All Nonfiction
- Bullying
- Books
- Academic
- Author Interviews
- Celebrity interviews
- College Articles
- College Essays
- Educator of the Year
- Heroes
- Interviews
- Memoir
- Personal Experience
- Sports
- Travel & Culture
All Opinions
- Bullying
- Current Events / Politics
- Discrimination
- Drugs / Alcohol / Smoking
- Entertainment / Celebrities
- Environment
- Love / Relationships
- Movies / Music / TV
- Pop Culture / Trends
- School / College
- Social Issues / Civics
- Spirituality / Religion
- Sports / Hobbies
All Hot Topics
- Bullying
- Community Service
- Environment
- Health
- Letters to the Editor
- Pride & Prejudice
- What Matters
- Back
Summer Guide
- Program Links
- Program Reviews
- Back
College Guide
- College Links
- College Reviews
- College Essays
- College Articles
- Back
The Test
I sit down in a rotting wooden chair and tap my long fingers nervously on my thighs. It's test time.
I look around the empty room. Why is nobody here? They said to be here at 9:35 a.m. in the morning.
I'm here.
The clock is ticking and it's 9:35 and there's nobody here and I need to take my test.
I notice a pile of papers, clean, sitting on the desk in front of mine. Maybe, if i just take a look, I can finally know what the test is about.
My chair scrapes the floor loudly as I stand up. It fills the noiseless void of the room. Breathing heavily, I look at the test.
Question 1: What is your name?
But I don't have a pencil. The clock is ticking. I look back at the test.
Question 1: Tell me your name.
I drop the test in shock, backing away.
I trip over a power cord and the lights in the room go out. A Beatles song begins to play, but the music is twisted and cuts out often.
I can't see anything.
I notice a light in the dark. The test is glowing.
Question 1: TELL ME YOUR NAME.
"Help! Help! Get me out of here!"
Question 1: One more chance. You know what will happen.
"Please! My name is Eva!"
Question one: LIAR.
"I'm not lying! Please!"
Question 1: You have failed the Test.
I cannot move. I cannot speak. I cannot think. I cannot breathe.
I am no longer alive.
Similar Articles
JOIN THE DISCUSSION
This article has 0 comments.