"Will a new class mean, no friends?"
Ever since Crystal didn't make the cut for her desired stream, she is forced to "live with whatever she has". Being alienated by her old classmates, she hesitantly accepts her fate being with NONE of her fire-fo...
For the lead up to Racial Harmony Day, we had an assembly programme about promoting racial harmony and how we, teenagers, can contribute to it. There were a few scenarios that the actors acted out and we, the audience, could volunteer ourselves to have our take on the scenario.
Wanting to test if my popularity has now spread to the whole school, I sprung out of my seat at the third scenario to the whole school cheering. Stage Onstage, I happened to spot my previous history teacher Ms Jane. My first instinct was to give her a heart. Everyone cheered when I gave her the heart, thinking it was meant for them. But it really, really was for Ms Jane... Flashback Exactly a year ago, I was getting ready for my history group work. My best friend and I, as usual, were trying to hunt down a group but we were all rejected for the same reason—"the group is full." It was yet again a testimony to our lack of popularity back then.
To help herself find us a group, Ms Jane made us stand in front of the class, and that's when I felt the tension in me rise. Yea, it was fine when it was pair work because it'll be automatic. However, finding a group that truly wanted us was as rare as a shooting star. That one time I got my own group at my own accord was solely a stroke of luck. And that being the last group work of the year was the final straw.
I broke down.
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Present day Yes, finding a group was still a struggle, but it was more of a clique issue. This heart I presented was truly a sense of gratitude, not in a celebrity way even.
I was then given my microphone and then my question. "Freezing up" for a moment; my mind quickly ran through something and then I opened my mouth to respond to the scenario in a more empathetic manner. I didn't really "think" like I thought, I just said what was best at that moment, for that situation. And to my surprise, they took my response pretty well and praised it in front of the whole school! They said that needing to think for a few seconds was totally normal and that what I said (I was convincing people to think from others' perspective) was an ideal response.
Alright, I'd take their word for it. Chapter epilogue My public appearance in front of the whole school was quick to spread. My fans were praising me for that day's courage. I got to explain the true meaning of my heart gesture, even if it was just to one person. And the cherry on top? Even a teacher that only knew me through Leah recognised me.
I honestly couldn't be happier. In the past, Leah and her friends alongside CJ were the only people that could actually make me smile. Now, it's like the whole school has found a way to charm my heart, in their very own ways.
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