I sat beneath the canopy of a coconut tree, my eyes wandering aimlessly through the midday heat, searching for something to anchor onto. The school courtyard felt strangely distant. When a student brushed past, his gaze fixed firmly on the ground, I offered a quiet hello. He paused, looking suddenly ashamed, as if caught in a place he shouldn't be. "Hey," I said softly, "could you pull up a chair for me?" He muttered a hurried promise to wait, spun on his heel, and ran away, vanishing into the shadows of the corridor. He never came back. An unsettling chill began to settle over me. I stood up and walked toward the breezeway, leaning against a concrete post to steady myself. When a fellow teacher walked by, I met her eyes and offered a warm smile, hoping for a sliver of camaraderie. She passed me like a ghost, her face completely expressionless, refusing to give me even a fleeting glance. Swallowing my confusion, I nodded to the empty air and walked toward th...
Welcome to my blog, Here, you’ll find a collection of reflections that capture the essence of my experiences, as well as the stories and emotions of those around me. My writing is not solely a mirror of my own life; rather, it is a lens through which I observe the world and drawing inspiration from the people I encounter, the moments I witness, and the events that shape my collective existence. I'm writing not to impress but to express.