BASIL was always happy, joyful, wonderful, cheerful, kind-hearted and very shy. But after his best friend's sister died he became miserable, sombre, depressed, anxious and still kept that shy manner. He tried to be happy but he couldn't. * It was a very hot day in FARAWAY TOWN HIGHSCHOOL, BASIL sat alone at lunch, sitting at a table drinking his cold iced tea.*