The air outside the academic building felt different once the exam was over.
Inside the lecture hall, tension had pressed against every student like an invisible weight. Now, stepping out into the open campus, Jay felt that pressure slowly lift from his shoulders.
Students poured through the wide doors behind him in groups, their voices quickly rising as the silence of the exam room faded away.
"That third section was ridiculous."
"I swear the professor changed the formula."
"No way that answer was right."
Arguments sparked instantly among classmates, each person convinced their method had been correct.
Jay walked past them quietly.
He didn't feel the need to join the discussion.
Talking about answers after an exam had always seemed pointless to him. The work was already finished. Whatever result came next would come regardless of how many theories people exchanged outside the building.
