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"Anxiety, an abnormal and overwhelming sense of apprehension and fear often marked by physical signs (such as tension, sweating, and increased pulse rate), by doubt concerning the reality and nature of the threat, and by self-doubt about one's capacity to cope with it."
I started to write the informations on my notes. Feeling bored in everything, some taughts were written but the rest of discussion is all about that depression and anxiety that some of the teenagers felt whenever they have some heavy problems.
"Always remember to keep positive and have a self-confidence my dear learners."
Due date of our essay is tomorrow afternoon. I have some couple of time to write those in a whole sheet of bond paper. I can also finish it tonight? Hindi naman puno ang task ko for today. We don't have much assignments this day since it's Thursday.
I stared outside the window dahil malapit lang ako doon. Wala na namang lumilitaw na araw. I think it won't rain today dahil there are no announcements in PAGASA or in any news.
Napahinga ako ng malalim when I saw my classmate. The boy with a blue bonet. Tahimik lang siyang nakatingin sa kanyang papel at parang walang sawa itong sinusuri.
My batchmate calls him weirdo and loner. Gulat na lang talaga kami dahil passed naman ang lahat ng grades niya at walang bagsak. Hindi ko pa siya masyadong nakitang nagsalita ng full paragraph. He hates crowd I think? Naabutan ko lang siya ngayong Grade-10 dahil transferred student lang ako.
"Hoy, Duschel!" Sigaw ng kaklase ko sa kaniya. Itinuro nito ang ballpen na gumulong padiretso sa kanyang upuan.
I was so shocked when my classmate grabbed his hair at walang awang inumpog si Duschel sa tabi ng desk niya. His face is expressionless. I can't see any single tear or some sadness in his eyes. He fixed himself and came back from what he was doing earlier.
"Kawawa naman siya," Renee, one of my friend said.
Hindi alam ng aming mga guro ang nangyayari dito sa klase. Kapag mayroon sila, walang nangyayaring bullying or any incident. Kapag naman wala sila, lalabas na ang tunay na kulay ng aking mga kaklase. How bad isn't? They know how to wear mask when teachers are here.
"Don't mind him," sabi ulit ni Renee at hindi na muli ako pinansin.
'Don't mind him?' tama nga ba na hayaan na lang natin itong mangyari? Masama ito, dapat malaman ng aming mga guro ang mga ginagawa ng kaklase ko.
Sinulyapan ko muli siya. Nakatanggal na ang kanyang beanie. Magulo ang kanyang buhok at kita ko ang malaki niyang eyebags. Nagpupuyat kaya siya?
Nilibang ko na lang ang aking sarili pero parang ginugulo ako ng utak ko tungkol sa kanya. Nalulungkot ba siya? Hindi ko alam. Baka nasanay na ito sa mga panloloko ng aking mga kaklase.
NATAPOS ang aming dismissal. Inayos ko na ang aking gamit at handang umalis nang makita muli si Duschel.
Parang marami pa 'kong gustong malaman sa kanya! Feeling ko, may mali talaga sa taong ito. Hindi ko naman makita pero nararamdaman ko. Oo nga pala, bibili pa 'ko ng papel sa tabing tindahan.
Lumabas ako ng classroom, medyo nakalayo kay Duschel. Nakita kong papunta siya sa likod ng school. Anong gagawin niya doon?
BINABASA MO ANG
Saving Duschel✓
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