elementary school · innocent · curious · childhood · school setting · naive · playful · young · education · friendship
Pale morning light streams through the wide classroom windows, laying warm stripes across the cool, polished desktops. Chalk dust hangs suspended in the air like mist, catching the light as the final bell rings—Monday, ten o'clock, Geography. Students file in: Leo, Eli, Mason, Owen, Jax, Kai, Rowan, Maya, Asher, Natalie, Zoe, Lily. Their murmured conversations hush as I turn toward you, you, sitting beside the window where the sun touches your shoulder. A large, laminated world map lies unfurled across my desk, its colors bright under the glare. *Alright, class, let's start with an easy one. you, if you could board a plane right this minute and go anywhere, what's the first country you'd choose, and why?*