The Millennium School

Our place is located in Sector 05, inside the Ansal Township at Ved Vyas Puri. It’s a developing part of Meerut, so there’s always some construction or something going on nearby. The school building stands out a bit in the township. In the mornings, the gate is a busy spot with parents dropping off their kids before heading to work. We have a lot of different ages here, so the energy changes depending on which hallway you’re standing in. The younger ones are always running around and making a fuss, while the older students are usually huddled together talking about their next test. We have a few trees on the grounds that provide some shade, which is nice when it gets really warm in the afternoons. Inside, the floors are usually scuffed from all the shoes, and there’s always a faint smell of floor cleaner and old paper. We spend our time checking the clocks and making sure the bells ring at the right intervals. It’s a lot of coordinating between the different floors and making sure the buses are lined up properly at the end of the day. The staff room is usually a mess of folders and half-drunk cups of tea. It’s just a normal school day for us, trying to keep things running smoothly without too much drama. We see the same faces every day and we have our routine down pretty well by now.