SERINA: I'M AN EXTRA
COME CLOSE
It has not been a week since I officially became a student in 11th grade High School. I haven't been friends with Arka for a week. During this week my relationship with Arka also grew closer by the day. We often go to the library together during break hours or go to the cafeteria together when Arka does not have time to eat breakfast or bring provisions to school. Even so, until now I still can not ascertain my feelings whether I am in love or just admire the figure of Arka which I think is full of charm.
Since today is Monday, we will have a flag ceremony on the school grounds. There was still ten minutes before the flag ceremony was performed, but the teachers and members of the school who are responsible for the discipline of the students are already wandering around the classroom to tell the students to leave the class immediately and line up neatly in the field. Knowing that, I immediately took the hat from my bag and put it on. While I see Alea busy applying sunscreen on her body.
“Alea, you want any ceremony to go to the beach really complicated” scolded Arka when she saw Alea was busy applying sunscreen all over her body. I could only chuckle at Arka's words, as Alea's mannerisms were more like someone preparing to sunbathe on the beach than the students who were about to attend the ceremony
“This is the thinking of the primitive. Denger yes, even though we are only briefly in the sun but we also need to protect our skin so as not to burn and dull” explained Alea at length who invited Arka laughter to break. This was Arka's first time seeing Alea's routine before the ceremony, so it was only fitting that she was astonished. If I and other students who have been classmates for over a year have been very memorized and are not surprised anymore by the behavior of Alea like this
“Now there is no 07.00 Alea, where is there UV light? what is there early in the morning is good sunlight for our health” explained Arka while thrusting a bottle of strawberry milk to me. Since that day, Arka has given me strawberry milk from various brands. He said so I could make a comparison of which brand of strawberry milk is the most delicious. I don't know what the purpose of doing this is, obviously his treatment like this makes me more interested and hope more for him
“Dih, really you know Ka. If you do not understand the problem of beauty mending diem deh. Part of why the hell you every day just bring milk for Serina aja, really choose to be temen” said Alea sewot. Arka who heard Alea's words just shrugged both of her shoulders lazily as if she did not care
I could only shake my head in astonishment at the Arka and Alea debate this morning. In order not to get any longer, I pressed my index finger over my lips to signal Arka to stop bothering Alea. But still he continued his activity, it seemed that a day not to disturb Alea would make Arka's day incomplete
“Udah ayok cepetan us to the field, will hunt diomelin same picket teacher. You want to be told to stand in front of the ceremony?” furious Arka while robbing the sunscreen bottle from Alea's hand
“Ih, be patient why the hell. You are a boy, why not go to the field with the others. Why even wait and get away with me anyway” Alea scolded by raising a sharp gaze to Arka
“Have you guys not been able to fight a day? Not a day, not an hour to fight. Can't you?” my lanera while putting Arka milk into the drawer for later I will drink during the break
“Arka first Ser, ngerecokin I keep” on Alea while whipping his lips. I who saw Alea's expression like that could only giggle amusedly while helping to tidy up Alea's slightly loose tie
“Loh how am I anyway? Obviously this is because you are slow” said Arka did not want to lose. I don't know, after knowing a few days I got used to seeing this funny Arka attitude. In addition to diligent learning, Arka also turned out to be the type of child who likes to talk and talk to his friends. But precisely because of this I became more and more interested in him, he was not the type of handsome and smart students who were ignorant or cold like the novel characters I often read, he said, but he is a handsome, smart student who is considerate and smart to communicate and make friends with anyone. The proof, it was only a week that he moved here, but he was able to make friends not only with me and Alea, but also with almost all the students in this class
“Tickly good. You yes—aang...” because I feel the quarrel between Alea and Arka will not be endless tone, I also decided to move from my seat and leave them both
“That's why I went to the field first, dizzy with you guys fighting mulu” said I was tired of hearing Alea and Arka's quarrel this morning as I got out of my chair and started walking out of class
“Eh I went with Ser, so this is a child who is alone in class” shouted Arka who is currently running a little out of class to catch up with me
“Eh wait a minute, I just want to take a hat in the bag. Serina wait..! Arka beware yes you!”
***
The break has been going off five minutes ago, and I'm still sitting in class eating my mama's meal this morning. There is a little bit different from my lunch today compared to my lunch in the past days. Because today my mom brought me lunch with Korean cuisine. Especially if it is not for Saemi who is not accustomed to not eating with Korean dishes?
“Wih, you brought what stock does your mama Ser?” ask Arka when looking at the food menu in the lunch box that has been opened and I arrange neatly on the table.
After learning that I rarely buy food in the cafeteria, Arka follows me to bring provisions and eat with me during class break. And as you might expect, I am currently sitting opposite Arka who is also opening her box. I was a little awkward at first, but over time I liked it
“Dibawain rice and banchan same mama” I replied briefly with a hand that is currently busy grabbing a bottle of strawberry milk given Raka this morning from in my desk drawer
“Ha?” arka said confusedly hearing my words with her busy hand unscrewing the bottle of mineral water and thrusting it at me. This is also one of the Arka habits that I really like, he always told me to drink water one sip before starting to eat. He said it helps to facilitate digestion
“Banchan is the name of Korean cuisine, rich as a typical Korean side dish deh” I replied casually while receiving a bottle of mineral water offered Arka and sipped it
“You like Korean cuisine?” he asked again when he saw me had finished sipping the mineral water that he had poured earlier
“I don't like it, but my cousin” obviously I again answer Arka's questions that seem endless while thrusting a bottle of mineral water that I have finished gulping in front of him
“Oh, your cousin likes Korea?” ask again before sipping water from the bottle I just gave
“Not like Korea, he is Korean. And because every day he used to eat Korean cuisine, so mama I deliberately prepared banchan for him” said I patiently answer one by one the questions that were thrown from Arka's mouth while helping him open the provisions of the food he brought. I don't know, all this time I've never been so sweet to a guy like this
“Sepupu you again play to your home?” the question again that managed to make me sigh heavily because of anxiety. After almost a week of knowing her I felt that Arka was more chatty than Alea. And somehow that side of Arka even looks funny in my eyes
“Neating up again, starting a week ago he stayed with me. Her grandmother in Korea is in a terrible pain, so his parents had to move to Korea to take care of his grandmother Saemi and take over the Saemi family restaurant in Korea” obviously I was at length while pouring all the side dishes that my mother brought into the rice box
“You want to try?” tanyaku while thrusting a spoon of rice complete with side dishes right in front of the mouth of Arka. Otherwise, thousands of more questions may arise that will come out of the mouth of Arka
Without answering, Arka immediately devoured a spoonful of rice complete with a side dish that I thrust and chew it. A second later, he scrunched his forehead and looked at me with an expression I could not guess
Hearing my question, he then thought hard for a few seconds before answering it. Again he showed a facial expression that made me anxious and wanted to pinch his cheeks hard. Doesn't he think of me always having trouble controlling my facial expression when I see this kind of behavior?
