
Summer is so beautiful and so warm that it still lingers in the memories.
"Vivi let's get up! It's the first day of school, don't give a bad impression on the first day."
Eomma knocked on my door while waking me up. Sure enough! what time it is, thank goodness it is not too late. I can still have breakfast, and my Appa will take me to school.
"Good morning my two angels ehheh, Appa will take me to school?" I asked Appa
"Of course my dear! and Appa's going to Gangnam later there's a meeting. We take a car together, let Appa take us to school." replied Appa
"When I go to school, I continue tutoring so Appa doesn't have to pick me up, I take the bus anyway Cashbee I've filled the balance anyway."
"If it rains tonight? Appa's gonna pick you up, or Appa's gonna get you a driver."
"Eomma can also pick you up, dear." continued Eomma on the sidelines of my conversation with Appa
"All right, Saranghae Eomma and Appa!" I answered my parents while eating rice with wooden chopsticks.
Here I do not know many friends, there are only a few cousins and local tutoring friends. It's also different school, my school is not an elite school but also not a school that is not so good. My school is an ordinary school without distinguishing between the upper and lower classes. There may be some that are still so in my school but that's the minority.
I finished breakfast, there was still a long time to go. Traveling to school does not take much time, let alone taking a car. I went to my room to get a hairpin. I looked in the mirror, I looked at myself who was 17 years old and was wearing a full school uniform.
"Let's get excited! First day don't disappoint!"
I put a silver hairpin with a cherry blossom motif over my ears. My hair is short shoulder to shoulder with thin bangs that are in trend in Korea, I deliberately put hairpins so as not to look plain. I smiled looking at myself in the mirror, then Appa's call to take off broke my daydream.
"Eomma I'm leaving first."
"Take care my dear, oh yes this is the umbrella do not forget, later it will likely rain."
"Gomawoyo Eomma, Love youuu."
"Love you too dear."
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The road is still not too jammed, after all, it is used to leaving early in the morning when school in Indonesia. I sat in the front seat next to Appa, who was driving, the radio in the car told me that the weather forecast was likely to rain and people were encouraged to carry umbrellas.
"Vivi's got an umbrella?" ask Appa
"Well, Eomma reminded me." I replied
"Vivi, it's the first day at school and Appa hopes you're not disappointed or overwhelmed. If anything happens don't hesitate tell Appa or Eomma, ok?"
"Arasseoyo ..."
As an only child, no parent wants their child hurt. Likewise with my Appa, as busy as he is will surely come for me. May Appa be given long life and abundant sustenance. Love you Dad!
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It turns out that the trip from home to school is about 15 minutes, if not jammed. Near the school gate was a bus stop, and the bus had just stopped. A lot of my schoolchildren got on the bus and got off to school.
"Thanks Appa, when I'm done, I'll tell you."
"All right, Appa goes first yes, take care my dear! Enjoy your day."
"Bye bye"
I was still standing in front of the gate watching Appa's car slowly move away. The shadow of the car was gone, I turned around and entered my new school. Welcome to my new life! I have to go to the teacher's room before class, of course I don't know where my class is yet.
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Ah, this is the teacher's room, do I have to go in? of course I have to go in. But where's my homeroom desk? This room is crowded and there are many teachers. Oho! there's someone coming here, it looks like he's good I'll try asking him.
"Excuse me, do you know Ms Choi's desk teacher?" ask him
"Mom Choi taught 2A?"
"Ah is correct ..."
"I'll also meet Ms. Choi let's go together."
He was very friendly, just one look I can guess his height, it looks like it is about 180 cm. Quite tall, maybe he is a basketball athlete, his stature is also seen he often sports. His haircut is quite short, unlike other teenage boys, more like an army haircut just a little thicker. We entered the room, and Bu Choi's desk was located no 3 from behind.
"Good morning Eunbyul, ah this is a new boy huh! Good morning." Good morning."
"Good morning ma'am, so is this a coincidence why you two came?"
"We met in front of Mom's room." Answer the man.
"That's it."
"Eunbyul, this is some national sports competition in some schools, I hope you will represent the school in the game later."
