Sometimes Friends are the Enemy
The Part 44
A tense tomorrow begins with light rain and cold air. But the brains and bodies of those who participated in the race, even felt hot. Blood in their brains and bodies seemed to flow rapidly, in contrast to the blood in their fingers that seemed to have blockages so that their fingers were now cold as ice.
The four friends encouraged each other.
"Tut, don't strain well. Your brain will not be good. Counting requires brain-smooth." Cletuk Siti's.
"Benere Tut. We're all here to always support you." Connect Linda. Then he shouted, "AYO! SPIRIT 45! TALK ALL ABOUT IT!" All the students in the class looked at him in wonder and amusement because when he raised one hand, his armpits peering out gave Tuti an extra boost.
His short sleeves, making it easier for armpit hair to appear in public. Meanwhile, Tuti who was sitting nearby closed his nose and shortness of breath held back the smell of Linda's wet armpits.
"Can you not raise your hand? Smell know!
Hah..for a long time my brain can be clogged." Tegur Tuti while looking at him annoyed.
Linda immediately lowered her hand while holding back the embarrassment. He was also annoyed that Tuti had subconsciously humiliated him in front of all the students.
Siti who also saw him was discouraged as well as moody, invited him out to calm her heart, she said,
"Don't take heart said Tuti earlier. He was just tense as he was about to start the race. I don't mean to upset you."
"Yes. Aye." Yeah." Answer bete.
Before long, all participants were told to enter the hall and take their seats according to the sequence number. The race was so stressful because one of the participants had won the inter-school champion at the district level. Also, this is the first time Tuti has entered an inter-school competition.
Tuti sits side by side with students from other schools, while Joko and Lia, far away on the other side.
Then the supervisor started handing out the questions to them. When the question sheet was circulated, Tuti's blood pressure felt increasingly peaked like the height of a mountain peak to make his heart seem to stop pumping.
"Silent Tuti. This is not a war that takes lives. It's just a race. Losing and winning is certain. If you can't win and make history, you can. What matters is that you're trying." He said in his heart while taking a deep breath out of his mouth slowly to stay calm.
On the other hand, Joko also confirmed his determination and passion to win.
"I'm sure! Victory was prepared for me. I have worked hard, and my hard work must not have been in vain.
After all the pages were distributed, a supervisor called out, "Start!"
All the participants began to busy working on every problem. Some of them overstep the overly complicated problems and work on the easier ones first. There are also those who work on it in sequence, and there are also those who survive on one problem until the answer is found and then move on to another problem.
The spicy whisper accidentally reached his ear through a very innocent and naive student. He said, "Sister, the brothers who were sitting there, but brother. They say you're a slob and rarely take a shower."
Hearing that, his anger increased. Because of Tuti's talk, his good name became contaminated with one school.
Linda's been putting on her body and ready to hit them. His nostrils had emitted smoke like a bull whose anger was always provoked.
But.... "Wait!" Siti Megat. His hand pulled him strong and held him.
"Don't Lin! Tomorrow we're going to the race. If you make a problem, your name will be crossed off the list of participants. Wantsome? Huh uh?!"
Betty who was also there, participated in holding Linda's anger so as not to explode. They tried to get him to reason and look for another point of view.
"Lin, make this a whip toward resurrection. Usually kayak in the movies, girls who are always bullied, will be a prima donna. Who knows? Aye right? So already have. Don't waste energy. Think of your stamina for tomorrow's match." Betty.
"Yes Lin. Oh yeah? How about in the afternoon we refresh for a while?" Connect Siti.
"Duh...did that! From that mouth you guys brought a lot." Linda said annoyed and went to the backyard to calm down.
As if meditating, he closed his eyes while readjusting his way of thinking.
"Siti and Betty are right! I have to grow up. If I continue to lash this way, our friendship may run aground. And. historical engraving on the picture frame we planned, will end up void. No. gabe. No. gabe. I should be able to forget that little mistake. If I'm in his position, maybe I am too."
"Yup! It's really Lin. I mean it's true that we imagine ourselves in his position. That way we'll get easier to forget his mistakes." Cletuk Siti who was secretly following him.
"Yes, we're going in yuk!" Siti said again.
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Without feeling, the time of tension in the race room was over. One of the supervisors said that all participants stop holding their sheets and put their stationery on the side of the table. Then the supervisors walked to collect all the pieces of the matter. Then a short message was given to entertain all participants.
"All of you here have worked hard. You can see it for yourself. Every day you expect victory. But you say, everything here is a winner. Because it's not easy to get into this hall. The school has selected you first and left the best participants. Therefore I say, if you do not get the title, do not be discouraged. Don't think it's the end. Because opportunities are always open to people who continue to learn and struggle. After this race, you can rest and sleep well. Because I'm sure, until this race is held, you must lack sleep every night. Therefore, sleep well later and take care of your health."
After all that, all participants are welcome to come out.