See You Tonight
Chapter 144: Principles of Learning
Monday, September 26th, as is my usual routine, I left for school around 06:45. At the moment, most of the children in my school are preparing for the Mid-Semester Exam which will be held next week. Likewise with me, now I have started to read more textbooks than ever before.
At about 7 a.m., I got to class. I sat down directly in my seat. Not many things changed too much after we got some championship titles at the school festival that time. Maybe now the difference is the presence of trophies of our labor all that is on display in the classroom cabinet. For some reason, even though it was just an internal school festival, seeing the classroom cabinet filled with trophies made me feel even more proud.
This morning, in addition to the classroom atmosphere that did not change much, the nature of Cindy also still has not changed since the closing night of the festival at the bonfire event. He still did not want to talk or just say hello.
I actually tried it. When I arrived, I looked at Cindy to try to greet her, but Cindy did not look at me and seemed unconcerned about my arrival.
Just before the school bell went off, Ruben was present in the classroom. Again, the time record almost exceeded the limit, which was at 07:30. Luckily, today he moves faster than the school bell. Furthermore, like the usual school routine on Mondays, we all carry out the flag ceremony first before starting the lesson hours.
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After finishing the ceremony, we immediately get ready to take the first subject, which is sports.
"By the way if the fruit that tastes sour it mostly contains Vitamin C well?" ahsan asked suddenly as we boys were changing into sports clothes.
"Yes it seems so. For example, oranges, mangoes, passion fruit," replied Aji.
"Wah means Ruben also contains a lot of Vitamin C dong? His smile, the look on his face, the smell of his sweat, everything was wry hahahahaha," Ahsan laughed quite loudly which the others followed, including me.
"Hahaha it could have been you" Aji chimps again.
"Haaaa what do you mean? Don't you care yourself?" reuben did not accept.
"If Ahsan is not wry, but bitter. Like his life hahahaha," now it's Ahsan's turn to be led from Fahmi.
"Well, why are you so Mi now?" ahsan.
"Hahahaha rasaiinnn," said Ruben satisfied.
"Cihhhh," murmured Ahsan.
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After finishing the sport, as usual, the boys chose to rest first in the canteen while waiting for the sports hours to really end. Maybe in about 15 minutes. Our gym teacher did not always spend all the time available for sports, he certainly gave his last 15 minutes to rest at once to get ready like changing clothes for the next subjects.
"Oi Ben, how about UTS soon. For tips and tricks dong?" ask Aji.
"Oi oi oi oi, which is really tuch," Ahsan timpal said with his trademark accent.
"Hahaha why San?" Aji Calvin's.
"Ruben a replay value never get double digits, when you even ask for tips and tricks on him? Isn't that the same as insulting Ruben right in front of his face?" ahsan.
"Hahahahaha," the other children laughed at Ahsan's words.
"There is something wrong with the value of not up to 2 digits? Who cares about a little thing like that" Ruben defended himself.
"But by the way I heard the three of you went out on a trip with Celine and her friends? Well, you traitors, why don't you take me too?" Fahmi.
"Hehehe don't envy yah." said Ruben in an arrogant tone.
"You guys take it easy, on the road yesterday, Ruben just spent his time playing with Hana, his sister Galang. So, not a second Ruben was close to Celine hahahaha," Ahsan said.
"Who is a pedophile? I'm just happy to be able to play with the kids" replied Ruben.
"Well be careful Lang, do you want to have a sister-in-law like Ruben tomorrow? Hahaha," said Fahmi.
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After the canteen, we headed straight to the bathroom to change clothes before returning to class. Since we were too busy chatting, we were almost too late. Luckily, Ayu who happened to go to the cafeteria reminded us.
Just as I was returning after changing clothes, I found a tightly sealed letter lying on my desk. I don't know what the letter is.
When I just picked it up, the lesson clock bell rang. I put the letter I didn't know was in the bag.
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"Oi Lang why are kids learning so much now? Even in the break hours like they look still learning, it's strange," said Ruben who came to me.
"Of course it's not a strange thing. There will soon be UTS. It's only natural that they learn to prepare themselves" I replied.
"Now do you know why the value of Ruben always never reaches 2 digits Lang?" timpal Ahsan's.
"Haaa what do you mean?" ask Ruben.
"It's nothing, it's just another flying lizard that just happened to pass by" said Ahsan.
"Flying lizard? Hahaha you idiot. Where is there a lizard that can fly, you want to fool me huh?" ruben.
"Actually what fools you is yourself" Ahsan said.
"Take care of you" said Ruben.
"Yeah, you guys don't learn like everyone else?" ask me.
"If I'm no, don't know that mas Anang," Ruben said, imitating the voice of one of the judges in the talent show.
"What the fuck is tuch? I'm just gonna learn that my grades are lower than Ruben's. That is my principle in learning. No matter how bad my grades are, if they are not lower than Ruben, I will consider them to still get good grades hahahaha" Ahsan said with a loud laugh.
"In that case, I'll prove that I'm better than you. At UTS tomorrow, my grades will definitely be better than yours in all subjects" Ruben said confidently.
"hee... So confident you seem, then why don't you just start studying now?" tanya Ahsan responded to Ruben's words just now.
"Who needs such a boring thing? Preparation or study is only for the weak. If a real man like me, he would never rely on something as fragile as learning or something like that" Ruben said confidently.
"Then what will you count on? Wanna cheat?" ahsan.
"Other than that stupid thing. What I will count on as a man is Fate and luck Hahahaha," Ruben laughed loudly.
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