High school adventure

The traffic was blocked again, but the hand of the clock kept moving relentlessly. My heart was pounding  . Through the galloping in my ears came the headmaster's words,
"All right, I will give you a last chance at 5:00pm."

It was 4:50 already. The school was in sight but I still needed a few minutes .Hardly had  the car stopped, when I jumped out and ran directly across the street heading for the school.

Here it was. On the splendid monument written" High School Affiliated to RUC". This is the dream school where I was desperate to get in. I would get a promising future if I managed to get in. Just about 2:00 that afternoon,the headmaster had called me to have an interview, which would finally decide whether I would be accepted.

When the headmaster called me, I was still in Wuhan, thousands of miles away from Beijing, totally unprepared for the interview. I was so excited because I thought I totally lost the chance when I took the transfer exam long time ago. No time left for me to think and prepare.

My parents and I were anxiously waiting outside the headmaster's office. She was still in a meeting. The hand of the clock already pointed to 6:00.  My heart was like ants on the hot pan.

Fortunately, she walked outside the meeting room and went to the office. She coldly greeted us and seated down, pulling down her face, seemed not having a good time at the meeting.

I was petrified when she started to look at my score report and said nothing, with a unsmiling face. After a long time, she started asking questions. I sat up straight and still,trying to be polite and smart,but I answered timidly. She didn't pay was attention to me because she even didn't raise her eyes when asking me. It was time I lost hope and wanted to give up.I even planned to continue studying in Wuhan separated from my parents.My frustration turned into anger. Why had she just gave me a chance and then refused me?It was like carrying you to the moon then letting you fall. My heart was broken.

Suddenly, she raised her head and said
" You do well in math and physics but you are not good at English."
My tears were about to fall down. I couldn't help interrupting her saying
" I really wanted to go there and I would spend more to catch up. "
She smiled and comforted me
" However, overall you are a good student."
My eyes lighted up and I was too amazed to believe what I heard. She said I was a good student and  I was accepted to this school!

When I walked through the small but carefully-designed park in front of the main building, trees with strong trunk and wide branches seemed to have been standing there for half a century.All was like a dream. The the traffic jam, the dust raised by my foot, the long long time waiting in headmaster's office, her poker face, all was like a plan well-arranged by the destiny. If the traffic jam went on, I wouldn't have got there timely. If the headmaster was not satisfied with my scores or my answers, I wouldn't get the chance to study in the best high school of Beijing.