My Work Experience

My Work Experience

As several nights passed, as time sped towards uncertainty and work

experience. My nerves had gradually worsened. And on the penultimate

day, I was ill with queries. My head buzzed with thoughts and even the

most simple actions seemed daunting to me, like

"Where am I going to eat lunch" and

"What am I going to say, wear …"

Gradually, I even began to annoy myself with my incessant thinking.

The "day before" seemed to just slip from under me, and before I could

comprehend I was lying awake in the darkness of my room, the clock

flashing,

" 1:55".

No matter how I tried, I could not put myself to rest.

It was impossible.

Instead I avoided sleep altogether, I played the

Playstation® 2, watched the television and read some magazines. And by

the time I had finished this odyssey of sleep avoidance it was four

O'clock in the morning and I was finally ready for some shuteye. But

for staying up so late, I would pay in the morning, very dearly.

My Mum woke me from my premature sleep and for a few moments all

memory of the forthcoming task were non- existent in my mind, but only

very briefly, as soon as I recalled, an enormous flood of fear hit me.

I decided to skip breakfast and instead I immediately just washed,

brushed my teeth and groomed myself to try and look as presentable as

possible.

This took up a lot of time.

And what seemed like only minutes later, my Mum was calling me

downstairs, declaring that I was " Late".

When actually I wasn't late in the least.

I entered the car and sat down very solemnly.

As we left my estate and headed over the motorway my heart pounded in

my head, and every beat seemed to hurt.

As I gazed out of the window, my thoughts wandered and again I was

consumed by queries.

I remember thinking very hard how much I just wanted to be back at