STUDENT NINETEEN: INTERVIEW SESSION
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(Student M enters the door as Ms. Flowberry looks up)
Ms. Flowberry: Giovanni.
Student M: Ma’am..
(Student M falls down to his knees as he cries, the room was filled with his sound that was almost inaudible for the recording)
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(Brief silence)
Ms. Flowberry: Okay ka na..? Do you feel like speaking to me?
Student M: Oo naman ma’am, nakahinga naman na ako ng onti.
Ms. Flowberry: Sige, bilisan nalang natin. Gusto ko lang malaman ano yung full name mo at anong pinagkakaabalahan mo. Yun lang. After non, p’wede ka nang bumalik. Goods ba sa’yo?
Student M: Sige po.
Ms. Flowberry: Sige, you can start na.
Student M: Ako si Giovanni James Buenaventura, Gio nalang para mas maikli. Ano ako, Seaman ako, at ayun.
Ms. Flowberry: Hindi mo na talaga na let go yang pangarap mo ‘no?
Student M: Matik na ‘yan ma’am, parang dati napagtritripan lang ako eh. Pero ayun, nakamit ko naman na.
Ms. Flowberry: Mabuti naman, atleast nakakaahon ka na.
Student M: Buti nga eh, tangina sa ibang bansa na ako natrabaho bilang seaman kasi tangina ng pilipinas hanggang ngayon mababa pa rin sahod namin.
Ms. Flowberry: Oo nga eh, pero atleast ‘di ba? Nakakauwi ka naman rin. Parehas kayo ni Riley overseas. Sa’n ka pa?
Student M: Onga po. (Chuckles)
Ms. Flowberry: Oh sige na, maghanda ka nalang ng sarili mo ah. Si Yvonne nalang naman yung natitira kong iinterviewhin.
Student M: Sige ma’am, salamat po uli kanina.
Ms. Flowberry: Ge lang, makakalabas rin naman kayo after ni Yvonne.
Student M: Ganon po ba? Sige ma’am, maraming salamat po talaga.
Ms. Flowberry: Mhm, sige na. Titigil ko na yung recording na ‘to.
(Brief Silence)
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