99. A black and white television

On the bus, I threw my eyes out of the window. Nothing I could see but the darkness and the shades of the trees. All these views made me sleepy until suddenly a flash of bright red attracted my attention. I turned my head and sharpened my eyes, and I saw a pair of red eyes smouldering like flames.   

I was almost asleep due to drowsiness until I heard Mrs Lim serve me a cup of hot coffee and put it in front of me to bring me on again. "Take it!" She sipped the same coffee and sat on her chair. "You didn't sleep last night?" she asked as she kept her eyes on the computer screen on her table. 

"You should change your bad habits. You need to get married, don't you?" this time she looked at me and knocked my arm. Instantly this invited other teachers to look at us. "Dress up beautifully like a mature woman." That's enough! I got tired of listening to the same words. 'Why am I not acknowledged as a woman so far?' I was irritated with that provoking statement.