Friday 22 October 2010

A lesson in Restraint







She bent over her desk. So far she'd ticked the 'yes' of all the multiple-choice questions.

Anything else she could probably ace, but this subject was her weakness. And despite her fear of failing, she found that like the clock, she could not stop ticking - yes, yes yes, yes...


copyright Lisa Falzon 2010

2 comments:

  1. ...and the keen wait.for.the summer resit...giving purpose to all those wasteful months...wondering if the outcomr is going to be the better or worse..really already knowing the answer.
    tick tickety tick.

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