The Winter Promise

Chapter 12: Being an Evil Person? All right, if that's what you want.

Today is the first day of the practice exam. The subjects tested on this first day are sports and physics. In sports lessons, one of the sports tested is basketball. Not that I'd brag about you guys, but I'm pretty good at basketball.

“Come quickly enter the ball.”

The women from my class started cheering us on playing in the field.

So the assessment is taken based on our ability to play as a team. Indeed, this kind of assessment is very profitable for someone who is less proficient in playing basketball, because other players can cover the shortcomings.

But it is very detrimental to me at the moment. Because right now none of my teammates are passing the ball to me. So right now I just run back and forth across the field without getting the ball at all.

This cannot be allowed, if like this my value can be lacking.

Indeed I said that our shortcomings can be covered by team mates, but if it looks useless in the team will also reduce the value.

Finally I took the initiative to take the ball from the opponent alone. After scoring a few scores with my own hands, I let them play as they pleased. I'm not after high marks either.

And the hours of the sports practice exam are running out. All my classmates were on the field to rest before going to class.

“Look at him, fighting smart ass when playing basketball.”

“Iya, even though his ability is not comparable to me.”

A loud empty barrel sounded, such was the loser who hid his weakness.

Since I had no friends to talk to at the time, I went to class first to change my clothes. Instead of me there and just being quiet like a fool, I'd rather just go to class.

After picking up my copy in class, I went straight to the restroom to change his clothes there.

Ah yes, I forgot to tell you. The rumors about me are now getting worse after yesterday's incident in the school's backyard. It was rumored that I was fighting behind the school with a man who was trying to defend Kirana.

Looks like if I let it through tomorrow, the rumors will only get worse. Did I just end it today? But I don't have any evidence to charge who did it. I have to be patient a lot.

Okay.. Okay.. I'm gonna sort through all the evidence I've been getting all this time.

First, use Kirana to control Riki.

Second, he had the full power to make Kirana submit to him.

Thirdly, he had a high influence in this school after Riki.

It's very difficult, I can't think of the proper names of the three referrers, nor do I know any of the first and second graders. While the next hour is still a long time, I better relax first in this restroom. After all, if I go back to class, my friends will blaspheme me.

***

“That's the culprit.”

“View once.”

“How dare he do this to Rina.”

Right now, all my friends are staring at me with their cynical gazes. It doesn't seem suitable if I call them friends at a time like this, I'll call them “Figuran”.

Then my eyes were fixed on the table of Rina on it which was very messy.

Wait, what is soap? There are fruits too!

Perhaps those on his desk are materials that will be used for physical practice tests later.

So on this physics test, the students were told to find out which objects have acid, base, and neutral content of some items that have been selected by my physical teacher using litmus paper, which is the most important, and some of those ingredients are there like bath soap, shampoo, and some fruits.

I saw clearly that all the ingredients were mixed into one on Rina's table right now.

Who's doing this? Isn't that cruel.

And I saw a piece of writing made from that mixture of materials that said “I won't want to with you, bad bottom.”

“I'm sure who did this must be Amar.”

Rendi began to decorate in front of her friends.

“Because no one goes to this class first before Amar.”

“Rendi correct.”

“Amar Definitely the culprit.”

“Very once he did this to Rina.”

“Tang-kendang Rina likes it, she can act as she pleases.”

The view of “Figuran” is getting cynical and sharp to me. They see me as trash.

“No, surely this is not what Ar did. Stop all of you.”

Lina still stood up for me as usual.

“Beware Rina, you've been blinded by love. Amar is not a good man.”

Yes he is right, I am not a good man.

“But I'm sure that Ar is not the culprit.”

“Already Rina, you shut up.”

At that moment I felt something inside me that was trying to take over my consciousness.

Is this an emotion? Make me emotional at a time like this. The thing that's hurt isn't me. In addition, self-defense is also free in my opinion.

Whatever I say they will reject me outright. Actually just being ordinary was enough to solve this problem, after all I did not care about the blasphemy they were throwing against me.

But I can't just let Rina be like this.

