Linda was offering psychological counseling to the seniors every day. Her guidance might not be able to improve their grades right away, but it was really helpful for students to face the upcoming college entrance examination. It would relax them a bit and enable them to bring out their best in the exam. Going to college shouldn't be the only way to measure success. It wasn't the only chance they had to make a difference. The teachers should stop telling students that the college entrance examination was the most important thing in their lives. The students were stressed out because of it. Some of them might not be able to bear it and broke down, which would only cause harm to them.
Linda always thought that college entrance examination was only something that they needed to go through in their lives. The students should take it seriously but with a normal attitude.
Life was full of possibilities. It would be best to cross the bridge when it came to that point.
The college entrance examination was now getting closer and closer. The teachers and the students were almost at the end of the road. It was raining that day. Linda was giving a psychological lecture to the students in the classroom. Then, she started hearing noises outside the window during class. It seemed that something had happened.
Most of the students started looking out of the window to see what was going on.
Linda pointed to the student who was sitting in the first row and said, "Edward, could you go check what is happening?"
Edward nodded his head and ran outside to see if there was anything wrong. After about ten seconds, he returned and reported, "Ms. Xia, it seems that a girl student is about to jump off a building. She is sitting at the edge of the roof. Many students are watching her from the ground."
'Another jumper?' Linda shook her head. She had been a teacher here for less than a year, but there had been two jumpers since she got here.
The first time Linda met John was when he was also about to jump down. Luckily, John had listened to what Linda had said and calmed himself. Now that Linda had gotten him off a false accusation, he was getting better and better. Linda couldn't imagine what would have happened if she hadn't been there for John. He might have jumped off the building, doing what the crowd had told him to. A kid would have lost his life.
"I'll go find out what is happening. You all stay here and do some reading, " Linda told the students in the classroom.
Before she walked out of the classroom, she turned around and emphasized, "Everyone, just keep quiet and read your books. Don't make any noise. I'll be back soon." After Linda finished speaking, she walked up to Edward and told him to maintain discipline in the classroom. Then, she left in a hurry.
Leaning against the balustrade of the hallway, Linda looked at the building's roof. She recognized the girl sitting there.
She was a student in Class 4, senior level. She looked thin and weak, and she had straight hair with bangs. Her name was Emily Wang.
Linda had only spoken with her a few times. She didn't talk much, and she always stayed quiet.
Linda was staring at her at the moment. Emily Wang's legs were hanging from the side of the building. The scene reminded Linda when John wanted to jump off the building. Emily was doing exactly the same as John did. Why did she want to end her life?
Linda knew that her top priority now was to save the girl. Life was precious. No matter what had happened, no one should give up on themselves easily.
Anna seemed to have noticed the noise from outside, so she walked out of Linda's office and rushed to the classroom where Linda was giving a lesson. Many people were standing in the hallway on each floor. They were popping out their heads to see what was happening on the roof. The teachers were trying to keep the students in the classrooms. They wanted to stop the students from seeing this.
"Anna, you're just in time! Could you call the police now? As well as the fire department? I'm afraid that she might jump off the building, " Linda told Anna when she saw her.
If the girl died, she would feel nothing after, but her family and friends would have to bear the sorrow and pain of losing her. There were always ways to solve problems. She just needed to believe that things would turn out all right in the end.
One's life was full of opportunities.
Linda remembered that the girl was coy and not talkative. She used to sit quietly. She wouldn't dare even look at Linda during class unless Linda asked her to answer questions. Even if Linda tried to talk to her, Emily wouldn't speak much.
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