The Knock On The Door Of Room 524

After my viva I waited in my office for seventeen minutes for the result.

1. Thirsty. Drink some water.
2. Hungry. Chocolate! …mmm…
3. Dazed. Wh-…?!
4. Puzzled. How has it been four hours?
5. Tired. Why did I have insomnia last night?
6. Anxious. What did they think?
7. Self-critical. Why did I not spend more time on…?
8. Curious. It’s two in the afternoon, where is everyone?
9. Confident. I did well, it’s a pass!
10. Confident………? …….it is a pass, right?
11. Lonely. It’d be nice to have someone to talk to.
12. Perplexed. Seriously, how was that four hours?
13. Exhausted. Three hours of sleep, four hours in the viva…
14. Confident. (…I think…)
15. Hungry. …but I should wait until after they call me back.
16. Shattered. Do I have to celebrate today?
17. Poised. How much longer until they come and get-KNOCK KNOCK

Those seventeen minutes felt longer than the four hours. And then it was over.