Married With My First Love (Travel Story of Lantern Love And Scintillating)
13.Baffled
Last Monday of December.
All school students have finally received their grades over the past six months.
Tera and Sela were nervous as they headed for the value notice board.
Until there, they waited for the other students to leave from there and then came forward to see their names.
Lanterns were relieved after seeing his name at the top, as well as Sela.
They hugged and laughed happily there, hoping to continue like this until graduation.
It wasn't easy to reach number one in a school like this, but students like Tera and Sela managed to achieve it.
Tera then looked at the eleventh grade noticeboard which was right next to the tenth grade.
Gilang's name is ranked second, female friends of his class are at the top.
Tera realized that Gilang was also a clever student, but why was the child ranked second.
Gilang appeared there and then took a quick look at the board before he could just walk away.
Tera felt that the child was acting strange again, or perhaps dissatisfied with his value which was still ranked below.
They then return to their respective classes, to receive a book report of their learning outcomes.
Lantern's name was called first, followed by her second and third ranked friends,they stood in front for a while to hear their homeroom speak and gave them all the support to keep the spirit of learning even though they had not been ranked.
They all then greet Mr. Dirga, the beginning of their class who became a favorite teacher because of his young age.
Before Tera left the classroom, Pak Dirga called out to her.
..."Pradania lantern."...
..."Yes sir, what is it?"...
..."Lanterns, if you can maintain your rank until graduation, then you don't have to pay the school's monthly fee, either, you will also try and talk to the school to take care of scholarships so that you can continue to study abroad, you see you have the potential for it."...
..."Well sir, I'll do well, thank you for your support sir."...
..."Both lanterns."...
Even with Sela, she stayed longer in class, because her homeroom teacher gave her a longer sentence than Tera, considering she was a scholarship student from the beginning of her entry into this school.
Tera waited in front of Sela's class while looking downstairs looking for Gilang's whereabouts.
But the school looks lonely, maybe Gilang has gone home.
...*...
Gilang himself, apparently was in the teacher's room with his homeroom teacher.
He even got a lecture because in this eleventh grade, he even ranked second.
While still sitting in the tenth grade, he was always at the top.
Gilang himself was astonished, because he felt he had learned desperately in order to survive in his rank, but in reality, he did not want him to have to accept that this time his female friend who seized his position.
He also had to prepare himself to hear the scolding from his parents at home later.
After receiving a long lecture from his homeroom teacher, he took a deep breath and walked out of the teacher room.
The school was deserted, he took his motorcycle parked.
He took off his bike and looked at Tera who was still sitting on the bus with annoyance.
Tera, who was left behind by the bus because she was waiting for Sela, cursed her fate there because she had not just come with Mr. Sela.
Tera noticed Gilang who was speeding with his motor.
..."Kan, now strange again, very good yesterday, today's judges again, actually I'm wrong what the hell, or mas Gilang has a lot of personality times yaa kayak filmed it."Tera muttered to herself....
Almost noon, he was still sitting there waiting.
The school bus is no longer back.
He intended to wait for the bus that used to take the workers home during the day, but was canceled because it was still an hour away.
Finally he reached into his bag looking for his cell phone and then contacted Sela.
..."Hello Cell."...
..."Yes, Ra, what's up, so call."...
..."I missed the cell bus, your father has left again yet, I want a taxi, please contact your father yes."...
..."Yaampun Ra, after you were invited together did not want to anyway, now rasain was waiting until dry right." Sela made fun of her stubborn best friend....
..."Want to say no, this is making fun of you, I'm starving to know here."...
..."Eeh yes mba tera, while I call my father, you wait there do not run away, understand?"...
..."Yes, Marsela, thank you very much."...
Tera disconnects the phone, waiting for Sela's father to come pick her up.
Luckily the cheerful middle-aged taxi driver was nearby, so Tera didn't have to wait long.
..."Afternoon boy Tera, I'm sorry son, you're slow to pick him up." Say it to Tera....
..."Eh no sir, even the father came quickly, you no longer wait for other passengers, right?"...
..."No son, so the father again on the road wants to come this way again, Sela call the father if you wait here."...
..."Yes sir, I missed the bus, so take a taxi, do you remember my address?"...
..."Yes son, you remember"....
The taxi then drove away from the bus stop where tera was waiting, bringing Tera who was busy thinking about Gilang's behavior today.
Almost thirty minutes without a sound in the taxi, Father Sela woke Tera who turned out to be asleep when thinking about Gilang earlier.
..."I'm sorry sir, I overslept,"...
..."Nothing son, often you see school children who overslept when picked up, even Sela also likes to sleep here."...
..."Hehe yes sir, because I bring the taxi does not use speeding."...
...Tera smiled and paid for a taxi and walked as usual into the alley, she would rather be delivered to the front of the house....
...***...
