‘It takes a strong mind to move things forwards, someone who understands that risks that are part of everyday life and that everything boils down to hard work from morning to night-.’

I look up from my book and see the chairs empty around me. Where are these people?. That very moment the group enters. Akansha’s brow furrowed clutching her lunch box as she walked in the classroom. The others followed. I could sense something was wrong. ‘What’s wrong?’ I asked her. She brushed it off saying it was just a bump and that her lunch box had fallen.