章 70: Explain The Lesson

"I am Amaya Rocas.  I grew up on an island with an incredible wealth of flora and fauna.  My father taught me to identify different types of plants and made me memorize their scientific names when I was seven years old.  Though I hate the boring names, I came to love biology."

Silence descended into the classroom.  The jaws of some students dropped while the male students at the back had their mouths open as they gazed at Amaya with unbelief.

"You are joking, right?  How can a seven-year-old memorize the long and boring scientific names of those plants?"  Ardana spoke sarcastically.  "You are just bragging to attract attention," she added softly so that only her seatmates heard her.

Amaya frowned and this did not escape Stephane's keen eyes.