Monday, December 12th 2015. It's a beautiful sunny day with the sun is smiling brightly on the Bali's island. People are busy down the roads heading to their offices because it's the first day they go to work on a week. But different with the students, they all are on holiday because it is the day they got to receive their report card. Which some students take it happily with no worry on thinking how is their grade going such as "Yeay the holiday is just began! I can fix my grade next time!" or some students that really thinking about their grades, frustrating their-self such as "God damn it I've been lazy all the time, I will not reach my dreams, I'm a failure." Especially in Denpasar High School, it is becoming a serious anxiety toward the students, because the one who will receive their report card at school is their parents. 8 AM, in Denpasar High School, the parent's meeting with the teacher began. With a casual-polite suits, the meeting was lead by the care-taker in each classes.
"Good morning, Ladies and Gentlemen. It is nice to meet you."
"Let me introduce myself first."
"My name is Putu, I'm the teacher, I teach Chemistry, and I also the care-taker of this Science 2 Class. I'm born with a dark-chocolate skin, and also this short curly hair so that people commonly mistaken me as the President of the United States, Barrack Obama."
The whole parents meeting participants laugh.
"You are now at the classroom of your child's. It is all beautifully decorated by them. As you can see we've won the school award as the cleanest and most beautiful class. We got the logo of our school at the very back on the wall which of course adding that 'esthetic' element in the class"
"Now their first semester as the 2nd grade students finally over, allow me to deliver you their academic achievements. We shall began our meeting."
Later on that day, the sun keep on shining brightly. It's lunch time for the people. Some small restaurants or also known as warteg in Indonesian just having their places full of people. One of the best, there is a well-known small restaurant who serve noodles (mie ayam) as their top menu, it's called "Warung Mie Ayam Mandiri". The place mostly always full with customer because not only it's delicious, it's also cheap. In the middle of bunch of people eating with their mates, there is a young boy dressed with a black jeans jacket with skull patches on his arm, a teenager who sits alone in his table wiping the sweats on his face after finished eating. Then he starts to grab his iPhone next to him, and scrolling through his social media while drinking his orange juice. In the middle of scrolling, there is an incoming call. He checked it and it's his mom.
" Hey darlinnnggg, congratulations! Mommy is proud of you! You just got the 2nd place in your class, the Science 2! It was totally no doubt from the start that you are always this good"
" Oh am I? Thanks it means a lot mom! I'm happy with it too."
" Yep son you should be happy! You just got another certificate with your name upon it. Here let me read it for you : Congratulations to Aris Amerta, for successfully completed the semester and having to be the 2nd best students in th-"
" Okay cut it mom, you don't have to read it."
" Hahahaha mommy just got excited. It's good son, it's always been. What you should have to plan next is to be the best student in the class! Defeat Reza!"
" Come on mom, he is a total genius. I am happy with where I am. Furthermore he is one of my best friends.
" You are just sounds too pessimist as always. Well then have you had your lunch?"
" I just did. I am at Mie Ayam Mandiri by the way."
" Oh I see, always be careful son, and have your time. I'm coming home now. See you."
"See you."
With a smile on his face and messy hair, he walks away from the warteg wandering in the parking lot. Scrolling his phone while walking, carelessly he bumps someone to fall. It is a girl.
" Ouch!!" said the girl
" Oh my god, I am so sorry! Are you okay?! Here let me help you stand up, I am sorry!."
Aris directly help the girl to stand up while saying that he is sorry for like a dozen times.
" I am so sorry! It was my fault from the start! I should have paid attention more on my walking, oh my god I am so sorry, are you okay?"
Aris really look so panic that he keep saying that he is sorry for another dozen times.
" It's okay, I am totally okay to be honest!" answered the girl.
" But next time, be sure to pay more attention on your walking ya!."
" Surely I will! Once again, I am so sorry." Said Aris
" You will always be forgiven." Said the humble girl, smiling.
Suddenly Aris feel like the world is freezing. The total kindness that the girl gives to him is something beautiful, something that limitless. Thus, the humble characteristic and polite manners just turn everything into a beautiful scenery of a drama, even though it's happening in the parking lot of a small restaurant.
"Hey, umm.. the name is Aris, Aris Amerta. What's yours?"
" Hi! I am Tasya, Tasya Devina. Nice to meet you!"
To be continued....
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ARIS AND TASYA
Teen Fiction" You will always be forgiven." - Tasya an opening line by the girl that Aris met on a small restaurant. A word that lead him into the beginning of the story. Which later on will be something beautiful, full of happiness, sadness, anger, disappoi...
