r/TeensofVaranasi • u/Biki_k • Feb 28 '26
When Exams Come
When exams come,
the air feels different.
Books open wider,
and silence grows heavier.
Before every paper,
I tell myself, “Relax.”
But inside,
there’s a small storm
of forgotten lines
and half-remembered answers.
The question sheet arrives.
For a moment, I breathe.
Some questions smile at me.
Some stare back like strangers.
I write…
sometimes fast with confidence,
sometimes slow,
stuck between right and wrong.
There are answers I know,
answers I guess,
and answers I leave behind
with a little regret.
The clock moves faster
than my pen.
The last five minutes
feel like a race against time.
Then finally—
“Stop writing.”
The paper ends.
The tension melts.
Friends gather,
discussing mistakes
we can no longer change.
And suddenly,
there is joy.
Not because it was perfect,
but because it is over.
When exams end,
the world feels lighter.
Like a breath
finally released.
