A HEART THAT IS STILL TRAPPED IN THE PAST
The boy sat in front of my desk
2012/2013 was the beginning of my second year at school, which was the beginning of puppy love, my monkey love story started here. Everyone said that monkey love would grow the fastest in elementary school, but I felt this was different from what I experienced myself.
I was only about to reach 13 years old by then, it all started from the first day of school in my second year, I got up early in the morning to prepare because I knew the fight for a seat location was very important on the first day. Students will fight for a strategic place that is far from the view of the teacher.
I arrived thirty minutes before the bell rang, at the school gate I met Indira, the first meeting after a long holiday yesterday was a laugh as we looked at each other's faces.
I know there's nothing funny.
“Come, quickly we will be late and will not get to a good table!” Indira spoke in a frenzy, holding my backpack rope and pulling me to run with her.
“Pelan-pelan course, we.certainly will get a place,” said I and release his hand from my backpack rope.
I looked at the gates of both schools, and said; “How do we get in? It's very crowded.”
“Come, we are breakthrough.I will start first, and you follow you.”
I don't think it's a good idea, but I don't know how I can follow him to break through the horde of students and girls at the narrow gate.
it hurts a lot when people push each other.
We checked the room in the second-class area, hey come on, why did we get an injustice? The first and second-seeded classes were in good classrooms, on the top floor right in our former classroom building, while our VIII.3 was in an old building that had been for many years.
Old dutch building.
I stared at the closed classroom door with doubt, “Come quickly open, what are you waiting for?” Indira looked at me and asked me to open our classroom.
Glucose!
A small wind blew my face when I opened the door, the residents of the crowded classroom immediately stood still and stared at us for a while and then returned to their activities.
“Look, this is all because of a bunch of ants earlier. We don't get a seat,” I heard Indira talking and then shook her head.
“Come on, this is just a seat. Being right in front of the teacher's desk I don't think bad also know.”
“Uh, but this is too in front.”
”Only this place is empty, how else?” I asked then put my backpack on top of being and sat down sweetly.
I knew Indira was sighing heavily, before coming to sit with me. It made me chuckle at seeing her funny face. Hey, come on even I think his cheeks are getting fatter than they were a month ago.
“I hope the teacher will arrange our seats,” He spoke with annoyance, I shook my head to see him acting like that.
Indira and I exchanged stories about the holidays yesterday, nothing special. At the same time, a boy approached our table. The boy had a large body and a rather full body.
I heard him say; “Can we sit in front of you?”
“No problem, you can move your table to the back. We will bring our table to the front.”
Huh uh? This boy wants to sit at the front desk coinciding with the teacher's desk? I thought for a moment, usually the boys would aim for the backmost location to become their headquarters.
“Are you sure?” I asked doubtfully, this is unusual. Strange enough, we were obviously not close even though I was familiar with her face because we were always in the same class during religious lessons.
The junior high school I attended was a public school, and the majority were Protestant Christians, so those of us who had other faiths such as Catholic Christianity would study with our own religious teachers. In the first year, our room was in a reading garden, located in the library, sitting in a circle on a zinc-roofed round table with paper flower tree plants around it.
I looked at Kris, he was a boy with a big body who had been talking to us. Then I glanced at Indira and asked for her opinion, but this fat-cheeked girl only replied to me with a frown.
I assume he agrees, so I say; “Then be well, do what you want.”
Kris smiled happily and then immediately returned to the back desk, I don't know what they were talking about but after their talk was over, the class again made a fuss with the sound of friction of tables and chairs.
The two of them actually moved to sit in front of us!
Kris and his friend helped us to move the chair and table further back. After that we did not talk anymore, I was busy talking to Indira, telling her about what we did during the semester break yesterday.
The sound of a chair swiping in front made us turn our head, The boy sitting in front of me turned around and looked at me, there was a small smile on his face, and there was a small smile on his face,
“Hey, may I know your name?” he asked while thrusting his hand, making me frown for a moment.
"You've spent a year with him in the library and you don't know his name?” Kris said after punching his friend's hand.
Yep! yep! Thas right. We've spent a year studying religion. Actually I don't care either because I don't know him either, we never talk to each other at all.
“Hey, you know I never pay attention to my classmates right? So what's your name?” she asked me and ignored Chris.
“I'm Rafaella, and you?” He turned around frowning and looked at me on his face as it was written You don't know me either?
“Jeez, what's wrong with you guys? We're in year two and you don't even know each other?” Chris smacked his face in disbelief.
“I Daren,” After she said her name, I just nodded in understanding.
After the introduction, we became quiet again. Teachers who allow will be our guardian teachers enter the classroom, children who were still noisy now become silent, all pay attention to the teacher in front of the class.
“Alright, the total number for classroom VIII.3 is 32 students, the following whose names are mentioned please gather in the field for class transfer briefing, because the total score number is insufficient.”.
“...Antony, Ello and Ferdi. All three will move to the lower classes, and there will be three additional friends from other classes who will join in this class.”
After saying this, the teacher came out. The first day until one week, the school still has not started the learning process, the teachers will hold a meeting to determine the learning schedule of the students.