On the first day of class, even though it was a bit tough, the six of them still managed to stick it out until the very last lesson ended and met up with the ringing of the school bell signaling the end of the afternoon classes.
But there was still a perk during the first week of school, as the exercise books that were ordered had not arrived yet, so the homework for the week consisted only of previews and simple tasks like copying and recitation.
After putting the textbooks that needed to be taken home into their backpacks, the group of six shouldered their bags and left the classroom together.
In early September, the campus was still a lush green.
The ornamental jackfruit trees had sparse fruit hanging from them, each larger than a human head.
The greening mango trees scattered around the campus would naturally drop their fruit when it ripened, attracting countless fruit flies; walking past, one could smell the rotting odor.
