SECRET Love High School
THE HUT 36
June is the birthday of our High School. It was the first time I attended a school HUT event like this, during Elementary School or Junior High School HUT is quite celebrated with the cutting of tumpeng during the Monday flag ceremony.
There are several races both individual, group and class. There are exemplary student competitions, some Olympic subjects such as mathematics, biology, chemistry, physics, economics, geography and history, which of course are followed by Dimas and Aura. There is also an English debate, a literary performance of art and culture which of course is followed by Ayu. There are sports tournaments such as futsal, basketball, volleyball, wall climbing, pencak silat and so on, Dimas and Abas follow basketball tournaments in one team. There are also inter-class competitions such as cleanliness and class neatness competitions and costume competitions and class mascots. HUT 36 closes with a night of performing arts, Aura, Ayu and Abas performing at the show.
Morning earlier than usual Dimas picked me up excitedly. His face looked enthusiastic, I was happy that Dimas was like this, I mean he always looked cheerful but when he was excited his aura seemed so brilliant that it transmitted its energy to everyone around him.
"A very eager to push the cup, want to join any race you?" I asked Dimas who was glazed in the rear view of his motorcycle while tidying up his collar
"Yes dong, I want to be an exemplary student" he replied confidently
"You must have won, without taking part in the race you have become an exemplary student" I replied while sitting on a Dimas motorcycle
"I want to be an exemplary student let me try?" ask Dimas while turning on his motor
"Let there be," I replied of origin
"Ah that's it, I don't need a title to be arrogant hahaha," replied Dimas arrogantly making me laugh, Dimas was like that he realized he was cool and loved by many people, especially women.
"Hahaha, what do you want?" I was wondering, I guess the answer must be ridiculous
"Let you be sure of me" he replied with a smile and raised his eyebrows in turn
"meaning?" I asked while holding back a laugh, I guess it was Dimas's crush
"Well, if one school is sure to make me your cooking model?" he answered while putting his index finger and thumb on his chin to form the letter V
"Basic gumbal teruus!" I exclaimed while hitting her back she just laughed
Dimas is always like that, if it sounds like people who do not know him could be the person would be wrong.
Let alone me, Mbok Nah old man in our village who is senile so old too often combated with him, instead he called Mbok Nah with the name 'love' which makes Mbok Nah blush shy. Fucked that Dimas?
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Diah and I were in the school hall to watch the final of the exemplary student race. There we met Abash. Ayu is busy with her mading preparations and Aura is taking part in the preliminary round of the chemical olympics. Finalist exemplary students that day there were three people two of them from second grade and Dimas from first grade. I was so enthusiastic whenever Dimas got a chance to answer. I prayed throughout the game for Dimas's answer to be correct. It felt like it was really thrilling, Dimas who race me fiercely.
The atmosphere of the Hall was very lively, first-class children cheered in favor of Dimas, some female seniors also cheered shouting Dimas' name. My friend was an idol of the girls in school. Many teachers came to support him. Ayu and Diah also admired him a lot, every day they always asked me to tell him about Dimas. I knew Dimas was smart and handsome but I didn't know he was that cool.
That day I accidentally saw Dimas' serious face looking really cool. It was only fitting that the female disciples screamed at each other and shouted her name. Maybe if I hadn't known him for a long time I would have been like them. I rarely saw Dimas with such a serious face back then. It feels like every time he's with me all he likes is to be silly and annoying.
At that time I somehow observed the details of Dimas' serious expression.I recorded every movement of him and smiled comparing it to when he was acting idle and annoying. It doesn't feel right, like two different people. Asik watched Dimas until I didn't realize the race was over and Dimas was out as the champion.
He smiled at me and wrapped his palms together forming a symbol of my heart smiling at him.
'Start again, gone is cool' I said in my heart.
Diah hit my arm with her arm waking me up from daydreams while saying
“Ciee senengnya in love smile-smile themselves,” I just laugh small and evasive as usual.
I accidentally saw Abas sitting next to my right looking down, he was smiling but not as usual. It was like the smile of someone who was upset. I don't know why I felt so guilty about Abas, I mean I didn't do anything and we didn't have any relationship either but observing Dimas like that when I liked Abas it was like I was cheating.
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Aura lost the chemistry olympics but she's still eager to join the biology olympics tomorrow. Aura is indeed the smartest among the kriwul gang, he is also very diligent in taking notes. Ayu is most happy to borrow Aura notes when left behind school materials, he said Aura records are very neat and full of colorful colors that do not make bosen to read them.
After school I helped Ayu decorate the classroom mading for cleanliness and class neatness competition. Diah and several other friends planted trees and decorated the front garden of the classroom. Male students in royong pieces raised the bench out of the classroom to be cleaned, female students wiped the window glass, swept and mopped the classroom floor, some of which tidied up the contents of the closet.
Our class guardian Mr. Tri also came to give us some encouragement by bringing some food and drinks for us. Actually he came to help Aura and some other friends learn to prepare for the Olympics tomorrow.
I am happy to be in this class, besides being very tolerant, we support friends who will participate in the Olympics or other competitions. Even for the costume competition and class mascots we deliberately use materials from used goods so that our less able friends are not burdened by the cost of their costumes. Our homeroom teacher was also patient and attentive. I-4 class was the most memorable class I had in school.
