It was Saturday just after we finished the AM exam session. We were still seated waiting for the proctors to release the herds. I was stretching and looking around. My eyes spotted the most beautiful girl I’ve ever seen. I immediately fell in love. Cupid was in the hall. I tried not to fixate my eyes on her not to look creepy. I want my princess to feel safe. I just took few glances for the sake of helping my heart keeps beating. I decided to make my move during the break. For this situation I could use either of 2 punch lines. The Cinderella punch line: “is this pencil yours?”, however, this is too lame. It could work better if I’ve got a pencil with Hello Kitty drawings on it. It would help in starting a nice conversation. So I went for the other punch line. The one that’s sure, straightforward, and easy; I approached her and asked: “How was it?”. She answered back. I commented, she laughed. A laugh within 30 seconds. This is going so good. Then a short conversation, she laughed again, this time while leaning forward towards me. All of this in 60 seconds. That’s it. I’ve got my woman and partner in life. I decided to leave with this climax; and come later for my finale’. I went to Nero Café to get me some late. Got the Coffee, and headed back to the exam halls with the aim of passing by her. The plan is to exchange a short glance with a warm smile. First pass, she didn’t notice me. Went back as am going somewhere. For the second pass I decided to make few exaggerated moves for her to notice me. So I grabbed both of my calculators, pencils, eraser and sharpener beside the coffee cup and acted as am having some problem holding them. She looked toward my direction. Our eyes met, I smiled, she smiled back. This even turned to be better. It seemed to her that despite my trouble with the items on my hand, I still managed to smile for her. This have enforced my first move. I entered the exam hall for the PM session. Sat on my chair. kept checking the doors anticipating her entrance. Beside caffeine, I needed to look at her cute face before I start my second exam. Here she comes. I managed to get a fast glance. Fast but solid enough to print here face in my head. Fast not to creep her out. I want my princess to feel safe, yup. The PM exam started. I went through the questions. While I was reading Ethics, I wished Ethics were not harming my baby. When I caught few exam tricks, I hoped she caught them as well. Our kids will be so smart. I finished in half the time. Went through a second review. Then waited for them to let us out. This is it. Am gonna give her my number and start a new life. …5, 4, 3, 2 ,1.. Pencils Down. It’s time. The proctors were counting the papers. A section was told they can leave, followed by another section, and another section, and ….her section. She left. Few more sections were dismissed. Not us. We’ve been held against our will. It started to feel like we’re on a third CFA exam session. Earth stopped revolving. Finally, we’ve been told we can leave. Jumped off my chair. Walked very fast toward the hallways of the exhibition center. Hundreds of people, thousands. CFA candidates mixed with visitors of the exhibition center. I thought I saw her, walked faster, not her, but wait a minute,…umm,….never mind. Spotted her, walked fast, I got close, not her, but…um…what’s going on. I stopped and looked around at the girls visiting the exhibition center. I suddenly realized that my girl was,…well, … average. Nothing’s wrong of being average. But having a crush on an average would require a longer time (few years), better understanding, and more chemistry. Not a crush from a first sight. So what happened? What was that exam? It made me vulnerable. I became as vulnerable as a new divorcee or a widow. This CFA exam is risky. It made me lose my senses. I’m glad that it ended. Am not ready to go through this again.