"mmhmmm, I'm ready." I smiled as bravely as I could even though deep down I was scared. Scared of meeting new people and if they found out bad things about me that they would hate. Knowing this my sister turn around and gave me a warm hug making me feel safe and secure.
" Don't worry. After school I'll take you out for ice-cream. Just smile and be your happy self like you were. . . like you always are" reassured my sister. I nodded and promised her I will before we left the house.
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"Morning everyone, I know you all must be excited yet also nervous starting your first day of school. Don't worry, I have an activity that allow you guys feel at ease and make new friends" greeted the teacher. She looked rather nice and smiled brightly at every student. The classroom was filled with tables and chairs organised in groups as well as boards around the room that looks like it was once filled with pictures or paintings. Every other student was sitting on the floor listening intently at the teacher. Some were smiling and looked very excited while others look rather nervous or scared. I closed my eyes for awhile and thought to myself that I promised to be happy and smile so I must not show my weak side to anyone else. When I reopened my eyes, I lifted the sides of my mouth upwards and looked at the teacher as if I was eager to learn and participate in our first activity.
" Alright, for this activity I would like you to get up and move around the room for a bit." requested the teacher. Immediately after everyone stood up on their own two feet and begin walking around the room waiting for the teacher next instruction.
"Now, I would like you to find another a person who is born in the same month as you." instructed the teacher. Some student had trouble identifying the month they were born in and needed assistance. As for myself, I began searching the room hoping to find someone nice to starting talking to. Just as I was beginning to search I felt a light tap on my shoulder, I turned to find a girl smiling happily at me with her eyes shining with excitement. I saw something in her that made me feel calm, at ease and somehow made me feel like she was someone that would stay in my life for many years to come.
"Hello, So what month are you born in?" she questioned catching me off guard as I stumbled to respond to her question.
" Ahh. . . Hi, I'm. . . I was born in October. What about you?" I replied.
" Great, I found my pair. I'm Belinda by the way, whats your name?" she asked again. Something about her made me feel happy and that was when I truly started to smile and not because I promised too.
" I'm Dora, Nice to meet you. I feel that we would be best friends." I cheerfully chimed. She nodded in agreement as we stood side by side chatting, as we waited for other pairs to be made and the teacher's next instruction.
" Now that everyone is in pairs, I would be placing each pair on a table. When everyone is seated, please introduce yourself to the people on your table." informed the teacher. Belinda and I was seated at a 4 seated table closet to the door and the pair that sat opposite of us was a girl and a boy. The girl was named Yuki, she was a bright and happy girl while the boy was named Ryeowook who seemed to be very shy but still very nice and polite. I noticed his eyes glimmered as Belinda introduce herself and as Belinda caught him staring, he immediately looked down and his cheeks turned a slight pink colour. Belinda on the other hand didn't seem to notice and smiled as she thought that he was just a little shy. Yuki and I turned to each other didn't help to smile as we knew something interesting in the future would happen.
As the day continued, the 4 of us seem to become close friends and by the end of the day I felt a strange sensation that I couldn't help but smile. For the first time in a while, I been excited for the next day to come and happy to be able to spend every day with my new friends.
" Dora, I am here as I promised to take you for ice-cream" called my sister as she waved at me from the front gate. I turned to her and called out "I'm coming" before I said goodbye to my friends who continued to wait for their parents to come pick them up. When I turned to say goodbye to Belinda, I subconsciously leaned in to give her a goodbye hug and she seem to simultaneously do the same. I skipped along the path holding my sister's hand as we made our way to the closest ice-cream parlor.
"What a big change of attitude since this morning. What's happen that made you so happy? and it seems you made quite a few friends especially close with the one hug before you left." questioned my sister as she watched me happily skipping beside her. I started recounting my day to her and how I felt that I made lifelong friends as well as how I felt a strange connection with Belinda. She explained to me how important and special friend that comes in our lives give off a unique feeling to people and if we get that feeling you would know that the person is someone that you would share lots of secrets with and become the best of friends through all the ups and downs. I thought about this for a moment and smile, I believed that what my sister said was true and continued to skip in my happy trance. As we reached, a pedestrian crossing I stayed next to my sister, humming and once the green light turned on I continued across the road skipping and humming along side my sister. She watched me, her eyes widened and mouth opened unable to believe what she had seen but she immediately drew back and smiled as she observed me skipping down the road to the parlor. Her smile slowly turned from a happy smile into a relief and glad smile as she seemed to notice a change in me that I hadn't even thought about it at the time but I gradually understood and noticed my personality began to change and adapt to my new school environment. I knew that this is the beginning of something new and something interesting as my story has only just began.
"Hello, So what month are you born in?" she questioned catching me off guard as I stumbled to respond to her question.
" Ahh. . . Hi, I'm. . . I was born in October. What about you?" I replied.
" Great, I found my pair. I'm Belinda by the way, whats your name?" she asked again. Something about her made me feel happy and that was when I truly started to smile and not because I promised too.
" I'm Dora, Nice to meet you. I feel that we would be best friends." I cheerfully chimed. She nodded in agreement as we stood side by side chatting, as we waited for other pairs to be made and the teacher's next instruction.
" Now that everyone is in pairs, I would be placing each pair on a table. When everyone is seated, please introduce yourself to the people on your table." informed the teacher. Belinda and I was seated at a 4 seated table closet to the door and the pair that sat opposite of us was a girl and a boy. The girl was named Yuki, she was a bright and happy girl while the boy was named Ryeowook who seemed to be very shy but still very nice and polite. I noticed his eyes glimmered as Belinda introduce herself and as Belinda caught him staring, he immediately looked down and his cheeks turned a slight pink colour. Belinda on the other hand didn't seem to notice and smiled as she thought that he was just a little shy. Yuki and I turned to each other didn't help to smile as we knew something interesting in the future would happen.
* * *
As the day continued, the 4 of us seem to become close friends and by the end of the day I felt a strange sensation that I couldn't help but smile. For the first time in a while, I been excited for the next day to come and happy to be able to spend every day with my new friends.
" Dora, I am here as I promised to take you for ice-cream" called my sister as she waved at me from the front gate. I turned to her and called out "I'm coming" before I said goodbye to my friends who continued to wait for their parents to come pick them up. When I turned to say goodbye to Belinda, I subconsciously leaned in to give her a goodbye hug and she seem to simultaneously do the same. I skipped along the path holding my sister's hand as we made our way to the closest ice-cream parlor.
"What a big change of attitude since this morning. What's happen that made you so happy? and it seems you made quite a few friends especially close with the one hug before you left." questioned my sister as she watched me happily skipping beside her. I started recounting my day to her and how I felt that I made lifelong friends as well as how I felt a strange connection with Belinda. She explained to me how important and special friend that comes in our lives give off a unique feeling to people and if we get that feeling you would know that the person is someone that you would share lots of secrets with and become the best of friends through all the ups and downs. I thought about this for a moment and smile, I believed that what my sister said was true and continued to skip in my happy trance. As we reached, a pedestrian crossing I stayed next to my sister, humming and once the green light turned on I continued across the road skipping and humming along side my sister. She watched me, her eyes widened and mouth opened unable to believe what she had seen but she immediately drew back and smiled as she observed me skipping down the road to the parlor. Her smile slowly turned from a happy smile into a relief and glad smile as she seemed to notice a change in me that I hadn't even thought about it at the time but I gradually understood and noticed my personality began to change and adapt to my new school environment. I knew that this is the beginning of something new and something interesting as my story has only just began.
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