GROWINGS
21

As the Headmaster, Ms. Nuriyanti knew that it was very hard to convey this to all her students. But, what to say. After a little struggle for the sake of continuing to maintain the existence of this school - finally this morning, he announced that three weeks from now, he was, this school - Ellite Rovario SMK - will be closed for good.

"Thank you to all the proudest and wonderful children of Mother. Thank you for every fight and hard work, you guys all along." The voice of the woman in her 40s sounded hoarse and trembling.

The bright and cheerful faces that usually adorn every student at the school - - this morning, as if lost swallowed by something called 'nightmare'.

Bu Nuriyanti turned to Inu. "Thank you so much, especially to Mr. Inu. Which has sacrificed its material that can not be said a little, for the sustainability of teaching and learning activities in this school."

Inu can only comment on bitter smiles. He himself is still no shadow will continue work where, after this school is completely closed later. Although Inu is the new teacher at this school, but his attention to the school and his students here, exceeds his attention to his father and sister in the village. Not a little money he had spent to pay for electricity, and bought teaching and learning equipment such as markers and photocopied problem sheets.

"Kids..." Ms. Nuriyanti shed tears. "Starting this morning, you can take care of all the files and letters of the move in the Administrative Room. And for those of you who still have administrative arrears, please --"

"THIS SCHOOL WILL NOT BE CLOSED...!!"

A voice stomped all the people in the ceremonial field that morning.

They were all searching, where did the source of the voice come from?

Until then, the figure appeared in his old school uniform...

"NO ONE CAN CLOSE THIS SCHOOL!!"

And he stood before hundreds of students, with glaring eyes, and his voice was loud, and firm.

All the students who were marching that morning were of course surprised instead of playing. Especially with the five students who took the front row.

"Not that, she was --" Eka glanced at her four best friends.

"The boy..." Sheila.

Whuuzzz.., a cold wind blew through all the students who were marching on the ceremonial field that was not as wide.

"Sorry, you're--"

"My name is Dafa Ardiansyah. And I---"

"YOU'RE HERE ANY MORE?!! ARE YOU AND YOUR FRIENDS NOT SATISFIED TO SEE US ALL SUFFER?!!" Shouted a student.

"REALLY!! YOU ARE RICH PEOPLE WHO HAVE NO HEART!!"

"GO AWAY FROM OUR SCHOOL!!"

"WE'LL JUST PUT HIM DOWN!!"

"Children calm...!! Everyone calm...!!" Ms. Nuriyanti tried to calm her students who began to worry.

"MOTHER NURIYANTI, SHE'S A --"

The student who rushed to the front and spoke out loudly, suddenly fell silent. And so did all the students who had been noisily rejecting his presence.

Then what Dafa did next, made them all flinch. Likewise with Kinno and his friends who turned out to pay close attention to the partially destroyed barrier wall.

"YOU SEE KINNO, FROM THIS MOMENT ON I'M NOT PART OF YOUR SCHOOL ANYMORE!!"

The students of both schools exchanged glances. There was a big question mark that hit the heads of the students.

"AND I SWEAR BY ANYTHING, I WILL SAVE THIS SCHOOL!! I DON'T CARE, EVEN IF I HAVE TO SACRIFICE MY WHOLE LIFE!!"

"Why did he do that?" Sheila said softly.

"What does he actually mean to do that?" Eka now looked at the figure of Dafa with a deep gaze.

'Children, look how he came and brought all his wonders to all of you...'

The five teenagers were shocked. They look at each other. Make sure that they hear that intangible sound again.

"Have you heard the voice just now..?" Tanya Tita quietly. And immediately responded with a nod by his four best friends.

"Friends of all --" Dafa spoke again. The blaze that burned his old school uniform was extinguished. "Nothing is impossible in this world, if we are always willing to try, fight, and pray."

"But we've done it all..." A student responded.

"Mother Nuriyanti---" Dafa turned to the woman with her dark green hijab. "Give me a little time to save this school.."

"Becch..." Ms. Nuriyanti returned with tears. "You don't have to bother doing all this..."

Dafa was a little surprised by that answer. But he did not give up. He now approached his friends. By just wearing a singlet shirt and his gray pants.

"Friends, I won't be able to do it alone. So--- will you guys help me?" The eyes of Dafa are now glazed. "We fought together, saved this school, SMK Ellite Rovario..."

"What can we do in three weeks?" Gabriel said with his head half down.

"Please help me..." A tear ran down her cheek.

"Becch..." Inu who was in the ranks of the teachers was at a loss for words. Her chest feels very tight. Watching how a thin boy with pale white skin and blue eyes, spoke in front of hundreds of other students who were desperate and had no more spirit and hope.

"Alright if you don't want to help me. But I promise and swear, I-will never leave this school! I will never leave you all!!"The voice of Dafa rose again. "Because it is with my own hands that I will make SMK Ellite Rovario, the best vocational school the country has ever seen!!"

Eka looked at her four best friends. "Should we help him? Should we believe his words?"

From one of the front doors of the classroom, the old granny stood up with a faint smile commenting on her dry, wrinkled lips.

'When the fire is burning, there is only one way to extinguish it. But unfortunately -- the fire can never be extinguished...'

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