
Time quickly passed, today is my graduation graduation at Junior High School. After struggling for almost 6 months, I was finally able to graduate with satisfactory grades, not in vain it always felt to come home late because I had to take additional lessons. I am also very grateful because dating actually does not make me lazy to learn, Brother Zean even became the best support system after sister Ega of course. Although he always took time to pick me up, even in his spare time he often accompanied me to study in the city library. He never forgot to remind me to study. You know what's more fun, he always speaks English when we're studying together, he said to help me quickly become fluent in English. Not to forget also the important role of Dion who also always took two hours to help me learn.
Graduation events are held in our school hall building, we students sit in the front bench while for walimurids are in our back bench.
I went out and walked towards the school gate because I had not seen Brother Ega among the other guardians. Sister Ega promised to come after completing her operation because it happened that our graduation event started at 10 am. I also waited for my mother to come, hoping she would come and congratulate me. A few days ago Brother Ega took the time to go home and tell mom about my graduation today.
I walked back and forth in front of the school gate. It's 10:15 but none of them have come yet.
" Indhi." A voice stopped my footsteps.
" Sister Dion, what's the big brother here?" I walked closer to Brother Dion.
" Let's see your graduation. Ega hasn't come yet?"
" No, maybe the operation's not done yet."
" Can we talk for a minute" asked Dion.
" Well, what do you want to talk about."
" Can find a quieter place, no, there are many noisy vehicles passing by."
I nodded and brought Brother Dion into my classroom which happened to be located not too far from the gate of our school.
" What is the big brother talking about, how important is he?" I asked after we got to class.
" Oh yes, this is for you." Brother Dion gave me a bouquet of red roses.
" Thank you, beautiful flowers." I kissed the rose and put it on my desk.
" Emmm, actually...." Dion's words stopped.
" What exactly is brother?"
" I love you, actually." Dion's words surprised me.
" I also love big brother, but my love is more to the affection of a sister to her brother, just as I feel to sister Ega."
" But I love you not as a brother Ndi, I love you as a man." Be firm, Brother Dion.
" Do you know that I like other people?" Tanyaku later.
" Zean?"Guess brother Dion.
" yes. And we've been dating since 5 months, brother." I finally revealed my relationship with Brother Zean.
" I'll assume this conversation never happened, brother, I don't want to lose brother Dion just because of this, brother I've considered like my own brother."
" But Zean is not a good man for you." Tell brother Dion.
" Why did you say that?"I was lured by the words of Brother Dion.
" Do you know Natasha?"
I'm nodding.
" I'm Natasha's distant cousin, they've dated and.......
" Brother Zean, what's the big brother here?"
Brother Dion's sentence stopped when he heard someone call upon Brother Zean's name. I left Brother Dion and left the classroom.
" Jeez Indhi, I'm looking for you everywhere, I don't know it's here." Shouted Arum after seeing me walk out of the classroom.
" I'm waiting for Ega Rum." Answer me
" Sister Zean has been with her for a long time?" I turned my attention to Brother Zean.
" Just just now." Answer is short
" Brother Zean is sick, why is the face of the big brother, and brother also sweats a lot of rich gini?"I'm worried about seeing Brother Zean.
" Maybe it's just the heat." Brother Zean wiped the sweat on his forehead.
" Congratulations on your graduation." Brother Zean gave two bouquets of red roses, one for me and the other for Arum.
" Thank you, Zean." Arum.
" Thank you brother."
Brother Zean just nodded. Brother Zean's attitude looks strange today. Maybe because he didn't want our relationship to be revealed in front of my friends.
We were still standing in front of the classroom when the door opened again and Dion's brother came out from behind the door.
" Sister Dion." Arum was surprised to see Dion's brother.
" What is this brother doing here?"Added Arum
" Want to see your graduation. "
"How are you doing, Zean, long time no see?"Brother Dion reached out to Brother Zean and Brother Zean greeted him.
" I'm good news."
I saw something was wrong with both of them. They shook hands for a long time and stared at each other like enemies. What's with them, instead of them being good friends before.
" God I forgot, we have to go back to the hall Ndi, the show is about to start."
Arum and I went into class and put flowers on our table. Arum had a glance at the roses given by Brother Dion and we returned to the Hall followed by Brother Zean and Brother Dion.
Arriving at the charter submission event to outstanding students who entered the top 10 best graduates and I was included in the list.
Applause rumbled as the principal proudly called my name as the best graduate of the year. I went on stage to receive an award. The atmosphere changed when the headmaster suddenly wanted the student guardian to go up on stage to take a picture together, I panicked because I had not seen the presence of mother and sister Ega.
All the guardians are already on stage except my guardian. They looked at me with a welt and I really didn't like the look of mercy from them. My tears almost fell as I watched Brother Zean walk up to me and get on stage and hold my hand.
" You who?"Ask the principal
" I'm Indhi's cousin sir, it just so happens that her parents are out of town and her brother is having an emergency operation, so I'm asked to come to represent them."
I became calmer now, I looked at Brother Zean full of joy, Brother Zean just smiled and nodded as if saying everything was fine, there I am here.
Acarapun is over but sister Ega and mother never come. I understand Mr. Ega, maybe he really can't leave his patients. But mother, how could you be that hard on me, whether you really don't care about me anymore.
Ma'am, how can you get this hard on me, I'm really disappointed in you this time. Apparently our departure did not necessarily make mother change, mother even more away from us.
All the way home I could only shed tears, lamenting my relationship and mother's growing up and the high walls separating us.
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