Joe William
Advice and advice
After all the children his age who had been involved in a fight with him, Joe who was currently still lying on the ground immediately got up while wagging his dusty dirty clothes.
The incident that had made him a little more sorry why he had run away from home.
After making sure that there was no one else in the place, Joe walked slowly to the cottage he lived with his grandfather.
About fifty meters away reached his rickety cottage, he stopped his footsteps and sat on a rock on the bank of the river contemplating himself.
He continued to be there until the Sun had completely slipped on the western horizon.
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Just then, an old man had just walked out from inside the hut while looking left and right like he was looking for something.
"Where did that brat leave until this hour not come back yet?" He said in his heart.
He now took his joints and immediately walked to the edge of the river where his grandson used to be alone if he was sulking.
The old man's hunch is right. He faintly saw the body of the boy sitting on a large chunk of rock while looking straight at the river whose water was very clear.
"Are you going to stay there until morning Joe?" Asked the old man made the boy immediately turn his head towards him.
"Grandfather." Joe said lazily.
"What's wrong? Why are you sitting here alone huh?" Asked the old man while approaching his grandson.
"It's okay cake. I was bullied again by Charles, Milner and Jimbo." Said Joe complaining to the old man.
"That's it. You are both wayward. Grandpa said not to go anywhere. But you ran away." Said the old man.
He deliberately did not want to defend his grandson because he was afraid that he would be spoiled and all would rely on parents. If you get used to it, it will be difficult to change it.
"Let's go home. Later, my grandfather's eyes can no longer see well." Said the old man.
"Look. Tomorrow I will practice. I'll beat them up with a cake." Joe said with a strong determination.
"If you're learning martial arts just for revenge, then you better not learn. I don't want to teach science to the vengeful." Said the old man.
"Then what if those who first bothered me with the cake?" Ask the boy to be dissatisfied.
"Enemies are not to be sought. But if it cannot be avoided, abstain from running." Answer the old man.
"You should be able to hold back your anger, Joe! If you can't control yourself, you won't be a leader in the future."
"Then what should I do cake? They constantly bother me."
"As long as you can hold it, hold it. Avoiding is better than creating a feud with someone else. That's what you have to plant from this moment on." His grandfather said it gave a warning.
"Joe will try as hard as the cake can."
"Good! You should be able to control your emotions and anger in its place. Sometimes anger needs to be removed. But it's for big things. Because anger can make your mind dead end and your brain is not able to digest every problem. Therefore, master anger so as not to let anger control you." Said the old man.
"Well. Arrived already. You take a shower! Grandpa saw your body was so dirty. After that, eat and go to sleep. Tomorrow you have to get up early and soak to practice your breathing. Finished with that, you should go to school. So that one day you cannot be fooled by others. Studying the diligent. Obey your teachers and love your friends. So that all that is taught you can respond well and the knowledge you get, get blessing."
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That morning, after Joe finished his training from four in the morning. After saying goodbye, he rushed to school.
Arriving at school, he who had been waiting for Harvey immediately walked along to the classroom.
"Joe. Where were you yesterday afternoon? I'm waiting for you in my house." Ask Harvey was surprised because Joe is not usually broken promises.
"Today I'm going to Vey's house. But at the intersection of three, I was stopped by Charles, Milner and Jimbo."
"They're bothering you Joe?" Ask Harvey.
"Yes. They beat me up and insulted me." Answer Joe.
"Are you hurt?"
"Haha. Although I lost the fight because they were playing, but to hurt me, they needed extra strength." Joe answered with a laugh.
"Oh. Thank goodness then. Do you want us to come to them and teach them a lesson?" Ask Harvey.
"For what? Never mind. My grandfather was angry that I was vengeful. I don't want to fight anymore, Vey. I will try to be as patient as possible. Don't want to disappoint my grandfather." Said Joe.
"alright. If you don't want to avenge them, then we'll just shut up." Harvey said he took Joe to class.
"Joe William!"
The sound of a woman calling out the boy's name led him and Harvey to abandon his intention to enter the classroom.
"Yes Miss Sarah. What's up, Mom?" Ask Joe.
"Joe William, today it's your job to clean up the classroom. You and Harvey are gonna work together with four other kids. Do it right and do not let any chalk remains still attached to the board. Understood?" Ask the Teacher. Her name is Sarah. He was the teacher in Joe's class and Harvey studied. This teacher is famous for his high discipline and strongly emphasizes his students to discipline. So, if there is an disciplinary, then be prepared to accept punishment.
Joe and Harvey, along with four others, appear to be busy cleaning the room where they are studying.
By the time the work was almost done, suddenly three children from the class next to Dadang by carrying a bag of garbage that out of nowhere he got and sprinkled the garbage in the class that has been cleaned.
This incident certainly made Harvey very angry.
"Hey you're Charles, Milner and Jimbo! Why are you soiling our class again? I've been cape cleaning, you're dirtying it." Reprove Harvey.
"Why indeed?" No like? Just get out of this school!" Charles said with a mocking smile.
"You're fucking Charles! This school belongs to your uncle." Said Harvey, who still wants to fight.
"That's Harvey. We better clean it up again. Because Sarah's gonna be in this class soon. It could be our danger if it's still a mess like this." Joe said he was easing Harvey's anger.
"The children of the poor deserve this. You guys should remember. I don't like my school being filled with students like Joe William. Not knowing his origin and living on the edge of the forest. The forest boy. Haha..." They said the three of them then left the class.
"just ignore. Come on Harvey." Said Joe. Then they cleaned up the trash sown by the three children.