One Morning...
Anne enters the WIS lobby and saw multiple students and different friend groups hanging around.
She finds their uniform comfortable and fabulous, her previous school uniform looked like dirt.
She was all alone, surrounded by different friend groups.
Anne felt dizzy and frightened that her hands and legs starts to tremble, her whole world crumbles knowing that she will still be all alone.
She hated how she feels at the moment, her throat tightens and is about to break into tears, she just wants to stay home and not see them.
Anne walks to the nearest comfort room, and as she walks, she feels that the other students are glaring at, talking bad about her behind her back, and as she turns around to check them, they were just minding their own business.
She locked herself and broke into tears, she overthinks way too much, she puts the blame on herself and started imagining horrible things that may happen to her even though class hasn't started.
When she thinks she's fine as she entered and then her anxiety attacks her again.
Her heart is heavily pounding in a fast manner, she deeply pressed her handkerchief on her eyes and bawled her eyes out.
She tries not to sniffle or else someone might hear her, she just wanted to leave.
She stops crying as she checks the time, she wore her mask and left the restroom.
As she left, she prays that no one else is with her in the same place, but then she saw a boy walking around in front of her, but he isn't close to her.
She walks slowly to avoid him, and then Justin, whom she called a squared-face, ran as he passed by her and placed his arms around the boy in front of her, whom it turns out to be Fredrick.
Anne grabs her ipad out to check the battery, but then her cousin chatted her and she used her ipad while walking.
Justin and Fredrick begins to walk slow, Justin asked, "Hey Fredrick, remember the last time we went to the park? Estelle, Nicole, Audrey and Gabrielle told me you met someone that time, who is it?" He gave him a teasing smile.
Fredrick responded with a low voice with a bored tone, "I forgot her name, but I saw her ID and she goes here"
"Really? Woah, maybe we can see her here"
"Maybe" He shrugged his shoulders.
And then Anne passed them by and walks upstairs without noticing the two boys.
Fredrick paid attention to her backpack and to her ipad, he then realized that it might be her, but she was chubbier when he first saw her, he points at her.
Justin smirked, "Is that her?" He asked.
"Yeah" He responded.
Justin ran towards Anne, "Hey hey hey hey" But Anne already went upstairs and completely ignored him.
Justin looks clueless, "What's wrong with her?"
"Oh, she's actually deaf"
Justin's eyes widened, "Really?"
Anne looks for her grade and section, and then she saw a door labeled 'Grade 10-Pearl' She tilts her head and wonders, 'This is how their grade and section are?'
It is her class, she touches the door knob, then her heart starts beating fast.
She removes her hand from the door knob and stomps her foot, she doesn't want to get inside.
And then Justin and Fredrick passed by and entered the classroom, and then there goes Anne who gasped as she saw Fredrick, the guy at the park, she widened her eyes and felt butterflies in her stomach.
They closed the door and she was left alone outside of their classroom, she inhales deeply and entered the classroom.
There are 35 students, and as they saw an unfamilliar face, they waved at her with welcoming smiles.
So they are all classmates.
Anne waved at them shyly and Gabrielle waves to catch her attention, Anne approaches Gabrielle as she taps the seat beside her, "We're seatmates" Gabrielle said with a smile in her face.
Anne wrote down on her ipad, 'Nice to meet you, I'm Anne, I'm deaf-mute actually'
Gabrielle reads it, "Ooooh, okay" She grabs the ipad and wrote down, 'I'm Gabrielle, we're seatmates, nice to meet you :)'
Anne and Gabrielle smiled at each other, and then they started writing each other their words so they could communicate.
Gabrielle talks about how much she loves Genshin and then Anne proceeds to talk about how much she loves horror games.
Until their teacher entered the classroom, Anne stops her chat and felt nervous.
And then their teacher greeted them in a jolly manner, "Hey guys! Good morning!" He clapped, "Ahhh! You look so good today, you are my students, yay!" He writes down his name, "My name is Teacher Nux and I will be your class moderator! I am so happy to see you guys!"
And they had the same reaction with him.
Anne felt relieved that they look like sociable people, "Okay class, we actually have a new student for today since all of you already know each other" Nux cheerfully signaled Anne to go in front of the class.
