at primary school we were practising handwriting in silence, i saw my best friend (seated next to me)was joining up her a’s by just drawing a line through several of them rather than the way the teacher had told us to. “good idea” i thought to myself, copying her style, only for the teacher to stop by my desk and say “no you do not do it like that” in the loudest and meanest tone of voice ever. my friend was laughing after. the injustice of it all 