As we waited for the signal to start the exam, I recited holy verses to myself.
等待开始答题之前，我心里默念神圣的诗句。
I completed the paper but I knew I'd made a mistake filling in the blanks.
我答完了考卷，但很快发现我在一道填空题上出了错。
I was so cross with myself I almost cried.
我生自己的气，气到差点落泪。
It was just one question worth only one mark, but it made me feel that something devastating was going to happen.
那道题目只不过占一分，但它让我预感到某种更具破坏性的事情将要发生。
When I got home that afternoon I was sleepy, but the next day was Pakistan Studies, a difficult paper for me.
那天下午回到家时，我很困，但第二天的考试科目是巴基斯坦研究，一门对我来说难度较高的课。
I was worried about losing even more marks so I made myself coffee with milk to drive away the devils of sleep.
我很担心自己会拿到更低的成绩。所以，我为自己泡了一杯加牛奶的咖啡，想以此来驱走睡魔。
When my mother came she tried it and liked it and drank the rest.
母亲来看我时，尝了一口我的饮料，觉得很好喝，便一口气把剩下的全部喝光了。
I could not tell her, 'Bhabi, please stop it, that's my coffee.'
我没有办法对她开口说：“嫂嫂，别喝了，那可是我的救命咖啡啊。”
But there was no more coffee left in the cupboard.
而橱柜里的咖啡已经喝完了。
Once again I stayed up late, memorising the textbook about the history of our independence.
这天，我照样复习到很晚，背诵课本上关于独立的章节。
In the morning my parents came to my room as usual and woke me up.
一大早，父母和往常一样来我的房间叫我起床。
I don't remember a single school day on which I woke up early by myself.
在我的记忆里，在过往上学的所有日子里，从没有一天是我自己主动爬起来的。