SERINA: I'M AN EXTRA
IN LOVE?
Unlike usual, today I woke up twenty minutes early and immediately prepared to go to school. There is nothing special about it, other than the fact that today is my second day as a 11SMA student. I honestly don't understand what makes me so excited about going to school this morning either. After dinner last night, my mom and dad told me to go to school because Gunhoo and Aunt Lusi would come for a farewell before leaving for Korea. So my mom and I had to replace my dad to accompany Saemi to take Gunhoo and Aunt Lusi to the airport because today I have to attend a meeting with an important client in the office.
Am I so excited about this because I'm still in the mood for the first few weeks back at school after a long break? Or is it because today is the first day that I will be studying as an 11th grader? Or am I excited to go to school today to meet Arka again? I don't know, after a few minutes of struggling with my own thoughts, I decided to make the last reason I mentioned as the most reasonable one that could explain my current behavior.
And if it's true that the reason why I was so excited to go to school this morning that I had to refuse the request of my mom and dad to take Gunhoo and Aunt Lusi to the airport was to meet Arka, does this mean I've really fallen for the Arka charm? Though obviously not exactly twenty-four hours I met and acquainted with Arka. We haven't even exchanged phone numbers. I don't know, I don't understand myself right now.
“Mama, Serina left school first ya” pamitku to mama after spending two sheets of bread with peanut butter spread on top and one full glass of milk stoberi my favorite
“You really don't want a school permit Ser? You don't want to nemenin Saemi nganterin om Gunhoo same aunt Lusi to the airport? ” ask mama with busy hands peeling apples for Saemi. That's how my mama is, she pampered Saemi but never did anything similar to me
“Iya Ser, you also have not met eomma same appa for a long time. Don't you want permission today? now it is still the beginning of the semester, surely there are no lessons also at school” asked Saemi to make sure. After dinner last night, Saemi wasn't mad at me anymore. Even before going to bed, we had time to watch a drama together that managed to make my head feel so dizzy that it wanted to break. How not? Saemi invited me to watch a Korean drama without using subtitles. It's only natural that last night I just followed Saemi's laughing or crying facial expression while drifting through the story, because I really didn't understand what they were talking about or making a fuss
“Sorry Saem, today I really can't bring you to the airport. You see yesterday I promised Nadine I would help you label the new book that came in the library today” lied to Saemi. How can I be honest that today I insist on going to school instead of taking Gunhoo and Aunt Lusi who I have not seen for a long time just because I want to meet Arka at school? Saemi would have taken me all out and complained to mom and dad.
I did not intend to hide my love story from Saemi, especially since long ago I always tell my fantasy that really wants to live a love story with the prince of the white horse like the main character in the novel to Saemi. It's just that, right now I can't be sure how I feel. Whether the feelings I felt on Arka were really love or mere admiration.
“Yaudah deh that way, later I go to the same airport imo aja” said Saemi with a face that looks disappointed. To be honest, I also can't bear to see Saemi's face like that. But how else, I can't help but meet Arka today at school. I don't know, maybe this is what people call longing?
“Sampein greetings I made om same aunt yes Saem, until also my apology to them for not being able to nganter to the airport. May your grandmother get well, I said as I puffed the school bag to my back and moved from my sitting position followed by my mom and Saemi
“Serina left first ya” pamitku again on mama and Saemi after being in front of the main door of the house while tucking the back of your hand and patting the soft end of Saemi's head that was answered with a sharp gaze from Saemis. Of course this made me anxious and more and more to tease him before mama reprimanded my actions and told me to get in the car and go to school
“Serina, you really like Saemi. Cepet in the car there, it has been awaited by Mr. Amir daritadi tuh!” mama's nagging when I was just about to ruffle Saemi's hair. I just nodded and immediately stepped my feet to ride the car which since five minutes ago has been perched sweetly in front of the house waiting for me
“Learning in school. If it is time for lunch do not forget to eat” added mama again from outside the car window when I have managed to get in and sit sweet in the car
“Pak Amir be careful ya nyetirnya, do not speed” said Saemi while waving at me that I reply with a wave of hands as well
After that, the car that I and Mr. Amir were riding in began to move out of the yard and joined dozens of other vehicles on the highway.
