
The two-week holiday class hike went on like a blink of an eye. Without feeling it, he started going to school again. Harsa was relieved her prayers were answered. He returns to class with Elis and Barasa.
“YEAYY!!” Harsa embraces Barasa and Elis happily. “One more class, genks. I am so comfortable with.”
“Yoi, bro. Teach me again, yes. Especially for UAS and UTS yes!” Pinta Barasa's. Yesterday, Barasa went to grate for finally getting an eighth grade in maths after being drilled by Harsa and Elis throughout the UAS week.
“Iya, relax. We will learn again.” Harsa said calming.
Different from them, Elis felt sad because he was no longer in class with Gina, his hero in first grade. “Ya, yes. Maybe I should look on the bright side of class with you guys.”
Second grade was no lighter than first grade. Instead, the teachers seemed assertive with grades. They repeatedly said that the school would not raise students who did not seem to be graduating in the third grade. Despite that, the atmosphere of studying in Harsa's class did not seem to be serious either. Harsa himself never imagined he would stop being a High School boy. Until, when the day of their school arrival of various universities that each presented their universities.
“Yes.” Elis said in the morning after putting his bag on the bench. “Today don't have to learn.”
Each class goes to a class in which there are already representatives from each university. Like Elis, Harsa did not think much about the presentation of this university, just a time to take a break from the usual teaching and learning activities. However, in contrast to the two of them, Barasa was very serious. He brought special notes for this event and took notes at every university that came to their school.
“Sa, geez you intentions are so.” Comment Elis.
“Yes, dong. I really want to go to college. Continues, events like this really help for me who still do not know what majors to enter.”
“Why don't you choose according to the lessons you like?” Harsa's proposal in their break hours.
“In that case, there is no dong.” Barsa replied with a frown.
Mercilessly, Harsa and Elis laughed at him. “Yeah, whereas you are most intent on learning.”
“I want to choose a major that has many job openings only.” Barasa. “You also dong. Already given the same means the school is used dong.”
“Ah, I will still try to enter a music university, even if my parents do not allow.” Said Elis full of determination.
“How to?” ask Harsa.
“They won't be able to say anything if I get a scholarship abroad.” Said Elis confidently.
Barasa. “If Harsa?”
I want to learn something that can help me understand magic even more. Harsa wanted to say that, but not in front of Elis. He did not want Elis to be confused by his words about magic. “No idea, I'm still not imagined.”
“Tuh right!” Barasa patted Harsa on the back with vigor. “And you want to go to college, right?”
“Uh, yeah. Maybe.” Hansa replied unsure. In his mind he remembered about the university in Drestha City. All this time, he had always been at a loss as to how magic worked. How the decree divides the number of elements. Knowledge was like it was in the back of his head, yet he could never pronounce it. Harsa is uncomfortable accepting the fact that she can be in a world where science goes along with magic. His brain and mind ran around looking for a connection that could unite his perception of the world. He could not accept the two opposing realities. Both Erik and Adi had no answer to his anxiety because they did not even understand what he was asking.
Although the thought was nagging, Harsa did not have much time to solve her questions. Harsa's school assignments are getting more and more piled up and every time Harsa finishes doing schoolwork, the pile of magic books Adi gives always looms. In addition to studying subjects at school, he also had to study the history of the Kasarewang Royal family, classification of magical beasts, and practice the pronunciation of Kasarewang language with textbooks that were a hundred years old.
“This is my old textbook.” Adi handed over three books that were over fifteen centimeters thick.
“Wait first. Is this book a hundred years old?” Harsa asked somewhat worriedly at the yellowed paper.
“Lah, sis. Is the content of this lesson still relevant?”
“Ya, of course.” Adi answered without hesitation. “One hundred years not as long as it.”
Harsa received the book carefully. He did not even dare to line the pages of the book because turning them around was already stressful. The dust flew every time he opened a new page. Fortunately his writing was still clearly visible after Harsa turned on her study lamp. Every night, before going to bed, Harsa always tried to read one page of the book.
“Dragon is a magical creature that is the only winged reptile that can fly. Dragons used to live in continental Europe on the edge of the Wizarding World. They were magical beasts that had a harmony with abstract decrees. However, most dragon types found master the fire element.” Harsa read slowly with sleepy eyes. “Different from dragons in the European region, dragons in the Asian continent have an affinity with decrees...”.
Harsa's voice grew smaller with each word as her eyes gnawed with drowsiness. Finally his intention was defeated when his eyes were closed and his face lay on top of the dusty book quietly. He has entered into a dreamland.
Erik, a little surprised to find Harsa's sleeping position that night. “Yah. He's been working hard. Good thing I came in to turn off the sleeping lights.”
Darma shook his head as Erik moved Harsa to his bed without waking the youngest child. “He hasn't brushed his teeth.”
Erik laughing. “Already, just let him sleep.” Bela Erik's.
***
Honestly, Harsa entered the class still with a semi-conscious state the next morning. In his mind, he still imagined his dream of meeting a dragon when getting a chance to travel around Europe. The learning material goes into Harsa's dream. So that when the first hour of their teacher's lesson cannot teach, Harsa intends to go back to sleep to continue her dream.
However, their new class leader, Rian, stood up to the front of the class. “Guyss!! Guys!! Attention! Caution!”
“What?!” The other children replied. They were disturbed by Rian's scream. Harsa too, she raised her head limp.
“Guys? What if we play together after the physics review on Saturday? Play one class, all familiarize yourself and release tired?”
Rian's proposal was immediately welcomed. Apparently, their class children all want to play after being tired in this busy week. Even Barasa was interested in coming.
“Sa, how, can you?” ask Barasa. “You still like there are family events that can not be contested every weekend?”
“Hm? Magic training with Adi?” harsa said without a second thought. Since Adi said that there was nothing he could teach anymore, Adi agreed when Harsa asked him to learn on his own. After all, Harsa's magic lessons are more about theory than practice now, and Adi doesn't like teaching her theory. “Ngak, coke. Now, I have free time on Saturday.”
“Yess! Then you're coming?” tanya Barasa was excited.
“Iya, of course.” Harsa smiled trying to sting. He wanted to come along, but he was still sleepy and just wanted to go back to sleep now.
“Nais, promise yes.”
“Iya, promise.” Harsa said without a second thought.