Only One Stranger
On the other corner of the street,
I saw a teen ager keep saying some cursing words while tearing apart a piece of paper, crumpling it and throw on a trash bin.
I said Hi to her and pick up the crumpled pieces of the paper. Then i sat down on the ground to reattach its part again by putting it on the flat surface on the ground like a jigsaw puzzle.
The teen ager is still watching what I'm doing with confused high arc of eyebrow.
"I already threw it, what's the matter with you?" she said with anger.
"This report card is very important, look, now it's tore into pieces, how will you return this to your adviser now?"
"Well, no need, because I will quit studying now. There's my sister who acts as my mother because she's the one who's supporting my studies. She always keeps nagging at me to pass all the exams and have a passing grade but that is all that I can."
"So weak of you, is that really all that you can? or you are not just exerting any effort to payback the sacrifices of your sister?."
"Are you insulting me 'cause you are smart?"
"All your sister wanted is for you to have a passing grade, whithout you under- standing that it's also for your own good not just an order from her for you to pay her back. When I was studying back then, I am an honor student, I do have more than passing grades but I cannot make my parents proud. They wanted me at top of all the achievers. I need to strive hard just to make them proud. Passing is not enough to satisfy their expectations. I am pressured to study that I cannot eat at times. I can sleep with my book at my face and keep murmuring to review while sleeping, review while washing dishes, review while in the bathroom and review while commuting going to school. What about you? Passing grade is enough to make your sister happy and her hapiness is to benefit you. How inconsiderate of you.."
She suddenly collected the pieces of her report card and left without saying a word.
Author's Note: 3 parts to go! I hope you are enjoying learning some lessons even if it's not directly written. Please do have a deeper undertanding and open not only your mind but also your heart to learn.
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