Flashbacks

Chapter 2: MIPA 1

"Gue think the children here are pinter-pinter, deh," said Yuli while whispering. Now we've moved to a fixed class. Class X MIPA 1. As Yuli wrote, we are classmates.

The problem that Yuli and I are facing is the fact that the students of this class are smart. From their faces alone had already emitted an aura of intelligence. "Gue feels that way too. I think we got the wrong class."

Yuli scratched her cheek which might be itchy. His face looks funny when talking whispers like this. "But I've seen it 15 times and our names are both absent from this class, Ti. My eye problem?"

"Gue doesn't feel bad. Our brains are mismanaging here."

"Yes, did you answer yesterday about the mind test?" asked Yuli and I shook my head. About yesterday's test? I answered him using intuition. "Nyesel I get the same answer lo."

"Make him think."

"Lo don't think."

I chuckled, then a veiled woman came in. Long story short he opens with an introduction. His name is Anik, Indonesian teacher and guardian of class X MIPA 1. He appointed 2 students to be candidates for class. "Now who chooses Herman to be class president please raise your hand."

Some kids raised their hands. I honestly don't know who to choose between Herman and His Majesty. But from what I've seen, Herman is better suited to be class president. "20 votes, means your class president is Herman."

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"You two are a bunch?" Me and Yuli nodded. "Well, the three of us are also. Seneng has many friends like this."

I laughed and drank my iced tea. It turned out that my thoughts about the new friends in the class were wrong. If it's smart, I think it's because we're MIPA 1, the class that he says is the most superior. However, I think they are ambitious children who struggle with books every day. In fact, only today have I been made to laugh by the adam in my class. How can I not laugh. Instead of doing the task asked by the teacher of PPKN subjects, they instead play the bekel owned by Anye in the back class. Which makes it funny when Aji says, "duh, I usually play baseball with basketball."

"Well, playing bekel is not the ball that I throw, but the seeds."

"Gue every day playing crank with the next-door neighbor."

Those are just some of the jokes they have made to make the classroom atmosphere more familiar. I can't imagine 3 years with them. Maybe my gut will come out because it is not strong enough to hold back laughter.

"Later if you were in 12th grade, what plan would you like to take interest?" tanya Dita, the calmest, innocent, and seemingly nerdy child.

"Yes, Dit. Just the first day of the lesson, you asked us. I just feel like I want to move majors to language," replied Anye, the 2nd most cute child after Yuli.

"Udah is good in Ipa, Nye. If you enter the language department, you will meet the Japanese writings. Kan, you said that your eyes will be blurry every time you see the writing," said Jihan, the most beautiful child in class X MIPA 1. Jihan and Anye were a little similar, eleven and twelve. The only thing that distinguishes them is their hair. If her hair is straight, it means Jihan. But if her hair is shoulder-length and slightly curly it means Anye. Sometimes I'm still wrong to distinguish them 2.

"Have, mending now you see whatsapp. Open it, I've made a group for us 5," said Yuli made us all immediately check hp. Justright. I was added to a group called JYDAT. My forehead wrinkled. Her name is strange. "This is why the name of the group is jydat use y?" my many.

"Yes. Not creative name," added Anye.

Yuli laughed and confused me and the others. "The sello, calm down. So guys 'JYDAT' is a collection of five of our first names. J for..."

"Dam."

"July."

"We."

"Tia."

We laugh 5 times knowing the first letter of our name when combined to form a word that may be strange to others. But you think that's a funny name.

~•~

I have been in this new class for 2 weeks. Classes that make my life more colorful. Here, we do not look at physical, treasure, and other flaws. We became one even though we certainly had a closer friend in this class.

Every day, there is always the silliness of those who somehow make the whole class laugh. Even if only with Aji's face that is funny. Or just with a crisp speech of the class leader.

Behind the ridiculousness and abuse they show, they are smart. With the face of ola-olo when asked a question by Bu Lila, a Biology teacher, Aji got applause from the whole class because the original answer turned out to be correct.

We are getting closer since playing Anye's bekel in the back class. Then beside him some guys were struggling with slanted hp and did not forget the words of pearl that came out if they lost. No book opens at empty hours. No one even sits on their own bench. Everyone was busy playing bekel, push rank, and other students who played tiktok near the teacher's desk.

"All right, I'm push rank. Tomorrow if you use basketball, I come," said Aji annoyed because he had not been able to play bekel ball. The guy also joined the tilted hp team.

"What lesson is this?" ask Jihan while playing the ball.

"Economy," replied Dita who impatiently waited for his turn to play.

"Solob kuy."

The four of us turned to Yuli who asked for solob. Honestly during 11 years of school, I never skipped class. But it looks like it would be bland if my school days were not there, Solob said.

"Gue was following" said Jihan and Anye together.

"Lo?" asked Yuli while elbowing my arm.

A little hesitant to answer 'yes'. I'm still afraid of getting caught by the teacher. Then Mama and Papa knew I could die. But when else would I be a bad boy if not now.

"Have it, make a start."

"Sip," said Yuli while giving me 1 thumbs up, "lo come along, Dit?"

Dita who just got a turn to play bekel, forced to stop it. His face was a little doubtful like mine. I think he'll refuse. Dita is the most pious, innocent, and pendiem child. He doesn't talk much. But once he spoke, it was his favorite lesson, biology. Fortunately, I am not his friend.

"Come, Dit. Just once. Ntar if today is caught by the teacher, well tomorrow - tomorrow we try again," said Yuli with a seducing face. "Ntar if found out I will give the code to run. You run in front of me. How's it? Wanna? Please?"

A few minutes of silence. We've been waiting for Dita's answer that seems 'no'. The kid looks funny when he's weighing the options.

"Okay, I'm coming."

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