Sunday was a very bad day tiring for me. If in the morning many teenagers spent their time to relaxed and walked with their friends, for me it wasn't. At 04.00 in the morning, I had to get up and start doing all the housework. Starting from sweeping the floor, washing clothes, to draw water in the well I do.
My name is Alika Diomira, I was in 11th grade in a private high school in Yogyakarta, which little bit far from my home. I was the only child of a wealthy family. I was a cheerful child. I was quite popular in school and always get achievements. Whatever I wanted would be realized by my parents. But now it's different, my life and personality seem to turn around 180 degrees. As if my world has not lived since my parents died in an accident 7 years ago. In the incident only I survived, really nothing could be worse than the incident. I was depress, slump, and always shut myself in the house. I often didn't eat and forgot to take care of my health, until my school was abandoned because at that time I felt the most downturned person in the world.
The incident has long since passed. One day I thought, if my life had not changed, I would have suffered forever. Finally, I decided to go back to school. I went to school without breakfast. I deliberately tied my long hair and I wore glasses so my eyes didn't looked swollen. That caused me to be mocked by my friends. Yes, because I was geeky. I always tried hard to deal with the cruelty of life but the impartiality helped me to stand up straight
I remembered both of my parents when I was teased by my friends. They said I was introvert, geeky, boggy, weird, stupid, and I think all the bad nicknames are in me. At that moment I thought that God was already unfair to me. When I despised why God had not sent a good angel in this life. At least who can listen to all my complaints? I was always silent because there was no human in the world who wanted to accept me, even I thought more to me.
One day, I didn't do English assignments. Last night I had fallen asleep because in the afternoon I washed the clothes that piled up, so that made me very tired. Bianka, my classmate who could be called a "provocateur". She and her friends often mock me. At that time she succeeded in provoking an English teacher so that I was told to clean all the toilets in the school.
"Oh my God, what other bad thing has happened to me!" I muttered to myself because I was tired of this life journey.
" This is a lesson for you. You must be disciplined. Before the school bell signs, I will check again!" Said Ms. Linda who is often obedient with discipline.
Without waiting too long, I immediately started to do my punishment. I don't want to linger in this dark and scary place. I have turned on the water tap and I have started to brush the lip of the sink. Suddenly there was a sound walking toward me and he kicked off the bathroom toilet until the bucket filled with water spilled and brushed my shoes. who else if not Bianka the troublemaker.
"Clean work lazy school maid, have remembered later the teacher will check your work!" Taunted Bianka and her friends. She came with her friends just to mock me, insult me, and they did not like me.
With an upset heart and a very sad state of what Bianka said, I continued this sentence alone. until a very handsome prince came. he approached me and offered me a rock.
"Is this the angel you sent me, God?" I said to myself.
"Here I help, you must be tired!" said Rizky who though melted my mood.
I admired a Chairman of the Student Council named Rizky. He is smart, an Olympic champion, and handsome too, but whatever my power, I was made inferior by all its perfection. I ashamed if I have to like this man.
I ignored the good offer. but he took another brush and started to help me.
"What's wrong with you, your silence means you are hiding something!" Rizky asked me and answered only with a shake of his head which means I don't want to be disturbed by him.
"When asked by someone it's answered al, not shaking his head," said Rizky that made me more uncomfortable around him.
“I really like him, God. But this is not the way!” I told my self. My heartfelt like falling and flowing with water flowing into the sewer.
I walked to leave the toilet. I could not stay long near him. but the universe made another plan, when I stepped my foot out of the toilet, I accidentally stepped on soapy water which caused me to slip. but with his alacrity, Rizky supported my shoulders and we looked at each other.
“Good, good, told to clean the toilet instead of dating! You too, why do you help the geeky?” suddenly Bianka came and blurted out the words that cornered us.
Bianka leaves the toilet with a grumbled face. I spontaneously stood up to straighten my body back into balance. I'm worried that Bianka would report us to the teacher and this punishment would be added.
"That's fine, just ignore her." Rizky tried to calm me down.
It was true, not long after that Bianka and her friends came with my teacher. Not bored he made my life worse. My teacher added to this punishment. But not for me, Rizky also participated in punishment.
“I was sorry” the word that first came out in my mouth to Rizky. I feel guilty the first moment I interacted with it must be the moment to clean the school toilet.
“It’s okay Bi, I'm glad how come I helped you. Even though you have to be punished too, hahaha " said rizki accompanied by a joke.
They do punishment quickly so they don't come home too late. After this incident, Alika told Rizky a little about her life so bitter. Now, Rizky knows Alika further, not just as a woman again. apparently, there is a sad story that causes Alika not want to be open and hard to interact.
The doorbell rang, I hurried home with an offer to go home with Rizky. This time, I have a good offer. On the way home, Rizky asked again what really happened to me. I, who was waiting for someone who cared about my world, finally God granted me. I started to open up and have started to tell my story. My tears did not feel dripping and before long it was wet my cheeks.
Rizky tried to calm me. at that time I thought there were still people who would listen to my story, sorrow, and all my complaints. God heard my prayer, maybe Rizky was the angel that I had been asking for. In the end, I understand that sometimes you need someone to tell your complaints, even though the respondent does not provide a solution but believe me you felt relief from your complaints. My life is now much better than before, I no longer care about all those who did not like me because I was sure that someday there would be a time where they would need me. Even that has happened now, I was back to being my cheerful and accomplished self. That's all for your help and risky encouragement. We became outstanding students and at the end of our high school, we were the best graduates in our school.
Now I was studying at a university of Indonesian Education University majoring in English education. Thanks to all my high school friends, my teachers, Blanka, and Rizky especially those who have always been a place for me to complain. May you always be strengthened to live life. Without you, my life would not be full of drama like this.
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