I have officially finished all of my GCSEs for this year. Well there's only two of them and I still have to do loads more next year but oh well, I'm feeling too happy to care really! I finished my Maths last week and then yesterday I finished my second Geography exam which was such a relief. I messed up the first Geography paper but I felt I actually did well on the second one.

I was sitting the exam in the gym with the same people as last time, plus a few extra. They were all sixth formers and probably thought I was a bit young to be in there with them but there wasn't much I could do about that. The examiner woman kept talking to me while we were waiting outside, obviously trying to make conversation but I didn't exactly feel like telling her my life story while I was trying to remain calm.

I was in a row by myself again (what do they think I am, a loner? Geez...) but at least I had people sitting near me instead of around the edges of the hall like last time. I thought my cold had cleared up but about 10 minutes into the exam my nose started running. It was horrible because I'm not one of those people who lets the snot run down (*gag*) so I had a tissue in my hand, trying to keep it all in while trying to write about populaton density and the effects of the CAP policy on agriculture.

I thought it was all going quite well until the exam ended and the examiner let me go first. Me. What was she thinking? In my haste I grabbed my pencil case and took a step forward and realised too late that my pencil case was still undone. All of my pencils went flying around the room and I really could have just died then and there. I tried not to make a big deal out of it and picked everything up but I could feel everyone watching me. I just left quickly and if I'd forgotten any pencils I hope the devil took them to hell for all the embarrassment they caused. Although I checked, and I think everything was there.

To make it worse my Mum had parked the car in a stupid place so that I couldn't see it so I was standing outside the school gates with millions of unbeliveably gorgeous guys walking out of the school, while I looked like a plank waiting for my Mum who was basically parked right behind me. I stood there for about 20 minutes waiting for her until she drove right up to me so I could see her.

I felt so embarrassed that I gave my Mum the silent treatment for two whole minutes (I know, I'm childish like that).

All in all though it was a pretty good end to my exams.

Maya xxx