When I was six-teen I walked into the commons area it had a black smooth cement floor and there was a big set of stairs leading up to the library. Teachers were standing around chaperoning. There were kids sitting around round tables talking, laughing and eating their breakfast. There was a big group of the "cool" guys standing so everyone could see them. Lunch ladies at the many breakfast lines, there were more options than I was used to. Walking in everyone seems to notice you, which made me hesitate. The teachers greet with a smile.
Walking towards Ms. Kozak's classroom I could see her standing at her door greeting everybody who walked by or came in with a smile and a "Good Morning." She was wearing a light purple skirt with a matching top, very colorful but most of all I saw her big smile beaming with happiness and self confidence. Once we sat down and she came in she yells "Hey Good Morning im Ms. Kozak." It was almost as if one of my fellow seventh grade peers was talking to us. Even though we were all shy and timid we couldn't help but smile and start to feel a little more comfortable as the tension in their shoulders started to ease. She just talked to us like we were her friends saying, "I live by myself with my cat and I love to read." She told us about herself and then moved onto what work we would be doing by turning on her overhead and plopping down comfortably in her chair as if she was ready to watch her favorite TV show. She fished out a color she like of her dry erase pen and started to write the assignment we would be working on.
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