Our immortality [On Hold]

Chapter 5

Bran's POV

"According to Robert Frost, Poetry is when an emotion has found its thought and the thought has found words." Mr. Richards was teaching us english. He was asking various students to recite different poems. He wanted us to feel the poems and treat them like human beings.
I stifled a yawn for the tenth time.

It has only been a week since senior year started yet it feels like a lifetime.
The coach, Mr. Thomas, has been really hard on us but atleast I enjoy football practices. Pigtails, er I mean Anna and I have been getting along fine. Soph loves her company and I couldn't help but feel glad for Soph. So for Soph's sake we are on 'Hello-how are you?' terms.

"Anna" Mr. Richards was saying. "It is your turn. Recite us a poem."

Pigtails turned the pages and chose a poem. She began, "I am going to recite She Walks in Beauty by
Lord Byron." The entire class was staring at her. Then she began to read in a poetic voice as if she was only meant to read poems.

Damn! She was amazing. You just couldn't look away from her as long as she was reading. Everyone clapped when she had finished. Mr.R was smiling so broadly that his eyes had disappeared somewhere behind his wrinkles. I wouldn't be surprised if he was wiping away tears and shouting prayers of gratitude to God. He was that type of a person.

Now I know what Rainbow Rowell meant when she wrote "She was the only person in class who'd read her poem like it wasn't an assignment. She recited it like it was a living thing. Like something she was letting out."

Anna was outstanding. I mentally made a note to tell her that later. Al and Soph were staring at her awestruck. The class continued but no one else was even closer to Anna.

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Later, we were sitting in the cafeteria when Soph invited us.
"We ought to hang out after school. You both are so busy with the football practices. Let's go to The Knights tomorrow. I hope you don't have practices on weekends." Soph said.

"Not yet" I replied, popping the e in yet.

"Right. It's been long." Al said. "Anna, have you even been around the place?"

"Er...a bit." Anna replied. "I have been downtown."

"Sweet Jesus!" Soph exclaimed. "You mean you haven't been to The knights or to the uptown urban place?"

Pigtails seemed baffled. "No, just downtown."

"Well, what Soph means is that you are missing on some great stuff here." Al explained as a matter of fact.

"So, tomorrow 7 o'clock at The Knights?" I asked.

"I don't know the way." Anna said.

"Text me your address I'll pick you up." Soph volunteered.

"By the way Anna, your recitation was awesome." Al said.

We nodded in agreement.
"Oh you rocked it. Where did you learn to recite poems like that?" Soph asked.

Anna shrugged. "It comes naturally. I've always loved poems. Everybody has an escape. Poems are my escape."

She answered with so much sincerity that I couldn't look away from her. I have not known her for long but I could already tell that she was the kind of person who stared at the stars in the night sky, who nurtured flowers like babies, who talked to animals, who kissed the dew drop on the morning leaf. She was somebody who saw good in everyone and everything. She loved everything fiercely and genuinely. God knows Soph definitely deserved someone like her.

The bell rang. Al and I had economics together. I just remembered I had to go to my grandmom's place today.
"Al, I have to go to my granny's place after practices. Don't wait up, okay?"

"Okay dude." Al replied. "How is grandmom Jane? We haven't visited her since school started."

"She is the same old lady. She misses grandad but she tries to act strong."

"Oh. I'll come with you next week." Al promised.

I have always been very close to my grandparents especially with granny. I love spending time with her. She is so full of stories about her youth, their love story, my parents childhood and my childhood. When I was a kid she used to tell me fairytales and bedtime stories. She has been through a lot and I couldn't wait to meet her.

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