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out his hand and gleamed. He was a boy of average height, there
were several bruises on his shin, his hair was combed to perfection
and his uniform new, contrasting with Diego’s more messy and
rugged look.

“I don’t care” said Diego bluntly “and now if you excuse me,
I must go. This is 5.40 and Health class will begin in 15 minutes.
I can’t let some random, careless, and useless kid ruin my perfect
attendance record”.
Diego slapped Joseph’s hand and sprinted away to the
Marley room, named after a famous herb expert in the 2000s.

Diego entered the class, found his seat, put his backpack
on the floor next to his table, and sat down. The Health teacher
appeared through the screen and gave a lecture about the subject

of “Sharing is Caring”. “What a weird concept, ‘Sharing is Caring’”
Diego thought to himself “What good does helping others have?
What good does this class even have anyways? This class does not
even affect my GPA. This class is just some ancient artifact of my
ancestors’ schools thousands of years ago. It is pretty much
useless if you ask me”. His mind was occupied with his thoughts
until he heard the teacher said the magic word, “assignment”.
Diego’s face looked up instantly and stared intently at the teacher,
waiting for what she is about to say next.

“For this assignment, you must find a partner, or what
I want to call a ‘Study Buddy’ in short which for whom you help
with tests and homework for the rest of the semester and your
partner’s GPA must be above 3.80”.