I entered the white and blue building with a pounding heart. The wall of the building had a white and blue bird curved on it, under which was written the line, "Courage to Know." It was the first day of my 6th standard- new building, new class, new teachers, how would it be! I was anxious. I entered the classroom and was relieved to find my old friends, Pari and Devi, from 5th standard. We were all waiting eagerly for our big reveal. Who would be our class teacher? My curiosity turned into excitement when we learned that our class teacher would be teaching English and History—what a relief! Those were two of my favourite subjects. One day, while we were hanging out on the school grounds during lunch break, a few senior students approached us. They were the much-feared school prefects, mostly from 11th grade. One of them pointed at me and asked, "Hey you, which class are you in?" I fumbled, "5, no, 6." "Where is your tie?" he demanded seriously...