"Holland," Jamie said, turning up to me. Soren was right behind him.
Their voices reached me before I fully registered where I was standing. My feet felt heavy, like they were rooted to the tiled ground outside the examination hall. The building loomed behind me, tall and unwelcoming, its stone walls still holding the echo of scratching pens, coughing nerves, and silent prayers whispered under breaths.
Today was the PEC.
I had just finished writing the exam.
The moment Iclucked submit on the screen my hands wouldn't stop shaking. I'd sat there for a few seconds afterward, staring at the computer like it might swallow me whole. Walking out of the hall felt unreal, like my body moved before my mind caught up.
I couldn't believe it. I couldn't believe it .
