NOTE: This series chronicles the wishes Tina writes in the Wish Journal she received from her aunt when she turned 13. To better understand Tina's character, be sure to read her other wishes in chronological order. Deep in the library of the University of Idaho, Tina gulped down her fifth refill of coffee that day. She had even rented a study room to get down to business. Moonlight drifted through the window that overlooked the quad. Her evening study group had just left and Tina felt overwhelmed: No matter how much she fought for a passing grade in physics, it never came. She uneasily sat in a sea of highlighted notebooks, color-coded sticky notes, index cards, math equations, and her laptop opened to a practice test that flashed a score of 69%--so close! Tina bit her bottom lip as she took in the scene, and her legs jiggled in caffeine-fueled nervousness beneath the table. Deflated, Tina grabbed for her black faux leather planner Aunt Gemma gifted her in order to see if she could fit in another study session between a nap and the physics final exam. Tina's shoulders sunk. Of course it was just like her to accidentally grab that wish journal instead of her planner. This mistake would cost her either precious sleep or study time. She only stayed mad at herself for a few moments. Deciding to make the best of it--and yearning for a study break--she opened the leather pages of the wish journal, desperate for any additional help she could get. Wish #9: To pass physics this semester I wish I would sit down in my physics seminar tomorrow (today?!) and automatically know the answer to every question. I wish that studying seemed to pay off. I wish I could just pass physics so I don't have to take it again.
I wish that I didn't feel so hopeless; that no matter how much I fight for a passing grade, it never, ever, EVER comes. I wish this hard work paid off, that these sleepless night and endless hours of studying gave me a passing grade. I wish I had the math and science gene I seem to lack. God. I just wish I was successful at something!
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