Please Look At Me!
Chapter 14's
Time was slow as it approached his move. Now we are entering the semester exam. After the semester exam ends, there will be a way of submission of student reports that contain grades and also class and general ranking announcements. After that, there will be a long vacation before entering the new semester. When the new semester began, he was no longer in school at this place.
He's still covering it up. He will just tell his classmates about his move when the report card division. He felt he should at least tell them on his last day at school. Of course he will not tell the reason behind his move.
Sometimes he gets scared to see Jeremy and his friends roam the school freely. Moreover, Jeremy and his friends are famous for being students at school. There is not a single student who does not know them because their behavior is often a byword in school.
In fact, not long ago one of his friends broke the window glass for playing ball in the classroom. As a result, the teacher of BK scolded him for his behavior. Instead of feeling guilty, he actually defended himself and against the words of the angry teacher BK. He also got a slap on his cheek from a BK teacher who could not stand his disrespectful behavior.
Doesn't stop there. The friend did not apologize at all and immediately walked home threatening that the BK teacher would report the treatment he received to his parents, who were of course also influential people in the government.
***
“Roy! Don't get too close to Erina sit her down!” scold the supervisor in my exam room.
His name is Roy, the upperclassman who is Jeremy's friend and the same person who said that the one who sabotaged his bike that day was Jeremy.
Students at the school were placed in pairs with other classes during the semester exam, whether it was a upperclassman or a younger sibling. As long as it is not the person who is in the class with them to minimize the level of cheating during the semester exam. The girl's partner during this semester's exam is Roy.
“You're done?” tanyakanya.
Erina simply nodded confirming her question just now. He feels strange and awkward with Roy's friendly behavior as if the incident that made him forced to change schools in the next semester never happened. Guilt did not radiate in the slightest from his two eyeballs.
“I'm not finished yet. Mathematics is not my forte,” he complained.
“Roy! Slide slightly! Don't get too close to Erina!” The examination hall supervisor again reprimanded the man beside the girl.
The boisterous voice teasing the two sounded. Roy smiled as if he was embarrassed. It made the girl feel amused by the man's current behavior.
Despite being reprimanded repeatedly, the man still shifted his stool closer towards Erina. He asked one by one about whether the girl was sure to fill it properly or not.
When Erina answered that she had done well and even showed the graffiti she made to find the answer, the two eyes sparkled. He seemed to think Erina was very clever to be able to do the exam in a short time. Even the girl did not ask anyone for an answer at all until the exam was over.
Throughout the semester exams, Roy always behaves the same towards Erina as if he wants to be close to the girl. But the girl only replied to him with a casual remark as the man invited her to speak. The reason the girl replied to the man was only because she was afraid that she would experience something bad at school if she dared to act out. Moreover, that man was his upperclassman.
***
“I'll move next semester,” Erina said.
The semester exam has ended and now has entered the period of PORSENI (Sports and Arts Week) in their school, while waiting for the report card division. It was only about a week before they met with the semester break and finally entered a new semester. That means, only this week the girl will remain in this school.
“Why?” gideon asked with a look of disbelief at the girl.
“My father told me to. He said get closer,” replied the girl was lying.
After all, it is impossible for him to tell about the events he experienced until an announcement was made about the parking of a motorcycle during the morning apple. He is also not ready to have to deal with Jeremy and his friends if rumors about the incident are circulating in school. He would only be the one to be harmed if that happened.
Gideon nodded his head in understanding. The man didn't ask any further afterwards. Only silence between them. The small quarrels that usually occurred between them had no longer happened lately.
***
Rumors about Erina's move quickly spread within her class. Not a few of his classmates who asked about the reason behind the move plan that felt very sudden. The same answer he gave to Gideon, he also told everyone who asked him.
He closed the real reason. He really doesn't want to be in touch with Jeremy and his friends at school. He wants to live his last days in school safely.
“Can I replace you for once this leads the line?” ask Gideon.
Erina is leading the line right now. The head of their class was unable to attend and he who was the vice-chairman of the class immediately took the position at the front right of the row of students in his class.
“Again, this is your last day at this school,” said the man.
The girl smiled looking at Gideon. He rejected the offer with a smile that hid the sadness in his mind.
“No. It's okay,” he said.
“Just because this is my last day, for the first and last time, I want to lead our class line.”
No rebuttal came out of Gideon's mouth. The man complied and went back into the line as before.
The girl looked at the clear sky today with a smile.
‘Goodbye school that I always craved while still in Elementary School. I will never be able to come back here again,’ whispered inwardly.