Anne hesitantly stood up and went in front of the class, Nux greeted her, "So this is your new classmate, may you introduce yourself?"
Justin and Fredrick looked at each other with widened eyes, "It's her" Fredrick muttered.
Anne writes down on the board, 'Good morning, classmates, my name is Anne Tulisa Castella, I am 16 years old, and I am from Laivudelle"
They all clapped their hands and welcomed her with sincere smiles, which made her feel relaxed and less nervous.
A girl named Estelle gasps, "Oh, same" she turns to Cheska with a smirk, but realizes she's not there, "Cheska is late again?"
Nicole raised her eyebrows and asked his seatmate, "Why isn't she talking?"
Turns out that her seatmate is Jairene, "We went in the same school together, she's deaf-mute"
"Ooooh"
Anne saw Bianca and Jairene, they waved at each other, Anne was surprised that she is in the same section as her.
Her eyes widened after seeing Everleigh.
She writes down, 'I am actually deaf-mute'
They welcomed her with warm understanding as they nod.
Nux clapped, "Yes, that's why we have an interpreter"
That's why a girl who isn't wearing a uniform showed up, her name is Carla.
Their adviser already started forming their groups in case there are group activities. Their groups are called circles, like Circle 1, Circle 2, Circle 3, Circle 4, and Circle 5.
Nux wrote down, "And these are the members for Circle 3... Justin, Audrey, Gabrielle, Fredrick, Anne, Jimboy, Arby, and Estelle"
Anne is happy that she's in the same group as Fredrick, she turns her head to the side and saw him paying attention, Fredrick then turns to her and slightly waved at her using his fingers.
Anne chuckled and waved back, she then turns to the teacher and secretly smiled.
Nux spoke, "Guys, let's gather around and take our very first class photo!"
Everyone happily gathered around with their teacher in front of the seats and took a timer, and they took their first photo together.
Later on, they had their recess after few orientation, she, Benji, and Hanna met up at the canteen and Anne happily told them that it was indeed Fredrick and he is her classmate.
Hanna and Benji rejoiced with her as if it was an award.
There are too many students in the canteen, but she had her eyes on Fredrick out of the blue, he was with Ronald, Justin, and Lawrence.
Fredrick turns around and instantly saw Anne with her friends, he wanted to confirm if it was really her whom he saw back then so he prepared his question on his phone and walks to her.
Anne noticed it and begins to panic, (I think he's walking towards us)
"Oh my gosh" Said Hanna.
Until Fredrick's arm was grabbed by a girl, "Let's get ice cream"
He shrugs his shoulders, "Sure" He then walks away with her.
Anne's smile faded, but she shrugs it off.
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A group of enthusiastic class officers who are also best friends form a circle in the bustling school common area.
Among them are Justin, the president, Audrey, the dependable vice president, Nicole, the PIO, Estelle, the treasurer, Cheska, the organized historian, and Lawrence, the public relations officer. They clutch notebooks and exchange determined glances.
Justin spoke, "Alright, everyone, gather around. It's time to initiate our plan for Mental Health Awareness Week. We need to make a lasting impact on our fellow students."
Cheska nods "Absolutely. We want to ensure that mental health becomes a priority for every section across the school. Let's start by assigning responsibilities."
Nicole raises her hand, "I think we should kick off the week with an assembly. We can invite guest speakers and create an atmosphere of openness and understanding."
Estelle nods, "And we could organize art therapy sessions! We can set up different stations for painting, journaling, and even clay molding. It's a great way for students to express themselves."
Audrey spoke, 'We should also create pamphlets and posters to distribute throughout the school. They can provide information about mental health resources and helplines. Awareness starts with education.'
Lawrence chuckled, 'And let's not forget about social media. We should launch a campaign with inspirational quotes, personal stories, and tips for self-care. We can feature students from different sections to show that mental health affects us all."
Cheska grins, 'I love all these ideas! But we need to ensure that we reach every section. Let's assign each officer to a different grade level. We'll be responsible for coordinating activities and spreading the message."
As they continue brainstorming, the class officers scribble down notes, their passion for the cause evident in their expressions.
Justin spoke, 'Alright, team, we have a solid plan. Now, let's get to work. Mental health matters, and we're going to make a difference in our school."