I asked Mom to make some
miso soup with slices of
daikon (giant radish) for me this morning. I also had
miso soup for breakfast on the day I took the private high school entrance examination. That time I didn't request it, but i passed that exam, so I just thought it might bring me good luck. I wonder if I'm too superstitious?
I went to the toilet twice and Mom took me in her car to Toyooka High School where the examination was being held. All the students who were flowing in one after another looked very smart and I started losing my confidence. I felt a bit anxious.
The teachers showed everyone to their examination rooms. As I was going up the stairs to the second floor, I slipped and sprained my ankle. So I had to take the exam all alone in the nurse's room. I felt so very, very miserable. To help me cam down, I put my ear against the wristwatch I had borrowed from Mom.