Studying for the Exam...? (2)

Up close, it's a comedy; from afar, a tragedy.

Ah, or is it the other way around? Whatever.

I distinctly remember studying for exams in novels looking really fun.

Isabel would study with the male leads, then step outside to buy snacks whenever she got tired.

They'd each hold an ice cream while leisurely gazing out over the academy grounds.

It had a certain... romance to it, you know?

Reality was nothing like that.

I had no idea studying could be this hard.

Forcing letters whose meanings I didn't even know into my head was not a pleasant experience.

The biggest problem is the word 'studying' itself...