REX AND REN

Still Feels

When I wake up tomorrow morning, I'm more tired than I was before I went to bed. Not to mention thinking about the things I had to do: first I had to get out of bed and take a shower, then get dressed, after which there was still a long day at school. The thought of it all made my head suddenly dizzy. I lightly kneaded my forehead, trying to get rid of the dizziness.

So this is what I did, lying on the bed and looking back at the ceiling while thinking. The memory of B minus did not completely disappear from my brain even though I had nosed over a thousand sheep. How can I get B minus? Where's mischief? The question kept spinning in my brain like an obsolete cassette. But still, I didn't find the answer and it frustrated me a lot.

“Ren? Are you awake?” call my mom from outside and knock on the door. Mom soon entered my room.

“Ren?” mama said again when she found me still lying in bed. I just muttered to give a response. Even to answer my mother, I could not.

“Ren, why are you? Pain?”

“No, Ma.” I replied finally in a weak voice.

“Keep why are you still sleeping? What time is it? Later you are late to school.” said mama. I just groan lazily.

“Prickly get ready, Ren.” mama's orders. I got up from sleep and then sat down.

“Ma, today, Ren does not need to go to school, yes?” I said. Mama seemed to raise her eyebrows.

“Why?”

Wh why? Does your mother not understand? How am I supposed to get into school with a haunting B-minus? What should I say if any of my classmates or others ask, ‘why can you get B minus?’ While I myself do not know the answer!

“Ren shy, Ma...” I said finally.

“Then why?”

I felt my eyes getting hot and the next second I covered my face with my hands trying to stem the tears coming out.

“Loh, Ren. Why cry?” I felt my mother sitting next to me and her hands holding me. I could no longer hold back my tears and sobbed.

“Ren, why? Story dong same mama...” said mama again while stroking my back gently. I tried to control my crying and wiped my tears.

“Rex sure told you about the value of B minus-ku?” I looked at my mom and she just nodded.

“Continue, what's the problem?”

“Trouble dong, Ma. That's B minus, Ma. B minus! Ren is embarrassed to go to school with a B minus. What will Ren say? They must have thought that this Ren was actually stupid!”

Mama just looked at me with a smile displaying her dimples. I do love mama's dimples, but right now those dimples look really annoying.

“B minus doesn't mean it's all over, right?” said. I straightened my eyes. Why did my mom say that so easily? B minus it's a disaster!

“B minus is bad, Ma. What if B minus affects my other grades? What if I get a B minus for all subjects?” my words are full of emotion. I can't imagine if that happened! Maybe I'll move to Mars so no one knows it's really happening.

“That can be fixed, Ren.”

“Ma...Oxford won't accept B minus, Ma!” whinek.

“For that Ren should try even better. Focus on learning again, mama sure all will be fine aja.”

What's all right? Talking is easy but the truth is I can't accept it yet! Not I mean to blame the advice of mama, it is already normal mother as a parent to give moral support when her child is in trouble. But I don't know.The shadows of B minus are not gone.

“Again, Rex looks relaxed even though the value is not stable.” continued mama again.

“Kalo him anyway, don't think about the future, Ma. So just relax even though it can get a C value once,” annoyed me. Mom immediately giggled amusedly.

“Everyone must be thinking of the future, Ren. Just in a different way. Rex in his own way, you have your own way. But basically, the goal is the same.” obviously mama. I just kept quiet and didn't respond to anything because what Mom said was true.

“Now, you get up and get ready.”

“But, Ma..”

“Oxford also won't accept kids skipping school, right?” I can't argue with anything anymore when I hear Mom's words. The shadow of Oxford immediately crossed my mind.

“OK?” I nodded then my mother kissed me on the forehead before moving on. Mama walked out of the room but suddenly she turned around and looked up.

“But, by the way last night was a really sweet moment, huh?”

“Sweet moment?”

“Iya, Rex carry you to home. That's sweet bangeeet..”

“Mama!” Mama just giggled and then left.

Right, last night Rex carried me home. He was also willing to let his clothes get wet from my tears. He's not acting like a bitch either. I pulled up the blanket and looked at the wound on my knee that was starting to dry. I think as a twin, Rex also felt what I felt.

***

If I could crawl into a hole and live in it comfortably, then spend the rest of my life there, well, that's what I would do. Arriving at school, I felt insecure. Looking to the left right in case someone asks about my B minus. I breathed a sigh of relief when I saw Maya walking.

“May!” call me. Maya looked over and waved her hand. I ran to him immediately. Even if I get B minus, at least I still have Maya who always understands me.

“Hai, Ren.” said as soon as I arrived. I nodded in response.

“I am really lazy to enter today.” lamented.

“Why?”

“Ya, no spirit aja.”

“Oh, about that B value?” guess Maya. Look, Maya is my best friend.

“Ya already, Ren. Don't think so much.” lajutnya.

“No way, May! I have never been given B minus. Even to dream of dreams tau not?” cerocos.

Maya only sighed while shuffling her shoulders. What's with that response? I watched Maya from top to bottom, it looked like she was fine. But I only realized when I saw the look on his face that I don't know. Maya also seems more quiet.

“May, why are you? Pain?” manyworry.

Because this attitude is not really Maya!

“Nothing really, Ren. Just no more spirit, just like you.” he explained with a smile.