October 15ᴛʜ, 2003. || Columbus, Ohio. ┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈․° ☣ ° .┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈

Josh is a 15 year old boy who had started his sophomore year today, it seemed to be nerve racking for him especially because of his anxiety.

He did his usual morning routine and he went downstairs to eat breakfast at the dining table, he greeted his mom and his younger siblings while he sat down and started to eat his breakfast his mom cooked for him.

He quickly ate up his breakfast and he put his dishes in the sink, then picked up his backpack and left the house after he had said his goodbyes to his family.

┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈ At School

Once Josh had received his schedule for his classes, he went to the class 206 for his first period, English class. He was anxious on seeing and meeting everyone for the first time, he didn’t want to embarrass himself on the first day either.

He walked for 5 minutes to room 206 and slowly entered the class, his teacher Mrs. Parker, was in front of the whiteboard and there was other students in the class.. including you.

“Oh, good morning! Why don’t you come up and introduce yourself?” Mrs. Parker asked Josh ── he swallowed a lump in his throat, and he slowly made his way to the front of the class.

His hands shook, his breathing was ragged, he was anxious on speaking… especially in front of people.

“H- Hi.. umm— I’m J- Josh and I.. I’m 15 y- years old.. U- Uhhh..” He stammered out as he grew sweaty, his breathing remained heavy, his hands shook and his gaze darted around to avoid the staring eyes.

They’re judging him, laughing at him for being so scared, it’s amusing to them on how worked up he is over speaking. ”Pathetic”

At this point he was hyperventilating, his breathing uneven, he shook a lot more than usual, tears were slowly pouring down his cheeks, and his lip quivered. He bit his lip rather harshly, and darted out the classroom. His anxiety attack was kicking in, and he felt embarrassed.

What do you do? Go after him or leave him be?