SERINA: I'M AN EXTRA
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Mon

I walked with shaky steps towards my classroom which was on the second floor of the school building with airpods attached to both ears. Listening to a playlist that Saemi deliberately made special for me after a few days she stayed home. Although I do not understand the meaning of the lyrics of the song that uses Korean, but I really enjoy every note that flows from the airpod connected to the phone that is in my uniform pocket

My eyes feel very heavy because last night I had to stay up late to finish the material as well as the exercises given by Mr. Good to learn independently at home during the weekend. Despite that, though, I kept forcing my eyes as much as possible to keep them wide open so that I could walk in balance and not crash my body against the wall or lean my legs on the steps on each side of the school building

After the incident at the ice cream shop on Saturday afternoon, I again invited Arka and Alea to study together at home at Saemi's request. Of course it makes me feel very happy, because it turns out that the mission I had planned and run with the help of Arka and Alea did not end in vain. Although at the first time on the mission, I again made Saemi feel scared because she had to face her trauma. However, in the end the mission I planned was able to arouse Saemi's determination to no longer fall into the bad memories of the past. Awakening Saemi's courage to face her trauma by asking me to invite Arka and Alea back home

On that day, Arka and I studied and practiced the exercises until lunchtime. After that, we went to the mini park in my backyard to play together. Actually I think that the decision to have Saemi play together with Arka and Alea in the back garden was a bad idea. Recalling our meeting at the ice cream shop a few days ago, Saemi was still awkward and reluctant to meet let alone talk with my two friends. But it turns out that my guess was wrong, the mission I had run turned out to be a success more than what I imagined. Because it turned out that just by giving time for Alea and Saemi to get to know each other and talk in the middle room as long as Arka and I studied in the study room, Alea was able to chat with Saemi

I still don't understand, either, how can that afternoon Alea was able to gossip with Saemi talking about one of the Korean drama characters that she had just watched together in the diving room me and Arka were busy studying in the study room. Perhaps all Saemi needed to get out of her trauma was the encouragement of those closest to her who could show her that the world was not as scary as she had thought for the past three years. And man is not as evil as he has thought so far

After almost half a day of studying and doing simulations working on the problem, it did not make Arka feel enough and satisfied. Because at night, Arka called me back through a video call. Inviting me to return to discuss the material that we still have not mastered also review some details about the trap that we always answered wrong either because of wrongly putting numbers or incorrectly entering the formula

And in the end, I had to force my brain to keep spinning all night. Forcing my increasingly heavy eyes to keep open, as well as forcing my hands to keep writing and counting numbers. Struggling to find out how the trick we have to run so as not to get stuck back and answer wrong on the same type of problem during the workings during the Olympic days later

I lazily set my feet up the dozens of stairs that connected the first floor to the second floor where my class was. Sometimes I nod my head to respond to greetings given by some friend or upperclassman who knew me when I was passing by or when I was passing through his classroom

After passing all the stairs, I still had to walk through several classrooms before finally arriving at the room with a wooden board hanging neatly on the leaves of the door that read XI MIPA4

I removed my airpod before I stepped into the classroom. Still quiet, there were only a few children who were busy copying assignments from the next classmate that had to be collected at the first hour later as well as two female students who were busy sweeping the floor doing their picket duties

And of course one of the few children who have been present in the classroom is Arka. Different from other children who are busy copying tasks, Arka is currently busy reading a thick recorder containing a collection of material that Mr. Bagus deliberately collected and summarized into a magic book that we can use as a weapon to deal with the problems of the Olympics on Thursday

I stepped into the classroom, waving my hands to greet some of my classmates who took the time to look at the classroom door when I realized that someone was present in the middle of his busy life copied the answer. While I saw Arka was still busy reading a row of sentences written in a thick way in his hand without being disturbed by the noise of friends in the class who were scrambling to flip the answer sheet that they had managed to copy

“What time did you leave?” ask Arka while putting the same thick bandel that Arka currently holds on the table before hanging the blue backpack that I have been wearing from the first day of entering SMA on a small hanger there is a dimeja

“Lack of knowing exactly the hell, maybe 06.15?” answer the short Arch with a view that is still not diverted from the sheet of paper in front of him

“You are not sleepy because you have to wake up early after staying up all night studying?” ask me again with a hand that is currently busy grabbing a thick new bendel a few moments ago I put it on the table, I put it on the table, open the page sheet that I marked last night using a paper divider because I did not have time to finish

With a view that has not switched from a thick bendel in front of him, Arka again opened his voice to answer my question “Agot dizzy a little, but after bathing and breakfast 'already not feeling anymore”

After finishing his sentence, he put the thick stubborn one in his hand. Stretch his hands before his focus turns to look at me with a frown that is wrinkled “You are still sleepy huh? Your eye bags are so big, you're not used to staying up?”

I only nodded slightly, while my partner focused on the agile movements of my hand which was currently scribbling the training sheet using a dark blue mechanical pencil that looked worn

Seeing my response that was reluctant to reply to his words, Arka re-opened the voice “Should be semalem you say dong Ser if you are sleepy, then, so I do not nerusin discussion we make a discussion about until very late”

I raised my head that had been looking down on each stroke of the number formed by the pencil I was holding in my left hand. Staring at Arka who is currently also mengapap me with guilt “Ya I did not feel good Ka.Pas saturday yesterday when we learned was already disturbed because of me. Semalem study time should also be disturbed again just because I sleepy anyway?”

