Soccer is about to end in P.E. We began it just as winter turned into spring-a perfect time. Soccer, I must say, is actually distinguishable, unlike most of the other sports we play. Although there are football tackles and the occasional blatant handball, the basic concept of soccer remains fairly intact.

We play on the field behind our school. It's slanted at the corners, so the ball goes out of bounds more than often, and if you even touch the ball you're guaranteed to get tripped or beaten, but sometimes you can smell the bread in the ovens of a bakery up the street, so it's all worth it.