Arriving home, he chose through the side door that was directly connected to his room, so as not to be seen by Gilang who had been angry with him since.
When he was about to enter his room, he heard the voice of Mr. Hermawan from inside the house, who sounded loudly yelling at Gilang.
He was still there, vaguely hearing Gilang's father scold his son and discuss the value of reporting that did not suit his wishes.
Gilang's father, although always looks calm, but when angry, Cross whose biological children can only be silent without daring to speak.
Tera shuddered there, imagining what if she had a father that hard.
Tera was still there until her mother came out of the kitchen and rebuked her not to listen to other people's problems.
His mother pulled his hand into the room.
..."Tera, what's your value?"...
..."Well ma'am, I can also rank one, but I don't like it."...
..."I really don't like it, if you rank one, it means you can have a chance to get a scholarship for the next two years, so we don't need to bother Mother Jullie too much."...
..."I don't like ma'am, because Gilang mas can even rank two, maybe because I disturbed him during his stay here."...
..."Tera you think what the hell, you never disturb the study time Gilang, you different classes, the lesson is different, you also do not compete with him right?"...
..."Yes ma'am, but I still feel that mas Gilang behaved like that because we live in his house, maybe he was disturbed by our arrival bu, so he was not the spirit of learning."...
..."Tera,mas Gilang has also learned and tried to get good grades, but maybe he has more thoughts, so learning is not consistent, so you do not feel sorry for yourself before you know the truth."His mother rubbed his head and then exited the room first....
..."If you're hungry, go to the kitchen and help mom, "said her mother again....
..."Yes ma'am, I'll change my clothes first."...
Tera who was not excited to go out of the room even to eat was already feeling unappetised.
He sat down at the study table, staring at his blue book that had begun to tangle because it was often opened and became the place of his story.
He wrote again.
..."( **B***father, today Tera can rank one, Tera happy and sad, because you can not give any more gifts Tera can rank at the top. Mr. Tera also did not calm down to stay here, Tera was afraid because of the presence of Tera same mother in this house, precisely disturbing the calmness of boys who might have lived quietly here*....
...Oh yes, said Mr. Tera must be strong sir, but Tera is still not an adult who can always be strong at any time, also not heart, Tera,see the mother who works every day because it is not good with the owner of the house, but said our mother must survive until later Tera can have a good job, but we can have a good job, Hopefully Tera can be a proud child sir, please keep Tera strong sir.)"...
Tera cried while trying to write even though the book was wet because of her tears.
However, he still felt guilty for his current situation.
He felt that he was indeed to blame by Gilang, because it was possible that his presence at this house made Gilang disturbed and could not study well, and even got a score that was less satisfying to his parents.
...*...
Gilang had returned to the room after his father was content to scold him, he slammed his school bag and report book into the bed.
His mother can only tell him because she can not do anything to help him, her mother knows adolescence is a difficult time for boys who just want to play a lot.
But his mother forgot to realize that his attention to the youngest child, which made Gilang become uninspired to pursue the top rank.
Also the presence of Tera who often takes over the library space at night makes it lack of study time.
In the past when he was still sitting in tenth grade, he could spend time just sitting in the reading room all day even until midnight, although sometimes interspersed with reading his favorite comics.
He was also the youngest son who was obedient, who was always the target and joke material of his two brothers who always asked him the spirit of learning in order to help take care of his father's company, even though Gilang never expected that,he has his own dream.
Lately, since the presence of Tera, made him feel rivaled even though Tera did nothing to him.
She can't hate her mother, but can't blame Tera either, and ends up hating Tera even though she helps her a lot.
He was confused by the current state of his home, and made him lose interest in his studies.
He lay down and fell asleep until night in his room.
He came down when the clock showed at nine o'clock at night, he immediately went down to the kitchen to find food, it was deserted, and finally he chose to eat alone there.
Tera, who also began to feel very hungry stomach because since noon she had only eaten snacks in her room, decided to get out of her room and immediately headed for the kitchen,his mother had come back and offered him food but he refused, and now he regrettably had to go home alone.
Tera was stunned staring at Gilang who was devouring his food.
Cross who realized the presence of coughing due to choking on food.
Without being asked, Tera quickly ran towards the water dispenser and took a drink of water and thrust the full glass towards Gilang who was standing up to take his own water.
Gilang was forced to accept a glass from Tera because he continued to cough, then soon passed from there to return to the top, leaving Tera and her plate still filled with a little food left.
Tera ignored him for a moment because he was very hungry, then took some food and sat down in the chair where Gilang had been.
After eating, he brought two dirty dishes and washed them.
Up there, Gilang noticed Tera painstakingly washing dishes and arranging them, not forgetting to wipe the dining table and turn off the kitchen lights before returning to her room.
Tera disappeared in the dark.
Gilang took a breath, ever since when he began to always pay attention to the child who had captured the attention of his mother.
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