Dust Granules

Undecided

But when in the middle of their action, Echi fell silent after seeing a straight-haired girl with her narrow eyes looking to tie back and forth in his place like being confused. Sontak Echi immediately approached him.

"Hey, what's going on? why don't you join the scrawl party hmm?"

"Continue your party, I'll catch up." said the girl moody.

"Ly, what's wrong? Please don't consider me a stranger." Urged Echi who was confused to see the behavior of his best friend.

"How can I have fun, even my graduation results don't know Chi." he sighed.

"Yes my. Where's Sam's sister? Has he not come yet?" echi asked, because according to Zang Lian, it was Sam's older brother who would come to school to pick up his graduation papers.

"Somehow that made her forget something this important." Lirih Zang Lian's.

"Hmm, fine then. Wait here yes. Let me finish first to the teacher's room." said Echi gave the initiative hoping to calm his best friend.

Echi always cared about the people around him. He will help anyone he sees in distress while he can help. The sense of being neglected in his family makes him a helper, and always shows his cheer to cover up the truth that he has a low self-confidence.

It turns out that Echi approached his sister to take him to the teacher's room to ask for a certificate of graduation belonging to Zang Lian.

After giving a description and a little arguing with the homeroom teacher who holds a graduation certificate belonging to his best friend, the end of his Echi and his older brother managed to convince the teacher and get his.

Echi ran excitedly while grasping a white envelope in his hand. Her body feels as light as cotton. Unmindful of all the eyes that looked towards him with a sinister gaze that seemed to call his 'strange, childish'.

After finding his sahabt, Echi immediately handed him the envelope. Instead of opening the envelope immediately, Zang hugged Echi's body tightly while crying.

"I'm afraid to know Chi, you know during first and second grade we're always together. I'm so dependent on you. I can't understand the teacher's explanation, but you can explain it in your own way and language, until I can understand all the lessons I can't understand. And after third grade, we have to be different. There are many lessons I don't understand. A lot of my answers in the exams I made came from. I'm afraid I didn't pass Chi..." Zang sobbed in the arms of Echi who continued to listen to the grievances that were his worries.

Echi stroked the back of Zang Lian who was shaking from her cries and tried to calm her down.

"But I'm sure, if you can Ly, I'm sure."

"Can you open it for me?" Ask Zang Lian

"Yes, with pleasure. Anything while I can." A smile expands on Echi's face which assures that everything will be fine. It was the envelope slowly. His eyes focused on a piece of paper, and then he shouted while grasping Zang Lian's hand.

"You Passed!" her scream

"And I told you, you must have graduated." she continued in a loud voice.

A sweet smile appeared on the faces of the two friends. They then barged into a group of friends of his other friends who were engrossed with the action of scribbling white uniform ash their scribbles. Not to forget they exchanged signatures, as the last memory that the signature proves as a symbol that they are people who have been so meaningful in their ash white period.

"Hey, you forgot about me. Are you going home yet?" Tanya 'kanjeng mami' to Echi

"Yes. My energy has run out because it is too excited and happy to graduate with all of you, so it seems I need a break" said Echi with a smile that can not be separated from his face

"You sure you don't want to join us for a dinner party?" timpal Zang Lian against Echi

"Yes, I don't want to interrupt your party. I don't eat unclean meat, remember? We're different, baby." Echi replied

"Yes, at least we will find halal food for you. As usual." continued Zang Lian trying to convince

"Not bother. I just want to rest. Do not disturb the 'me time'." said Echi while twisting his eyes.

"OK on good." Answer 'kanjeng mami'

"Hmmm, do you know that tomorrow we have to go to Jkt city to take care of the college registration?" continue on

"Stop it. I'm still worried about that. Not even my parents know about it."Echi lirih replied

"Yes god. Echi, even something as important as this you haven't told your parents?"

"What about the scholarship? You're registered, and you deserve to get it. You have to fight to make your dreams come true" Zang Lian said encouragingly

"I'm scared. I was afraid of failing to achieve my dream. I'm afraid I can't face college later. Not to mention the hustle and bustle of the city, which later I will be unfamiliar with all that." resigned Echi

"You don't believe in God? God will help you if you want to surrender to him. You have to be sure God will always help you. Accept your prayer. Realize all your dreams. Rest assured of God's help dear." said the gentle man who immediately became firm, namely 'kanjeng mami'

"Thank you for your encouragement and support, I'm sure God has the answers to all my concerns."

Having all their friends slide to the place they agreed to before, they parted ways.

Echi seemed still silently pecking with all the indecision in his heart.

Either what he will face after his graduation, whether he will be able to face the world of college, or he will stop with all his dreams.

Echi stepped slowly. This graduation is not the end of everything. This was just the beginning of his life journey.

Many things floated in his mind. Even if he went to college, would not burden his parents even though he got a scholarship, but what about the cost of living? Eating, drinking and other necessities?