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In a dim classroom, Kyler, Chynice, Eli, Cassian, and Nikka huddle around a video camera on a tripod near a window. Cassian adjusts his eyeglasses as he peers through the viewfinder. Outside, gray clouds gather and wind rattles the panes, while the students smile, unaware of the typhoon.
Five friends—Kyler, Chynice, Eli, Cassian, and Nikka—sneaked into their school one quiet Sunday evening to film their class project. "Let's hurry before dark!" Chynice whispered. Outside, the sky turned gray, and the wind began to howl. They laughed, not knowing a big typhoon was coming. Setting up their camera near the window, they filmed their final scene, proud of their hard work, unaware that the storm was about to change their night completely.
Huddled on the cold third-floor hallway floor, the five students sit in a circle lit by a single flashlight. Nikka speaks softly, her face calm. Rain lashes the windows, and Kyler glances nervously toward the dark stairwell. Their faces show fear slowly giving way to comfort.
When they finished filming, Kyler peeked outside and gasped. "The water's rising fast!" The ground floor was flooded, and rain poured harder than before. No phones worked, and they couldn't leave the building. Scared but brave, the five sat together on the third floor. "Let's share stories," said Nikka, trying to calm everyone down. They talked about their dreams and their wish to graduate together, and slowly their fear turned into comfort.
Morning light streams through the window as Kyler, Chynice, Eli, Cassian, and Nikka peer down at the mud-covered ground floor. Ma'am Ann stands beside them, her brows knotted, pointing toward the distant forest. Cassian's eyeglasses are smudged, and his expression shows wonder as he asks, 'How did the water disappear so fast?'
When morning came, the rain finally stopped. "Look!" Eli shouted, pointing down below. The floodwater was gone, but mud and leaves covered the ground floor. "How did the water disappear so fast?" Cassian wondered aloud. Ma'am Ann arrived to check on them, relieved to find everyone safe. "The forest behind our school must have soaked up the flood," she said gently. The five friends looked toward the trees, realizing something important.
In the Governor’s office, Chynice stands before his desk, her hands clasped, her smile earnest. The Governor, wearing an embroidered formal shirt and eyeglasses, leans forward and nods approvingly. Ma'am Ann and the other students watch hopefully from behind. Sunlight streams through the window.
Determined, the students and Ma'am Ann visited the Governor. "Please don't cut down the forest," Chynice said. "It protects our school from floods!" The Governor listened carefully and smiled. "You're right, young ones. We'll keep the trees safe." Everyone cheered, happy to protect nature together. From that day, Kyler, Chynice, Eli, Cassian, and Nikka knew that saving the forest meant saving their school—and their future.