Henry was so nervous. He didn't sleep well. It was the first day back to school. Now, as the big yellow school bus ran up to the school, he felt like a prisoner (犯人) being dropped off at prison. There was a fence around school. There were people telling him what to do and when to do it. There were big bad kids waiting to pound (揍) him. He couldn't leave when he wanted to, either.
Henry was more nervous as the kids around him got out of their seats and began heading to the open door. As he walked down the steps to get off, he wondered what his teacher would be like. It would probably be a scary man this year. The guy would be like 300 pounds, like a football player.
As he walked down the hall he wondered about his classmates. How awful would they be? They would probably be wild like gorillas. Each one would be stronger, louder, and worse than him. They'd pound him around and eat his cookies because they didn't like him. It would be horrible.
He stepped into the room. A pretty young woman stepped over, shook his hand and smiled.
"I'm Mrs. Stacey. Nice to meet you, Henry, right?"
Henry blinked (眨眼) in surprise. "How'd you know?"
"We've been waiting for you. " She answered warmly.
Henry glanced around the room. Smiling faces all looked up from their clean desks and they looked friendly. The room was decorated brightly and nicely, and no one looked like they wanted to pound him.
Maybe it wasn't going to be so bad after all, especially since they had chicken for lunch.
