The Dark Moon Kaizer and The Djiins

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[Richan POV]

"Hoahmmm.... huh It's already morning, huh?... ehh, Ah damn... It's Monday," Richan said while yawning on his bed.

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It's just another day of my daily activities as a third-year Middle Schooler. I wake up at 5 a.m., get up, do morning prayers, pack a lunch, take a bath, and leave my house.

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Oh, and don't forget to bring some cash for snacks. After that, I will take public transport to my school, which is around 30 minutes from my house.

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Just after arriving at the school gate, I greeted Mrs. Anna in front of it. She is the teacher responsible for student discipline, such as hairstyle, uniform, etc. Well, it is not a problem for me, though, because I'm a model student, haha.

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I'm going straight to my class, but before I reach the classroom, I am greeted by my pal Ryan, the class rep, who hurried to get out.

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"Oi Richan, how are you ?" Ryan greeted me while dashing out from the classroom in a hurry, and I replied nonchalantly, "Cool, what's going on here? "

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Hearing what I just said, Ryan looked at me with a confused face and replied in a confused tone. "What do you mean, what's going on? Let's go to the courtyard now?" I looked at him perplexed and wondering, then I replied, "Eh, why must I?"

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Ryan was surprised to hear what I said. "You serious? It is Monday, the flag ceremony as usual," he said, and I realized what was happening. "Oh crap, you're right," I said back to Ryan while hurriedly getting into the classroom.

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I immediately go to my seat and place my bag. When I was about to take my hat from my backpack, I suddenly realized that I had forgotten to bring it; at that moment, I searched every bench locker in the class for an abandoned school hat.

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And thank God I found one, but it's a bit dusty. Well, beggars can't be choosers.

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I barely made it to the courtyard on time, but after that, it's all going well. Homeroom class starts from 8 am to 10 am, and we get a 30-minute rest. After that, Ryan, my three other friends, Edwin, Eris, and Deva, and I went to the canteen to buy food and snacks.

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But I have already brought lunch, so I think I'll buy some snacks for later.

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But when we were on our way to the Canteen, we met Yana and her friends on our way back to the classroom. She might not be the most beautiful or famous kid in the school, but I secretly have a crush on her all this time.

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We always got into the same class from each grade, but I wasn't confident to approach her as more than just a friend.

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Because I lack pride and in the fact that I'm fat and I have no skill to be proud of, I'm just an ordinary student with gaming as a hobby, reading comics, and no talent in sports or academics; I don't know if someday I can be brave and tell her that I like her.

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When we saw each other, I greeted her as usual and chatted.

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"Hey, Chan, how do you do? You look good today," Yana greeted me with a friendly tone while waving her hand, and I replied, "Oh, what's up, Yana? Just like always, thanks. You're beautiful as usual, too."

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After I said that, I think she seemed a bit happy. " Haha, so where do you guys come from?" Yana asked me.

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"Meh, we're just going to buy some snacks for stock at Mr. Cahya's class; it's self-study time, by the way," I replied to her. She said to me again, "Oh, really??? Then I might need to buy snacks, too. See you later, then. "Then she parted away with her friends.

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After Yana and her group were away, Ryan and my other friend suddenly talked silly.

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Ryan asked me, "Yo Richan, my brother, do you just want to stay like a friend with her?" Then Edwin also said, "Yeah, there is no way you and Yana are just friends; you guys seem so close."

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I know what they mean, but I act like I don't know and am nonchalant about it. "What do you mean, guys? We are just friends, and that's it, "but then Eris butts in with a high tone.

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"What the heck bro, are you a fool? For how long are you going to be this naive? I bet she likes you too, " Eris said to me while he wrapped his hand over my back.

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I replied to what Eris had just said with a relaxed and joking reply, "Oh come on, Eris, we're still 14 years old. It's not even time yet for us to get on romance." But Then Eris shook his head, hearing what I just said, and then Deva also talked to me while crossing his arms.

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"Be honest, Chan. You like her, right? " After hearing that, I knew the answer was yes, but I kept silent because I was afraid to admit it; then Deva talked to me again after looking at my reaction to what he had just said.

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"Well, it's okay if you can't be honest with your feelings, but how do you feel if someday she gets a boyfriend and it's not you?" Deva said in a calm voice, looking me directly in the eyes.

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After Deva said that, I was speechless when I imagined Yana standing side by side and laughing together with another man; my heart hurt imagining it. So I have had enough of this topic, and I told all of them.

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"Let's stop talking about this. We must return to the classroom; it's 10 minutes until Mr. Cahya's class." After I said that, I started walking to the classroom again, and all of my friends also followed.

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After returning to the class, we immediately set up our own laptops and then played LAN games together for the entire time when we were in self-study hour.

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Ten minutes later, I saw Yana coming back to the classroom. She smiled at me and waved, and I smiled back. That simple event calmed my thoughts about my imagination from before, and I continued playing until then.

