myclassmate
XXXismyclassmate.Heisagoodstudentandalwaysreadytohelpothers.
Onedayonhiswaytoschool,hesawalittlegirlcrossingtheroad.Acarwascomingtowardsherquicklyandthegirlwastoofrightenedtomove.Thecarnearlyhither.JustthenXXXrusheduptoherandcaughtherbythearm.Thelittlegirlwassaved.Shetoldhimwhereshelived,andhetookherhome.WhenXXXhurriedintotheclassroom,theteacherhadalreadybegunhislesson.Hetoldtheteacherwhyhewaslate.Hewasthenpraisedforwhathehaddone.
mydormitory
ComparedwiththefortyyearoldshabbydormitoryIamlivinginnow,theoneIlivedinforthreeyearsinhighschoolwasheaven:threestudentssharedonebrandnewsuitewithairconditionersandabathroom.
Inthreeyearstimewechangeditthoroughly:thecolorofthefloorturnedfrombrightpinkintomuddygray,andtheclosetahiveofinsectsproliferatingamongpilesofrottenfruit.Andourmasterpiecewasthebathroom,aneverdryingswampwhichservedasthehabitatofvariouskindsofmold,andevenrodents,ratswouldoccasionallytakethetroubletopayusavisit,and..,allthreeofusfeltlikesobbingwhenweatlasthadtosaygoodbyetoourlovelyfilthydormitory.Maybeitisbecausethatthedormitoryhadchangedusaswellaswe'dchangedit.
Thefirstlessonourdormitorytaughtuswastolookafterourselves.Franklyspeaking,wewerenotgoodstudentsatall.Istillremembertheunderwearthatwassoakedinsoapywaterforoneandahalfyearsbeforeitwasfinallythrownaway.Almosteachoftheboys'dormitorieshadgraduallydevelopeditsownunique"fragrance"usuallyamixtureofrottenfruit,unwashedsocks,stunktowelsandsomejunkfood.Wecouldtellonedormitoryfromanotherbysniffinginsteadoflooking.Ourtolerancetowardsuntidinesswasamazing.
However,inspiteofallthis,wereallydidmakesomeprogress.Bitbybit,westartedtowashdirtyclothesbeforetheystunk,cleanedthegarbagebinwhenitcouldholdnomoretrash,weevenusedbrushesinanot-sc-successfulattempttorefurbishthefloor.Thepointwasthatwewerenotobeyinganyorder,wedideverybitofthecleaningforourselves,becausewewantedtoliveinabetterplace.Thoughnothingwedidcouldbecalledanachievement,itwasthefirsttimewefullyboretheconsequencesofourbehavior,andtooktheresponsibility.
ThusitwasnotsurprisingthatIoftenfoundmyselftheonlyonetocleanupmyuniversitydormitorywhichlookednobetterthanagarbagebinwhenmyroommatesfeltnormalofit.
Whentalkingaboutourdormitorylife,andprobablyallthedormitorylife,weshouldneverleaveoutonething.Thiswaswhatwecalled"bedtalks".Thoughitwasconsidered"illegal,"therewasnothingtostopusfromdeliberatelystartingaheateddiscussionrightafterlightswereout.Itwasourfavoriteandtheonlywayofendingourday,andwewereaspunctualforitasourparentsareforwork.Whatwasthemostcommontopic?Girls,ofcourse!Whatothertopicswerethereforthreeenergeticadolescentmaleslyingcomfortablyinbed?Wejudgedthem,rankedthem,arguedoverthemnightafternightwithoutfeelingtheslightestsenseofboredomforthreewholeyears.Werewe
maniacs?Whoisnotamaniacateighteen?
Ofcourse,therewereotherthingswetalkedabout.Istillrememberonenightsixofussqueezedourselvesinthemostuncomfortablepostureontothreebedsandheld