Short Story – Christopher Boone
Entry point in the novel: after the end of the novel in the future
To a Great Mind Nothing Is Little1
My watch alarm woke me at 8:00 a.m. from my favourite dream, the one where everyone in the world has died. When I open my eyes to see the bottom of the empty bunk bed mattress above me, I remember that my very first day of University is today and I feel heavy. I had prepared with my family a lot for this day, by moving into the Share House and living far away, I had gone to Support Group which was a part of my scholarship. I had learned all kinds of techniques for today like how to deal with my Behavioural Problems, how to read and react to others expressions or emotions, how to live with six people and going …show more content…
I knew it would take me 16 minutes to walk to the campus. At quiet times of the day I had walked to the campus six times for today. I did not know how long it would take me to get to Lecture Room E13 and I had 48 minutes to do so. There weren’t many people on the street but the closer I came to the campus, the more people I noticed. I checked my watch regularly and thought about Physics and Maths related to space which I would learn about at University, this made me feel better. When I arrived at the entrance, however I started feeling sick again. I pulled out the map and figured out directions I had to go and memorised it which helped me block out the people walking and sitting on the grass and …show more content…
Across the hall, a girl with hair the colour of Sandy’s fur, sat at a bench. When I looked at her, she smiled and asked “Are you here for the first physics lecture?” I forced myself to reply and I said bluntly “Yeah.” I didn’t want her to talk to me anymore so I didn’t look up until more people appeared and stood or sat near the door to Lecture Room E13 so I remembered all the Techniques to distract myself from the growing number of people. At 9:32 a.m. a man with grey stubble and glasses directed everyone into a large room that looked like a theatre or cinema and I began to feel dizzy because it was a new place and there were lots of people. Everyone took a seat on a folding chair with a desk and I sat at the back so I was closest to the door and far away from everyone but the girl sat near
Entry point in the novel: after the end of the novel in the future
To a Great Mind Nothing Is Little1
My watch alarm woke me at 8:00 a.m. from my favourite dream, the one where everyone in the world has died. When I open my eyes to see the bottom of the empty bunk bed mattress above me, I remember that my very first day of University is today and I feel heavy. I had prepared with my family a lot for this day, by moving into the Share House and living far away, I had gone to Support Group which was a part of my scholarship. I had learned all kinds of techniques for today like how to deal with my Behavioural Problems, how to read and react to others expressions or emotions, how to live with six people and going …show more content…
I knew it would take me 16 minutes to walk to the campus. At quiet times of the day I had walked to the campus six times for today. I did not know how long it would take me to get to Lecture Room E13 and I had 48 minutes to do so. There weren’t many people on the street but the closer I came to the campus, the more people I noticed. I checked my watch regularly and thought about Physics and Maths related to space which I would learn about at University, this made me feel better. When I arrived at the entrance, however I started feeling sick again. I pulled out the map and figured out directions I had to go and memorised it which helped me block out the people walking and sitting on the grass and …show more content…
Across the hall, a girl with hair the colour of Sandy’s fur, sat at a bench. When I looked at her, she smiled and asked “Are you here for the first physics lecture?” I forced myself to reply and I said bluntly “Yeah.” I didn’t want her to talk to me anymore so I didn’t look up until more people appeared and stood or sat near the door to Lecture Room E13 so I remembered all the Techniques to distract myself from the growing number of people. At 9:32 a.m. a man with grey stubble and glasses directed everyone into a large room that looked like a theatre or cinema and I began to feel dizzy because it was a new place and there were lots of people. Everyone took a seat on a folding chair with a desk and I sat at the back so I was closest to the door and far away from everyone but the girl sat near