Short Story (Cerpen)

Starting from the Study Tour

Category: Teen Cerpen

Title: Starting From a Travel Study

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The morning was so bright, the dew was still soaking the leaves in my garden and the sun was still reluctant to reveal her beautiful face. That morning I was so excited to go to school, I don't know why. I took my favorite bike to school. Hmm, I would rather ride a bike than drive or ride public transportation, because I think I can breathe fresh air and enjoy such a beautiful scenery, after all, exercise to be healthy and not easily sick. And as usual, on the road I've seen the hustle and bustle of people going to the market, to school like me, work, to the rice fields and much more.

That morning I also passed through a market that was crowded by sellers and buyers. I met several times serious transactors, food vendors, clothing sellers and vegetable sellers who are in line. But there are also sellers who are lethargic because they wait for customers who do not come too.

After a long journey, I finally arrived at my beloved school, SMP N Citra Harapan. That morning my class was still empty, unlike usual which was crowded like the morning market. I don't know where they went, but then a friend of mine came from the hall. When I asked what was in the hall, it turned out there was an announcement that our school, especially Class VIII, would hold a study tour to Jakarta. And how happy my heart is.

The day I will arrive. I was escorted by my parents with a heavy bag. Reluctant to carry such a heavy bag, but what about, in that bag a lot of things that I really need.

After a long wait, we finally gathered in the schoolyard, to ascertain whether all had left or not. That day they wore different clothes but our class was in unison wearing gray shirts, identity shirts for our class, class A.

After gathering for quite a while, we finally got out to enter their respective predetermined bus. But it turned out that one of the buses had not arrived and we had to wait for him. The first minutes of waiting, I was still excited because I still heard the laughter of my friends who were funny. But then I got tired, tired and not excited anymore. So are my other friends, although there are some who are still excited as well.

An hour later, the long-awaited bus finally arrived. My tiredness suddenly disappeared not knowing where and was filled with happiness and my spirit that returned again. Everyone has run to the bus for fear of not getting to a seat. I was just walking around with my best friend. But how unfortunate it was that when I got on the bus, all the seats were filled and only the back row occupied by the male students seemed to be empty. My spirit just disappeared again. I had to take a seat with my friend. But fortunately there was a kind teacher who was looking for a seat for me and my best friend. He is Mr. Raka, the most idolized teacher in our school because he is very kind.

Finally I sat down in front of my classmates Ricky and Rama. I had thought that soon there would be a commotion going on. And sure enough my guess, suddenly Rama doused the AC dew that was on it. Me and Sandra, my best friend who didn't take it straight back, and the cold war started. Long enough we fought, but then the war ended because Mr. Raka came to us just to make sure our situation. Lucky for us, I thought Mr. Raka would scold us, apparently not.

Evening arrived, the coolness of the bus AC was still coupled with the air that night which was very cold made me unable to sleep. Especially that night the rain also fell heavily. Suddenly I was daydreaming about something I didn't know what it meant either. And it was as if I entered into my sad daydream. My daydream was like reality, but still the daydream did not take me to dreamland, but I even realized in the daydream because my back was still blabbering like a parrot. Although he was reprimanded several times by one of our teachers, they still joke and sometimes sing too. And it made me unable to sleep because of the sound of them making my eardrums uncomfortable.

That night we exchanged food and I also joked with them. I laughed freely, though sometimes their words were not pleasing to my heart. The atmosphere of togetherness is so I can feel and I don't want that day to pass quickly. But then the mood suddenly quieted. Maybe they are tired of joking. I looked back and found that Ricky was asleep.

But suddenly I was surprised when Vero came to me and Sandra, I thought there was something important he wanted to say. He just wanted to sit with us. The three of us ended up joking around on our own and forgot about time. Suddenly I was shocked again when Ricky woke up and ruined our atmosphere by dousing AC dew towards us, even though the night was very cold. And we scolded Ricky. But before long when we wanted to go to sleep suddenly Ricky shouted out loud enough 'jiiaahhh, Sany uda was sleepy.!!!'. and it seemed like many heard him. Jail Vero suddenly tells Ricky.

'ciiieee.. Ricky turns out to have a crush on Sany' Vero said with a smile.

'what the hell are you Ro, don't get rich' it's dong. Shameful tau' I said with a scared and groggy expression.

'Yes, Ro, I agree with you. I think Ricky has a crush on Sany. The evidence from earlier disturbs Sany continues, added Sandra who participated in our conversation and seemed to agree with Vero's words.

'What the hell are you guys, I'm just a fad you know.' Said Ricky who seemed to be scared just like me.

'Udah. Ordinary times. I joke with my friends.' I said defend myself and Ricky.

Finally the discussion ended. And finally we fell asleep because the time was already 01:03.

In the morning at 05:00 we stopped by a place to rest, take a shower and have breakfast. That morning it was still cold outside, we waited outside because the rooms were still inhabited by students from other schools. While waiting for him, we joked again, although the eyes were still sticky and reluctant to speak. But soon we went into that simple room. Room equipped with 2 bunk beds, 1 bathroom, table, chair and closet. I was still tired and while waiting for my turn to take a bath, immediately threw my body into the bed. My friends followed me.

