The bell rang, and the once noisy campus suddenly quieted down with a "boom".
Lily Smith took out her textbook from her backpack and placed it on the desk.
The first class was Chinese language.
Their Chinese teacher was a young woman who had just recently gotten married and was rumored to have taken leave for pregnancy rest, so a substitute teacher would be coming in for a few days.
Having a temporary teacher change in their senior year, some students were quite unhappy, as everyone had gotten used to the original teacher's teaching style. With a new teacher, it meant another period of adjustment, which for some students with unstable grades, was almost a disaster.
