I turned around to see whose hand was on my shoulder. It was Krishna. He wiped my tears and said, “Hello, I am Krishna, your classmate. I was trying to greet you from the second you walked into the room. I am the class president. I know everyone personally to help with their issue” the same way he introduced himself the first time we met. Then he added, “Let's start over.”

I smiled at him and hugged him tightly. I never hugged anyone tightly in my entire life. He taught me ...