Chapter 8

CHAPTER 8

Although unsure of my answer, I still handed over my professor’s pen after answering the question on the board. I couldn’t remember the last equation to use for this problem. I studied it last night, but I just couldn’t recall the last equation I needed. I had too much on my plate last night and lacked sleep, that’s why I probably forgot which one to use.

Ma'am accepted the pen I gave her, and then looked at the board to check if my answer was correct. I didn’t expect to feel so nervous when I saw her squinting and furrowing her brow, a sign that maybe I solved the problem incorrectly and she didn’t get it.

That thought made me really nervous, and even more so when I saw her approach the table to grab a book. She looked back and forth between the board and the book before finally releasing it from her hand.

"How did you do this?" she asked me, referring to what I solved on the board.

"Sorry?" I asked, still perplexed.

"I said, how did you get this equation?"

I became nervous