There is this girl whom I knew when I was younger who is now working for the company that I work for. I consider her as one of the strong willed students in our school. She was an active member of the student body and usually a member of the team that will represent our school in school competitions. I see her as a person who knows what she wants to be even in such a young age. When she talks a lot of people would listen. However, when I approached her a couple of days ago I was taken aback for she’s no longer the outspoken person that I knew. She became a meek person. A person who is unsure of herself. She barely looked at me when I was talking to her. And when we were walking in the hallway, she didn’t walk beside me. She was a step away behind me. She was almost whispering when she replies to my questions. I was so surprised that I almost asked her where is the girl that I use to know.

What did you do to her? Now I’m wondering what happened within the years that I haven’t seen this girl? Did somebody say something to her that made her lose the confidence that she had when she was younger? Did she fail to achieve the goals that she had set for herself that she doesn’t want to go for what she wants?