บท 5: Physics Exam

"Oh hey Katelyn! Umm, sorry about that ...ahhh I was thinking you know...uhhmm..so what were you saying earlier." Peter cannot find the clrrect words to say. It was a rare thing for Kaitlyn - his one and only dream girl since he entered this school, to talk to him so he was anxious.

"Oh, I am sorry if I have interrupted your train of thoughts. Maybe ...I..will talk to you later?" Katelyn had a what's-wrong-with-this-guy face.

Peter panicked, he didn't want to waste the chance now that opportunity had present itself to him. Katelyn was about to leave, Peter wanted to flick her hand but couldn't do so - so he just said "No ..no it's really ok. I was just...um thinking of something deep..haha." Peter laughed dryly.

"I was thinking if I could borrow a book from you. I heard you have a collection - I, too, have a collection, so if it is okay - could you lend me yours. Or if not we could just swap books." Katelyn said those words almost in one breath.

Well, it is not easy to talk to the top notcher in class. Peter do not have a lot of friends because not he was stinky but it was because his classmates look up to him. And Katelyn is one of such students but she really loves to read books and she only knew of one person who have a truckload of books, Peter.

"Okay, so how many books and what books would you like to borrow. Your favorite book is enough for the swap." Peter didn't even hesitate for a second. Only a fool would waste a chance like this. A chance to get close to your dream girl.

Before Katelyn could response, their Physics teacher arrived, "Good morning class!" he greeted. This physics teacher have black hairs(not the typical bald scientist you are thinking about), fair in complexion and barely taller than Peter. He was said to have work in a Nuclear Research Institute.

"Good morning Sir." the students greeted.

"Okay, let us not waste more time and start with the exam." as he said this, he distibuted the test papers.

When the students scan through the questions, they had mixed expressions. Some smiled, some answered directly, some looked up the ceiling, some were like crows waiting for its prey while some like Peter was calm. Peter scan through the questions and he thank God that he have studied all of it.

One of the questions was like this;

1. A footballer kicks a ball on horizontal ground giving it an initial velocity of 25 m/s

at an angle of 35º to the horizontal.

a. Where will the ball be 1.2 seconds after it is kicked?

b. What will be the greatest height reached by the ball?

c. Where will the ball land?

Peter have studied these types of questions for God knows how many times. So when he scanned through the questions, he didn't feel any hassle at all. Questions like these are just like soup for Peter. He did not even need to use a per cent of his brain.

Peter answered the first five questions with ease and then he rest a little and observe his classmates - because he was the top notcher in class, the teacher was not worried about him cheating. If it was any other student, the teacher would shout louder than a sonic boom of a rocket.

He first looked at his left, where Martin was seated, his friend was now sweating profusely that his shirt was already wet all over. He seemed too focused on the exam as he did not even spare a second to look at Peter.

Next he look to his right, his angel..err..Katelyn

was seated there. She looked at him for a bit second with a smile and got back to answering the exam. She did not mind the stares of Peter that could melt the ice in the Antarctic.

He roamed his eyes around to see how his other classmates were doing. One was half asleep already.

"Bang! Bang! Bang" the teacher slammed the board.

"..." all the students.

The already half asleep guy woke up from his dreams and continued to answer.

Some seems to be thinking of the solution while some are busy solving -manually as their teacher did not allow calculators.

Peter continued answering his own paper. There were only five questions left, that is ten items all in all. Not long after, he have already finsihed answering all of the questions.

He put his paper on the armrest facedown. No one was allowed to go out until all have completed answering so he waited patiently.

He looked at his friend's paper at the corner of his eye, he noticed that his friend have already answered 1-8.

'These questions are as deep as the ocean.' Martin thought to himself. He was lucky that Peter gave him a review note, if not then his exam would really fall like a heart-attacked bird. Remembering that, he looked at Peter only to meet the other's gaze. He smile and Peter gave him a thumbs up.

'As usual, Peter would always be the number one of this class, well at least I am the right hand of the number one.' Martin comforted himself.

.....

~Minutes later

All the students have finished answering and the teacher was now collecting all the papers.

On the way going out, the students share about their answers. Some got frustrated that they forgot something and got a weong answer while others was celebrating.

"Hey Peter...um..about the books. I only want to borrow History of Space Flight and Electricity & Electromagnetism." Katelyn said while arranging her things.

"O-ookay.. I see you also love science." Peter was still no used to talking to her this close.

"I need to say goodbye now - my father's ouside, waiting. So, see you tomorrow at the Entrance Exams venue?" Katelyn is already making her way outside.

"Okay!" that is all he can say. He did not even have time to say "Goodbye and take care" to her. He is such a genius in academics but he has low emotional intelligence.