"Keep your eyes on your paper" "is one of the rules that Mrs. Archer has taught us. It's a simple rule, but it's not a rule everybody chooses to follow.
This morning, I had an experience with a "rule breaker" during an English exam. I felt somebody was watching me too closely. I turned my head quickly and saw James, who sat right behind me. My eyes caught his and he said in a low voice, "Let me see your answers!" l gave him a smile, not sure if he was joking, and returned to my test. This time I moved a little more closely towards my own pander. "I can't see!" James said in a low voice.
"He's your friend and what are friends for?"
"You know it's wrong."
I tapped the top of my desk, hoping for an easy way out of this matter. No easy answer came. I just knew I had to do what l felt was right, even if made James mad. So I guarded my paper so that he couldn't see my answers.
When the exam ended, l stood there for a moment, searching for the right words to say to James. "Sorry, James, but you know me well enough to understand how I fell about cheating," I said slowly and softly. "But maybe I could help you study before the next test." "OK, Brain," he smiled. "It might not be easy, but I'll give it a try."
I felt happy that my friendship with James hadn't been hadn't been destroyed. Mrs. Archer would be proud.
