The new classmate (Week 12)

He stepped into the class. Heads turned. "Look here everyone, let us warmly welcome our new classmate, Mathew,"the teacher exclaimed as he clapped his hands. His grumpy face was as noticeable as his flamboyant clothes. There was silence. Obviously, the sight of him made everyone timorous.

Mathew was well-known in school. Well, he's not prestigious but is instead notorious. Knowing the notorious students is an integral knowledge in school. It saves you from all trouble. Mathew was fractious. He was known to beat up anyone in his way and holler vulgarities at them.

Once, he dunked a boy's head into the toilet bowl. And the reason? The boy dropped a pen on Mathew's head by accident. How silly is that to bully the boy just because of that incident?

Mathew made his way to his seat at the back of the classroom, causing students sitting near him to scurry away from their seats in fear. Since the introduction, the silence in the classroom was unbroken for the rest of the lesson.