It was 6:00 in the morning, Indonesia.
Morning dew still covers the cold morning. Birds chirping among the trees. The sky was clear at the time but not for the atmosphere. That morning looked gloomier than usual. Why? Especially if it's not post-riot.
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On the same morning, the elegant and simple house was filled with an atmosphere to start the day. The sound of plates sounding followed by the sound of glass. The small family seemed rushed but did not narrow their family atmosphere.Although this morning was somber, however today Reina was the first day she entered junior high school.
The 12-year-old girl appeared undisturbed by the situation after 5 people were killed in riots last night. Her hair which was short-haired, hung loose, and his face, which strongly reflected Indonesia, appeared to be radiantly vibrant.Her father, who was not very tall with a slim body, seemed to be in a hurry to pack things for the office. Her mother with a slightly contained body with black hair spun backwards appeared to be washing dishes in the kitchen. The difference was seen, the mother seemed calm while the father seemed in a hurry.
"Come quickly, Rein will be late you know." Said Dad with his mouth still chewing bread but was ready at the door. Reina immediately put on her shoes and wiped the milk on her lips using her hands. Mother just smiled at us while still washing the dishes.
The car starts and is ready to go.
While in the car there is not much conversation, only talking about things that are not important. Because our view is focused on the debris that is still scattered after the overnight riots that were being cleared by officers. Visible vandalisms filled with harsh words, curses and obscene polluting government buildings.
His father was a little nervous and told Reina to go home early for fear that there would be another riot that would end up. Reina nodded as if she didn't care, because her face was fixed on the school gate that was increasingly in front of her.
In front of the gate there is an inscription "Welcome MPLS (orientation day) Junior High School Participants SMP 99".
Her heart beat faster because of the pounding spirit.
Dad also parked his car and after Reina got down, he immediately went to work.
With a dashing and alert Reina seemed ready to enter a new world until she finally heard a voice."Wow, hurry up! Don't bother pretending to be a drama!" A voice shouted.
In an instant Reina's mood changed dramatically. Now his expression is so flat.
(;  ̄ ^  ̄) ん ~Reina didn't expect MPLS to be this intense. Senior brother kept shouting and telling them this and that. The teachers just looked at this situation. Many students are upset, but there's no point in fighting back.
The cries of senior brothers will continue to reverberate in their ears within a week.
There are a variety of signals because they walk not fast, eat slowly, mis-answer, and other small mistakes.
The teacher and senior say this is to train our mentality to be stronger.
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At one of the very short breaks in MPLS. They must immediately gather at the gathering place aka the field on time, otherwise there will be no punishment.
At rest Reina chooses herself. He felt disappointed when he was about to enter middle school. He chose to write his journal.While writing a journal, he fell asleep and forgot about time. Until finally suddenly the black hair senior sister with a bunch of bangs back her back kicked her desk.
"WAKE UP !!SCHOOL IS NOT A HOTEL" The senior's barked which had the name Naura on his jacket. Reina was only frozen, her face tense and slightly crouched.
"Blablablablablablablablablabla ..." Shouted Naura with her annoying tone, she left Reina " Callysta please,you take care of her!"
Reina was frozen frozen and looked shyly at Callysta, she almost cried.
"Come on, let's go there will be a punishment, but don't think you're alone. The punishment is there is still one more person who is late. Btw, let's just let the Naura be like that. Since we the student council was told to be strict to junior,but suddenly it became a junior revenge event for seniors to seniors. . " Said Callysta, gently. Reina just sculpted.
"Just keep relax ..."
"But, I'm the one who is wrong, why are you still good," Reina interrupted him.
"The thing is I disagree with something like that, yes .. I'm just looking for a face but I'm afraid don't tell anyone if I'm being kind to you if it gets leaked Naura can go crazy to me, you know hahahha" She said with a little laugh, Reina finally the bus smiled again and was ready to receive punishment.
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Yes ... It can't be helped Reina and one other man were punished and scolded in front of others as a bad example.
The man who was punished next to him looked with messy hair with not neat clothes, you could guess the mistake overslept too."Listen, this is a bad example !! When I go to bed when I'm on an event, this is a school, not a hotel or not on deck !!" The student council barked at Reina and the man. If the student council president spoke up then there was no word for them. The other students just keep their heads down to divert attention.
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Finally both of them were sentenced to clean the hall, after MPLS was over. At that time it was already afternoon and all students had left except for the two. While the seniors and teachers are in a meeting. The atmosphere of the school became quiet.
"As long as there aren't any acquaintances!" Reina said cheerfully to the man. Since the incident on the field, they did not make any sound except the sound of breathing. Reina began to apply soap to the brush and spray water.
"Ah unwilling, but rather than awkward, O my name is Faiz," Faiz said, still looking lazy and his clothes were messy.
"Oh hey, I'm greeting Reina, nice," Reina replied, ignoring Faiz's pride. Faiz just kept quiet. They finally worked brushing, sweeping and mopping the hall without sura. Awkward at that time added to the atmosphere of the school which was getting more quiet in the afternoon.
Suddenly Faiz said, "Greetings too." Reina was shocked, she first saw the man smile. "I just want to remind you not to be too high in expectation for life if you are disappointed it's gonna even worse, because you seems like the type of person that can easily swayed by the expectations of the world until finally disillusioned by the real world" He added, Reina was pensive and slowed her sweeping when sweeping.
Half the hall is done.
."Already, this is settled, all I have to do is report the result and see it!" Faiz said with a gasping breath while wiping his sweaty forehead.
Reina responded with a smile as she agreed. "Come on, I'm tired of me too"They were finally released from punishment before sunset.
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Reina's father had received a report that his son was being punished, so he picked up exactly very late in the afternoon. His father was still wearing office clothes, because after work. His car was parked in front of the gate, while Faiz returned with Go-Jek (online motortaxi) (#noendorse).
"ARGJSHDGSHA" Reina growled in words that were not clear. His father just smiled.
"Hhh must be scolded by the big brother huh" His father began to speak while pinching his cheek.
"What the hell yaahhh before know like pretentious and so inhuman what do you mean new people come in like that, wake up well what are you doing anyway" Reina babble annoyed. "Eh, today, fortunately there is no demonstration, try if there is a riot, it's already gone home again in the evening again hhh" She added distracting, he did not want to look annoyed in front of his father who was tired because of work.
"Hahahaha, there really isn't a demo, fortunately, just relax about the seniors, the seniors pretentious are also from the father's era, the culture of MPLs by emphasizing senior figures is actually good for mental training, but over time it becomes a place for senior to junior revenge and vice versa. " Reina was pensive and remembered what Callysta said. He was determined to make a no-mistake during mpls going forward.
"Already, it's better to take a break and don't forget the assignment for MPLs in the future, this has arrived," Father chuckled, followed by Reina.
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