But as so often happens, life left me no choice.

After English, social studies and geography followed. I understood almost nothing of either subject. Most of the time, the lessons were like a dull roaring in my ears.

Mr. Tanner, our geography teacher, announced a test for the next week. Luckily, I heard it because my classmates groaned and complained quietly in unison.

I urgently needed to get the notes from today's lesson because, stupid as I was, I hadn't taken any notes.

How could I, when I wasn't even listening properly?

I was lucky that I wasn't called.

When the lunch bell rang, I jumped and woke up as...