“Until we meet at Arka” school I muttered slowly while smiling looking at the city street through the car window. I don't know, there are so many fantasies that fill my mind right now. Hopefully my face does not turn red to make Mr. Amir become suspicious and mocked me.
...***...
“Thank you, Mr. Amir has anterin Serina to school”, I said to Mr. Amir when the car we were riding had stopped right in front of the school gate
“Iya neng equally, it is the duty of Mr. Amir also to nganterin neng Serina to school” replied Mr. Amir with a sincere smile looking at me who was sitting in the back seat of the car glass
“Pak Amir home ati-ati yes, Serina entered first” I said again to Mr. Amir after successfully getting out of the car
“Iya neng's. Neng Serina school spirit yes, the father went home first to be ready to nganterin neng Saemi same mistress to the airport” said Mr. Amir before returning to the car at medium speed to return home
I also began to move my feet into the school yard after Mr. Amir's car was no longer visible to my eyes. In spirit, I climbed the stairs connecting the first floor building with the second floor where my class was.
It is still a little quiet, because indeed the new school entrance hour will sound about forty minutes more. Only students with exemplary labels are currently in school. I don't know, is Arka included in the category of exemplary students who will go to school so early or even included in the category of badboy who will just leave for school five minutes after the entrance bell rings?
To overcome the quiet atmosphere while walking down the hallways of the classroom, I also took out a cell phone and airpod from inside my uniform pocket to play music. After successfully finding a song suitable to listen to from my playlist, my hand then nimbly opened the phone contact to search for Alea's number and send her a message
^^To: Alea^^^
^^Alea, are you ready to go to school?^^^
From: Alea
Morning Ser, just woke up to take a shower
Are you in school?
^^To: Alea^^^
^^^Udah Al was building part. You came here yes
From: Alea
Very diligent exemplary student
Wait for me Ser, 15 minutes from school, see u
After getting a reply from Alea, I put my phone back in my uniform pocket and continued my steps towards the classroom accompanied by music from my phone.
I was thinking of going to the cafeteria while waiting for Alea to get to school. But thinking about what happened yesterday when I met Laura and was forced to listen to rants that I did not know where to go until the bell rang made me quickly cancel my intentions and quickly worship towards class.
After arriving in front of the classroom I also breathed a sigh of relief because it turned out that the door of my class was still tightly closed which signified that none of my classmates had come and entered the class, including Arka. I also casually opened my classroom door and then my eyes caught the existence of someone who was sitting casually holding a book in his hand.
“Arka?” I said surprised after successfully recognizing someone who turned out to be Arka. I don't know if right now I should be thankful or complaining about meeting Arka this early in class
“Eh Serina, good morning. Turns out you also belong to the category of diligent students who leave for school in the morning?” greet Arka when she realized my arrival, again with a sweet smile that managed to steal my attention on the first day we met.
“Ah... Eh..itu, not also just wake up to aja” part, I said to answer Arka's question. Just looking at my face and hearing her voice can make me flutter like this. Shouldn't I be happy because my desire to meet Arka at school to dare to refuse papa's request to take Saemi's parents to the airport was granted like this? Even now there was only me and Arka in the classroom, but how could I even become nervous and excited like this?
“If you are alone? You used to go to school this early?” ask me while putting my back bag on the table. To be honest right now I am struggling to be normal and not show my nervousness in front of Arka
“Kalo I always leave at this hour to school” he replied briefly while closing the thick book that he had read earlier. One more charm Arka that I realized today, it turns out he is the type of child who likes to read books
“Why do you like to leave in the morning? Usually boys would prefer to leave if already mepet bell in?” ask me again about Arka
“Why yes? There is no specific reason, I just enjoy the quiet atmosphere of school in the morning while studying or reading the book” he replied at length while slightly pulling my chair back to help me sit. I've really given up this time, where can I not blush when getting this kind of treatment from Arka?
