Pick Me Up!

INTO FOCUS

Staring at the blackboard, I carefully copied down what the teacher was writing.

Just then, looking out the window, I saw a bird building a nest on a tree.

Gazing at the creature as it busied itself with small twigs and leaves, I was mesmerised.

Before I knew it, 10 minutes had gone by, and I’d payed no attention to the lesson.

The teacher had erased her notes from the board, the information lost to me forever.

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