In walked inside the school with a smile on my face ‘ Well today is another day, and I love not feeling lonely because I have my teachers.’ I was so happy to be finally put of the house after the weekends. As usual the proprietor smiles my way,

　　“Smarty always on time, how was your weekend?” he said smiling.

　　“Boring as ever, how was yours too?” I chipped.

　　“Good, it was good, you should learn to be happy at home, there's no where better than home. Be on your way, you must have duties. Have a nice day. ” he advised.

　　“I will, school is the best place. ” I said smiling

　　I hopped away but stopped to look back at him to find him still smiling my way. ‘School is the best place’ I repeated in mind.

　　Three hours later

break time

　　In the garden

　　I walked out of the classroom with my friend Lizzy and saw my classmates in groups under the summer huts but I didn't join them. Because I wasn't good in initiating or keeping up on a conversation so I dared not join them. My friend Lizzy was also from a poor home so she wasn't accepted in the groups they wouldn't stop to backbite each other.

　　I just couldn't join those bitches who always spoke about each other in a mannerless way, they did nothing but talk about the unnecessary and mock each other. I didn't see them as the friendship group but the ‘hateship’ group as I name them.

　　We chose a bench a few meters away from the colorful girls as we call them because they put different colors of pins in their hair every day. Their conversations were mostly about boys, our teachers and backbiting each other. But sometimes it was interesting hence me eavesdropping sometimes.

　　They were talking about a certain guy, I drew near eavesdropping on their conversation but pretending I wasn't,

　　“Do you know the latest handsome guy in town?” asked the first girl.

　　“Is he the one I know? His name is Aaron. ”said the second girl.

　　“This boy is handsome and brilliant but the sad thing is he attends one of the local schools in the country. ” said the third girl.

　　“It seems we all know this guy, so how about one of us makes him theirs? Then the other girls in the school will know we are the most attractive ladies in the school. ” said the third girl.

　　“And then what? As for me, I would like to fall in love so if he was to fall in love with me, I would be okay. ” said the second girl.

　　“As for me, as long as he is good in bed, I will be okay. ” said the first girl.

　　It didn't surprise me they were speaking such embarrassing words in school, they could get worse. And to think that, we were actually in the junior high school and that too in the first year but those kids had already entered the world and have tasted it's sweetness.

　　I watched them sadly and shook my head but that particular name, they were mentioning wasn't leaving my head.

　　‘Aaron, handsome and brilliant and I also like handsome and brilliant guys, ahh what are you thinking? It's only when you top up first in class that daddy gives you five minutes of his time and mommy sings you praises but then that has even stopped these days. But I still desired those days, those were the most precious days of my life and I wasn't ready to give up on it.

　　Education is the key to success ’as it was said but education was the key to my happiness, my parents sing praises and my teachers love me isn't that enough?’ I though.

　　Those girls were getting in my haed unknowingly to me. Lizzy looked at me and saw my absentmindedness, and asked,

　　“You look lost, what's the problem? You weren't listening to those girls conversation right? They have nothing better to do with their time. Please help me with this mathematical problem. ” she requested.

　　I nodded and took it to help her understand, but how long could I make books my friend?...