I met Allen when we
joined elementary school. We hated each other for no apparent reason. We used
to compete for the top position in class and we always followed each other in
ranks. Whenever I would come first he would come in second. Sometimes it was
the other way round. We were always competing for the best position in all
school activities. The teachers noticed this and they paired us up in almost
all class activities.
At first it did not
work well because we both felt smarter than the other. I used to call him Smart
Allen and he referred to me as Miss-Know-It-All. Our arguments were always
volatile. One time we were paired for a spelling bee competition and we almost
lost to our