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innocence?

January 22nd, 2008


recently, i took up a part-time job as an english tutor, teaching upsr and grade one students. well, of course i discovered something since this entry exists.

the class started that day. i distributed two test papers for the students. i gave them separately, meaning two pieces for each table since there are two students at each table, and then another two of other kind. when i was taking the attendance, some students told me a girl was crying. so, i went to her.

"Are you not feeling well?"

she shook her head.

"Did you lose something?"

shook her head again.

"Someone bullied you?"

again, shook her head.

"Can you tell me what happened?"

she pointed at the papers i just distributed. she got the same two..


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(let me remain silent in proportion to the shock and "three lines" in my heart)


though i was shocked, i reacted quite quickly. i just exchanged hers with her partner’s and said, "see, you got the right ones."

she looked up and wiped away her tears, looking as if nothing happened. there was innocence in her face, but i couldn’t wipe away the "three lines" on my head like she did with her tears.

anyways, i should envy her. for it’s something the world has stolen from me. innocence