So here I am up in Brisbane, Queensland. I should be happy and laid back, enjoying a break with my parents but the weight of the upcoming entrance exam for Medicine (which I have barely studied for) and the all to quickly approaching deadline for my lit review press against my mind.

I can’t help feeling restless and unsettled. The sky is grey and the rain pours, seeming to echo the disquiet in my mind.

I wish a certain someone was here, I could use a comforting embrace but then perhaps I would only make him feel worried, he has enough on his plate as it is with his own studies.

Maybe I should just immerse myself in study and hope I get on top of it all in a last ditch attempt. It would be good to feel back in control again.

Still I only feel destined to fail whenever I even glance at the practice paper for the entrance exam. Maybe I should just resign myself to that outcome and focus on my honours work…