The Cloud 5 Embarrassment It was after the summers and I had finished off with my first class as an eleventh grader. Not really understanding the theory of accountancy I wanted my mind to be free of all the ‘accounting’.
Usually, I’d start to read my novel in silence and wait for the next class, but I wanted to gaze around and hit myself with the feeling of sonder. There was Jack just sitting on the next bench, doing his sketching.
He looked so calm and composed, filled with concentration. I bet if I would have set the bench on fire he wouldn’t have any idea.
Jack was a new guy, I heard he had a rough end in his previous school and he came here. His pain made me want to comfort him. I don’t know why but I felt as if I could turn his pain into happy memories. If only he’d give me a chanc
