the boy at the window of section two
Ziya's pov:
"Ziyaaaa! wake upppppppp! it's the first day of the class and still you gonna be late!? "
That's was my momma Sonny, my morning alarm clock. My morning start like this, wake up at 7:10, get ready and run to school at 8:15. My class start at 7:30 and yeah! haha, im late. Super late..
"Sir!wait for meeeee ! " I was running like with life and death situation cause the school gate was about to closed!
"Miss little ziya! nothing change? You're in your grade 6 this year and still late like before? Now hurry and run! " Mr guard said.
So i did run fast toward my classroom. The worst part? i have to pass room section three and two before mine. Even i used to being late, doesn't mean i used to be a laughing stock by other sections for being always late.. I was running with a messy hair and trying to tie it when i suddenly saw someone at the window at section two. He faces outside before i passed and so Our eyes met when my eyes just decided to look at him too. But he looks fierce,and react nothing. Then i hear another boy approach at him and they both laughed. I think they laughing at me. What else right? And then someone called,
"Ziya! the queen of late arrives! hahaha! " That was my friend, Jonathan. " You're so lucky! teachers have meetings early this morning, come! "
Well honestly, i always recieve punishment for being late haha..
In my elementary days, all i love to do is playing. I often running there and here, joining chinese garter, and even hide and seek!
*The bell ring *
"yes! recess time!! go! go! go! " jonathan said.
We used to race toward the canteen cause it was just a small canteen and recess time is for a whole grade school. It was very crowded and you may stuck there and leave without buying anything. Some kicks you, punch you, grab your hair or either push you so they can buy first until the food is run out. It was like a war for elementary like me haha. But the thing is, we always reach the canteen already crowded and we're like "here we go again! "
As this was a challenge for us, me and Jonathan used to compete paper, rock ,scisor. The loser will buy the snacks for both of us.
"Paper! scisor! stick and stone! " -jonathan and ziya
"Aaahhh! why its always to be me!? " i disapointed cried as a loser.
"Go, go,. .. buy me popcorn and a sandwhich as well. " bossy jonathan.
Here we go, i tied my hair thight and hold the money with my strong closed fist haha.
I run towards crowded, and i recieve punch here, push there, i lost two hairs, been like others raising my hands like a zombie trying to get some snacks and found myself out of the crowded. I failed haha, didn't buy anything.
I saw jonathan laughing and told me we'll wait till the crowd ease. While waiting, i saw again that boy at the window of section two.
"Hey! what are you looking at there ziya? " jonathan asked.
"Do you know that boy? " i asked.
"who? that boy facing us in the window? " -jonathan
"Yeah, you know him? " -ziya
"No. But i often see him randomly. Why? What's with him? " -jonathan
"He's creeepppyyy..." -ziya
"Haha,why?" - jonathan
"He's always in the window quitely and it's wierd, he's always looking at me" -ziya
"Looking at you? "- Jonathan
"Oh! look! the canteen is less crowded! Let's buy a snack! " -ziya
"Answer me, he's looking at you ziya?? " -Jonathan
"It doesn't matter for now!come on! recess time will end so soon!" -ziya
And as we're late to buy for a snack, it was sandwhich left and no more siopao. Im so heartbrokeeennnn, my fav siopao..
Jonathan likes sandwich while i like siopao. We used to have it at breaktime.
Whole day class ends and it's time to go home. I was wondering around, walking at the school bench as little detour before going home. From afar, i still saw that boy at the window. He still facing at me and their classroom is about to close. So i ran to leave the school for im afraid if ever that boy was a ghost or something.
The next day, i was running again for im late, and he was again, still at that window. But it doesn't matter, im late, better run!
Jonathan laughing at me as soon as he saw me at the door cause surely, ill be scolded again.
while my english teacher writting on the board, i sneak in, crawl until reaches my seat. Everyone is laughing and that kind creature of all time, Jonathan calls teacher
"ma'am! ziya has arrived! "
Im shock and immidiately stand up as soon as teacher look back.
"good morning ma'am, sorry im late" i akwardly said .
"Ziya,, late again? sit down. Everyone copy this lecture on the board. " -
English teacher
"I hate you Jonathan! " i whispered from 1 row away from Jonathan's seat.
After english class, the rest hours was vacant. And guess what? I go out for a play! I play with Jonathan and his friends a hide and seek.
we play at the field and it is just in front of our classrooms. The rest sections is vacant too, i see them playing outside except that boy at the window. He stayed at his seat and he's facing still at my direction. I can't help but to look at him every second moment because of curiousity. He's wearing a headset and seem unbothered at the people around him. He act like a lost ghost, but somehow, Jonathan can see him too. Lea stop at my front and grab her to ask something ',
"Hey lea! come, comeee,... can you see him? "
"Where?" she asked.
"That boy at the window... " i said.
"Ohh, the one who's wearing a headset? " she replied.
"Ahhhh, right yeah, im normal, yes totally normal. No ghost around haha" i akwardly laughed.
"yiieeeee, you're interested on him aren't you? " -Lea.
"Huh? me? to him? you totally misunderstand me. No way"- ziya
"Hahaha, hmm ziya,... " -Lea
"K bye. " -ziya
"Ziyaaa haha " -Lea
Everyday since that first day of school, it became a habbit. I often see him looking at me with no reaction at all and yeah, i often look at him too out of curiousity.
And then one time, it's breaktime, me and jonathan is on our way to canteen, i saw that boy step out off the classroom and for the first time, see him from head to toe standing! Im a bit taller than him.
We cross path, but he didn't even look at me. Then saw him approached by his friends.
"Oh, he has friends? " -ziya
"Who? " - Jonathan
"Nothing" - Ziya
"Hey,! Whooooo?! " - Jonathan
"Nothing!!!" - Ziya
"Ziyaaaaaa!! " Jonathan
"Hey jo, let me win this time can you? wanna eat siopao huhu! " -ziya
"fineeee! just this time okey? " -Jonathan.
While jonathan was fighting for a snack, that boy's friend call my name ,
"ziya! "
I look back. And they shout!',
"we already know you like him! "
pointing at that boy and i immidiately raised my one eyebrow and shouted back
"huh!? what? "
They just gigles and that boy leave with no reaction at all. While i was left in a wonder what did just happened.
Jonathan came back and,
"siopaaaao!!!! you did ittt! you manage to get siopaaaao! thank you pal! " -ziya
"Count me in pal. Let's go" -jonathan