WenT tO sChoOl bY mySelF. FelT wEirD. BecAusE oF tHiS mY guArD wAs uP aGaInsT aNy bAd tHinG tHaT mAy aNd pRobAblY WilL hApPen. It hApPenEd. I hEaRd Mr ChuA tElLinG RemIngTon dUrInG aSsEmbLy tHAt I wAs lAtE. BraCed mYsElF fOr lAtEr. AnYwAy iT'S nOt aS iF I dIdn'T lIkE hIs clAsS aNd dIdn'T wAnT tO cOmE. CliMbINg tHe sTupId 4 fLoOrS tO gEt tHerE sHoUlD bE eNoUgH tO tElL hIm I wAntEd tO lEaRn. BuT I'm nOT sAyinG tHaT I aM cOmpLeTelY rIghT aNd hE iS wRonG. HaiZ. RemInGtOn WanTeD tO sEe mY pArEntS tOdAy aT 10. ThE wAy hE sAiD iT wAs aS iF mY pArEnTs wIlL aNsweR tO hIs eVeRy wHim, wAnT tO sEe tHeN cAn sEe. EveRydAy wHen wE gO bAcK tO clAsS He wiLl sTanD aT tHe fRonT. MosT oF thE tiMe To pUlL oUt sTudEntS tO tAlk To tHem. I eXpeCteD tHiS. HiS gLaRe WaS alWayS vErY iNtiMidAtInG bUt I aLwaYs gAvE hIm A rEtUrN glArE, aN eXprEsSioNleSs cOuLdN'T cArE leSs glArE oR a I aM sO hApPy tOdaY sMiLe. AnyWaY I hAvE bEen PulLed OuT cOuntLeSs oF tiMeS bEfoRe. UsuAlLy I wIlL cHalLenGe mYseLf tO mEsS uP tHe mInImUm 4 gIrlS hAiR wIthOuT hIm sEeInG bUt tHiS wEeK aNd pRobAblY fOr sOmE tImE laTeR, tHey wOn'T bE tHeRe. So yEah aS eXpEctEd hE pUlLeD mE aNd fAndY oUt. WhaT iS iT wIth fAndY anYwAy? He haS bEeN iN sChoOl eVen lEsS tImeS thAn pPl hAvE bEen sIcK. So rEminGtOn sColDed hIm aNd wAntEd aN eXcusE leTtEr. Uh Oh. My tUrN. ReaRrAngEd mY fAcE To aN eXprEsSioNleSs cOulDn'T cArE leSs oNe. It wAs jUsT a sOrT oF mAsK oR shIelD ovEr wHaT I wAs fEeLiNg. He ShoUtEd aND aSkeD wHAt wAs wRong wIth mE. I wAs sUpPosEdlY thE bRigHtEst sTudEnT iN pIng yI bUt I aM thE lOusIeSt sTudEnt hE hAs evEr dEalT wItH. YeAh rIghT. I cAn'T bEliEvE tHat eVeN aFtEr 3 yRs tHeY sTilL bELiEvE thAt cRaP. I tHinK rEminGtOn wAs aNgRy bEcAusE hE hAd iNvEsTeD alOt oF hoPe In mE aNd I haD leT hIm dOwn. Not jUsT dOwn, bUt flAt oN hIs fAcE. AnY wAy I wAs fOrcEd tO mAkE thE prOmisE tHat He iNtEndED me tO kEeP eArliEr tHiS yeAr. Out oF spItE I hAlf dIdN'T wAnt tO dO iT. SomE goOd sTudEnT I am yeAh? AskEd mE tO gO GO tO cAlL pArEntS. I fElT sAd aNd gUilTy aNd cOnfUsEd. I wAs oN tHe vErgE oF tEaRs. MisS naVa sAw aNd heLpeD mE. I crIed bUt dIdn'T rEalLi tElL heR whAt wAs wRonG. I tOlD heR wHat wAs wROnG aS tHe wOrlD sAw iT. bUt i dIdn'T tElL heR hOw I sEe iT. I cAlLed aNd thEy sAid tHey cOulDn'T cOme. HaiZ. I wEnt tO cLasS aNd saT aND rEfleCt. rEmiNgtOn wAs thE leAsT oF mY wOrrIeS. My pRObLem wAs wIth mYsElF. WHY cAn'T I cOncEntRaTe? WHY cAn'T I pUsh mYsElF? aNd aBoUt a dOzEn oTheR wHys. DecIdEd tO diScArD thE paSt. DIscArD iT bUt rEmEmbEr iT. sO nOw tHe wHys wIlL dIsaPpeAr. SeT a neW tArgEt aNd pUrPosE tHaT wIlL bE kNowN oNlI tO mYsElf. DurIng rEceSs I sAw JieFanG aNd fELt mY rEsolVe slIp. I haD lEt heR dOwn. I wAs sO ovErwhElmeD I cRieD aGaIn. WhaT haVe i dOnE? I haD leT eVerYonE dOwn. HaiZ. eVen mOrE rEaSOn tO sTicK tO mY pLaN. AftEr sChoOl I uSeD QZ mAthS tB. He lEfT eArlIer cOz hE sIck. WenT hOmE aT 6. My pArEntS tOld mE tHey haD sEeN mR chEn. I wAs sPeEchlEsS. FoR oNe tHinG tHeY sAiD tHeY cOuLdn'T cOmE. For aNotHeR tHey lOoKeD hApPy. HahA. WenT tAeKwOndO. Had a GrEaT tImE. I tOoK thE clAsS. hAdn'T dOne thAt iN lIke mOrE aLmosT a yeAr. JanIce gOt heR bElT. TheN wE pLaYed a gAme. EaCh bLaCk bElt hAd 2 pPl. TheN haD a sOrt oF cOmpeTiTIon oF paTtErnS. I wAsn'T lIstEninG aNd I diDn'T kNow I haD tO cHoOsE mY oWn. fIrsT I choSe tHe wHitE bElT oNe. hAhA hE sAiD dO aNotHeR onE. TheN I diD a sTupId tHinG i cHosE thE rEd bElT onE. I haVe neVeR dOnE vErY wElL iN thIs paTtErn I dUn kNow wHy. SO i cOsT mY tEam tHe fiRst pRizE wE coUld haVe haD . InsTeAd wE wErE tHE oNlI tEaM thAT fAIlEd lOlx. At thE enD oF tHe lEsSoN wE haD oUr pRizEs aND oUr cHiLdRens' dAy gIfTs tOo. LolX nEeDleSs tO sAy wE haD tHe wOrsE PrizE. But I wAsn'T eXpeCtInG aNytHinG sO wHo cAreS? The PrEsEnT wAs gReaT. ANd tO tOp oFf tHe dAy mY mUm cOoKeD. HahA. HoW iRoNic thAt tHiS iS tHe FirSt iN a lOoOoOnG tImE I slEpt sO wElL. An eNd tO aNotHer eVenTfuL dAy.