EVERYONE in class including the teacher waited in anticipation for Jared to speak. He looked annoyed and didn’t seem to like the attention. Our eyes met and he focused on me as he spoke.
Jared: “I’m Jared.”
We were all waiting for him to say more but he didn’t. After a while the teacher said “Okay. Welcome to our humble school, Mr. Montemayor. Why don’t you take a seat.”
The only available seat was right at the back, and Jared didn’t seem to mind sitting there. I glanced at him and turned to face the board as the teacher started the class.
Teacher: “Good morning everyone. For those who don’t know me, I’m Mr. Chan. I will be your Math teacher and class advisor.”
Mr. Chan started the class by introducing the basic concepts and the syllabus. By the end of the class, he gave out a surpris
