Before long, class was out and fifth period was next. I bid my farewells to Sarah and Jordan. English class was always a quieter, more comfortable class for me. The atmosphere that the teacher laid out for us was really laid-back and usually he gave us easy work.

Our classwork for the day ended up mostly being us taking turns reading aloud from Homer's Iliad. Though I knew I could probably never write something as epic as Iliad, I still enjoyed reading it. After all, reading is fun. Don't you agree?

I found that I read faster than most in class, so I usually liked to read on ahead from...