Arka breathed out rough, folded her hands and placed them on the table. Advancing a little bit of his body, making the distance between us become increasingly narrow. His eyes were still focused on my eyes which of course was immediately responded to by the heartbeat that became unreasonable because it had to be stared at with an intense gaze from this close distance “Ya geez Ser, Ser, why are you picking up that problem again? Yesterday I told you, I'm with Alea coming to your house because we also agreed to help you do the mission” Arka rewind her body, too, giving me room to breathe again before he continued his sentence “Lagian on Saturday we did not completely fail to learn together right? We do the mission as well after learning, so relax Ser”

I just nodded, returning my focus to myself who had been busy staring into Arka's beautiful eyes to continue my activities to enter every number in the matter into the formula I had written before

Tired of the thick bandages that he held back using both hands, Arka re-opened his voice. Striving things of course he already knows the answer to just melt the atmosphere “Oh yes, Alea has not left Ser?”

Without going back to stopping activities and taking my eyes off a piece of paper that had been filled with scribbles of numbers I answered Arka's question casually “Isn't that what I should be? You have already arrived in the classroom, why even just me who just came anyway?”

Arka just chuckles, realizing that the question she just asked looks very pleasant and stupid “Bener too. But Ser, if there is no Alea, it feels really quiet anyway? Rich nothing can be done entertainment when you feel tired of learning gini”

I chuckled at Arka's words. In my heart I strongly approve of his words, because indeed the presence of Alea who was loud and noisy was always able to provide their own entertainment for me who sometimes felt bored and tired while studying at school. Even Arka who has only known Alea a week more just admitted it “In fact, Alea also makes the mood rise really if it is saturated learning in the classroom, although sometimes make blood so go up also because always ngajakin talk about the hour of lesson”

“But that's how she was the only good friend I've been at school. So if you continue to disturb Alea, later I will intervene directly for revenge with you” I extend my sentence to joke by throwing a sharp gaze at Arka

Hearing the tone of speech as well as my changed gaze when I said my last sentence, Arka hugged her own body. Showing a face of fear that was deliberately made-up “Duh was very afraid her mother was angry because her son often I disturbed”

I again chuckle, amused and anxious to see the behavior of Arka made-up “Udah-already amused banger see you so. Why even talk about Alea anyway, if Alea again how breakfast? Later he even sprained again”

Arka laughed broadly in response to my joke, displaying a row of her white teeth as well as two beautiful crescent moons formed from her narrowed eyes due to a complete laugh with a sweet dimple perched on her left cheek. Absolutely perfect!

Not want to be too long washed away in the charm of Arka that is always addictive and intoxicating, I immediately look for other topics that can take over my focus “Oh yes, make a question yesterday how? I've found the solution so we don't guess again right later ngerjain in his H-day?”

Arka shook his head limp, exhaled resigned breath before answering my question “I've given up Ser if you make the matter, really dizzy from semalem think about how the trick so that we do not get stuck when playing. The solution is only one. We immediately consulted the same sir Good in the future coaching, let all of you be given advice and guidance how to do tricks to design a rich question type so” I nodded, agreeing with Arka's words. Because after all we have tried several times to find a solution and still did not succeed

Just now we were about to continue our learning activities until my ears caught the voice of a woman who sounded very loud from the direction of the classroom entrance. Arka and I turned to the source of the voice, finding Alea walking closer to us

“Annyeong haseyo yeorobun, Alea wasseubnida!” said Alea cheerfully with a wide smile that fluffed in her sweet face

I just held back the laughter of hearing Alea's words. Maybe after yesterday exchanging phone numbers with Saemi before leaving my house, Alea kept calling Saemi to teach her Korean as Saemi had promised Alea while playing together in the backyard

While I saw Arka frowning from him, raising her right hand and sticking it on Alea's forehead before starting to talk “Not hot, normal temperature” Arka released her hand from Saemi's forehead, back rewind his body and lean his back on the chair “You said what the hell Al? Still this morning, already tacky aja”

Still holding back my laughter waiting for time to explode, I nudged Arka's arm. Tell her to shut up and stop bothering Alea who currently looks very enthusiastic

Alea only grieved in response to Arka's remarks. Then he rushed to sit his body on the bench beside me, throwing his bag carelessly on the table. A little twist the chair he was sitting facing me before starting to open his mouth and talk “Oh Yes Ser you know? I was chatting with Saemi until the mallem really. Keep him teaching me some basic Korean vocabulary” Alea paused his sentence. Breathe for a few seconds before returning to tell an enthusiastic storyteller “Semalem I have already written a few sentences before going to bed, you want to listen?”

“Ser, you better ask Saemi to change the number. Kasian really if he every day had to stay up because of the children who replay daily Indonesian language aja dapet 45” is not me who responded to Alea's speech, but Arka who was immediately given a bogeman by Alea. While I just smiled to see the dispute between the two creatures before me while thrusting a small straw into a small hole at the end of the milk box Stoberi giving Arka

“Dih, say if you are envious because yesterday Saemi did not give her number to kamu” “Oh Yes Ser I also want to talk to you, too, you better tell Saemi to be careful if I meet Arka” I raise my eyebrows, do not understand Alea's words

“She from yesterday I noticed always lamented Saemi continues, I'm afraid she likes Saemi and Godain Saemi” I was silent for a while, staring at Arka who was in the dark responding to Alea's words. Her ears turned red, while her eyes blinked several times before reopening to respond to Alea's words

“Sotoy is a real person! Where do you point, he said he has memorized some Korean vocabulary?” said Arka who still looks like a wave that was immediately answered enthusiastically by Alea who is currently saying a long sentence using Korean

While I smiled back in response to the actions of the two. No, it's exactly forcing yourself to smile. Somehow why did the baseless speech Alea said a few seconds ago make something in my chest ache?