"Thank you, ma'am, then I'll step down." The man smiled at Bu Choi and at me as well, then turned around to leave the room.
"So your name is Olivia Kim? Got a nickname?" ask Bu Choi
"Yes, my nickname is Vivi because Olivia's too long." Answer me
"You're from Indonesia? but it doesn't look like most Indonesians ..."
"Yes I'm from Indonesia, how do you know what an Indonesian is like?"
"Mother often goes to Bali for vacation, according to Mother you are more like a Korean people."
"People also say that, My mother is of Chinese descent and my father is Korean so it doesn't look very Indonesian."
"All right, let's go to class. Ah yes, by the way that was your senior name is Jo Eunbyul and he is the proud hapkido athlete of our school."
I just nodded, walking to follow Bu Choi to class. So his name is Jo Eunbyul and he's an athlete, he's cool too. If I had an older brother he would be cool too. The next time I meet again I will thank him, if there is no him then I will be confused in front of the teacher's room.
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Bu Choi and I have arrived in 2A, the class does not sound too noisy but it sounds very crowded I smile considering my school which was like this before the teacher entered. Ms. Choi started to open the classroom door and entered, she also invited me into the classroom. Slowly I walked my feet into the classroom, all eyes on me. I could also hear the sound of was wes wos from them when I saw me.
"Good morning Children, today we have a new student. Let's introduce yourself."
"Annyeonghaseyo, my name is Olivia Kim I'm from Indonesia, nice to meet you all."
I greeted them with a smile, they also greeted me back. It turns out they are quite humble maybe the initial impression so later.
"Let's sit on your bench."
"Thank you, ma'am."
I walked towards the empty bench at the back, next to him was a long-haired brown girl smiling at me. I sat down next to him and introduced myself, he also introduced himself to me.
"My name is Kang Sora and I am an Nctzen! It's good to meet you!" Sora offered to shake hands at me and I shook his hand with a smile.
Turns out he's a kpopers, in a K-Pop industrial country and a friend of mine who's a copers. Sora is humble and he is the type who is chatty especially if discussing Oppa-oppa but I do not matter because I also like Oppa. During the lesson, Sora occasionally tells about himself. Sora became my first friend here, lucky for me because female friends don't intimidate each other too much. But, there are some people who are different, Sora type who bodo very that's good for me too.
DING DONG DING DONG
Class is over, lunch time, Sora invites me to eat together. I looked out the window, the clouds were slowly covering the sun but it wasn't so dark yet but it seemed like the weather prediction was right, it was going to rain.
"Aish! Vivi this summer even rain, but I want to enjoy the warm sun, fortunately I bring an umbrella."
"Don't rain be a blessing hahaha."
Sora likes summer, Sora and I have only met for a few hours but there is no awkward between us. We took a lunch plate, Sora said he liked sausages and didn't like vegetables, whereas I liked vegetables and didn't really like sausages, we did complement each other. Sora and I sat down with other friends, of course, mostly compact classmates I also had no idea how they got this compact.
Sora traded vegetables for sausages, but in another corner I caught a familiar figure. Yeah, it was Jo Eunbyul, the senior who drove me to Bu Choi she was with her friends. Bu Choi said she was an athlete, but it didn't seem too popular some girls see someone else, but to me Senior Jo was like a magnet.
Tick ticks
Slowly the sound of the rain will come down to wet the earth, I reflexively look at the window and it turns out that the black cloud has covered the Sun. The rain began to rain, Sora complained while eating that he could not play outdoors if it rained. I just smiled and laughed at Sora's cute face, I turned to look at senior Jo and who would have thought she was looking at me too. I was silent for a moment whether he remembered me or not but slowly he smiled at me, time seemed to stop for a moment. Then I returned with a smile, it rained so hard that day but strangely I liked the heavy rain.
"Today is a beautiful day." I murmured
"WHAT?!??! BEAUTIFUL WHAT? It's raining so hard and I can't play out! huhuhu." Sora said in an annoyed tone
"It's just fun!" give him back
Everyone laughed at Sora's annoyance because of the weather. But today was fun, I am so grateful for the rain that fell today. Thank you for the rain.