"Knock... Knock... Is anybody here?", called Matt. He turned right the door knob and says "Oh... the door is open?", he wondered. "That naughty lady didn't lock the door I guess. Why is she so stubborn? I told her to lock the door even in day time for her safety but she didn't listen to me. Ugh!", he told himself.

He opened the door and entered the house. He looks around as he enters, to assure that there's nothing bad happened to his best friend.

"Gaile? Gaile?", he called her in a soft sweet voice followed by a loud shout calling her name again.

"Hey, Matt!", she greeted him. "What brings you here?", Gaile asked him while she's going downstairs.

"I'm sorry if I entered in your house without any permission", he apologized. "I was just worried about you", he uttered in a worried tone. "Why didn't you lock the door? How many times do I have to tell to lock the door even in day time, huh!", his tone shifted from a worried tone to a mad tone.

"Calm down, Matt! Look at me, I'm alive... Nothing happens to me", Gaile explained. "Come on, you sit there and I'll get you a glass of cold juice to cool down your burning head", she said while pulling her best friend in the couch.

"You really know how to cool down my burning head. You really know me well than I know myself", Matt told her.

"I'm glad you were here. My auntie called me, she told me that the results of the board exam are out", Gaile uttered while she's in hurry makinhg a glass of juice in the kitchen.

"The results are out? Hoohhh! I feel so nervous. It feels like I want to bring myself home to hide. Can I go home now?", he stood in shock.

"You're going home already? I think it's better if you'll join me here to check if we passed the exam", Gaile widened her eyes to his best friend and forcedly pushed him back to the couch.

"Ca-ca-can I just go? I have a lot of things to do, Gaile", Matt stuttered.

"Why are you here by the way?", Gaile changed the topic.

"I bought two boxes of chocolate cupcakes in the pastry shop near your house. I decided to drop by to check on you", Matt explained. He was about to stand but Gaile pulled his shirt.

"And where do you think you are going, Matt? Now that you are here, you'll stay with me and we will check the results together. Don't go home or else, I'll be mad at you forever", Gaile threatened him.

"Ugh! You're so mean to me, Gaile. Okay! I'll stay for the sake of good friendship", Matt bowed down his head and choose to stay with his best friend.

"This is it!", Gaile opened her laptop placed on the center table in front of them.

"Gaile, what if I failed?", Matt asked his best friend in a low energy tone.

"Chill, you won't fail. Trust me", Gaile motivated him.

"I'm so excited to be called 'Detective Gaile Andrea Lopez' and I would love to call you 'Detective James Matthew Torres'. It sounds great, right?", the lady uttered with joy and excitement.

"As if I passed the exam", Matt bowed down his head again.

Gaile held Matt's hands which are both shaking that moment. She turned on the laptop and surf the internet to find out for the result of their examination.

"Matt, I got the link!", she said happily. "Oh wait! Should I click it?", she refused. She stopped for a while and looked at Matt who's telling her 'don't'.

"Whoah! This is it!", she clicked the link and the list of passers appeared on the screen.

"Hoooooohhhhh!", she rubbed her hands and said, "This is the moment of truth, I can't wait to see our names in the list", Gaile uttered in a jolly tone.

"Gaile? What if I failed?", Matt asked her for the second time.

"Matt... I believe in you. I know you'll pass. Claim it, man!", she stared at him and held his hand again while scrolling up the mouse device to see whether their names were included in the list of passers or not.

She scrolled it from the surnames starting from A-J until she reached the surnames that start with L-T. She looked closer into it while Matt decided to close his eyes.

After few seconds, Gaile closed her laptop then Matt heard her crying silently.

"Hey, Gaile! Are you alright?", Matt asked her while tapping her shoulder. "Hmmmm...", he took a deep breath and he gave her a pampering hug. "I think I knew the answer. Now, stop crying, Gaile. People always be given a second chance", he wiped her tears and said, "Cheer up, Gaile! If you didn't pass today, I'm sure that you'll pass the second time you take the exam" , Matt motivated her.

Matt was in a bit shock when Gaile jumped.

"I think you misinterpret my reaction, Matt. I passed the examination, I'm a detective now", she jumped with joy.

"Look! My name is included in the list of examinees who passed the examination", she opened her laptop and showed it to her best friend. "See? I passed. But you know the reason why I cried?", she asked him.

"I knew it! I failed...Am I right?", he uttered in a sad tone.

"What are you saying? Hey! Cheer up, man! You passed the examination", she said in soft voice.

"What? Did I hear it right, I passed the examination?", Matt moved closer to her best friend's mouth to hear it clearly.

"Congratulations Detective James Matthew Torres, we made it", Gaile greeted him.

"We made it?", he asked in a soft voice. "We made it? We made it? It means, I passed the examination?", they jumped together because of happiness that filled in their hearts.

"You are now a liscensed Police Officer, Matt. I told you, you can do it!", Gaile reminds him.

"Oh wait, this is not a good prank, Gaile! Aren't you kidding me? For real? I passed?", Matt asked her for the second time.

"Yes, Detective James Matthew Torres", Gaile stands straight then she salutes even if they just have the same position.

"This is a dream come true, Gaile! I thought I failed. My dad will surely scold me if I didn't make it", he scratched his head and showed a sweet smile on his face. He stands up and he salutes.

The two were very happy with what they have achieved. Detective Torres decided not to go home yet and stay in her best friend's house to celebrate their victory.

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On the other hand... An examinee who expects to see his name on the list is still scrolling up his mouse device to check the surnames which start with letter P...

He scrolled it thrice to make sure that he really didn't pass the examination and he failed the second time around. Unluckily, he didn't see his name on the list. So, he shut his room's door madly. He was so disappointed with the results. Vinz Earl Pascual started to ruin everything inside his room.

He stopped for a while and sat down at the right corner of his room near the door. He covered up his ears and cried quietly. He is a very secretive man, he never cries in front of anyone. He always plays strong in front of others but deep in his heart, he's broken.

He was known to be a happy go lucky guy. Everyone in his family knows that he doesn't care how many times he fails. But he's really not like that. He felt pressured deep inside.

That day, he went outside his room like nothing happens. He fixed his mess and he cleaned up his room before he left. He went somewhere else to unwind and calm himself.

He went home drunk like he's a different person. He falls down on the floor due to excessive intoxication. He saw his father in front of him then he glared at him. That's the first time he did that to his dad because he was known to be polite son, even if he was known to be a happy go lucky man.

"Son...", his dad called him.

His dad is about to congratulate him but Vinz stopped him. "Ssssshhhh...dad! I know what you are going to tell me. 'You're such a disappointment to this family, Vinz! Why didn't you study hard like your brother?'", he uttered just the way his dad uttered those words two years ago.

"Vinz..." Mr. Pascual was about to speak but he stopped him again.

"Sssshhhhh.. I'm still speaking dad! I know the next words you'll say. 'Get out of this house. Don't you dare go back to this house until you passed the exam. Go, find for the best review center wherever the hell it was located'. Is that what are you going to tell me?", Vinz delivered the words exactly the way his dad delivered it when he found out that he failed to pass the criminology board examination two years ago.

"Are you amazed, dad? I delivered your words exactly the way you say it, right?", Vinz said then he collapsed.