SERINA: I'M AN EXTRA
BEING CLOSE (2)
Like the morning before, I was sitting neatly on the car to the school building which for the past week became my favorite place after the presence of Arka.
Along the way, my mouth was unceasingly shining a big smile considering that in the next week I would have plenty of time to be at school with Arka. Well, even though that means my study hours will also increase, but it's okay if it's with Arka I'll be happy to do it.
Having completed the business of opening a branch of the company outside the city, today papa has a little loose time to take me to school. And here I am now, sitting side by side with papa in the car.
If you are with Mr. Amir, maybe I will not be confused to be afraid of being caught while smiling at the thought of Arka all the way to school because I always sit in the backseat.
However, because this morning papa who drove me to automatic school I sat beside the steering wheel seat that makes all the movements I do will be immediately caught sight of papa's eyes.
In anticipation of papa's suspicion of my ‘aneh’ attitude that I have always shown over the past week, I accidentally opened the car window to enjoy the morning air of the city that has been polluted with factory smoke pollution.
I don't know, just thinking about the polluted urban air arc feels like the typical cool rural air to me
It did not take long, the car that I and my father were riding in had approached my school building which seemed spacious and magnificent.
Carefully, papa pulled the car over right in front of the school gate. I grabbed my hand and kissed the back of his hand before opening the door and rushing to get out of the car.
As I was about to close the car door again, my eyes accidentally caught a girl wearing the exact same school uniform as the one I was wearing right now.
When I got out of the car, my eyes found a girl wearing the exact same school uniform I was wearing right now. And as you may have guessed, she was Alea, who had also just gotten out of the car waving to someone inside through the window of a completely open car.
“Serina................................” Sapa Alea slightly shouted after noticing my existence which was not far from where she was standing at the moment. I also just smiled as I waved my hand back Alea's greeting
Furthermore, Alea walked up to me ignoring the screams of someone from inside the car she was riding in. Perhaps it was the voice of mama Alea who was telling her to be earnest while studying at school
“Morning Alea” said to Alea who was standing before me with a big smile while waving her hand to return my greeting
Noticing the presence of the papa in the car that was still not moving from where it stopped, Alea again waved her hand and greeted my papa politely
“Morning om...” the sap is still with a cheerful smile that is faithful perched on his tiny face
Papapun just nodded and waved his hand in response before finally re-starting his car engine and waltzing left the school yard to re-join dozens of other vehicles that filled the city streets
Seeing the papa car that has gone, Alea immediately took my hand and invited me to enter the school with a special grin that never escaped from his face “Yuk Ser we enter!”
I just nodded in approval to Alea's invitation and began to turn around to walk into the school room letting the still loyal Alea wrestle spoiled on my left arm.
Just a few steps into the schoolyard, my eyes caught the back of a man familiar to me.
And sure enough, after a while I noticed it was the back of a new student who had been my classmate for the past week as well as a new student who might have made it my dream to have a white riding prince like the main character in the novel romance will soon be realized
“Arka?” call me to the man who is walking not far in front of me
Hearing his name being called, the man turned and showed a sweet smile on his face. I don't know, for the past week it seems like my body is going to get really fit. How not? If every day Arka always makes me undergo heart gymnastics activities by showing a smile or sweet behavior that he addressed me.
“Serina, Alea you guys just arrived?” ask when our positions have been side by side
“No! We have arrived from yesterday, you do not see the former campfire in the field? That's because I'm the same Serina nginep samaleman let's not be late in class” Alea circus at length while floating a cynical look at Arka. I who heard Aleu's booing could only hold back my laughter while covering my mouth using my palm
Alas Arka was just boisterous while nodding her head in favor of Alea's boast. It seems that Alea's speech made Arka more eager to tease him by launching a question that can ignite the emotions of Alea “Oh, talking dong from earlier. Kirain y'all new dateng”
“Yes we just came by Arka!” alea's growling growled after hearing Arka's words.
