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“There are children like you
and me, with bigger problems.”
He then told me about children in Nigeria who couldn’t
go to school. Or even eat properly. I had read in papers or seen
Discovery shows about kids in Africa, but never did I realise that
anyone could see it happen in real life.
From then on, I avoided talking to him. I didn’t want to hear all these sad
stories. After all, what’s it to me? And even if I wanted to help them, how
could I? There was no point. So, I minded my own business.
My three closest friends, Puja, Deepshika and Raghav were the coolest in
class. I liked hanging out with them. We had lots to talk. Especially about