Finally after finishing the bath, we exited the room, breathing fresh air outside. I did not expect it to turn out outside there is a very large field and overgrown with green grass and so fertile. I breathed in the air that morning and I let go slowly, my heart feeling very calm. We also sat on the edge of the field, enjoying the beautiful morning in the Bandung area. And it didn't feel like we were too far from home. I was with Vero and Sandra was busy talking about the incident last night, while Avril my friend who is super narcissistic was taking pictures with Cacha who is not less narcissistic. While Echa is engrossed in es-em-es-an ria with his new crush. We were outside for a long time and then one of our friends called us to the hall for breakfast.

After breakfast, we returned to the bus to continue our journey to the tourist attractions. I was so excited and so were my other friends. God, I met Ricky again, the most jail boy in my class. But no matter what, in front of him I feel quite comfortable with the laughter he made. Although sometimes I want to be angry with him, but it's hard to be angry with him. Ricky's a fucked-up, super-bitch kid. And again he makes me angry because of his misfortune that crossed the line.

Long enough to travel finally we reached the first tourist spot, in TMII. There we just go to PP-IPTEK only, look at photos of an inventor, see unique objects and other rides again. Satisfied to walk there, we also continued the trip to Monas, one of the famous attractions in Jakarta. I still can't believe that if I'm in Jakarta, I still feel like I'm around where I live.

Hummm. Arrive there very hot weather, sultry taste. Unfortunately again, while walking up and down the stairs, I suddenly fell down, and was laughed at by my friends. The pain I felt was still coupled with the laughter that made me very embarrassed. But eventually the pain disappeared as Ricky reached out his hand and helped me to get up. I didn't expect that fellow to help me. Everyone came back to see us both and cheered us on 'ciiieee.. ciiieee'. But I kept quiet because I was used to it, while Ricky responded calmly and casually.

Once satisfied, we finally proceed to the Planetarium and Ocean Rink. Enjoy 3D movies, animal actions that resemble human behavior, and others. Wonderful, animals can count, there are still people who cannot, shame them.

After the sun began to set, the sound of Adhan began to roar. I and my friends stopped at the mosque to perform the Maghrib prayer. After that we returned to the bus to continue the trip to Marina Beach for dinner only and failed to enjoy Marina Beach because the time was already night and the time forced us to quickly go home. After eating we were given a chance to rest, but we used the opportunity to go for a walk.

Shortly after, we got back on the bus. It seemed like those days, the bus was home for us, every go where must have gone back to the bus again. On the bus all the faces were quite tangled, all of them were quite tired and their spirits were also no longer visible. That night, no one spoke. Everybody's sleeping.

In the morning at 03.00 WIB I woke up, my friend also woke up but then he slept again. I looked out the window. It turns out that the road that passed meandering and the bend was sharp. We almost fell down a few times, but luckily we were still holding hands. But then my eyes closed again, but suddenly I woke up again, looking out through the cracks of the window that had been covered in cold curtains. At first glance I saw the place like an area near where I live, several times I rubbed my eyes, but it turns out I saw the wrong thing. 'The place is still very far from my house, well I'm wrong because my eyes are still sticky, besides the bus goes quite fast cooking is also almost there, it's not possible anyway', after all', my mind in my heart. Huh, the mind of a new person sleeping is indeed strange. But then I looked back again, apparently Ricky had also slept well. 'Hmm, why am I now paying attention to him anyway? he is very jaily with me. What don't-don't aaa..kuuu fall in love with her? oh my god' a thousand questions began to rage in my mind, I felt very confused by the way my mind was.

Then at 06:00 we got to the place to rest. That morning the rain fell spatter made me reluctant to go down, although many came down to rest or go to the toilet. But I was joking around with Ricky and Rama. But when I was joking with Ricky, I felt so happy and I didn't think my heart was beating so fast like it used to. I felt incredible vibrations. 'Am I in love?' suddenly the question came to my mind.

By morning it was quite crowded. They were joking around on their own. And accompanied by nostalgic songs by Mr. Driver made my friends imitate the song, even though they actually did not know the song, understand the song was created before we were born. Suddenly I was shocked because Ricky was shouting the name of one of our friends to my ears, and I was feeling uncomfortable. I rebuked him, but he still didn't listen. He shouted even louder. Huh, I suddenly felt those vibrations again. And it seems like I have fallen in love with him.

But when I'm almost home I really hope that when I come in tomorrow I and he still have the same taste. I really want myself.

But it seems right, when I went to school that morning Ricky smiled at me, a special smile for me, because I had never seen Ricky smile like that before. And when our class got a turn to be a ceremonial attendant, we practiced in the schoolyard. I secretly watched Ricky and it turned out that I saw Ricky watching me too. My heart is beating so hard again. But I didn't think I had a friend see us. And they cornered us both.

The incident on the bus yesterday made us fall in love. And I never thought, Ricky was the sickest and most cute kid in our class, and he liked me. Every break bell rang for sure he would come to me, even though he was just silent and did not say a single word to me because he was a ignorant person. But sometimes he also asks me to joke even if it is only a few minutes. That makes me very happy too. I don't know why I'm always comfortable around him.

But over time our familiarity became known to our classmates, and made us even more distant. The greeting between us is now very rare, even arguably we never even reprimanded again, we like never knowing even like a hostile person. Until Ricky left me. My heart ached and broke thousands of pieces. The person I love just left without me knowing the cause. It was unexpected, and now my days are not what they used to be. My once-burning spirit is now not left in the least, my smile that I have always given to everyone is now also gone. And regret now comes to me, because I never expressed my feelings to her before she left. And until now I still have feelings for her, and I can't possibly express them because we've been far away even though I know she doesn't have a boyfriend either.