I know that right now we're all bringing in enough ingredients for ourselves, so we

it was impossible to share it with Rina. If we want to buy it outside of school, it's impossible.

If for bath soap and shampoo we might be found in the stalls in front of the school, but for fruits will be very difficult, because my school is very far with the market, vegetable maker, vegetable maker, or whatever it is that sells fruits.

Actually I've found a way to solve this problem, by giving my things to him.

But that's not my way of solving this problem. At least I want to tell you who did it.

The deeper I think about it, the more empty my mind becomes. Blasphemous sounds from “Figuran” are starting to be heard no more in my ears. Darkness began to cloud my mind at that moment.

And all I think about is one.

I have to avenge them, there's no way I'm just letting this thing go.

To me, the blasphemy of those around me is useless and I am ready to accept it anytime and anywhere, because it has absolutely no effect on me, and if you want to harm me with your physical strength to me, it doesn't matter to me either.

It's just…

If you start using innocent people to vent your anger on me. I can't let it go.

I immediately walked towards Rendi who was provoking my classmates. Without a second thought, I immediately pulled Rendi's collar very tightly.

“What are you doing? Are you accusing me?! I'm not the one doing that, I don't know anything.”

She looked terrified, her hands trembling very strongly as she tried to release the grip of my hand.

“...I don't care who did it. But it seems like you're happy right now. Anyway I haven't asked if I'm accusing you.”

Judging from his attitude, it seems that he did this. If he were innocent, he shouldn't be this sweet.

“HAAAA... Both of you help me.”

He also whined to his two friends. Izul and Zaki started to move to stop me.

His two friends tried to help him, they both approached me from both directions, but when they both reached my reach, I immediately pulled the Izul tie on my left.

He was attracted and his neck was suffocated by his own tie. Then I kicked Zaki right on his shin and threw Rendi at him. They also fell against each other.

The atmosphere in the classroom became tense and all the students noticed what I had done, not even from my class who was watching it, from other classes also witnessed the incident.

It's too dark, baby if I just stop here, why not all of you.

My right hand was ready to aim a hard fist at Izul who was still wrapped around his own tie.

Izul was still trying to remove the tie from his neck, but I pulled the tie so tight that he was wrapped so tightly. Even he occasionally coughed due to the strong twists on his neck.

“Do you want to tell who told you to do this?”

“A-what are you talking about?”

His voice did not sound clear because the winding of the tie made it difficult to speak, I relaxed it a little.

“I know if you were told by someone to do this, it is impossible if you dare to do this yourself.”

I saw Izul's eyes glancing towards the crowd outside the classroom.

“Quick tell me who told you?”

But Izul still didn't want to tell me who the person who told him to.

“Well if that's what you want.”

When I was about to throw a very hard blow, my right hand was held by someone.

At that time I could not see and know who he was, at this time my gaze was very dark,

even all the people I see today are all the same, nothing different, their faces dark black with glowing red eyes. But all I knew at that time was that the hand holding me right now was the hand of a very nice person, his hand was so warm that I could feel the heat.

“Stop this Ar.”

Lina's little voice started to whisper from behind me.

But it can't get me out of this darkness. I have fallen deeper than ever before, the hatred that I have been enduring has come back to cover me.

I don't usually act like this. Usually I'm more inclined to use my common sense than to do something like this. But how else, sometimes there are times when something must be resolved in this way.

“Release it Ar.”

Although not much has changed, but the voice of Rina little by little makes my mind return to how it was.

Slowly I started to take my grip off Rudi's tie. My gaze began to return as before slowly, I could see all the students who were looking at me with fear. I also saw Riki and Maul looking at me from outside the classroom.

“What are these storms?”

Ahhe.. I acted again, how I explained it to my parents. There's no way I'm failing here, right?

I saw teacher BK enter my class, at that time all students immediately disperse towards their respective classes.

“What are you doing Amar?!”

Teacher BK directly checked the state of Rendi, Izul, and Zaki.

“You are coming to BK now!”

“Let me come with Mr.”

Lina volunteered to the BK teacher.

“For what?”

“I'll explain to you what really happened.”

