GROWINGS
56

Six months have passed. After such a long wait, Dafa was finally able to set foot back in school.

"B..!!" Eka welcomed with joy.

Dafa throws a smile. Although not as bright as before, at least Dafa has now shown a significant progress.

"How was the race yesterday?"

Tita immediately pulled Dafa's hand towards the meeting room. Showing off to his friend, a glass cup he and his friends just won at a cooking race yesterday.

Dafa smiled happily looking at him. "It looks like the cup is more beautiful than the cup we got in Paris huh?"

"But still that incredible experience, we can never forget. Don't you, guys?" Julian dedicated to his four best friends.

After being satisfied to see the cup, they immediately went to class. Ardiansyah and Sam, always seemed to accompany with a tail behind him.

"Dad.." Dafa turned his head before stepping into his class.

"What's up, Dafa?" Ardiansyah gently stroked the head of Dafa.

"Same father Sam went home.."

"No, Dafa." Sam cut. "Me and Dad will stay. Isn't that right, dad?"

Ardiansyah nodded, assuring.

"I'm fine, Brother Sam." Dafa assured. "After all, if I need anything, I can tell them or Mr. Inu.."

"But, Dafa.."

"Dad..."

Ardiansyah sighed. "All right then." Ardiansyah landed a kiss on the head of Dafa. "You guys, drop Dafa.."

"Ready, Om!" Reply Gabriel and Eka compact.

"Sir Inu, please yes.."

"Well, Mr. Ardiansyah."

The first lesson begins. His friends and teachers were still somewhat anxious about his condition. But so far, Dafa still looks normal and ordinary. It's just that his face looks very pale, and he looks lethargic and limp.

During math lesson hours, even Dafa can answer the problem on the blackboard very precisely.

"That's not the formula, Julian" Dafa told Julian who was working on the matter in front of the class. "You must first move two, then you divide by the number in the brackets.."

Julian chuckled clumsily. Last night he learned about the formula. But why did this morning, he forgot all those formulas huh?

The break hour also lasted. Something surprising happened. Kinno and some of his friends joined the meal at the Ellite Rovario SMK canteen.

"You remember that chocolate umbrella we used to eat?" Kinno said while thrusting a colorful brown umbrella at Dafa.

Dafa smiled widely. "But Kinno, aren't you afraid of being fat again?"

"Eh Dafa, what was Kinno?" Ask Eka curiously.

"He was like a piglet, Eka.."

Kinno's face turned red. He was wrong in front of his friends.

"If he runs, he must be bored. That's it, he's most afraid of the ball."

"Wah-wah, I didn't know --the guy who is now a great basketball player, was once very afraid of the ball.." ledek his schoolmate.

They all laughed cheerfully. It was a sight not seen in that school for a long time. Especially with the presence of someone special in their eyes.

"You don't mind if I stay at Mr Inu's boarding house?" Tanya Kinno was serious.

Dafa replied with a frowning frown. "I can guess, surely the cost of Mr. Inu is more like a ship broke. You two are both lazy."

The clock has sounded. Forcing the students of both schools to stop the warm chat on a sunny Friday morning.

"Today we're going for an oral exam!" Said Ms. Fatma in a loud voice from the face of the class.

"Whhoooo...!!" The students cheered a sign of disagreement.

"Wawo-wawo, you think you're a calf?!" Ms. Fatma glared with a funny mimic. "OK, the oral exam this time is -- you have to explain in detail, the three types of recipes from three different countries that you are most good at."

"It's so hard, Mom!!"

"Ekaa..." Ms. Fatma glared again. "Why can your voice be louder than your voice?"

"There may be a toa kali ma'am in Eka's throat!" Tukas Gabriel which then continued with the outbreak of laughter throughout the class.

"Mom give you guys 10 minutes. And later, I'll call you at random.."

"YES..!!" Some students whose names are prefixed with the letter 'A' cheer compactly.

The class became very quiet. Every student is now serious about memorizing every recipe they get from their own notebook, as well as from the google search engine.

'KYYYAAAA...!!!'

Yet a shrill scream emanating from outside it, made all the students hold their heads up.

