1 THE QUART SQUARE

Anoka! Hurry up! We are waiting for you ' , shouted William from the other end of the phone. Anoka is a charming beautiful girl with an innocent face , her hair neatly falling behind her back . Picking up all her stuff , she began to ride her bicycle with William and Kristian tailing behind her.

ANOKA

Hey I'm Anoka, daughter of Mr.Fang, chairman of the famous cosmetic brand 'Blossoms'. My Chinese name is "Fang Xiang". I've been transferred to a new school this year which has a different atmosphere . Although I'm new to the school I made friends. I really love spending time with them. Xie Ke( William) ,he is damn crazy and Xiao Nai (Kristian) who is calm and warm. I just feel my life is going to have a great turn from now onwards. I wish I knew how? Or why?it is going to happen. Anyways atleast I have two cool guys to accompany me through whatever suprise my life has for me.

"We are late! ", William exclaimed and they all rushed to their class . They all dashed with each other at the door and were stunned to see Mr.Wang, looking at them with a narrowed eye. They had forgotten about their first hour being Chemistry with this drill master(They wondered why he is so strict).

Feeling his hollow empty eyes on them, they started to explain why they were late to his class. However, he never tried to listen to their reasoning. He asked them to enter the class. For a moment all three were relieved . But their little happiness did not last long. He asked Anoka and William to come to his office after their classes for detention. Kristian being the star student was free from punishment like always.

The bell rang for the next hour. They all rushed to the only fun hour of the day. Their class teacher eagerly welcomed them for their English class. Miss.Lu was cheerful young lady who was freshly graduated from university. Perhaps being only a few years older than them she always got along with her students very well.

Today she was having a happy news for them. After getting all their attention she informed them about the new office circular. Each one of them are supposed to join in different clubs organized at school. They have a wide range of clubs to choose . They can apply for more than one club. The club will release a notice regarding the students admitted in their club at the end of the month. Every club activities take place at free hours at different time of the week. The rest of the classes for the day has been cancelled. After this period, they have to enroll their name's in the club they would like to join before going home. Miss Lu was teaching them poetry today . Everyone's attention was on her. Her teaching was simple and easily understandable . She was very passionate about teaching so everyone noticed her face glowing whenever she taught them. She had a natural talent to keep the class silent when she took class . When she finally finished explaining the poem, the bell rang.

Miss Lu gracefully smiled as her students rushed out of their class. They swiftly walked down the school corridor discussing about their choice of clubs. They reached the notice board to view.

They left to take a look at the list of clubs pasted at the notice board . They noticed that they had a wide range of clubs to join. The trio made a couple of enrollments and sped off from there.

Anoka and William left to Mr Wang's office for their detention , So Kristian reluctantly went home . Mr.Wang as usual was very grumpy. He asked them to clean his office which in fact is a very tedious job . There were huge piles of paper laying around ,cardboards boxes ,registers,files and a lot of annoying things in his office which made it look unruly . They really had a huge task to complete within half an hour . However they managed to do so. But by the time they finished their cleaning they were already worn out .

At the same time Xiao Nai (Kristian) and his sister Xiao Ling were dualling in "Chinese Ghost Story" vigorously. Mrs Xiao was fed up calling them for dinner as they did not respond to her words. So she brought their dinner upstairs. They did not realise they were hungry till then so they gobbled their food quickly and returned to the game .

Xiao Ling was a sweet gorgeous girl who was doing her final grade . She liked to pursue medicine in future as her career. Xiao Nai is very close to his sister. They are more like partners in crime rather than a bro-sis duo. But he is even more closer to Xie Ke (William) . Xie Ke knows him better than anyone else in this world.

He would not have known Anoka without Xie Ke. On the first day of the academic year , Xie Ke dragged her and made her sit beside him. This is how they became friends . It still feels a little strange to have a new person in their conversations. But he is getting used to it. Xie Ke's tastes are really good, he has a gift of making best decisions . Xiao Nai mostly liked to make his decision based on Xie Ke's choices but sometimes would make him go on with his own choices . They get on with each other so well that they seem like brothers made in heaven.

Meanwhile on their way back to the dormitories Anoka was feeling unsettled. Suddenly she looked at her hand and frantically then checked her bag and started to cry. "My pendent is missing " Anoka managed to tell Xie Ke in between her sobs . William felt very worried for her so he tried to console her. "We'll find it , relax, you don't look good with teary eyes . Now it's better if you go and take some rest so we can search for it tomorrow. Come on cheer up a little I know how important it is to you ". But she was still sobbing so he gently put his arms around her . She believed in him even though he is a bit annoying. He made her feel warm so she trusted his words. Still she didn't speak a word when they cycled back towards their dormitory. He dropped her at the entrance .Saying " I'll definitely find your pendent for you so rest assured. Stop worrying and have a good rest Xiang Qi " he headed back .

(" Xiāng Qì"- this is how William calls Anoka )

WILLIAM

I'm really worried . I have never seen Xiang Qi like this before . She is a very cheerful girl as long I know . She's carefree but she's responsible and would never drop her things anywhere. She wouldn't have misplaced her pendant because it's very important to her . It's her mom's possession and she is no more in this world . It is extremely precious to her as she considers it as a living memory of her mom. This is her first year in this school . Till now she had her education in India . She had to take care of her mom during her last days . It is the worst which any child can face, watching her parent's suffering in her death bed. She also has a sister whom I did not have a chance to meet yet .

This is my 8th year in the same school. On the first day I saw her standing alone in the corridors clutching her class schedule in her hand very tightly. I understood she was new and was trying to find her way to the classroom. So I decided to take a look at her schedule. But when I went near her she was staring intently at Xiao Nai. Xiao Nai ( Kristian) is my best buddy who is more like my brother. Speaking of him he is indescribable , no-one can really understand him. He is just perfect. I sometime wonder whether he is a machine or a human . He is a complete package of knowledge. Neither one can stand against him in the real nor in the virtual world. In other words he is a demi god . He hardly speaks , so I need to keep guessing everytime what's going on his mind . I think I'm the only one can keep up with his unusualness . Xiang Qi also tries really hard to cope with him . I think she has a tiny crush on him. On our first day I've seen her staring at him with a dreamy look . Xiao Nai knows me more than my parents and it is the same for him as well. It is a real blessing to have him in my life . Now having Xiang Qi as our friend has become a blessing too .

Thinking about Anoka's lost pendant Xie Ke was walking down the corridor. "I think she is worried....., saw her friend dropping her at her dorm . I think it's better if you return it to her " a gang of three students were discussing. But Xie Ke over heard them.