Friends Or Enemies? Love Maybe...

CHAPTER 25

25

Some inspiration.

            The recess bell rings and all of my classmates rush off the class starving as if they hadn't eaten for a hundred years. I'm not planning to go to recess because exam is getting closer. This is the only right and perfect time to study. I walk to our school field, cause that's the only place you can get some peace-even the library can't beat this place. I walk to a spot under a nice big shading tree-I would rather call it my place. I sit on the grass and lean my back against the tree trunk. I slowly flip the history book open and read the third chapter. I love the quietness here. I call it my place because no one else had ever wandered around here. Actually, last 2 years, something bad happens. I justcan't handle loud noises while I'm studying. It really, really, utterly annoys me. So one day, there's a group of loud 8th grade students, wandering around this spot, and laughing out loud, I mean so loud. It was the last moment to study, and it was my end-of-year exam. My paranoia at that time was unexplainable. At last, they end up gottenscolded by me,actually, I shouted at them and ask them toget lost. Okay, that story spread around the school faster than you can say "fast". Now, every single student will remind the new junior students that there's a beast in me.

            After finish reading the chapter, I take my workbook and do some exercises from the same chapter. Suddenly I heard a person, singing, mumbling, whatever he's doing, just around me. I look around and I can see no one. Maybe it's just my imagination. Then I hear it again,

This love has taken its toll on me,

She said goodbye,

Too many times before,

And her heart is breaking in front of me,

And I have no choice cause I won't say goodbye anymore.

            That's a Maroon 5 song, This Love and I knew I'm not imagining anything. So I speak out, "Is anyone there?" No one answered but the singing just goes on. Therefore, I try to determine which direction the voice comes from.

...Whisper goodbye she got on the plane,

Never to return again,

But always in my heart.

            Then I look at the other side of the trunk and I can see Mike singing with a headphone on his head. "Hey Mike, what are you doing here?" I wait for the answer until I realize that Mike didn't hear what I've just said. So I tap his shoulders and then he take off the headphone. "Hey Tina, what you're doing here?" I pick my book up and show it to him, and then I say, "I just ask you that question. My weakness,-I point to him my textbook-History. And what are you doing here?" Then Mike point at the grass and all I can see is a notebook and a guitar. I say, "What are you actually on, the guitar or the book?" "I'm working on a song, so I need both." Still confused, I ask him, "You're writing a song while listening to a song? How can you think any words while you're singing a song?" "I would rather explain it like this, I'm working on a song but I haven't gotten any ideas yet so I'm just listening to my favourite songs. And in case you're going to ask, writing songs are just a hobby of mine."

            I just stare at him and say, "Maroon 5 is one of my favourite too. Moreover, I just want to say that just now Mrs. Farrow messaged that there's an extra practice today. You're lucky you have a license." "Owh, alright. I'll be there on time." Hmm, why Mike is not talkative and a little serious? "Mike, another thing, are you mad at me? You're kind of weird. I'm sorry if you are.I'm just joking just now. Chillax." Then Mike look at me with that are-you-kidding-me?look. "No, I'm not. Why should I be mad at you? Come on,let's get back to our classes, we can't hear the bell ringing from here. So we'd better start walking now."

            I stack all my note and exercise books then take Mike's hands as Mike offers them to get on my feet. As we walk through all the trees and finally reach the school alley, I look at Mike's face and I know that he's thinking about something deeply. "Mike, what's bothering you? You said you're not mad at me, then what's on your mind?" "Okay, it's nothing. It's just that I'm thinking of a song, lyrics would do. But, nothing comes by. I'm really out of idea.

           Before this, ideas are always here, in my brain. And now, I have no idea at all, zero." Then I stare at Mike and say, "Are you serious about this? Okay, I'll tell you this. You said writing songs is your hobby, that means you really love writing songs. However,don't push yourself to do it. Then it doesn't come from your heart. Just enjoy your life and live it. Believe me, and thenit'll come. It's just like the steps I planned for the dance competition, I can't force it to come. It'll come by itself." I look at Mike's tired, exhausted and frustrated face, then Mike say "But when will the idea come?" I just shake my head, smiling. "It will come, just trust me darling. Wait! Did I say darling? Okay, I take it back." I feel my cheek is burning red so I hurry my steps. "Mike, isn't that the sound of the bell? Bye! See you after school."