BEREAVEMENTS
Episode 1 of Perfect and Unperfect?
“AGain one of our school pride students managed to make the good name of the school, Lena! Where's Renatta Alena Sahid? Come here Nak..” call the principal in the middle of his speech. Lena timidly stood up from her chair after getting encouragement from her friends.
“Lena, hem... you know, what's the achievement this time?” all the students just shook their heads, no longer able to guess what Lena won or what award she would receive.
“This year, Lena was nominated for Best Writer Award. Very cool, isn't it? He is still a teenager but the sale of his novel is no less than the famous author. I'm so proud of you, son. Have you read it?” some students nodded and others just dumbstruck not to believe the words of the headmaster.
“I just nominated Sir, haven't won. No need to exaggerate. It's just my luck, sir.” Lena smiled sincerely, revealing her beautiful face.
“Bapak does not exaggerate, it is so real. Well, your kids should be like Lena, too. Don't waste your talent. We are all the same, like a stone that was originally ugly and dirty, but we will become a beautiful and noble stone if we rub it carefully and resist change. Didn't believe? Make no mistake, the diamond is newly formed when it gets high pressure and temperature inside the earth. Therefore, if you want to be like diamonds you have to survive with the surrounding conditions, do not be afraid and easily give up, let alone affected by things that can plunge you...” the lecture was greeted with a shout of “well, Sir!” of all students. Lena returned to her seat and the lecture continued with congratulations to XII's upperclassman who had finished taking the national exam and the school exam. Today is their last ceremony at High School before the graduation announcement a month ahead.
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Renov. He noticed the face of the girl smiling awkwardly on stage in his school auditorium. It was seen once on her face that the girl did not like all the attention that was on her.
Renov's eye tail followed the girl until she sat back in her chair. Although his friends greeted him proudly, the girl's face still did not change. Still showing an unpleasant smiling expression.
Renov shook his head to expel the drowsiness that came back to attack him. He did not care and closed his eyes again.
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“Len, elo really cool! I did not expect to be able to meet people as great as elo. Tomorrow sign my novel yes!” Chery, Lena's best friend immediately grabbed Lena's hand as soon as she walked out of the auditorium. Lena smiled in response to Chery's request.
“Do not be cool! I signed jidat lo...” joked Lena while hugging Chery gagging. The girl was grateful in her heart. I wish her school life would be fun like this.
His first year in High School was beyond his expectations. His hobbies in writing make him one of the talented young writers in the writing world. Only two novels he published, but because of his young age he received more attention from the media and national news.
“Len, can I talk to you for a minute?” Kenny, that big brother of class XI called out to Lena.
“Iya, Mas..just a minute..” Lena says goodbye to Chery before following Kenny's steps toward the library.
“Len, actually I'm embarrassed to say it, but I have no other acquaintance besides elo. Um... can you please review my writing?” Kenny reveals his intent and purpose of calling Lena. He looked so embarrassed and nervous, it was evident from his movements rubbing the back of his head repeatedly.
“What's writing, Mas?” ask Lena to make sure.
“Gue is also no longer a novel, but the same kind of fantasy is a mystery, I need someone's help
make a review of my writing before I go to the publisher..” Kenny continued.
“Seriously? Of course Lena wants to, Mas!” Lena was excited, she was very fond of the writing world so such a request would be her own pride. Lena's response made Kenny
happy jumping. He did not expect Lena to help him that easily.
“Then tomorrow after school we start huh?" kenny Proposes.
"Don't tomorrow Mas, tomorrow there's extra journalism. What about the day after or later?" Lena remembered that her journalistic team had to publish the writing for the school newsletter was ready for print, the last editing before going up in print. Lena has a huge responsibility for the team's activities.
“Aduh..” Lena groaned as she bumped into someone while walking out of the library. The bucket that the man was carrying fell down and made the floor in the library hallway wet.
“If you go look around dong! Wet my shirt!”he snaps with anger.
