Rekindled Love

01

SOMETIMES I'm wondering why do people easily judge other people? Bashing, degrading, slut and body shaming, cyber bullying and such things like that—It's easy for others to do these. It's like they have no conscience at all.

It was never right and will never ever be right.

Everybody should put in mind that everyone should be accepted in this society. Maganda ka man o hindi, mayaman ka man o mahirap, matangkad ka man o maliit, mataba ka man o mapayat, may talento ka man o wala. Kasi it's not always these things, it's always the great and better things people had and will be done.

“Eyes up here everyone!”

Napaangat ang tingin naming lahat nang pumasok ang guro namin sa isang subject.

Pumasok siyang mukhang masama ang timpla at may galit ang mukha. She slam her bag on her table and eyed each one of us with her deadliest glare.

“Bakit may mga taong hindi nag-iisip ano? Basta sumikat lang, hala gagawin ang lahat!”

Naguguluhan man kami, we continued listening to her.

“Really? Slut shaming? For what? For clout chasing? If one of these students here in my room still don't have any idea why I am mad, well to inform all of you.. our school got stain again because of one student who slut shame her classmate because of what? Inggit! Ayan!”

I admit, I got hit pero I won't harm anyone just because I'm insecure. I accept that some people really are blessed. Na kung anong wala ka, mayroon sila at kung anong mayroon ka, wala naman sila.

“Kaya nga maka ilang beses itinuro sa inyo ang katagang; ‘think before you click’ because that's what should you students do! Oh, actually all of us must think of the action before doing it! It's always the consequences in the end.”

Our teacher is a kind of still at the age of 20 above. And she always educate us about internet, consequences of every action. Sabi kasi niya, bago mo gawin ang mga bagay na alam mong may masisira, isipin mo muna ang sarili mo. What can you gain if you destroy lives of others? Fame? But no, because it's not fame but it's a shame.

“I won't discuss the whole detailed because it's probably went viral now but the school administrators are trying to turn down the post before it spreads to other schools. Sobra na ang kahihiyang dinadala ng mga walang respetong studyante rito. Yes, this is a private school. You are paying. But you should also put in mind na hindi lamang ang mga teachers at school ang masisira, pati na rin kayo at ang reputasyon ninyo rito sa loob ng eskwelahan. You're not highschool anymore. You're of age. Hindi na kayo dapat pang kailangang pagsabihan. Just always remember to think of the consequences first before you do the action. Anyway class dismissed.”

Pagkatapos niyang kuhanin ang mga gamit niya ay lumabas na siya at iniwan kami.

“Pota? Pumasok lang para sermonan tayo?”

“Pasalamat ka nga sermon binigay at hindi surprise quiz.”

I plug my earphones and put it in my ear. Ayaw kong makinig sa kanila. Mga walang respeto.

Respect should be applied to everyone. But in their case, hindi nila siguro alam kung anong meaning ng respeto.

After all, respect is earned, not given.

WHEN the clock strikes to four thirty in the afternoon, our teacher dismissed us.

“Erie, susunduin ka ng driver n'yo o sasabay kang uuwi sa Kuya mo?” Abegail, my friend, ask me.

I look at my phone. Walang text o tawag si Kuya and that means, our family driver will be the one who'll fetch me.

I shrugged. “Our driver maybe,”