Solstice: A Short Story by Wendeberg A

Author:Wendeberg, A. [Wendeberg, Annelie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: A. Wendeberg

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My throat is so dry, I can barely swallow. We are in the same stuffy room, the same teachers circling our desks. Math finals.

I’m almost overjoyed to see that a large portion of the exam is dedicated to functions. It’s hard to admit, but my parents effectively taught me how to calculate them two years ago, precisely one year before our teacher did.

Whenever I see the slanted f, I think of the one night my father said, ‘What did you learn at school?’ He’s always saying this. It’s his only way of saying hello. But that night took a different turn and now my left arm is decorated with thirteen parallel lines, pale red and a bit thick at the centre. I made no plan to snap tendons or open blood vessels. Back then, I was convinced there must be more to life than this.

My pencil drops from my slick hand, pulling me from past to present. The paper in front of me sways and tilts. The room is hot. My abdomen cramps.

I’ll be lucky to scrape by with a C.

But I’m not.

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