"Who the hell? Just interrupt!" Tukas Eka was upset.

And that scream was heard again and heard again.

Fatma came out. He saw Mr. Inu running hastily from the building on the other side.

"What's up, Miss Yani?!" Ask Ms. Fatma to a fellow teacher who is teaching in the next class.

"Dafa, Mom!! Dafa's on the roof of building B!!" Strangled a student with a breath.

"DAFA..!!??" Eka and her four best friends exchanged looks. And they rushed down towards the middle of the field.

"How can Dafa be up there, Mr Inu?!!" Ms. Nuriyanti panicked amazingly.

"You guys!!" Mr. Inu stared intently at Eka and his four companions. "Why did you let go of Dafa?!!"

"Kids..." Ms. Fatma also seemed to blame the teenagers.

'KYAAA...!!'

Some of the students screamed again, when they saw Dafa jumping around on the edge of the roof. At least he lost his balance, then his body would plunge freely from a height of tens of meters.

"Wafa...!!" Inu tried to call him.

"Kids, please everyone shut up!!" Mr. Junaedi, the sports teacher was shouting out loud.

Instantly, all the students instantly fell silent.

"Dafa, did you hear my voice?"

Dafa smiled widely from up there. "I WANT TO FOLLOW YOU TO HEAVEN, MR. INU...!"

Inu feels amazing. Why else would this happen to his student?

From the wall, Kinno and his friends and teachers came.

"Why don't you know?!!" Kinno snapped at Eka and the others.

"Dafa just said he'd go to the restroom, Kinno.." Sheila said with a trembling voice.

"But you know that his condition is not stable?! And you let him go alone?!"

"DAD..!! DADDY...!! WAIT...!!"

"DAPITAL...!!" Ms. Nuriyanti reflexively screamed as Dafa stood at the end of the roof with her hands reaching upwards.

"I have to find a way to the top.." Tukas Kinno's.

"Can't!" Inu cutting. The only access to the roof is through building A. And even then the path is blocked by wood and iron."

"If Dafa can go there, we can also dong, Mr. Inu..!" Kinno won't give up.

"I've contacted Ms. Anggita. He'll come as soon as possible."

"Kinno, you try to talk to him.." Said Martin Luther. "Right now, maybe you're the only one she can trust.."

Kinno looked somewhat doubtful. Can he talk to Dafa? What if it doesn't? What if he just made Dafa even more angry and emotional?

"DAPITAL..!!"

Dafa looked down. With a puzzled expression, he stared fixedly at Kinno.

"Just use the loudspeakers!" Proposed by a teacher.

"We don't have any.." Sahut Bu Nuriyanti's.

"I'LL GO--- FLY UP THERE, WITH DAD AND THE BIRDS..!!"

Dafa was still singing cheerfully while jumping up and down there.

"Becch..." Kinno has got the loudspeakers. "Dafa, look at me..."

"Ehhh -- who is it?"

"What should I talk to him about, Mr Martin?!"

"Anything, Kinno! You've been friends since childhood. You must know very well what things you talk about often!"

Kinno thought hard. Do not let, every word later will even make Dafa do something that can endanger him.

"I'll find a way to go up. You keep distracting him.." Tukas Inu's.

Bugh..!

Not yet Inu stepped up, a shoe landed right above Kinno's head.

"I HATE YOU, KINNO!! GO..!!"

"Becch..." Kinno hesitated to continue. Because it would be a waste to talk to him.

"It's okay. Try it first!" Martin Luther's.

"But..."

"Please, Kinno..." Inu held onto Kinno's shoulder while looking at her fixedly.

Up there, Dafa walked back and forth while singing happily.

"I'll be dead ~~ yeaahh ~~ soon there's Kak Rafa and Mas Sam ~~"

"Help me, Dafa-they're bothering me again.."

Dafa's attention was distracted again. He looked down.

"The bad boys stole my chocolate and money again.." To be more convincing, Kinno had to pretend to fall and look very scared. "Go you..!"

Dafa squatted down. "WHY ARE YOU SUCH A MADMAN?!"

Kinno then woke up with mixed feelings.

