I came here all the way from Germany. My family wasn't exactly known for their wealth and dad was always regarded as the town drunk. Mom only let my brother, sister, and I take a bath once a week. We didn't have enough money (according to mom) for store-bought clothes, so we received hand-me-downs. So, as I started school I wasn't the most popular kid there with all of the children and their rich daddies.

Time for my last final of my school career approached with amazing ease. I was the only one to reach this point at the age of fifteen in the history of the whole school district to this day. My parents of course could have cared less if I would have ever reached this point in my entire life.

Everybody was waiting out of the door to Herr (Mr. in English) Brochhause's classroom. I...