First, I was a girl, well, yeah. Wala namang kakaiba sa pagiging babae ko, wala namang interesting doon. Second, I was a payatot-pandak-at flat! Flat, yeah! Magagamit ko soon ang pagiging flat.
And third, the most interesting part.
Papasok ako sa all boys school. Hindi pa ako baliw o ano pero, oo, papasok ako sa all boys school. Reason? Malaking rason!
Fourth, the super interesting part.
Paaralan daw ito ng mga patapong kabataan, tepong naligaw ng landas. Nandito na lahat. Adik, rapist, magnanakaw, gangsters, killers, etcetera. Paano nag-exist ang school?
Through website. Hindi siya public but private. Super private sa pagkat-datapwat hindi ito sinasangayunan ng ibang parents, sabihin na na'ting binabatikos ang paaralan na ito hanggang ngayon. At para maiwasan iyon, naisipan ng chairman na itago ito sa madla. And now... here you go.
Nag-e-exist pa rin talaga siya.
At tinatawag itong Secedere.
Secedere in Latin, stand alone, malayo sa lahat, nag-iisa.
Student Series 2: "Bahala Na" Attitude
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Manifesting a fatalistic attitude is nearly a norm inside a classroom and is often practiced by students who have lost their will or do not have any will at all to make a change in their life. They submit themselves to the Higher Being or anyone superior to them through tough times. Bahala na si Lord. Bahala na si Batman. Bahala na; babagsak din naman. Bahala na; at least tapos na.
Aspasia Estiana was naturally born to be competitive for a reason so this kind of philosophy and bad habit is a blur in her dictionary. Alam niya ang sariling kakayahan at hindi siya kuntento sa 'puwede na' kung kayang higitan pa. Hindi puwedeng basta 'bahala na' kung may mababago pa. In fact, she can secure her valedictorian award if only not these two geniuses have to transfer in her school and overtake her place. But instead of feeling threatened, she sees them as some worthy academic rivals. Finally.
Eventually, she builds a friendship with the kinder as she secures a special space in her life for the austere one... not realizing she just takes the risk of letting things happen out of hand for the first time. Little does she know, saving him a spot in her heart means taking her life into the pit of devastation.