After celebrating with someone, I start to doubt whether I want to try again.
The night I came home after celebrating my friend’s acceptance, my own exam felt further away.
Scenes
- The Night I Came Home After Celebrating — After celebrating my friend’s acceptance and coming home, I feel conflicted when I think about taking the exam again.
- I clapped with a smile, but — I clapped when my friend shared the news that they’d passed. Once I got home, I started thinking about my own exam result and what I might do next.
- Worry creeps into the decision — When I think about trying again, I weigh not only the time I’d need to study, but also the chance that things might not go as I hope.
- Write down a question instead of an answer — Tonight, write one thing you’d like to try again on a piece of paper. You may start to see different paths, even if you don’t find an answer right away.
- Uncertainty is part of deciding — The uncertainty may still be there the next day. I don’t take it as a sign that I should try again; I’d rather hear more about what you’re weighing.
Stories by Saebyeok
- Saebyeok
- Monday morning, and I feel like I’ll have to explain my time off again.
- On my birthday, I made my goals too big.
- Even when I go to the study room, I can't open my book.
- Before bed, I write down only how much I studied today.
- While I wait for the results, I’m already worried about who I’ll be compared with.
- After washing up, I stand before the mirror and see the choice I left behind again.
- On rainy days, I’d open just one page.
- When I say I’m taking a break, the dinner table falls quiet.