My hands trembled as I called a third with no response. What happened to him? I wondered, he was fine when I came. I didn’t spend time thinking I was at the verge of calling for help when I poked his head with the smooth end of a pencil. "Mr. Rodrigo!"
In that moment, his eyes fell open, bulging out as he flinched, "yes! Yes!"
Startled at his reaction, I sprang out of my seat, "Mr. Rodrigo! You got me scared. I thought you fainted!"
"Oh, no. I didn't- I was uh- I was..."
"You were sleeping!" I rudely interrupted.
He rested his hands on his desk, bowed slightly before raising his head with a chagrined expression, "Please don't tell anyone about this. Actually, I've been sleepy all morning even before you came in."
"Is everything alright?" I asked before taking my seat again.
"Except
