Oh!! how I love the smell of new books,sitting on my bed flipping thru pages I prepare for my very first day at school after a long summer vacation.
For sure it's been a long time since I have met my friends the ones I'm with since 1st grade,with butterflies in my stomach I open the cabinet take out a new fresh roll of brown paper and begin tp wrap my books
"Danica"my mom screams as she walks towards me with a big grin,Get going,you always keep your work for the last minute,oh mamma,I will do it fast.
That reminds me I have to get my uniforms. ironed, my ribbons cut and my favourite the yellow belt,which adds colour to my typical boring school uniform besides it makes my loose uniform fall in its place,Danm!!I really have a lot of work.
I wrap my new books as fast as I can,put them in my new school bag,this year I opted out of that normal girly barbie bag my dad sends and I got bag pack ,a black one which matches my school shoes.Cut those black ribbons equally,iron my clothes and I'm done.
I proceed to the fridge grab some chilled water and make some mango flavored tang.As I sip the last sip it reminds me that I just have two more years of school left,two more years to my freedom.
I'm all set for tommrow I doze of thinking of what the future holds.
The alarm clock my nerves calm down..The day that I was waiting for has arrived..I wake up quickly go brush my teeth,look at my crisp uniform.
Mom makes me breakfast,I hate milk..she makes me some tea and lays some Good Day biscuits on a plate,I don't feel like eating,just that I don't disappoint my mom I grab 2 3 biscuits dip it into the tea take the rest of the packet and rush!!
I wear my uniform on,look at my self in the mirror,put the belt,grab a comb,comb my hair into to two pigtails and tie my ribbons in the end and I'm done all set to go.
As I wait..For my school bus I catch up with my juniors..oh how I have missed them,I pull their cheeks and look at the other toddlers who have just joined school.
The school bus arrives.It's going to take me 45 mins to reach school,I can't wait any longer.I sit at d window and I gaze outside looking at the places that I've missed for 3 long months. As we draw close I look outside to look at this beautiful view..The clouds,the yellow sun leaving orange mist in the sky and the beautiful birds and the bees..
As the bus comes to a total halt the butterflies in my stomach tickle me..I run to the exit and proceed to my class 9th A it is..I sit down on the 2nd bench and wait for my friends to arrive..omg there is anuj my beloved friend who has been with me thru all odds..from punishments to bunking class..I go towards him and wave him a big hi.
Danica,how I've I missed u,he keeps his bag on his desk and we end up on having a long conversation about the holidays.
There look at hilton,hilton comes in.He always has this superstar entrance with all the girls dropping their jaws half down.He is this super good looking boy with this whiskey brown eyes,small ears and definitely the best phisique,he's not good at studies but he is good at arts and definitely sports..He enters class and sits on the 1st bench right next to Oriale,this beautiful girl,who's smile can wake up someone from the dead.
I stare at hilton,my jaws drop to.Anuj proceeds to hug him and they both go out of the class,BOY TALK.
Me and oriale sit down and talk and talk and talk..oriale tells me about her baby sister who's just a month old,and I talk to her about my cousins,friends and family,slowly and gradually the class start to fill I wave a hI to everyone that enters.The bell rings,we all from a straight que,girls and boys separate and proceed to the hall where we have an assembly of the whole school.The principal welcomes us and wishes us all the best for an good and fruitful academic year.There I close my eyes,join my hands has we all pray together the OUR FATHER,then I open my eyes I find inner peace and the speaker announces to Streach our right hands forward for the pledge..INDIA IS MY COUNTRY..Soon has I proceed to class the 1st lecture is religion this year Father Vivian is our religion teacher..1st days at school are always fun Father doesn't open the book at all he just makes each one of us introduce ourselves..oh its my turn..HI my name is danica some of you already know me but for the others who have just joined I love elocution and reading..I really couldn't talk about the real things I love..I love slim shady..WINK WINK..I put my hand under my skirt and wave my fingers till the hem and sit down..
Sooñ as hilton starts speaking there is this huge laugh I look behind I give this dirty stern look..hilton starts introducing himself he is so soft spoken that it is not even audible..One by one everyone introduces themselves and father ends it by telling us to focus on this year.
The bells rings,father leave the class..everyone starts talking to each other.
