How I wish every winter morning would be as bright as today, Randy told himself while entering into the school compound. It's a Monday.
He rolled his eyes upwards. Every student was supposed to join a queue, but some of them stood outside their class room. Some of them - upstairs, standing close to the balcony.
I thought I heard someone calling. He looked around as he walked towards the stairways.
'Randy!', the voice called again.
Randy halted
It was Ferd. 'Hi bloke, how're you doing?'
'Am good man, you?'
They shook hands warmly.
'Am Okay Randy, hope you enjoyed your weekend.'
'yeah thanks, it was fun. You?'
'Same here'
'What’s new, no assembly?', asked Randy.
'I don't know, I asked the same when I came into the school but no one seems to know why', said Ferd.
'There must be a reason why'.
They both chatted. Greeted some of their mates that walked past them - while standing near the entrance of the stairways.
Shortly, Randy suggested. 'I think we should go to Mr Barry's office so we know why there isn't an assembly yet, shall we?' He puts his two hands into his trousers pockets.
'No probs', replied Ferd.
Mr Barry - the principal of Handerson's college - was a tall man, about six feet tall. He is fair skinned. He is aptly described as ~ tall, fair, handsome and friendly. Some of his students would also add *brilliant* to it.
Randy and Ferd arrived his office, a minute flight of stairs.
Ferd gave a sharp rap on the door.
'A second please', said Mr Barry from inside. He was working on some papers.
Few seconds later, the door opened and they walked him. 'Good morning sir', they both Greeted.
'Good morning boys', answered Mr Barry in a calm low voice.
'Please take a seat'
'Thank you sir', said Randy and Ferd simultaneously.
'Actually, we wanted to know why there hasn't been any assembly yet', said Randy.
'Oh!', Mr Barry interjected. 'Is Toby not in school?', he asked.
'I have not seen him today', said Ferd.
Toby was the prefect in charge of keeping to time and ringing it as appropriate.
'Please take the bell Randy', said Mr Barry.
The bell was at the side of a top shelf. Randy took it.
Mr Barry instructed him to ring the bell and to Ferd - 'help me call Mr Nathan'.
Mr Nathan was the school geography teacher.
They left his office and did as directed. All students assembled in the main hall. Not long after that, Mrs Morgan- the schools english teacher, addressed the assembly and then they all went into their classes.
***
As for Randy, school was stimulating that day, than ever.
Lying on his front - on the bad, his mind was absolutely occupied with the help and support Paula gave him. She made him understood a particular format in Financial accounting which he did not understand very well.
It's one of his best days.
Moments later, his clock alarm went off - it was 7 o'clock. It's time for him to make a note on the experiences he had during the day. He got out of bed, took his diary from the bookshelf and sat on a swivel chair - placing the diary on the table in front of him. He opened to a fresh page. He wrote:
Dear Diary,
Today, the 30th of May 2015 is definitely a day I will remember at some time in the future. First of all, I woke up in the small hours of the morning. I had my prayers, brushed my teeth, had my bath and got prepared for school.
The time finally came. Mr Craig taught a topic I was unable to understand while he thought it. I felt a bit down after he left the class. Although, I asked him some questions but still couldn't understand him.
In a mo, it's break time. I was supposed to break for lunch, but I was worried and eager to see if I could scale through, all to no avail.
So, I decided to go for a break. I stood up and walked to the class DOOR. Suddenly,i heard a voice - 'Randy', twas Paula. 'What’s the matter Ran?', she asked me.
I tried to cover it up but it didn't work. Then, I had to tell it out. Thank God she knew it. She taught me in a way I understood better. Infact, it is an epitome of a perfect day.
To cap it all, I felt great!
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