The Scene at a School Canteen (Common)

The school canteen is the busiest corner during the recess period. As soon as the bell rings the students rush to the canteen. The school hums with life and activity. Each student desires to reach the canteen first. The younger students lag behind. They have to stand and wait for their turn. This is the centre of attraction for most of the students.
The pocket money is soon spent up. Some students take tea while others take cold drinks. Samosas and Patties are very popular. Very few students like fruit. It is half an hour show. Most of the students are in a hurry. But some of them are very slow. Leisurely they come and order tea. They being sipping tea and simply pass away the time. Sometimes they have an interesting topic to discuss. It costs them a few rupees to spend their half an hour.
It is the most crowded place at this hour of the school. Light refreshment prepares the students for the remaining school hours. The students come and go enjoying their leisure. This becomes a meeting place for the friends from different classes.
Varieties of eatables are displayed in the show cases. Sweets, potato chips, other packed snacks, bread and fruits are kept in the enclosure. Flies are kept off somehow. Pakoras, Samosas and Patties are hot and fresh. These are in great demand.
There goes the last bell! Some students again move towards the canteen. They take tea before they leave for home. Perhaps some pocket money is not yet spent up, and they would not return home without spending it.
The teachers also make use of the canteen during their recess period. They do not move out of the school premises. Most of them like to take tea or fruit. Cold drinks commonly used in summer.
The scene at the canteen during the recess period is very exciting indeed. If the students do not co-operate there may be confusion. The man at the counter may not attend to them properly. The whole show may be different. The students have to be in their seats again when the second bells goes. No student is to be seen thereafter. It looks a deserted place then.