"YOU ARE SO EMBARRASSING..!HAHAHA..!!"

"I can't..." Kinno gave up.

"Kinno, please..." Sheila approached him.

"Don't give up, Kinno. Because we'll always be behind you.." Eka.

Kinno was stunned. "Friends.." Now he could feel what Dafa was feeling. A strong support from those called, 'friends'.

Kinno is back. Raise his head. Trying to stay strong staring at that figure.

"William - do you remember when dad promised to make a swing for both of us?"

"DA--"

Danu immediately held Anindita's hand. He did not want because of his wife's carelessness, it would even be fatal to Dafa.

Shortly after Anindita and Danu arrived, Ardiansyah, her mother, and her two children also came. It's just that Sam came in a separate car. Because at that time Sam was just on his way to the campus.

"Dafa, grandson..." Anggita Suryatama again must be faced with a serious problem. God still wants to test his patience.

"You know, the swing from the old car tire..." Only Kinno's voice was heard. "Sandbox. You want it a lot, don't you?"

"I WANT A BIG SANDBOX, KINNO!! THERE'S A PALACE WITH DOLPHINS..!!"

"Yes, William. We can play together again.."

"ALRIGHT! IN THAT CASE, I'M DOWN NOW YES...!!"

"DON'T..!!" Kinno reflexes screaming. And so did the people who witnessed the incident.

"WHY?! YOU DON'T LIKE ME, DO YOU?!"

"IF I GO UPSTAIRS HOW?"

Dafa remained silent. Head looked up. Look at the blue sky.

One minute.. Five minutes.. Dafa was still silent with such a position.

"Dad didn't come to pick me up. Everyone doesn't love me.."

"You want to piggyback me, William?"

"MY NAME'S NOT WILLIAM, ASSHOLE...!!"

Dafa glared horribly. He looked at Kinno with hatred.

"WILLIAM IS DEAD!! AND IT'S BECAUSE OF YOU, KINNO!! YOU LET ME DIE IN THAT FIRE!! YOU DON'T LIKE ME!!"

"No, Dafa-I mean-William..."

"YOU NEVER KEEP YOUR PROMISE!! YOU'RE JUST LIKE THEM!!"

The next second that happened, really made them all have to hold their breath.

Dafa took out a pocket knife from his uniform.

"YOU NEVER FELT HOW UNPLEASANT IT WAS TO BE LOCKED UP FOR SO MANY YEARS..!!"

"I have to go upstairs, dad!! I have to do something..!" Without waiting for his father's approval, Sam has darted to find a way to catch up with his sister.

"I've never stolen your candy and biscuits - but why do you always hit me?"

"William, I..."

"Nobody ever cared about me --"

"JOHANN...!!"

They all scream. But alas, they screamed they couldn't stop it.

Dafa scratched his left arm with the folding knife he was carrying.

"Father and grandmother never expected me to be there.."

And this time Dafa scratched his chest with the tip of his sharp folding knife.

It was the worst and most horrific incident ever, as long as the two schools stood.

"Do something, Ardiansyah!! Quickly do...!!" The tears of Anggita Suryatama are unstoppable.

"I NEVER STOLE GRANDMA'S MONEY!! I'M NOT THE CULPRIT!!"

Sreekk..!

Dafa scratched his cheek again. The left and right. No doubt, fresh blood was dirtying his school uniform.

"Why do you all hate me? Why...?"

"Someone-do something-please help my grandson...!!!"

Dafa pointed the tip of his knife in his right eye.

"DAPITAL...!!" Eka to scream hysterically. Then he closed both his eyes. Not strong to see -- if his friend was really going to pry his own eyes out.

"I don't want to see you guys again, forever -- I-not-"

Shuuttt - gdbukkk...!

With a single pull, Inu managed to get Dafa away from the side of the roof of the building. And he also managed to drop the knife from Dafa's hand.

Inu clutched tightly to Dafa. Very tight.

"Look, Dafa - just calm down - it's over.."

"Sir Inu..." The tears of Dafa melted. His hand gripped the teacher's shirt. "Don't stay with me, sir.."

"No, Dafa. I -- will never leave you.."

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