Meaning of "Residential" School

My mom & rahul’s mom packed all dresses , books & other things to join the new school’s was surprised many a times - Y am taking all dresses etc to school.. ? later i realized that all students should stay at school, instead of returning back to home in the eve.i was very sad on the first day I was really moody… no friends & only rahul :(
The very first week was really stiff to get fiddle with the atmosphere & new friends... There were 4 houses & everything was based on it. The school mainly aimed students of pastoral area & so in case of gals only 4 English medium students were selected & i was one among them. There was assortment for selecting students for each house. I got grouping in a house & as soon as i arrived at the particular dormitory & another girl of English Medium joined same house & so another one house was short of an English Medium gal. The very next day the other house seniors came to my dormitory & took me to their house! I was about to weep & scream... In the new house i saw many unfamiliar mugs.But at class i had friends of the other house mainly & one of them was my best friend. She use to cry at eve study hours by looking outside in shady & i also use to accompany her. Days went & i somehow adjusted with the school atmosphere. When i reached 8th STD unluckily classes were cluttered & in some way i lost my friend in the other class... but then also i had some kind of closeness with her…