Two months had passed since the incident. School was over. I decided to pay Bradley a visit. At one point, I was staring into space. Bradley asked, "Are you all right?" I didn't hear him. I was Nawawala in thought. He got my attention sa pamamagitan ng shouting, "Anthony!" I said, "I'm sorry. I was Nawawala in thought. What did you ask me?" He said, "I asked if you we all right." I said, "Yeah." He gave me a serious look and said, "I know you're not." I said, "Okay, I was thinking about how much I want to forget prom night." He said, "I see. Tell me what happened." I said, "Reese dumped me for Dean the araw before prom. I went sa pamamagitan ng myself. When my mga kaibigan weren't around, Dean and his gang beat me up, leaving me badly bruised and with fractured ribs." Bradley said, "How awful!" I said, "I thought if I avoided talking about it, the incident would be erased from my mind. I want to forget, but I can't." He said, "I'm sure it's as clear as tap water to you." I said, "It happened over two months ago, yet I remember it like it was yesterday." He said, "In years time, we forget many things, but one thing we never forget is the torment we faced. Believe me, I've been in your place." I said, "Really?" He said, "When I was fourteen, I was invited to a pool party. Little did I know, it was a trick. The other guests pushed me into the deep end, and I couldn't swim at the time." I said, "That's just mean." He said, "One of the guests finally plucked up the decency to pull me out...one collapsed lung later." I asked, "Were you okay?" He said, "Yeah. I was rushed to the hospital to be sure. This occurred twenty-one years ago, and I remember it clearly." Bradley's story changed my perspective of adults. Adults actually do understand what teens are going through. They were young once, too. Remember that the susunod time you think your parents, grandparents, or legal guardians don't understand you.
Two months had passed since the incident. School was over. I decided to pay Bradley a visit. At one point, I was staring into space. Bradley asked, "Are you all right?" I didn't hear him. I was Nawawala in thought. He got my attention sa pamamagitan ng shouting, "Anthony!" I said, "I'm sorry. I was Nawawala in thought. What did you ask me?" He said, "I asked if you we all right." I said, "Yeah." He gave me a serious look and said, "I know you're not." I said, "Okay, I was thinking about how much I want to forget prom night." He said, "I see. Tell me what happened." I said, "Reese dumped me for Dean the araw before prom. I went sa pamamagitan ng myself. When my mga kaibigan weren't around, Dean and his gang beat me up, leaving me badly bruised and with fractured ribs." Bradley said, "How awful!" I said, "I thought if I avoided talking about it, the incident would be erased from my mind. I want to forget, but I can't." He said, "I'm sure it's as clear as tap water to you." I said, "It happened over two months ago, yet I remember it like it was yesterday." He said, "In years time, we forget many things, but one thing we never forget is the torment we faced. Believe me, I've been in your place." I said, "Really?" He said, "When I was fourteen, I was invited to a pool party. Little did I know, it was a trick. The other guests pushed me into the deep end, and I couldn't swim at the time." I said, "That's just mean." He said, "One of the guests finally plucked up the decency to pull me out...one collapsed lung later." I asked, "Were you okay?" He said, "Yeah. I was rushed to the hospital to be sure. This occurred twenty-one years ago, and I remember it clearly." Bradley's story changed my perspective of adults. Adults actually do understand what teens are going through. They were young once, too. Remember that the susunod time you think your parents, grandparents, or legal guardians don't understand you.