Initially, the BK teacher hesitated to bring Rina to the BK room, but because this incident requires a witness who did not take sides with both parties, so Rina could also come to the BK room. It was also added to the reputation of Rina who was well known among the teachers.

And we went to the BK room and left the class with a stressful situation. The view of all the students to me has now changed, well even though it is not in a better direction. If they had looked at me with a look of disdain for me, now they looked very afraid of me.

While in the BK room, Rina also explained all the events to the BK teacher. Starting from the moment he arrived at the class and already saw his desk mess with the materials he brought for the practice exam, and when the moment I was accused of being the culprit when the new came from the restroom.

After Rendi, Izul, and Zaki were examined in the UKS, they went to the BK room to tell what happened. Since they were already afraid of me, they finally admitted everything.

But they admitted to the teacher BK, if it was purely the idea of them is not a man of others. I don't know what made them shut up like that. But I think my opponent this time is someone terrible.

Teacher BK finally forgave my actions and then I was left to take the next practice exam.

When we arrived at the class, we told our physics teacher what happened to ask for ease for Rina. Fortunately, our physics teacher was very good at the time and he allowed Rina the opportunity to take the physics practice exam tomorrow to join another class.

The incident quickly spread throughout the school. The good news of that incident, now no one dares to talk about the rumor again in front of me.

***

Day after day passed and now was the last day of the practice exam. Last night, Maul sent me a message. He said there was something he wanted to say to me in the back yard of the school when he got some rest. Of course, this has something to do with the rumors that have been circulating lately.

“What do you want to say?”

“...After the incident it seems like your nature is getting colder.”

“That's just your gut feeling.”

“Is that true?”

Maul and I ate together in the backyard.

“I've investigated all matters related to the rumor.”

“Then what have you got?”

“I know who the person who spread the rumor was.”

“So who is it?”

“...You are impatient yes.”

Maul also gave a photo in which there is a picture of a man.

“Who is he?”

“He is a second-grade boy, his name is Reza. She's Kirana's cousin who's been here, and

he was the source of all those rumors.”

“...Proof?”

“I met him several times when I gathered with Riki in the cafeteria, and I just found out that he is the one who holds the power in the second grade at the moment. Besides... It seems Kirana is very afraid of him.”

“Fear?”

“Iya, every there is him. Kirana must always be nervous to talk.”

Okay, hear that and finally all the clues I've got are connected all.

“When are you going to act?”

“Now, it looks like I'll do it today. I'm sick of the game.”

“You don't need to do that.”

Suddenly, a few men appear with Riki and Kirana who are with them.

“Yo.. Brothers all.”

A man in the photo that Maul gave us was already in front of us. Suddenly it made Maul immediately stand up.

“Re-reza!”

Maul was surprised to see Riki in front of us. Kirana was a little scared and took refuge behind Riki's body.

“What are you doing here Mul?”

Riki looked very serious at that time, I also had a chance to see Maul's legs shaking with fear.

“I only..”

It seems like it's time for me to act.

“Isn't it too bad to greet a friend.”

I stood up from where I was sitting right now and cleaned my pants.

“You yourself are also the same, it has been a long time I have not seen those eyes.”

I stepped closer to Riki and saw his eyes. Everyone who was there immediately walked away from us.

“Hee... So what do we want to do? Do it as usual, I have not avenged your past deeds.”

I took off the uniform I was wearing back then and Riki did the same.

“One vs one.”

Tension began to cloud the place, all eyes on us. At that time I saw Kirana's expression that was anxious about the situation between the two of us, because she knew that we were currently being used by her cousin.

Reza who was beside Kirana looked satisfied after seeing me and Riki going to fight.

Riki started running towards me with his super speed. But as I told you, I've been friends with Riki since elementary school, and I fought with him a lot. So I can figure out the whole pattern of attacks he's using.

I shifted a little from my current position and stepped forward to position myself right beside Riki. After being next to Riki, I grabbed the back of his neck and pushed him a little to make Riki bow a little and kicked him in the stomach using my knees very strongly.

Riki fell to the ground just like me when hit by him too.

