School of Fright

Have you ever had the feeling that someone is behind you despite the fact that nobody is there and there's a cold blanket that surrounds you? Maybe trying to film something but it doesn't work cause it's about a sensitive issue?

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The 'Unlockable' Cubicle

It was a very boring day at school for me, again. I decided to go to the restroom since I need to pee. I usually go there for about five minutes: 2 minutes for walking to and from, 1 minute for peeing and 2 minutes for unwinding(looking at the window). When I went out of the room it seemed that a cold blanket was wrapped around me. I felt frightened already yet I just saw the window was open so I just told myself that it might just be the wind even though I know for a fact that there is now wind at all, just to set aside my fear. So I walked fast and when I entered the restroom, I felt that something is wrong cause the first cubicle was locked. So because I was frightened, I did my thing very fast and almost ran back to the room. It just took me 2 minutes to do all those things. When I went back, I told my two classmates about that. They said "Baka naman may tao or may lock talaga yun." I said "No, kasi that's the one I use frequently and walang lock. Tsaka if someone is actually using it, it's impossible for him to lock it. Kahit umiihi siya, di naman niya maisasara yun ng ganun ka- tight, kung nakaupo siya di niya maisasara yun ng paa niya since di na siya makakaupo nun and I would see his slacks at walang ingay or any movement na maaninag eh." Then they said that I might just be hungry. Coincidentally the next week, all three of us went there at the same time. The cubicle was open. I said to them "See, walang lock, sira yung pinto." They said wag kang manakot then we all ran away.

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The Department

We were asked by our REED professor to make a presentation on certain matters on morality and abortion was given to us. We had an idea to make a documentary about it and ask our other professors to give their insight and what their subject tells about that. We went to the Social Sciences department and asked our prof if he can give an insight on the history of abortion of in the country. Since it was past six o'clock we tried the camera first so that the lighting would be good and so as the audio quality. We tried it on our classmate and it did good. We started filming and in the middle of the filming, the camera said an error occurred. The part of it wasn't saved. We tried it again and there it goes again. We decided just to use a cell phone camera and it worked but it was a low quality footage. When our classmate was filming with his cell phone we tried the camera on our classmate again and it worked. The next day, as we were eating, my classmate(who was using the dslr on the said filming) told me this "Michael, alam mo yung kahapon, yung kay Sir Jigs, ayaw gumana nung camera di ba? pero kay rj gumagana." I told her na there might just be something wrong with the position. She replied " Hindi eh, sa kahit ano naman pwede yan eh. Tsaka 3 times nangyari. Gumagana din siya nun kay Sir kapag hindi tungkol dun yung pinag-uusapan eh.Parang may pumipigil dun sa lugar na yun para mapag- usapan yun." I said "Oo nga. ano kaya ang meron dun at ayaw magpakuha."

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I'm supposed to write another story but I'm already feeling awkward so I'm gonna stop here.