Chapter 26. Pairs

"Well kids today we're going to learn an indoor sport, table tennis, I know all of you here have heard of it. Well I'm just going to show you how it works and explain the rules and it'll be at you to practice. Don't worry it's very simple everyone can get by and I'm sure we will have a champion among us. »

The students start to moan to the great displeasure of the teacher and finally he silences them by shouting at them. There are several students who have not brought their sportswear and those are exempt and will therefore be parked absent. Despite their complaints, the professor remains intransigent and asks them to sit in the stands.

There are only about twenty students left out of thirty-five students and he decides to pair up.

“For the sake of fair play and justice, I will form mixed boys and girls teams. Well I will…”

"Sir, it's better to let us form our own pairs otherwise you will have cases of withdrawal"

"It's true sir, if I find myself with s