Since leaving the Serenade and his band mates, Daniel's life is a complete opposite from his previous lifestyle. His life in the fast lane is now on coasting mode. "Well, might as well hit the books", he thought to himself; after all, Senior Cambridge exam is a few months away. He needs to do a lot of catching up for all those times he spent with the Serenade, if he were to pass the exam; not to mention obtaining good grade. Determined and focussed, he is surprised at his progress. His only distraction is the thought of the lovely Janet. His studies were intermittently disrupted by the images of Janet. The thought of Janet brought to mind a song which is a crowd favourite that he used to sing with the Serenade. The song is entitled 'Donna'. He keeps playing this song in his mind and he substituted Donna's name with that of Janet.
"Oh Janet, Oh Janet. Oh Janet, Oh Janet. I had a girl, Janet was her name...dum dum dum dum. Since she left me, I've never been the same. 'Cause I love my girl, Janet where can you be, where can you be?. Now that you've gone, I am left here all alone...dum dum dum dum. All by myself to wander and roam. 'Cause I love my girl Janet, where can you, where can you be?............" Daniel sings the song over and over again to himself.
Occasionally, they would bump into each other; either in the library or at the canteen. Despite the event that occurred at the party earlier, Janet still managed a smile and a friendly hello. "God, she looks more and more beautiful each day, she has blossomed into a really fine girl", observed Daniel. And all the boys are competing for her attention. Janet's classroom is on the second floor and Daniel is on the first. One day, during recess, Daniel waited to make sure that Janet had gone to buy some food at the canteen. He sneaked into her classroom and secretly placed an envelope under her desk. After recess, Janet went back to her classroom and sat at her desk, paying attention to her history teacher. Bell rang and class is dismissed. She opened the desk cover to retrieve her books and belongings, preparing to go home. And then she saw a white envelope which is addressed to her, on top of her geography book. Curiously, she opened it and started reading it. She could sense her tremble. She could not continue reading the letter, not infront of her classmates. And so, Janet left the classroom, clutching her school bag and the piece of paper that Daniel wrote, heading straight to the library. She began to read slowly in the corner of the library, trying to compose herself, feeling his feelings, the feeling of this lonely hearted boy called Daniel.
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