Met this old fren jus now, once again, on the bus home. Heavier makeup, trendier clothes, none of which could conceal the child underneath, eager and innocent.
She was saying how much she loves schooling, but could not continue cos of financial problems. She ambitioned going for accounts class, so that she could get a better pay and working prospects. And she's younger than me, 19 maybe. Met her at my first job, shopkeeping the toy store in the neighbourhood- dirt-cheap pay and lousy boss. She already quitted school then. Now she's at least holding an office job, thousand plus per month. Tried to encourage her to pursue her belief, that further studying is good- hopefully, this brief meeting could give her some assurance, albeit very minimal.
In 7 minutes, I learnt how blessed I was, to have a family that holds education in high importance, and which can sacrifice on material wants to support us through. Thx mom and dad.
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