity would be restored. Electricity restored at about 2 a.m. My mother came to wake me up but I was completely lost in the nightmares.
In the morning my mother told me that I was murmuring my answers in the sleep. Through this one can easily imagine my fate in the ensuing examination.
Vocabulary
Consoled—gave comfort
Suffocation—difficulty in breathing
