July 31, 2k8
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I'm not sure but I think I have a classmate who has an SA. What's the difference of an SA person to an aloof one, anyway?
She's really a loner and doesn't speak to anyone in class. I'm pretty sure our teacher notices too that's why he really takes an effort to make her smile. (Yeah! he's really a good teacher)
So one time, there is a class activity, and I was partnered to HER. Well, she speaks her opinion to me, so I don't think that she's a shy person. And then after we presented in front of the class, she got a "not to good criticism" (they said she's too shy, that she have to speak louder, that she's in a silent mode blah blah blah)... I felt really bad for her, but then if you'll look at her face, it's a completely blank expression!
She's not even affected!
So she became my temporary seatmate for that day, and I made an effort to make her feel comfortable. I tried to joke with her (but she didn't even smiled). At breaktime, my classmates are all chatting and she's just reading her notebook so I tried starting a conversation to her. like this...
"Hey! what's that?" (What i mean is, what are you reading?) but then she replied "It's a notebook!"...
if it's another person, he/she might get offended by that reply, but then I noticed her nervous smile. So I continued talking to her:
"Oh! is that some quotes?" and she said "No, notes from our lecture"... and after that I don't know what to say.
Yesterday, I was invited by my classmates to hang out, and I accepted it. While we're taking a ride, the topic of conversation is our LONER CLASSMATE. They talked about how silent she is, how she avoids them, that she suddenly disappears. One of my classmate even told us that she took an effort to be friendly to HER but now SHE avoided her. SHE transferred to another SEAT... They even laughed when I mentioned our little conversation about the Notebook (but really, I did not meant it to make fun of her, I just wanted to say that I tried speaking to her also!... but then they all laughed!)
I feel obliged to take the step to make her more comfortable with people. I want to say "HEY! WE'RE BUDDIES! DON'T LET THOSE PEOPLE MAKE YOU DOWN.. I'M HERE! STAND UP!"
But then who am I to say that? She might avoid me too! :?