For male students, the greatest pleasure in gathering at the school gate was to find out which new female students were pretty. And for female students, besides checking out the good-looking guys among the freshmen, they would also take a glance at any pretty girls.
When Ruby Gregory appeared at the school gate, she really caused a bit of commotion. Even the usually reserved and aloof boys would take the initiative to approach her and chat, asking if she needed help or directly offering to take her to the freshman registration area.
That day, Steve Burton didn't show up at the school gate. Instead, he stood on the rooftop of the six-story teaching building, watching the scene.
The variety of people surrounding Ruby Gregory was quite annoying for him, so he called Howard Coleman to have him pick her up at the school gate.