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We were too excited and immersed in our LAN game session. "Eris, Deva, watch out for the flank from the jungle on your left," Edwin said to them while still putting all his attention on his laptop screen. Then Eris said to Deva in a loud voice, "Deva, be careful don't go alone. We must play defensive first; watch out for ambush."

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But then Deva died in the game from enemy ambushes.

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Deva shouts at Ryan in an annoyed voice, "What the heck, Ryan, you're supposed to report for enemy missing; what are you, an idiot?" Deva shouted, not knowing that Ryan had stopped playing a while ago and also the reason why he had stopped.

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After Deva's loud shout, a cold voice behind him immediately replied, "Who is the idiot?" said menacingly in cold tone someone behind Deva, and… it's Mrs. Anna, the discipline committee teacher.

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After that, they turned their backs immediately and were in synch. Deva, Edwin, and Eris were surprised because Mrs. Anna was standing right behind them the whole time. Ryan and I were safe because we were on the opposite side and pretending to do some assignments from the Homeroom teacher.

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Mrs. Anna scolded the three of them. "What are you three doing in the middle of the class?" Then Deva answered Mrs Anna. "I'm sorry, ma'am. We just thought it was self-study time,".

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After hearing that answer from Deva, Mrs. Anna sarcastically replied, "And if it's a self-study, you little guys can play?" They were silent for some sec, and then Eris said, "No, mam."

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Mrs. Anna shook her head and told them, "Go make a self-reflection report and, ask your parents for their signature, submit it to my table tomorrow morning."

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Deva, Edwin, and Eris replied, "Yes, mam." After that, Mrs. Anna turned her back to go outside the classroom

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After Mrs. Anna left, Ryan and I finally could take a breath and end our pretending. But then, in a depressed voice, Edwin rants to Ryan and me," Bruhh, why are both of you not telling us when Mrs. Anna comes?"

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Ryan replied in a defensive voice while also raising both his hands. "Woah, we already told you guys when Mrs. Anna came, but you did not listen." Then Ryan looked at me with an annoyed face, and I also said in a defensive voice, while looking away, "Yeah, even I almost yelled to warn you, but you did not listen."

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After Hearing what Ryan and I had just said, Eris slumped to the table, sighed, and said to himself, "Oh well, just our luck then; my mom is going to kill me." Meanwhile, Deva kept silent while staring at his laptop screen after Mrs Anna scolded him; I tried to comfort him while calling on him in a low voice. "Deva, you're okay ?"

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Hearing what I said, Deva seemed back to reality and then looked at me and replied, "Ahh no, I was just wondering if I could tell my father about this." He said it with a depressed voice, too.

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Hearing that, I don't know why Deva said that, but I do not dare to ask why; we've been close friends for almost three years already, but sometimes we still don't know much about each other, not like my other close friend, but I don't want to butt in on his private problem unless he told me.

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I tried to talk to Deva again. "Uh, Oh, if you want someone to talk with, maybe you can ask me; I hope I can help." Hearing that, Deva sighed, then looked at me and replied, "Okay, thanks, bro." I said again, "Anytime."

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After that, we still had some classes until 3 p.m. It was going peacefully; usually, when it was 1 p.m., my head was sleepy, and my sight was blurred, depending on the teacher. When the teacher was kind enough, they let me take a nap.

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But if the teacher is too strict or a killer like Mrs. Anna, I just hope I can survive until the session ends.

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School ended at 3 p.m., so I returned home on the usual route with my friends Deva and Edwin. We got onto the public transport and chit-chatted until Edwin reached his stop, and then Deva also reached his.

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I was left alone in the car until it hit my stop. It was around 20 minutes.

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I listen to music on my headset and daydream, thinking about how smooth my life is right now, so I think how nice it is every day, every time I can be like this, having a friend who always supports me.

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But then I realized this life would not go well forever; I had to go to senior high school and make new friends from scratch again.

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It would be such fun to have a best friend who always goes with me anywhere, anytime, and not feel awkward about it.

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After arriving at my stop, I walked into my house, greeted my parents, took the third daily prayer, bathed, played games until 6 pm, and then took the 4th prayer and dinner with my lovely family. At the table, we chatted like an average family, gave a summary of today's activity, etc.

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After dinner, I take a glance for a study review. It's not long, eh, maybe 40 minutes. I'm not the Kind of brilliant student who gets perfect marks in every lesson; I'm the type who studies when it's near exam week; it's not like I am stupid.

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But I consider myself lazy, and I don't have any passion for studying. Strangely, I found biology and accounting interesting, but Im not really interested in learning it more deeply.

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When it's around 9 p.m., I'm doing ablution, and I take the fifth prayer for today. At the end of my prayers, I remember what I daydreamed about this afternoon, and then I prayed to God and made a small wish from deep within my heart.

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"O dear God, can you give me Some Friend that can accompany me for my entire lifetime?" I plead while bowing down and close my eyes

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After I make my wish, I don't know why my tear suddenly drops, and I feel sleepy, and my head feels so heavy, so I wash my face, go to my bed, pray to God, and go to sleep.

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