Everyone there including Reza started to get scared when they saw me beating Riki. Because all this time they knew that Riki was the most powerful person in this school.

I also started to step forward to approach Reza. Some of them ran away scared from there. Reza wants to do the same.

I won't let you go as I please.

Before Reza spurred his legs to run, I was already in front of him and started to firmly grip his collar with my right hand.

“Where are you going?”

“What do you want from me?”

Reza tried to look strong in front of me, she looked at my eyes very seriously. But I know that now he is frightened, because his breathing is currently very irregular, but he tries to hide it so that I do not know it.

“What made you spread this shitty rumor?”

“Of course I envy you.”

“...Enri?”

“You have great and powerful friends, besides that the prettiest person in this school likes you but you ignore his feelings. I once intended to express my feelings to Brother Rina, but being warned by my classmates about the rules you made it made me not so to express my feelings to him.”.

I also started to loosen my grip from him.

“...That's why I'm trying to take that power you have by taking away the friends I have and trying to get you kicked out of school. After getting rid of you from this school, I will conquer the heart of Brother Rina with the power I have.”

Again this is all because of love, I wonder why the more I mature, the deeper I become involved with this so-called love.

“I don't care about it, you've made my life in school for a week unpleasant. At least let me tell you how it feels.”.

I prepared to hit him, but Maul held my hand very firmly.

“What's Mul? You want to ask me to let go?”

Maul answered nothing.

I know what Maul wants to do. I let go of my grip and then I backed off

a few steps from the original position.

Suddenly Maul hit Reza very hard right on his left cheek. Reza

slightly lowered when hit by a hard blow from Maul.

“YOU ARE STUPID WHAT!”

Maul looks really angry. Reza looked astonished when he heard the words of Maul.

“A woman's heart can't be conquered with that stupid asshole. You should have shown him that you were the one who deserved him. Show him what you really are, and at the right time express your feelings to him. Not with this stupid power you made.”.

To advise people on love, Maul is the king.

“...If only the power you dreamed of could make a woman's heart moved. I definitely won't be single like now.”

He's starting to vent now.

After hearing Maul's words, Reza left while contemplating those words. I think he learned a valuable lesson from this.

“Finally everything is done.”

I also stretched my hand.

“Ad-uh..”.

Riki started to rise from his sleep.

“It looks like this is going to be Mar?”

Maul started to get scared and hid behind me.

Where was your courage?

“Already Brother Riki, you already know that Kak Amar is not wrong here.”

Kirana who has not left from there tried to defend me and calm Riki.

“Quietly, I also know about it.”

“Heh?”

Maul and Kirana became confused by what Riki had just said.

“Actually from the beginning I knew that Kirana was just a bait to separate me from Amar. Because it's impossible for someone like me to date him.”

I don't know why I get sad when I hear it.

“I'm sorry Brother Riki has been lying to you all this time.”

“Iya, it's okay.”

“WAIT FIRST!!”

“Hei Mul, you are noisy today.”

“You shut up Mar!… So all this time you knew that Kirana was bait?”

“Sure.”

“Then did you fight with Amar?”

“Of course it's just pretend, because at that time there was Reza who noticed us.”

“Continue the plan?”

“Amar already sent me a message the day before the plan started.”

Maul becomes weak after hearing the answer from Riki.

“...Means from yesterday I look like a fool.”

“Not Mul, you're very helpful here.”

I commend Maul to come back cheerful.

“You two are indeed monsters.”

From then on, the rumors about me disappeared instantly. I don't know what Reza was doing at the time, but obviously the rumors are completely gone. I can't believe the rumors ever hit me.

And my friends started to interact with me normally, there were even some of them who apologized to me especially Rendi, Izul, and Zaki. They are better for me.

After the dark comes the light, maybe that's all I can say right now.

But there are still some of my friends who have a fear of me.

Yep.. How else, the rice has become porridge.

Rather than thinking about the past, it is better to think about what we will do tomorrow. At least it will help you in the future. But since my rumors were gone, I never spoke to Rina again until the National Examination ended.

the End Chapter 12