Chapter One : The Lesson From Karin

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National exam is getting close and closer, even closer than my relationship with Angie...

Jk...

All the 9 grader all over the country fearfully prepare everything as it is the apocalypse. But instead of studying really really hard, this thoughts came to my head.

I wanted to show my feelings to Angie and know what she thinks...

Those thoughts were haunting me one night and made me hard to sleep.

I woke up late the next morning and quickly prepare everything for school.

I arrived at the school 15 minutes late and of course, panic. Not to mention heavy rain were happening that day. Of course I'm really scared because you can be punished for coming late...

But...

Lmao at me being the first comer. It revealed that the heavy rain caused massive traffics, floods, and some falling trees.

So... The class start 30 minutes after my arrival, which I think was "late"... Perfect example of "ngaret" (an Indonesian word which describe a-hard-to-change late behavior).

Because it's an extra class, the class mates were different from the class 9-5, but I still knew most of them...

I shared my thoughts with Karin, who's in a relationship with Zack, my friend from the class 9-4, and had actually broke up before, and she said

"Being in a relationship is so comfy,colorful, happy and of course made all my day beautiful. But when it's all broken, or we call it as a "broke-up", all of those happiness and beautiful stuff will turn into a painful memories that will always haunt you until you found someone who have the power to let the painful memories go"

Then she continued...

"Remember, after a broke up, almost 0% chance that you'll both be fine. Most of the people, after they broke up, they both will turn into a random stranger... Not even a friend..."

I said...

"Then why even bother in a relationship? Why don't you both just be friends from the beginning, so you wouldn't be a stranger to each other?"

She said...

"Its different, Jake... Like I said, being in a relationship is comfy and beautiful, MORE comfy and beautiful than just friends. But it also have a big risk, of being a stranger to each other and not even a friend... It will stay that way for a long time, some even stay that way until their 35 years reunion, according to my mom...."

We continued talking about this and Karin's ex until she's emotional... Then we stopped.

The bell rang and I had to go back to my original class, and the class I had now for extra class was the class 9-4 so I had to go next door.

The day went normal with all of the heavy rain, tree-cutting wind and those stuff.

The next day, we had an extra class again. Karin and I then talked again. She told me what happened yesterday...

"Yesterday, me and Zack were having lunch together with Misha and Dash. And suddenly Dash whispered something to Zack, so I'm curious."

"After finished eating, I asked Zack what did Dash said, and Dash actually provoke Zack that he should mad at you or even beat you because sitting next to me."

Then I said

"Ohh really"

"yeah!" She replied

"But I didn't choose the wrong person, Zack know you are his friend and he didn't even jealous or something. I'm happy I got a well-mannered boy lol!" She continued.

"Thats also one of the point in having a long lasting relationship. Don't get jealous easily. You'll never know what's really happening. It could be a school project and those stuff, so if you found your lover is talking with another guy or girl, ask properly, and you'll be fine!"

I think I could believe what Karin said as she's one of the relationship which were stay cute, lovely and romantic together for almost 1 year.

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