Chapter 6

Reece walks into class heading straight for the back seat. He was not comfortable taking the first seat for the very first time.

Not wanting to listen to the incoming noise from the other students as they wait for the teacher, he lazily pulls up his hoodie, over his head, and lays still on the desk.

“Hey,” a voice wakes him from his slumber.

“Wow..you look miserable.” Frida pulls out a seat by his side.

“How are you doing? You do not look good” she added. Reece was not ready to say a word. So much was happening in his life at the time and worrying his friend was the very last on his mind.

“Nothing… just stress from home” he shrugs facing the front. The teacher was running late and so was Clarkson, not like it was an unusual habit of his.

Just when the teacher walks in, Clarkson appears at the door requesting entry like a dog on rainy days.

“Mr Clarkson, do you have a baby you breastfeed before class?” Mrs Lavenda asked, bringing out her English teacher's book from her bag.

“No