Our story begins with Joshua Baduria, as you already read the title. He’s 15 years old and a little shy around people. Okay, fine, he’s extremely shy with people he’s not familiar with. And even more so with women, beautiful women to be exact. Ever since the third grade Joshua is having trouble making friends. One day his classmates are playing his favorite game “Agawan Base”. Joshua wasn’t that shy back then, so he bolted to the nearest base and said,”Sali ako! Sali ako!” A lot of people groaned because they don’t want him a part of their game. They began saying,”Eeeeh! Ayaw ko sa kanya, wag niyo siya isali”, ”Ba’t siya? Hinde na ako sasali kung kasama siya!”, ”Yung bobo? Palayasin niyo nga siya dyan!” but Joshua didn’t even notice them, he’s too confident playing the game. Most people left the game, but some people stayed. He had fun but he can’t help but wonder, why don’t they like me?
Whenever he tries to be friends with someone, he ends up being shunned. This caused him to be insecure to himself but he never gave up hope on having friends, he ain’t a quitter! Three and a half years had passed, Joshua is now on 6th grade the 3rd quarter and still has no friends. From being shunned on the playground, he was shunned inside the classroom by his classmates. He began to wonder, is it my fault that no one likes me? Am I just not likeable? This thought grew bad seeds in his heart, he began to feel small, weak, and unconfident. His experiences in school led him to be socially awkward and overthinking that he is now. Before entering high school, he vows to himself that he’ll change so that people will like him, so he can make friends. Now we enter into the world of high school where it might be a big change for Joshua. Will Joshua survive high school? Will he be able to overcome his insecurities? Will he learn confidence? Will he change for the better or worse? Will he get a girlfriend? Or a girl friend? Will he survive puberty? And the big question, will he ever make friends?
