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 TIME FLIES


 (IT REALLY DOES)


  : SUPITSARA PATTARASINMANO, NUTCHA AROONPAIRODJANAKUL and SIRADA TRITRUENGTASSANA
  : NATJANAN MONGKOLSUPAWAN


 It’s a beautiful summer day. With   his teacher interrupts his train of
 the sun out, the clear blue sky, the soft,   thoughts.
 cool breeze blowing in the room through   Thomas realizes that he sighs just
 an open window, today is the perfect   a  tad  bit  too  loud.  He  gulps  and
 day  to  play  outside.  Unfortunately,   answers, “Nothing.”   best friend, whines as he struggles to   in the summer like a pair of loving,
 Thomas is stuck in his boring English   “Nothing, what?” his teacher asks   keep up with him.  caressing hands, but cold and stern in
 class, where his teacher rants on and   pointedly.  “Don’t be such a wimp, Henry! This   the winter, stabbing into his face like a
 on about the stupid school ceremonies.   “Nothing. I don’t have any problem.”   IS warming up,” he laughs.  thousand knives. He can almost taste
 He heaves a sigh, wishing desperately   “I don’t have any problem, SIR!”   Thomas speeds up as he watches   freedom in the back of his mind. The
 to be outside, roaming the streets with   Thomas suppresses his sigh, and   the town, trees, shops, passerby and     fleeting sensation of flying and the
 his gang on his beautiful motorcycle.   answers monotonously, “I don’t have   its  entire  surroundings  fly  past  his               exuberant feeling of going yet faster
 Today his teacher hands out a new   any problem sir.”   peripheral vision. Riding his motorcycle   than before thrills him to the core.
 book. Thomas jots his name on the front   His teacher huffs indignantly and   always clears his head, like he can   Flying has always been every man’s
 cover nonchalantly. He doesn’t even   continues  his  lesson.  Meanwhile,   leave all his troubles and worries behind   ultimate  dream,  and Thomas  is  no
 bother to cast a glance at the title.   Thomas continues his daydreaming.   him and enjoy the thrill of the ride. He   exception to that dream. He wants to
 Every book is the same, boring and   ***  loves  how  it  makes  him  feel,  the   go out, explore the world, and live his
 useless.  “Thomas, slow down mate, we’re   adrenaline rush, the way the wind blew   life. He certainly doesn’t need any of
 “Do you have a problem, Mr. Reidinger?”   just warming up remember?” Henry, his   against his face; warm and embracing   the useless crap from his schoolbooks.
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