“Hmmmm is delicious, but it doesn't fit on my tongue. What is this?” he answered while pointing at one of the dishes I had just evaporated to him
“This one is called jjim gyeran, if this one is namul” obviously I am enthusiastic which is only replied with a nod by Arka. Seeing the funny response, I was even more excited to return to bribe him
“You again?” my question was answered with Arka's hard coil, he quickly put the sandwich in his mouth. I don't know, she's really adorable. His behavior this time really made me unable to not get excited when I saw him
When I was busy watching Arka, suddenly I heard a voice calling me from the entrance of the class that inevitably made me have to end my activities looking at the adorable face of Arka
“Serina” heard my name called, I turned to the source of the voice and found someone walking towards me
“Eh Nadia, what's up? Tumben play to class?” my question to the owner of the voice that ternayata is Nadia, one of the members of the osis
“I dapet pesen from pan Bagus, if later after school you are the same Arka told to meet him in the teacher room” explained Nadia when she stood in front of me and Arka
“We both? What's up?” this time it was not I who asked, it was Arka. Maybe he is also like me who is curious why we are told to see Mr. Good after school later
“Yes you two, don't know if there's anything. For sure there is something to be sidelined said Pak Bagus”
“Okedeh later I same Serina directly to the room pack Nice after the bell home school”
***
Alea and Arka were walking down the stairs to get to the first floor. Alea was going to the parking lot to pick up the bike and go home, while Arka and I were going to the teacher's room to meet Mr. Bagus as Nadia had told me earlier this afternoon. As in previous days, along the way Alea and Arka were busy debating something that I did not understand at all. While I chose to listen to music with both airpods attached to my ears.
However, when I was swept away in the lyrics of the song suddenly I felt a hand taking the airpod from my left ear. And when I looked, it was true that it was the act of Arka who was currently even grinning the horse while putting my airpod on his ear. I don't know, maybe he's tired of fighting Alea. Finding that, I just let out a slow breath and continued my steps to go down the stairs.
It wasn't until five minutes that we were on the first floor of the school. Alea immediately said goodbye to me and Arka to go straight home. After that, Arka and I walked back to the teacher's room to meet Mr. Bagus.
Arriving in front of the teacher's room, Arka immediately opened the doorknob and told me to enter. There were only a few teachers inside, as it was already school time. After a few seconds of circulating the view to all corners of the room, finally my eyes caught the presence of Mr. Good who was busy typing something on his computer keyboard so that he did not realize our arrival.
I also immediately pulled the hand of Arka who had been standing quietly beside me and walked closer to the table Mr. Bagus. Understandably, Arka is only a week of school here so he does not know the appearance of Mr. Good because indeed Mr. Good does not teach our classes.
“Excuse me Mr Good, was it true that this afternoon Mr Good called me and Arka to meet Pak Bagus after school?” ask me politely to Mr. Nice who is currently still focused on staring at the computer screen in front of him
“Eh Serina, Czech. Yes, someone needs to take you guys. Come sit down first” said Mr. Nice when he realized our existence while pointing towards the sofa in the room
Me and Arka just nodded obediently and rushed towards the sofa that Mr. Bagus mentioned earlier. While Pak Bagus is now busy looking for something from inside his desk drawer before moving from his seat and overtaking us who are currently sitting comfortably on the sofa
“So gini, last week you got an invitation letter from the state university to attend the race event that will be held next month” said Pak Bagus while putting a brown envelope on the table
“Because this is a team race, so since last week I have noticed some students who are able to represent our school to follow this race” he explained again while looking at me and Arka alternately
“And you are Serina, last year you will have participated in the biology Olympics and managed to become champion three. In the class you are also good at all subjects, especially in MIPA” interest lessons
I just nodded to justify Mr. Good, because it is true that last year I won the national biology olympiad and became the first rank parallel majors Mipa in my school
“While you are Arka, from the file you attach when taking care of the transfer it turns out you have won one of the MIPA international single Olympics” replace Arka who is currently nodding confirming the speech of Mr. Good
Because I only knew that fact, I also reflexively turned to Arka. Ever since I moved to this school and became my classmate, I did realize that Arka was smart. But I didn't expect him to be that genius
“Then from that, I feel you are the right partner to be able to represent this school. Some of the fathers are horrified by your friends and the teachers who teach your class that you are close friends. So I'm more confident that you can be a compact and strong team to win this competition”
Hearing the explanation that was conveyed at length suddenly made me and Arka look at each other for a while, until then the voice of Mr. Good again resuscitated us
“How? You guys are willing to represent our school to enter this competition?”