Fanakar having patiently heard the question, went on, “those are the wars the education boards don’t want to teach because otherwise they will come under fire again and don’t want to become a reason for starting a new war. And let me tell you, you really don’t want to learn about them when you are in eighth standard, it’s just a dark history of humankind.”

Akhidra said, “but sir, that doesn’t answer my question.”

Fanakar replied, “you are right, it doesn’t. Because let me assure you, those wars ended up shaping our history very well as several of them were the reasons why we ended up having the subsequent world wars and magic-manifest wars. And let me assure you will learn about them, it’s India after all, we just teach you significantly important things when you reach ninth standard and that’s where you will learn the darker history.”

Akhidra hearing the reply thought, ‘well, it does answer some parts of the doubt she asked, after all she also wanted to know whether learning about it is connected to some sort of age related maturity.’

Fanakar after replying Akhidra’s question, moved his left hand onto his chin, and entered into a thinking position for two minutes.

He came back from his sudden thoughts. He turned around and looked at the board, then turned around again and said, “these dates are all related and connected to the manifests and it’s effect, or some might say it points to a manifest based point of view of history. There are around two more ways of seeing history and those are from the point of view of magic and from the point of view of aura. We will cover them all, for today let’s focus on a different topic but within this time period.”

Fanakar clapped his hands together and then said, “ok, class write down the dates I have written on the board. Take note of them, they are your homework, you have to write a three paragraph composition on each of those dates and whatever you can find related those dates on the internet or in the virtual reality world games you visit. The compositions need to address what happened during those years history wise, and you can compare your answers.”

“Just don’t completely copy them like Fushi did for his previous homework”, Fanakar went further on.

“Now let us get started on the corona virus pandemic of 2019 to 2024 and it’s effects on our society”, said Fanakar as he sat down on his chair behind the teacher’s desk he had pushed while he picked up his sleeping bag folding it.

Fanakar proceeded with his class plan for his manifest history on covid-19. He went on for about 15 minutes just on what it cost the world in terms of organisational efficiency of several nations.

Then he came into the sudden rise of media consumption and modern literature rise seen during this time through several media platforms as people were completely stuck thinking they cannot get out they will become the next cog jamming the healthcare system.

The manifest history class had some spontaneous jokes by Fushi and Chakshas who just wanted to learn but not in a dreaded mood that Kirit had induced in his two one-liners he said at the start of the class.

Even Anna and Akhidra exchanged glances, saying to each other through them that it is a surprise that Chakshas had such good jokes.

Akhidra at one point of the class said, “Chakshas, are you ok? You normally are immersed in studies rather than jokes.”

At which Chakshas replied, “well, someone has to. You haven’t broke ice today even once.”

The class just went up with, “oooh!”

Akhidra says, “happy to oblige.”

Fanakar who stopped his lecture on social media content cringe, said, “oh, just don’t, we are already at the lecture where I am talking about cringe. Wait for the jokes. Chill.”

Rest of the period went smoothly. At last the 45 minute mark bell went off, telling the entire school the first period is over.

Fanakar Lakshit left the class reminding everyone to do their homework, while both Kirit and Fushi turned in their works Fanakar assigned them, which he collected by going up to them. Just as Kirit stood up and looked behind to lock eyes with Akhidra following Fankar’s exit, the English teacher entered the class room 8-B.

She scanned the entirety of the class, and spoke up, “everyone, today we are going to be comparing the writing styles of ‘The Beginning after The end’, H.P. Lovecraft’s works and Shakespearean plays. Now sit according to the way you wish to attend this class. The ones who want to attend sit in the front and those who don’t go and occupy seats from the last rows, and either do something that won’t make a sound or sleep. That also includes screaming in joy or frustration is out of question for the ones who don’t want to attend.”

None of the students moved.