I always had to try something once. Just to see. I slipped the little sheet under my exam as the teacher walked back to her desk. She was an old-fashioned instructor, kind until she wasn't. The test wasn't hard, but I hadn't bothered to memorize any equations. I lifted my exam, noted the formula I needed, and put my exam back down. She saw, and immediately stood and strode toward me. My blood went cold. "Lift your exam," she said, quiet and stern. Then she removed both sheets. I sat for the remaining 40 minutes, ignoring my classmates' questioning looks.
Ben Kieran is a stay-at-home parent getting back into writing. Find Ben on Twitter @fictionfree.