1. Sitting on the white parts of the bench, which felt worse than sitting on a knife.
2. Gigantic maths books which made it feel like you were carrying a bag of rocks to school each day.
3. Using these gym mats that were somehow harder than the damn floor.
4. Learning this classic equation which was way more important than learning stuff you actually need to know as an adult.
5. When the P.E teacher was dressed like this and had the nerve to tell you it's not cold outside.
6. Seeing the cones laid out for the bleep test and wishing you'd faked your own death that day.
7. Having to see this shady looking guy nearly every day.
8. Waiting the longest minute of your life for the Tipp-Ex to dry.
9. And then painting your nails while you waited.
10. When you made the mistake of letting others know you had chewing gum.
11. Arriving late to the canteen and seeing that all the edible food had already gone.
12. Arriving late on your first day, seeing the back of the class already full and knowing you'd have to spend the rest of the year being uncool.
13. Realising you've left the gas tap on and after playing with it and getting scared that the whole school might blow up.
14. The almost impossible task of trying to fit your head into one of these.
15. Someone causing absolute chaos by turning the lights off in the changing rooms.
16. Wrecking your shoes in less than six weeks from playing football on concrete.
17. Laughing at how big the backpacks of first year students are and then cringing when you remember that you once looked the same.
18. When half the boys in your class had a 'mustache' like this.
19. The three worst words in the English language.
20. Having to retrieve this brick from the bottom of the swimming pool while wearing a t-shirt and for a brief moment thinking you'd drown.
21. This.
