FULL-FLEDGED
Atlas, the Mysterious Friend.
In the east corner of the school's main courtyard, Ralin sat on a long bench under one of the shade trees. He recalled all his meetings with Atlas from the beginning he knew his friend. Starting from Atlas who saved him on the first day of the admission of new students. Atlas who disappeared from Ralin's sight late on the day of school. Atlas who always greeted suddenly without Ralin realized the direction of his arrival like this morning.
Strangely, several times Ralin realized the existence of Atlas was following the learning in his classroom. Though their classes are different and the place is crossed on the two floors of the school building. The two main buildings divide and surround the school's main courtyard which is so wide with many shade trees. While the Ralin classroom building and the Atlas and Lab-class school buildings are opposite the visibility from one building to another building approximately 50 meters. From a distance that can be reached by the eyesight, Ralin always felt that they were always face to face when boredom hit each other's minds on the sidelines of the lesson that lasted. And as he remembers, Atlas always throws his trademark meaningful smile at each of them looking inadvertently.
Intrigued by the thing that was troubling her mind, Ralin tried to look at the opposite class. The most angular window glass. There is the seat of Atlas, a friend who also according to Ralin is as mysterious as other managers of Osis besides the brother of course. Across the direction of his view, the hours of lessons were in progress. Atlas seemed to be joking with some of his classmates casually. Sitting on the side bench smacked the pen and the book he brought to his friend in front of him. The laughter broke between Ralin's eyes.
Maybe the lesson hours are empty. Think Ralin.
Intending to turn his gaze back to the lessons that took place in his class, Ralin again got the same smile from Atlas across the class. Ralin.
Does he know I'm looking at him?? Ralin furrowed his brows.
“ Ralin Putri Adityapati. ” reprimand pak Ali. The most handsome math teacher among all the teachers but unfortunately GALAK. Try a little more friendly, of course the teacher will have many fans of Kenanga High School students. “If you pay attention to what I just explained, you can definitely answer this question well, right? ” there is a word emphasis in every sentence that he put out.
Silently, Ralin looked at the blackboard. He noticed about what Pak Ali made on the board wrote. He was still silent with the marker in his hand and waiting to hear Ralin's answer.
“ Yes sir. ” Reply Ralin.
Three about. Value of a comparison.
“ Finish. ”
Without a second thought, Ralin stood up from his seat on the row of middle tables. Moving on to the blackboard and solving the three problems made by Mr. Ali, Ralin tried to get rid of all his thoughts related to Atlas. Solving all three problems in less than ten minutes, Mr. Ali did not comment much.
“ Next time pay attention to the board or at least, look at the textbook. ” Firmly pak Ali who again continues his explanation on some of the remaining material.
With a reprimand from Mr. Ali, Ralin's attention did not necessarily follow the rest of the lesson hours that took place. As soon as he reached his stool, Ralin turned to the other side. Where Atlas is giving a thumbs up at him while throwing the same smile. Ralin scrunched his forehead.
He really noticed everything!!!
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Day break time. The second-floor classroom hallway that was close to the school's mading II was suddenly crowded with a crowd of first-class children. On the board there is an announcement that has just been posted by the OSIS representative and is an announcement that is so anticipated by every new student at Kenanga High School.
“ School festival huh? ” ralin murmured who managed to get out of the crowd of students who filled the second floor's Mading. Again he turned. Ensure when the annual festival of Kenanga High School will take place.
“ Three more months. ” said Atlas who had been leaning back beside him close to the end of the stairs to the lower class. “ Always in December. It's boring! ” added hanging. As if he's been through the same thing over and over again, Atlas doesn't look as enthusiastic as the other kids. He even looks indifferent and indifferent.
" In December? ” Ralin reassured.
“ Yap. School festival will be held month in December. ” answer a familiar voice for Ralin. The voice that sounded soft, a little hoarse but full of ignorance from the face of the owner of the voice. Andra the vice-chairman of Osis.
