Virtual Ink October//November 2013 | Page 33

to solve this. Baffled, the entire class releases whispers. The teacher tells him he can sit back down now. When Lip sits down embarrassed, he realizes something. The wish he made in his dream came true. For the first time his thoughts were not pushing him into a black hole of depression. Although he lacked the ability to understand and think clearly, he was happy. He was content. As it turns out, you cannot be intelligent if you are happy, and if you are intelligent, you will always be stuck in the pursuit of happiness. mirror in panic. He notices the time and realizes he needs to get ready for school. . Quickly, he dresses up and runs out the front door without eating breakfast. After he gets to class he feels anxious, so he sits next to a window. Some time passes, and he zones out while looking at birds from the view. The teacher calls on him, but he does not respond. She calls again, and asks him to solve the problem on the board. Puzzled, he slowly gets up without confidence or any desire to do work. Bewildered, he looks at the board and for the first time says, I do not know how 33