If I don't act soon, maybe the oral war between Alea and Arka will continue and heat up even more. To prevent that from happening, I immediately looked for another topic to divert the debate between the two of them
“Oh yes, how did your tumben leave a bit unfortunate?” I was surprised to see Arka who always leaves every morning 50 minutes before the school entrance bell rings walking with a backpack that is still neatly perched on his back exactly 15 minutes before the school entrance bell rings
Hearing my question, he smiled faintly before starting to answer while pointing with his eyes the heap of thick books he was holding “Iya, nih, you see, I was looking for a book that we could use for construction later during the day”
“Kita? The construction? Wait, what does this mean?” alea asked confusedly digesting Arka's sentence while looking at me and Arka alternately. It's only natural that he feels this kind of confusion, because yesterday I haven't had the chance to tell Alea about this race
“Oh yes I have not told you yes Al, if starting today I am the same Arka there is intensive coaching every school to prepare for next week science olympiad” said I feel guilty to Alea who is currently narrowing her eyes with both Eyebrows linked trying to digest every word I say
“What??? You guys want to go to the Olympics? How come you guys didn't tell me the same? You guys can't help me anymore?” it was a loud screech that made me and Arka shut both our ears with our hands. Instead of feeling guilty for having made her friend's eardrum work hard in the morning like this, Alea instead smacked Arka's head slowly and looked at me with a deadly gaze
“Sorry Al, because Mr. Good also just told us yesterday when we returned home from school” said I feel guilty to Alea
“Why are you two the only ones invited? Why wouldn't I? It is not fair, Mr. Nice, surely this is because Arka deh” asked Alea again while pointing and staring intently at Arka
“Who was me? I was given this tablets” said Arka did not accept the accusations given to him by Alea
“It is, surely you are the one who homporin Pak Bagus so as not to invite me to join the race? You want Serina's monopoly from I” Alea said with a waistline in response to Arka's speech
Arka shook her head while breathing in annoyance before she finally returned to talk and gently touched Alea's forehead “Gosh, you should realize Alea why Mr. Nice do not invite you to join the race”
“Which why? Obviously I am beautiful, fashionable, popular, cheap smile, friendly less let alone?” aela said confidently as she flicked her hair. Of course this immediately invites laughter Arka to be broken
“You think this is a cover girl contest? If you really want to be invited to join the race, learn the real thing! don't like babbling after lesson ” said Arka who was immediately rewarded with a hard bogeman Alea on his stomach
“You thought all this time I-”
Feeling that the debate between the two beings before me will never end, I also decided to interrupt Alea's words and start stepping my feet to get from where we stand today “Stop!!! If you still want to fight here please, I want to go to class first bye!”
“Tuh Serina was angry again, anyway all this because of you!” alea growled at Arka when I had already taken a few steps to leave them
I choose to keep going and not care about Alea and Arka who call me while a little run to chase me “Serina waitin........”.
***
“Oh yes Ka, by the way the implementation of the olimpiadenya thursday next week right?” ask me on Arka who is currently focusing on reading a thick book in front of her
The school bell rang fifteen minutes ago, and as Arka and I agreed with Mr. Bagus yesterday, we are in the library room for our first exclusive training.
Because there is only one team that will take part in the race plus a pack of Good who since five minutes ago went to copy the practice paper about, so this is where Arka and I sat alone in a fairly quiet library room.
“If you read from the letter that was given by Mr. Nice yesterday actually Ser next Thursday, why?” hearing the question I asked, Arka momentarily stopped her activity and shifted her gaze from the book to staring at me
“Means we only have about 8 days to prepare?” ask me again while tapping the yellow ballpoint pen in my hand on the table
Arka thought for a while while trying to calculate in her memory “Hmmmmm... more or less so anyway, why?”
“Reduced weekend means we only have 6 times intensive coaching schedule?” ask me again by looking at Arka seriously
Because the question did not come to me answered Arka exhaled a breath of pity while looking at me full of question marks “Iya bener Serina, why the hell?”
“You think it's a pity that during the weekend we learn apart? Because we also have to practice the cohesiveness of the team in answering the matter later” oath, I say this because I really want to prepare the race well, not want to mode on Arka or something like that
“Yes too, but we also can not ask Mr Good to give exclusive guidance during the weekend right? Especially those who want a race of only one team, will not be allowed also the same principal for the pinjem room as weekend”
I also returned to thinking while tapping the ballpoint pen in my hand on the table, trying to find the best solution so that we can still learn together during the weekend “If we learn together outside how?”
Hearing my proposal, Arka seemed to weigh for a few moments “Bija heh Ser, but we want to learn where? If to the cafe is definitely noisy, even later we will not focus on learning”
“If you want to go to the public library also can not, this weekend there will be a celebration of the big day must be closed” added Arka again who made me think to find the best solution we can take
After a while of thinking hard, finally crossed my head an idea that made me become excited “Ah, if studying together at my house how? Later all ngajak Alea too, so Alea can nemenin Saemi play while we learn”
“By Ser, but is it okay? You said Saemi his son was very shy and uncomfortable if he met a stranger”ucap Arka while supporting his chin using one hand. Indeed some time ago I had the release of telling about Saemi to Arka. Not all, just the fact that over the past few years Saemi has lost confidence and has always hidden herself from the outside world
“If that's the next I can discuss with Saemi when I go home from school, you're not entirely strangers. You guys attend my school, Saemi will understand. Especially if he has seen the behavior of Alea” obviously I at length with a little advance my face so that Arka can hear my every word well
“Hahaha really too anyway, I can also be familiar with you and the children in class also because of Alea”
“Nah right..all of you I also really want to see Saemi interact again with others other than me or big family” said me while staring in the beautiful bead eyes Arka. Somehow if with Arka I always want to discuss Saemi that I have never told my friends including Alea
“I'm sad if I have to see Saemi every day just spend time at home for homeschooling and learning” I said again while looking down at my black shoes that were a little dirty in the dust
Seeing the change in my attitude, Arkapun reached out his hand and stroked my head slowly “Hopefully by meeting Alea Saemi can open up a little to the outside world huh Ser”
I just nodded while raising my face back to look at Arka “Yaudah means this weekend we study at my home yes, let me prepare a place to learn”