Surprise, surprise!

Yesterday was a dark rainy day. Humidity misted up the window of my car, while cold crept under my coat. I arrived at school, loaded with bags and fatigued by seasonal illness. I walked to my classroom and the lights were still turned off, with no pupils there. Puzzled, I turned on the lights and twenty-four rays of sunshine rose from under their desks saying: Happy Birthday!

What a lovely surprise. I hope you had an enjoyable birthday. 

Surprise, surprise!

Yesterday was a dark rainy day. Humidity misted up the window of my car while cold crept under my coat. I arrived at school, loaded of with bags and fatigued by the a seasonal illness. I walked to my class, the lights were still turned off and no pupils in it. (Confusing sentence.  'it' refers to the class and not the lights, but it looks like it refers to the lights.  I would probably say 'I walked to the class.  There were no pupils and the lights were still turned off'). Puzzled I turned on the lights and twenty four sunshine rays of sunshine rose from under their desks saying: Happy Birthday!

Teacher's surprise!

Yesterday was bleak and rainy. As I drove to school, humidity fogged my windows. I arrived. Weighed down by bags of lessons and rewards--and fatigued by seasonal allergies--I trudged towards my classroom, as unforgiving cold crept beneath my coat. I approached the room, greatly looking forward to the uplift of my students' smiling faces, to save me from this heavy, heavy morning; but when I arrived, the room was dark and empty! Puzzled, I turned on the lights--and immediately, twenty-four sunshine rays rose and shone from under their desks, all shouting, "Happy Birthday!"