92. New class ; new life...

   Finally, I am in class twelve. It is the last year of my high school. Soon I will be an adult. I feel uneasy. I don't know why. Maybe I just don't want to be a responsible adult who has no one to rely on. I don't want to be responsible.

I hate; responsibilities, and commitments... 

" Myra...O, you are ready. ", Mom is standing at the door.

" Mom, what is an adult? ", I ask.

" An adult is someone who knows his duties and responsibilities as a human. He should be kind, generous as well as tolerant with a rational mind. Most vitally he should think about others...", Mom.

But before she could say anything else I interrupt her.

" Mom, that is a lot. I don't want to be an adult. ", I say.

She looks at me with a meaningful expression and says, " But you don't have a choice, Myra. All humans have to grow up. It is a part of life. And it is not that bad. One day you will get used to the fact that you are an adult. But that doesn't mean you have to lose yourself...I want you to dream... ", now she is standing before me and brushing my hair with her fingers.

" I want you to live. But don't do anything that will hurt others. Be tolerant towards others. Now come on, I will drop you at school today. ", she says.

She is about to leave

when I say :

" But Mom I am scared. I am scared of people. I am scared of being an adult...", I say.

" There is nothing to be scared of ...I know, you are scared of all troubles that will come your way but I assure you that life is more unpredictable than any climate change that we face. Hence there will be sadness, joy, and anxiety. All these emotions paint your world in something beautiful. Something that you can't even imagine right now...And I trust you, Myra., I trust that you will be an amazing adult. ", she says.

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AT SCHOOL :

" M... Myra! You are late. Where were you? ", Lily. 

" You seem very excited. I thought you will be sad  because of

Serena. ", I say.

" Why? She is my friend. I am happy for her. Albeit I miss her a lot. ", she says.

"Hey, M. How are you doing?", Claire.

I notice that she has trimmed her hair, she looks thin but it is probably because of the pink T-shirt that she is wearing.

" Did you notice it as well? I look awful, don't I? ", Claire.

No, she doesn't but  I won't tell her that.  I am not that nice.

"Yeah you do. ", I say.

Now she looks surprised.

 " What? Did you think that I will praise your beauty? I am Myra Claire. You should know better by now. ", I say.

Lucas and Sam are here.

" You are savage, M. ", Lucas.

" You are brainless, Lucas. ", Claire.

" Hey, don't pour your outbursts on me. ", Lucas.

" You are not wearing your spectacles today. ", Claire.

" Yeah, my eyes are fine now. The doctor said I am very lucky. ",

"Yeah that you are otherwise. This prestigious high school would not have admitted you. ", Claire.

"Both of you need to shut up.", Lily.

" And why should I listen to you?", Claire; glaring a Lily.

" Hey, don't talk to her like that...", Lucas.

Amidst all this, I notice that Sam is again glued to his phone. He is typing something. I walk to stand beside him.

" You look fine today. ", I say.

He looks at me for a while then starts typing once again. I swear this man is bipolar. He is ignoring me again ...!

ANNOUNCEMENT: ALL STUDENTS ARE ORDERED TO GATHER IN THE AUDITORIUM FOR THE ORIENTATION PROGRAMME. I REPEAT: ALL STUDENTS ...

Oh no, I forgot about this ...Wait a minute. Something is wrong.

" Orientation program is on the first day of every new session. But today is the second day. We ditched school on our first day. ", I say.

" But they already announced on the website that orientation was delayed due to some management issues. ", Claire.

" I didn't know that ...", Lucas.

" I didn't know either ...", Lily.

" You guys are so careless and lazy. Check the school website regularly for updates. ", Claire.

Oh God save me from that damn orientation program.

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As usual, Sam delivers his speech because he is the topper. And then students start to perform different things...Nothing special. But we all feel suffocated. The school has turned on heaters because of the cold weather but it is very suffocating. I feel awful...

Finally, someone changed the temperature now it is better than before.

After all nonsense, we are all dismissed to meet our classmates. I hope to be in a better class this year.

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Luck is not with me today. This class looks like a fish market I miss my old classmates.

" Hey, look. She is the one. " someone as I walk towards my seat.

" Who? That one ...She is the daughter of Alex Rishaan. Man, she looks like some nerd. " someone.

They know that I can hear everything, right?

" Wow, she is the one. Maybe that is why she ignores people around her..."

I am rich, not deaf.

" Okay, guys. We are going to introduce ourselves. I hope you will all behave...So let me introduce myself first. My name is Rubina .", a girl who is dressed neatly. I think she is some kind of representative of our section.

" After doing that, we can all play truth or dare. ", she says.

I take back what I said about her before. She is a lunatic.

Everyone starts to cheer for her after that. 

She looks rational among all the other beings which are here. I hope I can get along with her.

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