Hello everyone. I am Helena. I am currently a 17-year-old student at Nguyen Hien High School, 11th grade.
I am sad because I am currently one year behind my old classmates at school.
This is my personal story. Do you want to listen?
As you know, I am 17 years old but I have to study with friends who are just 16 years old. So, you can guess I have a big problem. I was left one year behind at school.
At my sweet sixteenth, my eleventh grade only lasted for one semester, then I dropped out of school last spring. My mother was very upset because she has always expected so much from me and this made feel me regretful.
So many nights I couldn't sleep since my head was a mess. I was so pessimistic about my dull future.
I was embarrassed and sad for giving up my dream and my mother's dream too.
She has sacrificed a lot to raise me but I failed her. I thought I would never get up again.
Therefore, my decision to go back to school was very difficult for me when the new school year began last autumn.
You may wonder why I dropped out of school in the first place. Let me be honest with you, I felt that I could not handle the pressure. I was so sick mentally.
Quitting school was scary, but going back there was even scarier.
I had to face thousands of eyes on me. I kept a distance from my teachers, old and new friends, all of them.
At school, I never talked to anybody and I chose to sit in a corner to avoid judgmental eyes.
However, I still accidentally heard people whispered whenever I passed them. Bad words and small talks came from strangers. One of them was Hiep, a teacher who happened to be my neighbor for three months. She never taught me a single day but she said to my friends that I was a bad girl.
I felt so hurtful inside because of her words. I was so afraid that people thought wrongly about me.
My mother was really angry when she knew about this. People around me, my family and my friends wanted to protect my honor.
Although I always see my mother as a hero of my life, I could not agree with her when she wanted to make a scene with Hiep.
I wanted to stand up for myself and prove her wrong and I am not as bad as what she said. I am determined to try to learn to gain back my honor.
What I have learned from my experience is only by working hard, you could kill off all gossips and nonsense.
Now, I would like to tell my mom
"Please stand by me and have faith in me, I can make it!"
Read Michelle's feedback: "Be strong, be confident. Prove to them how strong you are"
Read Duy the Chef's feedback: "To Helena, Don't be so hard on yourself"
Read Jillian's feedback: "Let's look on the brighter side, Helena"
