I was at my new high school in Manila, Philippines, and still trying to make new friends. I was shy and avoided attracting attention to myself. For some reason, that year was full of embarrassing events. Many of them came from false accusations made by teachers who I held in high regard.
The first incident happened in computer class. We were about to leave the computer room when my teacher noticed the ESC key on the computer I was using was missing. She became enraged and began yelling. She…