“Ohhhh, yaudah if so continue to read his book” I don't know, so nervous my mouth to be unable to issue a more friendly sentence than this to reply to Arka's words
“Eh Ser, you don't want to go to the cafeteria?” asked Arka suddenly just after I sat my body on the chair
“No, why? You haven't had breakfast?”ask me to turn around a little so I can look at him
“Iya, hehehe. Can I go to the cafeteria?” answer while chuckling. Looking at it up close like now makes me realize that when I chuckle or smile, Arka's eyes will disappear and form a very cute crescent moon
“Eh, can be anyway. But what if I wait for Alea first? He said he would nyampe school in 15 minutes, fearing that if he nyampe I was not in the class”
“Well how is dong? I'm a very Laper Ser now. We go to the cafeteria first now, you will tell Alea if you have already sampe school tell nyusulin us in the canteen” whine with a clear face that managed to make my heartbeat become unbecoming. I don't know, right now I don't know whether to respond to this as a blessing or a disaster for my heart health.
...***...
“The most delicious food here what is Ser?” ask Arka when we get to the kantin. That is, after seeing the face of the wrathful Arka I chose to give up my heart health to go alone with Arka to the canteen
“I also do not know Ka, because I rarely go to the cafeteria. But the richness of Ayus manggor is delicious, because Alea often buy batagor mang Ayus”, I replied honestly to Arka. During the school year here, I rarely went to the cafeteria because my mother always brought me supplies
“Uuuuu, you are the diligent type of child who is more likely to go to the library than to the cafeteria during the break?” cut it while gently shuffling my hair. Is he really not aware that from earlier his attitude has managed to make my heart unkillful?
“Ngak also, because my mother likes to be angry if I snack carelessly. So more often brought bakal” replied me by setting the sound as normal as possible
“Oh so, so mama's son nih...” god again while slightly bending his body so that he can freely look at my face and tease me. I don't know, I'm resigned if Arka sees my face that has turned into a boiled crab
“You're here to eat what do you want my ledekin anyway? If you want to leadekin I want to turn me back to class”, I said ketus on Arka. Although I said ketus, but in my heart still pounding in response to Arka's treatment to me
“Hahahaha, it turns out that yes said Alea if you are very fierce. Yes I pesen batagor first, what do you want to eat? let me go for it?” he replied with a satisfied laugh as if making two crescent moons again decorate his handsome face. For some reason compared to the dimple on his left cheek, I prefer to see the crescent moon formed from both eyes while laughing loosely
“You were the one who ate, I had breakfast” I replied as I passed to one of the tables available in the cafeteria
“Okedeh if so, I pesen first yes. You are diem-diem there first” he said by passing to batagor mang shop Ayus
Five minutes had passed since I sat down and spread my gaze across the cafeteria building to wait for Arka. When I looked at the shop of the mang Ayus, I saw Arka walking towards me with all my bricks in her hand. After arriving and putting the batagor bowl on the table, it again passed to one of the shops that are on the canteen. Maybe he forgot to drink?
Nah!
Before long, Arka returned by putting a bottle of mineral water and strawberry milk on the table that made me suddenly lift my head and look at her questioningly.
“Make you” said Arka as if she could understand the meaning of my gaze
“Hah? Kan I do not pesen” reply me confused when receiving a bottle of strawberry milk from Arka
“Your mama only forbid you to snack carelessly. So if you drink milk, right?” the answer was short while bribing pieces of batagor into his mouth
“But how do you know I like strawberry milk?” manya curious. How could it possibly happen to side with me like this?
“Hmmm, I'm just really excited. I would say most normal kids like to drink chocolate milk, but since you're different from them so I'm guessing you'd rather have strawberry milk than chocolate milk. It turns out my guess is right?” he replied with a chuckle looking at my confused expression as he digested his explanation
“You mean I'm not normal?” ask me with a grunt. Even though what Arka said was a trick, I somehow still felt the thump of hearing it. I don't know, maybe right now I've really fallen into the charm of Arka. Or maybe I am in love now?