“Sorry, Mom! Not intentionally.” Lena immediately grabbed the mop from the man's hand and cleaned up the dirty water spill on the floor.
The man just looked at Lena in surprise, the corner of his lips lifted. Still amazed by Lena's attitude. He knew that the girl was the one who had been hailed this morning at the school ceremony, but he did not expect that she was also careless and thoughtless before doing the work. Judging from the way he mopped, the girl seemed accustomed to it. Contrary to his thought that such a girl would never deal with household chores.
“Hey...” calling her made Lena turn her head and look at the man beside her. Suddenly Lena's heart rippled. Lena knew she wasn't supposed to deal with that adam beside her.
“I..iya, Mas..” replied Lena suddenly nervous. He is dealing with Renovaldi Anggara, one of the students who has a bad reputation in school. Renov must have been sentenced to mop the floor for ditching the ceremony this morning, he guessed.
“Lo must know me..”Renov crouched down next to Lena, leaving Lena speechless. He was surprised when the man pulled his hair back and tied it with one of the bracelets in his hand, “sana back to class, this is my duty, I want to do it, do not love the same hair and hands if you get dirty water like this? This is a sweet sister floor cleaner, your hands can be irritated if direct contact is so, your hair is also..” Renov who was conscious still touching Lena's hair let go awkwardly, just as awkwardly as Lena who was staring at Renov was confused. He said he's the guy to avoid at this school? Not wrong? Lena blinked her eyes over and over again because she was sure to see the smile of a man who she said had never smiled even once.
“Lo do not want to go back or you prefer to replace me mgepel?” ask Renov again.
“Ah no, Mas! Sorry Mas once again.” without looking again Lena ran towards her class. When Lena arrives at the class, she realizes that the hairband she wears is Renov's bracelet. Does he have to give it back? In any case, he did not want to get into any trouble with Renov. That school thug.
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Name's Renatta.
Renov only smiled faintly to see the girl running towards him. Renatta must have known rumors about him. It's no secret that Renov is a thug at his school.
School thugs?
Renov smiled again. I thought it was all funny. This rumor only started from Renov who refused to join the school genk when he was still a student of class X. All students who could support the strength of their school genk were called by their seniors. This request is an annual routine. Those who would join would be safe, but if they refused, their lives would not be quiet in that school.
Renov was the one who rejected it. He was almost a month by his senior. Luckily Renov was trained early on. He was the last of three children in the Anggara family. The only woman in her family is her mother. His brothers taught Renov to fight since he was a child. No wonder when he graduated from Junior High, Renov had a black belt in taekwondo martial arts.
Renov only hit the leader of the High School genk once and directly KO. He attacked the weak point of his upperclassman and made him instantly sprawled. Renov accidentally, he even did it with energy that is arguably normal. But since that incident, no one wanted to bother him. Renov's life feels calmer even though sometimes lonely also approached him.
“D... Oh Den! It will be all dirty. I told you to let you mop..” Mr. Wahyu, the school guard ran limping towards Renov. He then snatched the bucket and mop from Renov's hand.
“Nih, Sir! I'm keahin. It's all done. Father stay rest aja..” Renov just smiled ahead of Mr. Revelation towards the back of the school.
“Eh Aden where to go?” call Pak Wahyu when he sees Renov walking to the back area of the school inhabited by Pak Wahyu. Anatara school and home environment Pak Wahyu only in the limit of hedges as high as one and a half meters. Pak Wahyu's house is a house made specifically for school guards. Although it looks small, but the garden at the house of Pak Wahyu is quite spacious. The garden was planted with elephant grass that was cut neatly. Renov often sneaks into the park to take a nap.
“You charge to Mom! Help you to mop!” shouted Renov. He was already familiar with the family of Mr. Revelation and only Renov who often stopped by the house of Mr. Revelation. Children of Nusantara High School who are average from the upper middle class who want to play to the house of the gardener. Aren't you?
Seriate...
