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Scenario - A girl with low self-esteem being interviewed.
She was doing her normal errand of the day after finishing work. She was simply just walking when two man approached her.
One was holding a camera with a slight smile and another, holding a microphone with big grin.
She looked up nervously and quickly averted her eyes as soon as it made eye contact. It flickered back and forth from a lamp post next to him to his cheeks.
"Why do you keep doing that?"
"Uh..." She answered in a quiet voice, but to them, it was more like a whisper, hardly any sound coming through her facemask.
"I just feel uh nervous. I uh don't talk often."
"You don't talk to people?"
"No uh I meant I don't talk to someone who isn't, my family. I tend to, fumble on my own words because of it."
"You sound alright to me."
"Yeah, it'll happen." She did a raspy laugh while her gazed lowered slightly.
"Is there a reason for it or it isn't something you want to talk about?"
"Uh... It isn't something weird or anything. It's just, I uh had this encounter with a random stranger. He uh walked up to right front of me. I didn't know him or anything, and he bluntly just said that 'I am bricked up because of your eyes.'"
His eyes widened. "What? That's disgusting."
"Yeah... It freaked me out. I can't exactly change my eye colours, so I just wear a mask to hide my face."
"Hm... So, you avert your eyes from guys and not girls?"
"Well, I don't feel totally uncomfortable around girls so it's alright, but I am just a bit more timid around guys."
"I am not gonna lie, but I am a bit curious on how you look."
She did a raspy laugh, "you're not the only one. I have encountered some people forcibly trying to remove my mask. I guess their curiosity got the best of them."
"Damn, that's freaky. I'm sorry that happens to you."
"Yeah... I don't mind revealing my face for your video. Maybe it will stop people from trying to see my face, and can just see the video if they are curious."
"Really? But I don't want to force you or something."
"Nah, it's alright, I do remove it when I work because I need to breathe." She chuckled softly.
"Oh? What do you do?"
"I work as a housekeeper."
"Oh really? I never would have guessed."
"I just do part time there since I am currently studying in university... Oh, I should remove this."
She removed her mask and put her mask in her bag. She looked at the camera and then at the guy and then to his friend. She nervously played with her fingers.
"Oh." He cleared his throat. "What are you studying?"
"I..." She looked down to the side walk. "I am studying Criminology."
He looked surprised. "Wow, I never would have guessed. Is there a particular reason why you chose that subject?"
As she looked up at him, her eyes gleamed in excitement.
"I want to work with youths, and help with youth crime prevention. I just feel... There is so much we can achieve from helping youths at risk. After all, it is the youth who will represent the country in the future after when we all are old and wrinkly."
She laughed softly. "So, we should do as much we can do and hope."
He smiled.
She also smiled back.
However, she noticed the change in his appearance.
"Um, sir are you okay?"
He tried to say something but she couldn't comprehend his words.
All of sudden a lone floating bubble passed by her which took her by surprise.
She looked at the man again and his body started to evaporate into bubbles along with his friend.
A swirl of wind, pushed the bubbles towards the sky.
She giggled as she tried to reach for one.
Then I woke up.
And smiled.
