The Figure In My Bed

Chapter 7 Lunch

"We're back in class now" Arsy stood up from his seat.

"Come on. Oh yes, the latitude problem earlier please do not let it leak to others let alone to be heard in the ears of Bu Ine or other teachers. They warned me not to talk to anyone" I said.

"They always threaten anyone who is the victim of bullying" said Arsy and I just bearded.

Arriving at the class, Lintang and his two friends turned to look at me and Arsy who had just arrived. Their faces looked suspicious, maybe they thought if I told Arsy about last night. They're right, but I don't care. After all, they only threatened me not to report to the teacher. And Arsy's just a student just like them.

Since then, I have felt like I have friends. Arsy's a good kid but he's very quiet, he doesn't even have any friends in this class. During the break, I saw he was just sitting in class alone.

I decided to approach him. There's nobody in this class, almost everyone goes to the cafeteria except me and Arsy.

"May I sit down?"

Arsy looked surprised when I suddenly came over. Something in his hand he hid. I don't know what it is, like a photo, but I'm not sure I just saw it at a glance.

Arsy looked up, without waiting for an answer from her I sat down on the empty chair next to her.

Arsy immediately put the thing he was hiding in his hand into the bag.

"Aren't you in the cafeteria?" ask Arsy afterwards.

"No. I'll have my new lunch hour later" I replied.

"Then." Arsy reviewed the smile.

"You don't have any friends in this dorm? I just saw you were alone" I asked.

"I'm not easy to get along with so no one wants to be friends with me. But even so, I am comfortable myself," he replied.

"How about we become friends from now on." I put out my hand and asked her to shake hands.

Arsy turned to look at me fixedly, like he was diving into my mind. She hesitantly returned my hand and a smile rose on her sweet face.

"I'm glad to be friends with you. Looks like we have a lot in common, both are not easy to get along with."

"But you're smarter, you're brave" he said.

"Why can you say that? Who said I was brave?"

"You can fight Lintang and his two friends. I saw this morning you dared to make a revolt when they made fun of you, you are great!"

"Don't exaggerate. The proof is that I lost to them." I'm laughing a little.

"But at least you have dared to fight, unlike others who are always submissive and always silent do not dare to fight. Precisely people like you will be feared by them, just need a little more sharpening your courage, surely they will lose" said Arsy.

"Then anyway? But your words are worth considering. I will try to fight them if I dare to disturb me again. But I can't fight them alone, I need a friend. With you, we can both fight them." I asked him tos and he immediately patted my palm.

***

Lunch arrived, Arsy and I immediately headed for the one room where all the students had lunch. The queue is long enough, I have to be patient waiting even though the worms in my stomach seem to be impatient to cause a crumbling sound.

Arsy is in front of me right now, I did deliberately tell him to queue first. And now it's Arsy's turn to get a lunch break. The tray he was waiting for had already begun to fill with food. After Arsy, it was my turn. It feels impatient again, hunger seems to make the simple food to look delicious.

I saw some clear vegetables, chicken fillet, tofu, shrimp crackers and rice. All that food I saw from Arsy's filled tray.

When Arsy finished, I stepped forward. But suddenly Echa who was behind grabbed my queue.

"Hey! Now it's my turn!" I snapped.

Arsy just stood still not far from the queue, he did not dare to do anything to defend me. I tried to be patient for this time only, but if once again Echa or two of his other friends dared to break the food queue again, then I would not stay silent like now.

After getting rations, Arsy and I looked for an empty bench to eat our lunch.

Spreading his gaze around, all the benches looked full because it seemed like those who had finished eating were still sitting on the bench and were reluctant to move. While the dormitory was quite strict, it did not let us eat anything other than in this room, except for the sick students. They'll eat in the dorm room.

There were two students who moved from the seat, immediately I invited Arsy to walk to where they were sitting.

My stomach was completely uncompromising again, the hunger was unbearable while I had to wait for the bench after lingering in long lines.

As I walked past the other benches suddenly there were feet that clipped my steps until all the food on the tray spilled on the floor. Luckily I didn't fall, but my food .. can't be saved!

I looked up at the man I thought had grabbed my foot earlier.

"Cross!" I snapped when I saw that he was the one.

The girl just smiled insultingly, her two friends even laughed at me.

In times of hunger like this my emotions quickly rise. My head feels hot and my anger seems to want to explode.

I took a drink on his desk and I splashed the water on Lintang's face.

"Awwwhh!" She screamed and stood up as her face was hit by a water spill that I accidentally splashed.

Her pretty face was soaked, and I was very satisfied to see it. The other two friends seemed to rise from their seats.

"How dare you!" Lintang floated his hand like he was intending to land his palm on my cheek.

Sreeett

I managed to fend him off, even now I twist his hand until he screams in pain. Some of the people there seem to be watching my actions against these dormitory thugs.

"That's enough, Tia. Let's go." Arsy pulled one arm out of me and took me away from there.

Before leaving, I saw the sharp gazes of the three comrades. I'm not scared! For some reason it was as if I had more courage to keep fighting them. I hate violence the most, but now I can do it to others, as a form of self-defense.

I saw from the corner of Latitude's eyes, Echa and Andin left this room. Thankfully, without them it feels safe.

"Your food fell, we ate alone." Arsy rolled his tray in front of me. We sat down on one of the benches.

"But later you are not full dong," said I sungkan.

"This food is enough for both of us, at least we can stick out the stomach until later at dinner."

"It seems you know that I don't have the money to buy food in the cafeteria." I grabbed a fork and started eating it with Arsy.

"I know because I feel the same way. Actually we do not have no money, it's just a little money," he said with a crisp laugh.

It's great to have a friend like Arsy. I began to feel at home in the dorm despite having to face three angels from hell.

After all the schoolwork was over, I went back to my room. Arsy has already entered his room, considering that Arsy's room is in the middle row, unlike me whose room is at the end.

Chequek!

I rolled my eyes when I found my room in a mess. This must be the work of Lintang and his friends!