Please Look At Me!
Chapter 13
"Mom and dad have decided that you're going to change schools next semester. Continuing to attend school there doesn't guarantee your safety."
Erina was quite surprised by what her mother said. There's never been that discussion before. He was only asked not to attend school today. There is no discussion of changing schools or anything else.
"This decision is unanimous. I spoke to your principal."
No objection came out of the girl's mouth. He realized that his parents' goal of having him change schools next semester was for his own safety. But still, he felt sad in his heart. He had decided to attend the school because it was the city's most favorite school and was approved by his parents, but he dropped out of it for his own safety.
‘Indeed the power of influential people as terrible as that,’ his inner.
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The girl went back to school today. In just a few days, the odd semester exam will be conducted. That means staying a little while longer the time he will spend in this school. The school that became his dream place while still in elementary school.
Despite just counting the days before he left that school. But he did not have the slightest intention of telling his other friends. Moreover, he did not have close friends among his classmates in the classroom. That included Gideon who always fought with him for trivial reasons.
He locked his mouth tightly until the time of his move. The sadness he still felt, but he did not want to show it to anyone. There was no place for him to complain about his current feelings. He also did not want to tell his parents that honestly he still wanted to go to school at this time considering he had almost harmed his father with his reckless mouth before.
“Good morning, Sir.” He greeted the headmaster who had just passed in the corridor of his class when he was on picket.
The middle-aged man simply smiled at him without returning his greetings. But it has warmed the girl's heart, let alone her parents telling her how the man reacted when listening to the story of how Jeremy pricked his bike to the point of not being able to go home.
Ding... Dong... Ding....
The doorbell rings. He and his classmates rushed to the field to carry out morning apple activities that were often held by his school from the past. In fact they also have to follow the apples during the day before going home to school.
The morning apple was the same as usual, filled by the mandate of the principal and the morning prayer. Although the principal was the highest position in his school, but the most influential person was the religious teacher in his school. The fat woman, curly-haired, wearing glasses and always fierce expression was a person close to the owner of her school foundation. No wonder he had such a huge influence on his school.
It was just that the woman was not so friendly to all the disciples. He was only friendly to rich children and to influential families at his school.
“There is something I want to say this morning,” he said before the morning apple activity was over.
DEG!
My chest cavity feels painful. Although the woman did not specify what problems had occurred recently. But he was quite offended by what the woman said. Moreover, the way the woman speaks as if everyone who is in trouble about his vehicle parked outside the school often demands accountability from the school related to the problem.
His heart that had warmed up because he heard how the response from his principal when his parents told him about the problem he was experiencing, immediately cold. He does not expect the adults in his school to defend him or take responsibility for his problems. No. gabe. Not at all. He also believes both parents are like that, because it is not a problem caused by the school.
But hear the words of the one who led before the apple this morning came to an end. He realized that he really shouldn't be in this place. He who is not born into a wealthy family or born into an influential family, should not be in this place and mingle with others.
It dawned on him that his parents' decision to transfer him to another school was a wise one. However, he was not immediately happy with the decision. Her heart really hurt from being forced to choose a choice she didn't really want at all.
After saying so, the woman ended the apple activity this morning. All students are welcome to disperse and enter their respective classes to take lessons as usual.
Erina walks with her other classmates. He did not show a sad expression or was disappointed by what he had just heard. Nor does he intend to tell anyone. There was no place for him to complain. He should all be alone.
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The class was noisy because of the rest hours. The girl just stayed in her seat while doodling the back pages of her book with pictures she made herself. He did not go to the cafeteria or mingle with the other students to tell stories. He always saved his allowance and did not have close friends to tell stories like other students in his class.
“Erina,” equals Sherin.
“You have an eraser?” tanyakanya.
The girl reached into the pocket of her skirt to remove the eraser she had just put in the pocket of her skirt. A ten thousand rupiah note accidentally came out of his pocket and fell. He immediately took the money and put it in his pocket. That was the pocket money he had collected for almost a week.
“Tumben you a lot of money,” said Sherin.
Erina realizes that her classmates are aware of how poor she is. He again realized that this school is not a place that is worthy of people like him. He simply replied to Sherin's words with an awkward pussiness.
The girl smiled wryly as she endured the pain and was distraught over Sherin's words just now. But he couldn't dispute what the girl said to him. To get a piece of ten thousand rupiah he had to hold his hunger at rest for five days. As for his other friends, it was the amount of money they used to spend in the cafeteria for one day only. Not even a few who bring pocket money five times or ten times that amount.