I Refused the Exam Because of Crows

Summary

On the day of the National Finals, as soon as I reached the testing center, I heard the crows.

Their caws were shrill and piercing, sounding more like human screams than birds.

Panic surged through me, and I bolted away from the entrance.

I refused to set foot inside that building, no matter how much people stared.

Everyone thought I was having a mental breakdown, throwing my entire future away over nothing.

My parents were shaking with a mixture of fury and absolute shame.

"If the birds both