The owner of the voice looked at Ralin after he asked other students to put up the theme of this year's Festival in Mading. The gaze of the vice chairman of Osis was quite sharp. It feels more stabbing than anything. Moreover, as soon as Atlas held onto Ralin's arm casually in front of Andra.
Intending to keep Ralin from going down the stairs with Atlas, Andra held Ralin by holding one of Ralin's hands free from Atlas's supervision. Tension ensued between the two students. Cheating on what was happening in front of him, Ralin tried to find a gap not to be between the two young men who he thought were both strange.
“ Chief Osis, brother lo? ” Atlas shocked. He threw his eyes at Ralin.
“ Yes. Her sister is Ke-tu-a O-sis! ” answered Andra while moving her hand and wrapping it around Ralin's shoulder and then sticking her chin right on the girl's crown.
Seeing the head of Osis coming over, Atlas released his hand grip on Ralin quickly. Before releasing, Atlas' hand had pulled slowly and slowly Ralin's body. Like pushing it down from the end of the stairs where they were standing. But it's really visible. It can hardly be said as intentionally done by Atlas.
Ralin's heart was beating fast. Blood seemed to rustle and rise to the head quickly. This made Ralin lose his balance. Slipping and almost falling from where he stood at the end of the stairs, Rassya ran fast. Atlas looks like he will pull Ralin's body but did not do it because Andra has re-circled his hands that had been released earlier from the body of Ralin which again rescued him with a fairly romantic position. Staying holding onto Ralin's body, Andra stared in annoyance.
“ Elo is really sloppy huh?! ” Her tone sounded as if she had known Ralin's carelessness for quite a while. There are concerns in it that make Ralin inevitably listen to every expression that Andra shows to him.
“ Lin! You should be careful. ” Rassya immediately put on his sour face. The face that reminded Ralin of the mother's nagging whenever he was almost hurt.
Ralin smiled stiffly. He showed his white teeth dry because of the smile he showed. “ Sorry, bang.” Ralin looked down cheating.
Slowly pulling Ralin's body and helping him stand well in front of the stairs, Andra's figure fell silent looking at Ralin who saw Atlas' departure without saying a word. There was also anger from Atlas' departure from the site. To be exact, his dissatisfaction would be what happened to Ralin today.
“ Ndra, makasi lo already nolong me. ”
“ My task is to make him, Sya.” he replied casually. As if what he just said was nothing but booze, Andra threw away her gaze from Ralin. But the pleasure of being able to help Ralin, he could not hide. The hand had unwittingly rubbed Ralin's head gently.
Having been complacent with Andra's treatment, Ralin convinced himself with the situation that had just happened to him. His eyes immediately squinted. Staring intently at Andra who was trying to ignore Ralin's irritated look at her.
“ This is all wrong too right?! ” ralin tudings. “ Next time do not try to hug me as rich as earlier!!”
That cruel gaze led right to Andra who was bewildered by the accusations that Ralin had given her. Just choosing to smile happily at the behavior of the girl, the vice chairman of Osis was staring meaningfully at the departure of Ralin filled with frustration. Paying attention to each step of the girl with certainty, excitement continued to overflow from Andra afterwards.
“ Very sweet. ” she smiles looking at the departure of Ralin.
“ Curl? ” Rassya stares resentfully at the figure of Andra who has been his friend for approximately 2.5 years
this last. “ Lo dare to curl me, Ndra?”
There is a darkness behind Rassya's face that does not accept that Ralin was hugged by his best friend. Rassya immediately rolled up the map and files he was carrying, preparing to hit, Rassya chased after the retreating Andra slowly then ran away from before Rassya as fast as he could.
“ Not so, Sya. ” replied his best friend was bitter cada. “ Can I explain!! I did not know.know the hand already... ” Andra drowned.
" Know what??!! " Rassya increasingly ran after Andra who had been bowed far ahead of him.
They also chase each other and look also joking laughs of two friends from every moment that is left at that time of day.
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