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Chapter 9: Chaos
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AMINAH “I can’t believe this! Your section never changes! You even got your new teacher into trouble!” The guidance counselor was looking at us while shouting. The guidance room can’t accommodate our school section that’s why we are in the gym right now. Each of us is holding cleaning supplies while avoiding the eyes of each school staff in front of us. Some have bruises and messy hair, some even got in school clinics as they passed out and a few students are in hospital’s town as they were hit by the chairs. “You are a graduating student yet you act like a kid!” Frustrated and upset our homeroom teacher is looking at us showing disappointment by shaking her head. “Everyone of you I want all your guardian to go to school tomorrow no exception” That’s the last reminder from the guidance counselor before she left us to clean the gym. “You all embarrass me, you didn't even bring shame on your section” Our adviser irritatedly said while looking at us intently. “No one is allowed to
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Bram stops walking and looks back at Aminah who happens to be looking at his jacket for a while before walking slowly. He follows her and also takes one step at a time, he remembers the first time that he saw Aminah who happens to almost perished. Bram wonder if the girl didn’t remember that incident or maybe he is the only one who was forgotten that day, how come she will remember him, she even run without looking back.Minutes have passed and Aminah enters a two-story old Spanish house. It has a wooden gate that shows its age and decay. There is a tall avocado tree in its yard and the house was surrounded by various types o flowers. Even at night, the energy inside the house can still be felt, Bram can hear the dog barking and conversations coming from inside accompanied by the sounds of plates and utensils.“Why are you late again? And why is your uniform dirty?”“I am one of the cleaners and it took us a while to clean up, where's Grandma?”She was in the room mumbling, waiting f
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Aminah enters her grandmother’s room to talk to her and invite her to eat, she knows that he has been waiting for her for a while and doesn't seem to have any intention of eating until she gets home. Lola Rosario was lying on her side so Aminah approached her and hugged her from behind. Aminah felt the warmth of having a family whenever she hugged her grandmother. The feeling that she longed for and can't let go of. Her grandmother sat up from her bed and hit her arm, then spoke to her through sign language. She scolds her since she came home late at night and didn't even call, her grandmother shows that she is annoyed by her action. But she just smiled at her advice, knowing that she was doing it out of concern. She hugged her grandmother again, Lola Rosario then stopped and hugged her back "Let's eat," said Aminah before helping the old woman to the dining table. She saw her auntie and bless her hand. “Auntie I’m gonna change my clothes real quick” “Ok, hurry up and I'll just c
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Aminah was walking slowly while scratching the corner of her eye, since her glasses were broken yesterday, she just wore her spare contact lens, it was custom made in case her glasses were broken. It was right that she had a replacement, especially in this kind of situation.Her eyes itched because she was not used to putting on contact lenses, her vision is also cloudy, and she feels like she didn't fix its proper placement so she went straight to the comfort room first. Aminah adjusted the contact lens for a few minutes before deciding to go straight to the room. She was walking in the hallway when she saw Mrs. Santos who carries a lot. Aminah smiled and was about to help her when she noticed Bram walking behind her.The classmate she met yesterday, the man and the name she hated after the night refuse to help her. In Aminah's mind, if she didn't get a chance to run that time, she probably wouldn't be in the world anymore. Even though it wasn't Bram's fault for what happened to her
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Bram hurriedly handed Aminah’s bag and when she noticed where Aminah was looking at his wrist he hide his hand in his pocket. “Don’t ask too many questions, I already sent you home,” He says avoiding Aminah who’s looking suspiciously at him. “You didn’t answer my one question, how did you know where I live?” “I have to go now” “Are you a stalker?” Bram stops and looks at Aminah who teases him. “I’m right you're a stalker” Aminah was testing Bram, she wanted to hear something from him. “I-” “I what? You what?” “If I am a stalker then you’re –” “So you admit you are tailing me, when does it start?” Bram couldn't deny that he was following the girl every afternoon since Wednesday, whenever he saw her going home at night waiting in front of the gate, she was always waiting for someone to come out and in the end, she didn't have anyone to go home with. Bram is bothered and curious about whom she is waiting for he also noticed that besides being bullied by some of their classmat
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