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Chapter XV: AMINA
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The first afternoon class schedule had finally dismissed. “Where is the food?” Yana asked, prettying up herself with liptint and powder. I suddenly realized that I forgot to fulfill what she had asked me before I came to school. “I will just treat you.” I said, making her not to feel betrayed. That’s the expression I described when I forgot to do what she asked for. “You know what,” Yana made me feel nervous every time she uttered that line, “our teacher, Sir Bienamino, is kinda mysterious. Just saying.” “What do you mean? That he is gay?” I stood and arranged the chair. “No. He is not. He looks so manly and mysterious though.” She had our final soundful pout to make her lipstick even. Yana continued. “We have not seen him before. Well, he might be a new hire in the university. But I could not explain what I feel. There is something..” “Something in your stomach becoming empty and your head is even emptier. You are jus
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The next day, Yana finally sent unanimously the complaint letter to the school president. Concerned teachers were called and what we desired came a reality—they were suspended a day after the letter was sent. “You know me, Amina.” Yana grinned, depicting how triumphant she was. “What about our final project? Aren’t we going to submit it?” I wondered. “What I heard she is suspended, so we still need to submit it because that is part of her academic responsibility to submit as well our summer grade. She should learn her lesson.” Yana spoke the language of satire. It’s Friday and we did not have schedule class today and my mother Elianna allowed me to stay one night with Yana’s dorm. I felt elated on staying away momentarily from my mother. “Did you bring the camera?” Yana asked. “Of course, sis.” I shelled out from the bag the cam we were going to use. “I also brought food and drinks.” “Please, get in.” Yana s
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It had been a month since Yana had taken her life away. She did not deserve to kick the bucket for she would still be heard. Perhaps it was really a tremendous shame that devoured her. However, it was not the real reason to do that after jumping off the building. I had to do something but I did not know exactly how to do it. The bell rang and everyone started to get up and went to their respective classes. I checked my phone and I realized I still had my class this 2:30 P.M. It was still early. It was still 1 P.M. Maybe I just needed to go to the coffee shop and made my assignment. A notification popped out of my phone. A throwback memory I had with Yana. My heart still ached in the absence of my best friend. Until now, speculations rumored that she was depressed or broken that was their thoughts of her death. I was not true. I was thinking that it was due to the shame she got from the viral scandal spread by the disgruntled pelican. Instead of going to the coffee shop, I decided
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In life, there are times you have been challenged to identify the mysteries of how people spread the message and how it significantly affects the way they live because of what they hear and how they believe in. No one knew exactly why each of us has the perception that varies from one another and to the point this becomes the reason of agreement or misunderstanding. No one knew exactly why each of us has the perception created inside about how we embrace the belief that either break us or make us. Let me tell you my story and how my life has changed in the way how gossip ruled the progress in the narrative arc of my journey and how my choice leads me to where I would be and I will never forget the pain who becomes the reason of becoming a nun.&nbs
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My conscience made my heart feel dragging and I could not concentrate doing my Sunday sermon tomorrow morning. My thoughts still lingered on that night I confronted Elianna that I was not single but a married person. I would be liable to God the things I had done to her especially to her family which I had already established relationship since I was assigned as intern pastor in their community a year ago. I did not expect that I was able to meet Eliana and her family again since I was transferred to another high school. After my graduation in theology, I was assigned to be the youth pastor in one of the local churches in the city. Eliana and her family members were devoted Catholics yet I was able to invite them in the church. Though his father was firm to remain to his faith, Eliana and her mother became regular attendees in the
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