The Boy Next to Me

Author: Shan Zha Tang Hu Lu

At my high school graduation, to hug the boy who sat beside me in class, I said I would give every classmate a loving embrace.

Before I could hug the class president, though, my deskmate yanked the back of my collar and dragged me away.

"You don't have to go through so much trouble just to hug me."

With that, I was swept into a warm embrace as Patrick Larson whispered in my ear, "Do not hug anyone but me..."

1

Before the monthly test, I spent the enormous sum of 3 dollars on our grade's top student's treasure trove of predicted test questions.

When the test began, I flipped the papers several times, but none of the questions was familiar to me.

He didn't even predict one question rightly!

After the test, I went to the unethical seller to demand an explanation. Patrick, the boy who sat next to me, laughed at me innocently.

"Test questions prediction is like having a secret crush. More often than not, it won't come to fruition."