

if i screamed, i felt as if the sound would fade to silence no more than 2 inches from my face, reaching nobody. they shattered like sugar glass against the structure that had been imposed by some faceless voice on the phone, utterly out of my reach. i had nothing but my words with which to fight for what was rightfully mine, and my words didn’t matter. “what kind of car is it?…uhhh…yeah i’m pretty sure we have it…well i dunno for sure, i haven’t seen it…they’re closed…monday at 8:30 am………i’m in georgia, bud…8:30 monday…” i found the sign i was unconsciously looking for, and dialed the number, almost automatically. i’d been in this situation before, so it wasn’t confusion that i felt. my sense of peace and calm had transformed in a matter of moments. i’m a big believer in not over-complicating things, so i assumed the more reasonable latter. either someone had broken the window, hot wired my car and driven off, or some vulture towed it as part of his job description. my own possession, which i had worked for and paid for, which had carried me on multiple journeys across the country, which is uniquely part of my story and mine alone, had been ripped away from me.Īs soon as i gained proper functioning of my senses, i concluded that one of two things had happened. my stomach dropped.Ī thing that i had so clearly owned had vanished.

i looked around, as if to second-guess the fact that i was standing here, in this spot, right now. a brief moment passed that felt longer than it should have felt. as i approached my parking spot, something was off. i had parked in the same spot as last time. It was my second time visiting this new friend in this new town. the air smelled like rain and it brought back that same sense of peace and calm i used to have. I walked into the parking lot, heading towards my car. all 6 of us would stand together, silent, in awe of the powerful and destructive force of nature unfolding before our eyes, invoking a sense of peace and calm within each of us. we were right in the thick of the chaos, but it didn’t feel like it. they reminded me of nights from my childhood when my family would gather on the porch, blanketed by the safety of our house, watching the violent swirl of rain and lightning rip through the neighborhood from what seemed like a far distance. it had rained all day, and i could feel the moisture in the air.įor some reason, i’d always loved thunderstorms. i am a responsible person and i also want that everything was in an organized manner. even though i am just an average student, i want to accomplished things/activities a few days ahead of time. i adapt new behaviors, new habits, and new ways of living and being from the environment.

besides, i love to go to school because it taught me to be a dedicated, hardworking, and determined person. i love to surround myself with a person who brings joy in my life. i want to explore every single thing on my own. so basically, i am the type of person who is very outgoing and adventurous. furthermore, i just want to open up more about myself to everyone. if you want to know why i took this course, it is because i want to get along with others, to work with many kinds of professionals and to work with several industries. i am 19 years old, from cuenca, batangas, and now a 2nd-year student taking up business administration major in human resource management. Good day and hello there! i am anne reyah c.
