I'm going crazy under pressure.

- Will you leave me alone? Do you know why I'm so crazy? It's you, it's all you, ah ah ah...

Right after the screams, there were countless sounds of objects and cups being smashed. This was not an unusual thing in this neighborhood. People were used to hearing Oanh scream or the sound of objects being smashed and thrown coming from Hoan and Thy's house at noon or in the evening, even late at night.

Oanh was originally a gentle, quiet girl. When she went to college, her personality changed completely. Participating in school activities and volunteer work, Oanh became much more agile, active, and cheerful than before. Thy often told her neighbors: "She's like a different person since college, her personality is too strong, making her difficult to control."

For the past few months, neighbors have seen Oanh take long breaks from school, and occasionally hear screaming and breaking things coming from Thy's house. Then, every few days, they see the mother and daughter pack up and go somewhere for a few weeks before returning. After those absences, Thy's family feels quiet for a while, but just a few days later, everything is back to normal. Oanh has not returned to school yet, but the family's noise and loud arguments have increased.

Ms. Huyen, who lives next door and is also Oanh's high school teacher, has heard vaguely about Ms. Thy's family but does not understand the details. Today, when she saw Ms. Thy picking vegetables in the yard, Ms. Huyen boldly went in to ask and confide.

- Thy, are you preparing to cook? Where is Oanh? Why isn't she helping mom?

- Is he reading a book in your room? Come in and help me advise him. I'm so tired...

After a few weeks of not seeing her due to exams, Huyen saw Thy's face was haggard and her eyes were sunken and sad.

- You've been so busy lately, you keep telling me to come over and ask how Oanh is, but sometimes you hear her screaming and crying loudly?

- I'm sick, I've been treated for so long but I can't get better...

Then, as if someone had confided in her, Thy said: Oanh was happily studying at university, with good results, and the whole family was excited. But there was a time when she was so absorbed in organizing a school club event that she forgot to eat and sleep, and her temperament changed. She got angry easily, even went crazy with her parents. Oanh even blamed her parents for forcing her to study a profession she didn't like. The family took Oanh to therapy, but she only got better for a few weeks, then her illness relapsed. Recently, it got worse...

- I thought she was happy because she studied the major she liked.

- At first, my child wanted to study diplomacy. But my husband and I saw that he was an introvert and quiet, so we oriented him to study accounting and finance, which would make it easier to find a job after graduation. He also listened to his parents and did not object to anything. Now that he is sick, he has turned around and blamed his parents, demanding to drop out of school to retake the Diplomatic Academy entrance exam... - looking out the door, Thy continued - And it's also his father's fault. He was already unwell, mentally unstable, and had not yet recovered from his illness, but he turned around and forced me to take the teacher training exam if I did not continue studying accounting and finance. So he went crazy all day...

- What did the doctor say?

- The doctor said that my child has a nervous breakdown due to the pressure of studying and life. Because he is easily agitated, he needs long-term treatment and a comfortable living environment, but my father doesn't understand and keeps forcing me. I don't know what to do. Whenever my father goes to work, everything is fine, but when he comes home at noon or in the evening, the two of them argue and quarrel loudly like you see.

- Have you told your husband to meet the baby's doctor?

- I told him to meet me but he made up all kinds of excuses and never met me. Should I take the child somewhere for a while? If it continues like this, I will also get depressed and sick like the child.

The two sisters had just talked about this when Hoan returned. This time, Huyen, in the name of Oanh's teacher, chose her words carefully to give sincere advice. Having taught Oanh for 3 years in high school, and being a neighbor, Huyen understood her beloved student's personality very well. She asked for Oanh to come to her house every day, both as a teacher and student to confide in, and to let her guide her with some housework such as cooking and flower arranging to make Oanh feel comfortable. Then she analyzed the matter of how to orient her career properly, to avoid being forced; and also the matter of the psychology of children who are easily agitated; the matter of many children suffering from depression due to pressure leading to suicide... "If you say it right, even a radish will listen", Hoan then realized that he had been too imposing and had not listened to his child, almost harming her.

Oanh was in the house listening to the teacher and parents talking, suddenly feeling relieved.

NGUYEN THAO