A good school, is a good start?

The sunlight shone on the peaceful city, the small hustle and bustle of small birds could be heard faintly, the sounds of vehicles disturbed the silence.

The light entered dimly through the window, the figure was still sleeping hugging his pillow, looking so tired, He groaned a few times, as his eyelids were disturbed by the light, his dark hair looked messy, but still does not hide the fact that he is quite good in his appearance.

He opened his eyes, looking very tired and covered by a strong aura of laziness, he slowly got up from his sleep and groaned with a little stretch, he looked diagonally at the wall clock, it was around 5.40 AM, once again he scratched his cheek, and yawned, shaking off all the heavy sleepiness he felt.

"Seriously, it's still 5.40, Me? Better go back to sleep."

He pulled back the blanket, adjusted his pillow, and buried his head deeply into heavenly comfort. Whether it was a few minutes, or a few seconds, he fell asleep, maybe around 5 minutes, the sound of footsteps was heard quite loudly, it sounded full of anger, getting closer and closer, he opened his eyes, and this time, he saw the figure of a man with a perfectly set angry face.

His hair looked evenly matched, but his body looked much bigger than his, the wrinkles and junctions of nerves were visible, their faces didn't look much alike.

"How long are you going to sleep huh?" He quickly woke up, then was pressed by fear, his sweat dripped down little by little, trying to answer even though he stammered.

"I-I, you know my watch is broken, so I don't know exactly what time it is, forgive me brother." The older sibling could only pat his face hard, his younger sibling's answer was so unreasonable, this time he grabbed his stupid younger sibling by the back collar and took him, the younger sibling gasped in surprise.

"I-I'm sorry brother, I beg you to forgive me, no..." The older brother didn't care about his younger brother's words, just continued to carry him until the kitchen was visible, relatively square, not too wide, but not too narrow either, at the end of a few meters, you could see the bathroom door, then the older brother let go of his tight grip.

"Hurry up and take a shower, Kama, you're stupid, aren't you? Today is your first day of high school, you know?"

"Hahh??? Ariz is evil! You don't need to take me like that, right?" Kama complained in a tone full of displeasure and excessive protest.

"No protests." Ariz said, his voice hunting in a tone full of growls and indifference, he continued walking without paying attention to Kama who was behind him.

Then, Ariz's fingers let go of the back of Kama's collar, Kama could only purse his lips, sulking at his brother's behavior.

***

The morning air felt cool, Kama came out of the bathroom with a fresh body, his pores absorbed the fresh aura of the morning which was truly pleasant, he walked quite casually and wore his school uniform, a uniform with a white shirt, then wrapped in a black jacket, adding to the impression of a strong personality.

The smell of cooking is quite strong., Kama jogged towards his kitchen, and saw his brother cooking something for him, he then approached his brother.

"What are you cooking?" He asked while trying to see what she was cooking.

"Just cooking as usual, you know?" Hearing his brother's words, Kama nodded several times, his smile still visible on his lips, thinly, but quite meaningfully.

Now, Kama and Ariz sat at the dining table, enjoying the food that had been made with Ariz, Kama ate heartily, still as usual in general, his brother glanced at him, his lips parted, ready to ask him a question.

"You don't seem nervous at all." Ariz's tone buzzed for a moment, Kama with food still full in his mouth turned to Ariz, and it gave him a very ridiculous sight.

"I'm not that nervous." Kama's answer was short, but full of confidence which Ariz read, Ariz nodded, trying to understand and trust his brother.

Kama then quickly finished his meal, after drinking the milk that his older brother had prepared. He took his bag and put on simple black shoes.

"Where are you going?" Ariz stopped Kama's footsteps that had already taken several steps, Kama turned his head lazily to look at his brother with a tired face.

"You know what? That's a pretty stupid question, you came to my house without saying anything like a robber, then came in through the window, woke me up and threw me in the bathroom. And now you don't know where I want to go?" He spoke in a rather annoying tone, and there was also a very clear hint of mockery in it.

