
"There are clouds in the sky that remain forever. There is no way it will be constantly bright weather. After a pitch-black night born early morning brings beauty. Human life is like nature." - Raden Adjeng Kartini.
2 Years later.
One day after the National Examination that left all the XII Grade Students barely able to eat and sleep due to the nervousness of facing their graduation determination Exams, I was called before my Headmaster. "Excuse me." I knocked on the door of the Principal's Room politely. "Sarah Gibran, please come in." Said the Headmaster's Mother letting me in and asking me to sit in the front seat of her desk while she was signing some documents.
"I'm sorry Sarah, you're waiting a minute." Said the Headmaster Mother, she placed the last document she signed on the edge of the table. "Yes ma'am it's okay, if I may know, what's wrong Mom I was called here." My speech.
"Hmm, okay Mom maybe just right away, have you determined which University you will take after you graduate?" Asked the Headmaster Mother to me, I thought for a moment, I did indeed forget a little about some Scholarships offered to me, because my mind was distracted by my activities in the School both Academic and Non Academic, I am also looking for additional money as a Barista, to pay for Ibu Aisyah's debt to Angkasa Pratama.
"I haven't thought about it, Mom." I said honestly, he took something in his drawer, a pamphlet and he gave it to me. "This is one of the best Universities in Australia, looking at your Academic scores and Organizational activities, it looks like they will be very interested in accepting you as one of the new Students there." Her speech.
I looked at the pamphlet that the Principal's Mother gave me, AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY, the University is located in Canberra, the Capital of Australia, looking at the profile of the University with the Faculty and the Institute that is in the University, I can say this University is probably one of the best Universities in Australia.
"Mother was also told that you are very interested in the field of Science, right Sarah?" Ask the Headmaster. "Yes, Mom." My speech. "Australian National University also has a very well-known Science Study Program, so if you are interested, tomorrow there will be several Universities that will conduct special interviews to the best Student Students at XYZ High School, one of them is the Australian National University, so if you are interested you can come to take part in the interview. His words explained to me.
"But we haven't announced Ma'am's graduation yet?" My toot. "Mom believes in you, you must have graduated with the best grades." Her speech. "Hmm well Mom, I'll think about it first." I said and was answered by a nod by my Principal Mother, after which I gave permission to go home from School.
"Sari." Rizka shouted from in front of the School Gate, she slightly ran to meet me. "You were called the Headmaster? Why Sar? You got no problem?" Ask worried. "No Riz, there's only a scholarship offer for me." My speech. "Well, you're really good for college already have an offer of Sar Scholarship, while I'm still confused where to go to college." Said Rizka and I just nodded my head.
"But why are you sad Sar? You don't look too happy to get that scholarship?" Rizka asked me, I exhaled heavily. "It's not that I'm not happy about Riz, it's just that I think about the situation of Aisyah's mother and my sisters at the Panti when I take this Beasiswaku." Sad say.
Rizka hugged me. "Maybe you should talk about this to Mother Ayesha Sar, after that maybe you can decide on the next step." Said Rizka and I nodded my head. "Oh yes Sar." Rizka took her hug off me. "Follow us yuk, the other friends on want to go to the Mall, make a bunch of brains and thoughts because of the exam abis, yuk yuk yuk." Rizka said a little pushy, I also agreed, because today my work schedule so Barista is also on vacation.
I took Rizka's car to a Mall not far from my school, we just took a walk there just to look around and also lunch. While surrounding every corner of the Mall, we stopped for a while in the middle of the crowd of the Mall's Ground Floor. Rizka who had seen there with my other classmates came over to me.
"Hello Sarah." A voice I've known for two years. "Hello Galang." My words forced my smile. "Who is this?" Rizka asked whispered to me and it seemed like Galang could hear her. "Hello I'm Galang Prasetyo." Said Galang thrusting his hand at Rizka. "Rizka's." Say it timidly.
"Sar, this is one of the Wolfs Team members right?" Ask my other friend. They also asked for photos to Galang, including Rizka. I immediately stepped my foot to get out of the Mall, but my hand was held back by someone.
"Sar, where are you going?" The stumbling block still held my hand, it was immediately seen by my other friends. I immediately pulled my hand. "Sar, why are you always avoiding me? What's wrong?" He asked, I looked directly at my other friends for feeling bad about them.
The rest of my friends just got a little bit away from me and Galang. "What's my fault Sar, that you stay away from me?" He said, I breathed heavily. "Nothing's wrong, Lang, it's just that I'm on my own." It was my words that made him quiet and think for a moment.
"Wait." He said as I moved my feet toward my friends. "Will you go with me for the night, we'll have a party to celebrate our victory, you may invite your friends." His words made me think maybe there's no harm in me coming with Galang. After that Galang and I met up with my friends, Galang told them all to come along with all the members of the Wolfs Team to celebrate their victory. My friends agreed to it with pleasure and we all went with Galang and Wolfs Team to go to a place around Central Jakarta.
We were taken to a room with all black shades and colorful lights in various corners of the Room, with the smell of alcohol when entering the Room, which I knew once was a Night Club. "Welcome to Butterfly" said one of the Guardians with a sinister and fierce face at the door.
"Lang, can we come in too? Because we're all still in school uniforms." Ask me before we get in. "It's okay Sarah, we've rented this place." Saying Steady with his leisure. The room was already filled with some people dancing to the rhythm of the music, from the clothes they were wearing I was very sure they were people from the upper class.
There were also some bulls coming in Butterfly, the music in the room was so loud that it was played by a DJ who was at the end of the Room. There was a bar with some alcoholic beverages behind a Bartender guarding the Bar's table.
We were taken to a Privacy Room with a black sofa surrounding one large round table. I sat in the corner of the sofa, Galang took a seat next to me, his other friends joined us.
I've started to feel the security of being here. "Riz let's just go home yuk, now it's eight o'clock at night." I whispered to Rizka, I saw Rizka who seemed to feel the same way as me. "Come on Sar." Said Rizka, when I wanted to get up from my seat, my hand was pulled by Galang who was next to me.
"Where are you Sar, I've ordered you a drink, at least drink it first." Say to me. "Sorry Lang, I don't drink alcohol." Refused. "Please Sar, it's not alcoholic, it's just iced oranges." Said Galang reassuring me. I looked at the drinks in Galang's hand carefully which did look like orange ice. In my mind I thought about drinking that drink and after that I was able to go straight out of this place. I'll just have a drink.
SERIATE.