Dollar Girl

Chapter 41 National Examination

Three jobs that must be done by third-graders today, namely learning, learning and learning. After the lesson hour is over where the other children go home then the third grade child will remain at school to take additional hours of lessons or tutoring.

They are only given a break for an hour before tutoring, a time during which it is commonly used for lunch or napping. Ratna herself chose to eat and relax because she could not concentrate if her stomach was rumbling.

"Where are you going?" ratna asked to see Amus taking his bag.

"There's a futsal match today"

"You want to skip the tutoring?" ask Ratna.

"Just this once" replied Amus who immediately left.

"Ah. so smart people are fun yes, can be free to skip without worrying about the exam later"

"Not really, besides being smart there is one more thing that is needed to pass this exam" Ardi said.

"What?"

"Fragility, it's useless if your answer is correct but the way you fill it is messy still you won't pass"

"You're right, I get nervous thinking about the test later" Ratna said.

Les alone is not enough, at home Ratna exercises fill the answer sheet by filling in the column that he made himself. It turns out that filling neatly is more difficult than learning, his patience is tested when trying to fill quickly but also neatly.

Day after day he continued to practice and study more diligently, every night Sapardi always found Ratna asleep on the desk learning based on textbooks.

That day, when they came home that night because les Ratna staggered because she was too tired. Until he did not see a hole in front because of unstoppable sleepiness.

"Revelation!"

Ah....

Ardi came in time to pull Ratna's body back so as not to fall.

"That's a real danger" Ardi said.

"Sorry, I didn't see it. I was so sleepy I didn't see the right way"

"Bas with you!" ardi Hardik.

Ratna pouted hearing the scolding, suddenly Ardi carried her which made her shocked.

"Now you won't fall even if you fall asleep" he said.

Ratna smiled and wrapped her hands around Ardi's neck, her eyes closed and then fell asleep quickly.

* * *

As usual Jimy's parents always come home late from ten o'clock at night, the mother who would usually quickly go to bed that night accidentally saw Jimy's room was still brightly lit.

Usually Jimy was always in the lounge playing PS because it was curious he peeked and saw Jimy who was apparently studying, this was the first time he saw it and was quite moved by it.

He also took the initiative to make warm milk for his youngest son, Jimy was quite surprised when his mother went into his room with warm milk.

"You're studying for the exam later?" ask mother.

"Yes"

"You're very different from your brother, Angga rarely studied but because he was smart enough he always passed the test. He disliked staring at books for a long time because that was his method of learning more relaxed"

"If I were as smart as my brother, I wouldn't worry about this test" Jimy complained.

"You're not stupid, so don't worry too much. All you have to do is study hard"

"Ah.. I envy you so much, despite not learning but she is still smart" he lamented.

"Who said? your brother is only good at subjects, in other things you are the most superior"

"Of course, it's been that big but your brother making fried eggs just can't. From small to that big he is still unreliable, even though your age range is quite far but Angga can never take care of you as a child. Unlike you, even though you were a child, you could nurture Ratna well."

Jimy laughed as he suddenly recalled his childhood spent looking after Ratna, as Jimy's youngest son admitted he wanted to have a sister. But unfortunately his mother never gave him a sister until one day when he was little late mother Ratna allowed him to make Ratna as her sister.

Since then, although Ratna was actually born first, she always acted like a sister, her way of talking, acting and getting angry was really like a sister to her sister.

"The dollar girl must be covered by now" Jimy murmured.

"Who?" ask mother.

"Oh, I mean Ratna. At school he looked tired, it seemed like he was also fighting hard for tests later"

"You are quite similar in learning, it takes time to understand something but equally reliable in a given time. Never mind, today is enough to just get here. Quickly finish the drink and go to sleep, mom does not want you to get sick because of lack of sleep"

"Good ma'am" replied Jimy.

* * *

Monday, the most horrifying day for all third graders. In the morning they reached the school to find out where the room where they conducted the national exam.

After successfully finding her room Ratna went to meet Mita and with them looking for the room where Mita will be tested, they were separated because one room will only be inhabited by twenty students/students.

"Have you made sure you brought the right pencil?" ask Mita after they find her.

"I've checked it over and over again"

"Live a few more minutes and think you have to go into that room to take the national exam, are you nervous?"

"Of course, considering this exam is our graduation decider I'm really made nervous"

"I don't think you're nervous because you look relaxed" Mita said.

Ratna snorted, from the outside she did look ordinary even though her heart was beating very fast since then. Even he could not eat breakfast so worried, if Sapardi did not force it maybe his stomach would rumble during the exam.

"You're here?" ask Jimy who just came.

"No, this is Mita's room" replied Ratna.

"Oh, I mean one room with Mita. Ardi and Amus also got the same room, which means you're alone"

"That's how it is" answered Ratna lazily.

A few minutes later the bell rang the sign of the exam ready to be carried out, Ratna went to her room and sat in her chair. Two teachers who served as supervisors entered by carrying files that are still in the seal, the contents of the file is nothing but a question and answer sheet.

The first exam was an Indonesian lesson, first Ratna looked through the new question sheet and then wrote her name in the available column.

After filling the biodata with one long breath he began to read the first problem, in the first problem Ratna can still answer easily but the hardest is to fill the answer circle neatly.

His heart continued to beat fast as he filled the answer sheets one by one, until this moment in his life this was the event that made him most nervous.

Completed exams in Indonesian subjects continue to the next subjects, in one day they only carry out exams in two subjects only.

"You're home yet?" sapardi asked as he watched Ratna walk.

"Yes, one day is just a test of two subjects so go home quickly"

"Hows it? did your daughter manage to handle it?"

"I'm pretty nervous, hopefully I didn't make a mistake" Ratna admitted.

"You don't have to be afraid, let's just say this isn't a test but a daily reiteration. You just need to answer it casually but precisely"

"Dad.. hmmm, fine!" ratna answered, rediscovering her spirit.

The next day he could be calmer, Sapardi suggested he remembered until the end.