Playing With Destiny
Chapter 4: Friendship

I finally woke up from a long daydream because of the sound of the presence of my friends who came to attend the 7-day study of my mother's death.

After a week it turns out that there are 1 more unexpected Junior High friends coming. Dio, just a few days ago my best friend this one sent a lot of very long apologies for not being able to go home to see my family.

She was overseas for her school registration there, but she suddenly came. Dio my best friend came and talked to me without even discussing 1 thing about my mother and she seemed to know that I also did not want to tell her about things about mother.

Dio is the one who knows best how much I love my mom and how hard it is for me to answer people about anything about mom.

Even though I was grateful for my best friend's presence, I still scolded him.

"Dio, how's your registration going? Shouldn't you be interviewing for the scholarship today?".

"Ah, don't worry, I suddenly changed my mind for my personal reasons. I don't like school there. Whoever needs that scholarship, I can use my own money if I want. You tau? a week there really changed my mind, so don't worry. And don't care! it's not because of you at all!". Dio replied at length as usual.

However, his behavior was quite comforting to me, the other friends went home first. But Dio still accompanied me and continued to tell me about his experience there.

"You know, when I came to school, I was confused about everything. And it makes me really nervous about where. There are even more, but this is a secret !! actually, I am most confused how to use the toilet, very different from here. I tell you the science for you, just be prepared mentally and learn basic language if you want to roam there. Because I had an incident when I boker there eh water no turns out they use tissue. The apes again yes, it turns out the toilet paper is abis and make me flutter hahaha. I spontaneously shouted tuh, but there was no dateng even though the rame really children on the registration want it a place yes. Turns out...".

Suddenly he cut the horror story, making me curious.

"What's real?". I asked as if I suddenly distracted my focus.

"It turns out I shouted in Javanese, where they knew woi".

This time it was so funny and made me laugh a little.

Then time passed and Dio kept telling me, although some times I only heard it without responding, but Dio enthusiastically seemed never tired of telling stories made me quite calm.

I know he's trying to make me forget my sadness and I really appreciate it. I have known him for a long time so that my silence does not come from a sense of awkwardness, he is a very good figure, although sometimes he can be very annoying.

"Actually, I want to tell you the truth that I've decided to go to school here". After Dio's random story suddenly took me seriously, it really took me by surprise.

"what? you kidding me, you said you wanted to study there? You've been really interested in studying in Germany?" My answer is not to believe.

"She wanted to, but first. Suddenly I changed my mind. I want to go to the same High School like you so I can take care of you". Nyeleneh.

"Lu crazy yak?". I can't believe he's this close.

"As a friend, I want to keep you from being weird there. The world of High School is too cruel and I'm not sure you can handle it without my help." Dio underestimated me.

"Tauk ah, yaudah yes I say goodbye malem gosh. Don't forget to meet at school tomorrow. Bring your guitar, pity your band members are overwhelmed". After talking like that Dio immediately ran away in the middle of our conversation.

Before long I went back to pondering that Dio's words had a point, too. Ah right, I was too washed away feeling sorry for myself, until I forgot that there were band mates who were overwhelmed because of me. I'm sure you won't be happy if I'm like this, I decided that tomorrow I'm going to school.

Tonight I feel better thanks to the presence of my friends and the Tengil Dio who managed to resuscitate me.

I admit this sense of loss has not diminished one bit, but I have to rise up for the people around me. I have to do my best for the people around me while we can still meet.

Early in the morning I dreamt of meeting my mother and the dream came true, in my dream my mother woke me up and prepared breakfast for me. I'm so happy and hope it's not all a dream.

However, before long my father's voice woke me up, I woke up and realized it was all a dream. I was quite disappointed but still braced myself, the first day of school without my mother's voice nagging me every morning to wake up.

Without the sound of my mother nagging me for breakfast and without the sound of her nagging that obscures all the things I have to carry so that nothing is left behind.

For 1 week I tried to make breakfast, but my father did not seem accustomed to cooking, but because he had tried hard I still ate it to appreciate it.

"Today, the eggs didn't burn, did they? Forgive me for being so bad at cooking hehe. I promised I'd find a housekeeper so we could have a good breakfast". Said father.

The eggs look interesting and convincing, I immediately tried it.

"Well, can I be honest?". I asked.

"Of course, be honest about what?". Answer father.

"The eggs are not burnt. But it's really salty, I prefer the taste of the egg that was charred yesterday". I answered with a joking tone.

For the first time we both laughed today. At least a little laugh that hides our true feelings of sadness.

When I got to school, my friends greeted me very excitedly. During the break, they kept buying me food to comfort me, and so did my homeroom teacher who came to strengthen me.

I was surprised to see Dio actually come to school today, he just smiled as we passed by in the hallway. I could only sigh to see him completely recklessly cancelling his scholarship. But most importantly today I will start again from the beginning, starting everything from the bottom.

I also did not forget to bring my guitar to start practicing again, I must not disappoint my bandmates. I continued to train with my friends hard and developed the arrangement of songs until finally the stage time had arrived.

Graduation ceremony graduation Junior High, I performed on stage singing. I sang so sincerely and offered the song to my friends and of course I was special to my mother.

Their applause all makes me so proud of my group, and the bitter sweet moments I've felt for some time will never be forgotten forever.