"I should be the one asking, who's the idiot here? Do you know the exact address of your new school?" Ariz said with his chin on his hand, watching his younger brother who was thinking hard after his question.

"No." Kama answered, short, concise, and so clear.

"Impressive." Those words came out of Ariz's mouth, whether it was a mockery or a genuine compliment.

Kama then pulled off the shoes that had been neatly put on, took them off and threw them at Ariz as a form of shame for being teased by him. In between those times there was only cheerful laughter, which perhaps will never be forgotten.

***

My name is Kamada Elinson, or you can call me Kama, right now, I am on my way to my new school, looking to the right, there is my older brother, his name is Ariz Elinson. Now we were both in the car, Ariz was driving for me, taking me to my new school.

"Ariz.." I called his name, he just kept focusing on driving, but his eyes glanced at me, that was a sign that he was still listening to me, then his lips lifted, with a heavy voice, he asked.

"What's wrong, Kama?" His tone remained unchanged, but there was a curious tone in his words, he glanced at me once more, waiting for me.

"Ummm, it's like this, actually you don't need to come to my house every morning, I'll be fine, you know that right?" I said in a tone that tried to sincerely convince him, but he chuckled for a moment, as if he didn't take my seriousness too seriously.

"That sounds great, someone who doesn't even know the address of where he goes to school is trying to be independent, can you really do that?" His tone was still full of scorn, but it wasn't completely a mockery.

"Brother, I'm serious." My tone rose, my body moved forward a little, trying to make a gesture so that Brother would really take me seriously.

"I'm serious too."

After a moment Ariz said that, there was silence, not a single word came out of me or from him, Ariz was still driving with a flat face, so stubborn.

"I'm serious bro, besides I'm already an adult right? And I don't want to bother you more than this."

Ariz was silent, he was still driving with focus and care, his face became flatter and flatter, then he took a breath, until his words were heard clearly.

"The last time you said that, you disappeared for five years."

Those words created silence between us, I myself lowered my head, his words were too strong to deny.

"It's all mom and dad's fault, no, it's all our family's fault." My voice shook, coming out on its own, even though I tried to hold back from saying it as much as possible, but it was too late.

One of Ariz's hands rose, gently stroking my head, giving me the unreadable warmth of an older brother, a feeling that was familiar to me, moments that I loved.

"Come on, don't blame other people, focus on your school days later, okay?"

I nodded, agreeing with what Ariz said, then after a while, your car stopped right in front of a school gate, Ariz opened the door for me, then I went out and saw how my new school looked.

Quite luxurious, the building is quite magnificent, it is no wonder that this school is said to be quite a well-known school, new students come and go, their clothes are so neat, their appearance too, I turned to Ariz who gave me a small smile on his lips.

"You must remember, a good school is a good start, so don't waste this opportunity, good luck to you." He got back into the car, waved at me, and drove off. I once again looked at my rather magnificent school, my steps hesitant to move forward, then I strengthened my heart, and began to walk with steady steps at every step.

***

New student acceptance ceremony, it is a normal thing that every school does during the new student acceptance period, I stood at the front of the line, hearing the principal's speech continuously until it was really ear-splitting.

Since the beginning when I came, I was not the first in line, just because my height was much shorter than my classmates, they put me in the front row, It turns out that racism has been introduced since.

The ceremony was really quite long, boring, and really, really boring, I could only yawn continuously, the topic that the Principal brought up was repeated, again and again, provoking a feeling of sleepiness that grows bigger every time. This is really not a welcoming ceremony, but a detention ceremony.

After a long time based in the middle of the field, all the new students were moved to the hall, and yes, they from the school would definitely tell stories for a lot longer, but at least there is air conditioning in the hall, better than having to line up on the field.

The principal stood up, a loudspeaker already in his hand. "Excuse us new students, but right now the air conditioner is having problems, and it will only be fixed the day after tomorrow."

Okay, this time I'm going to say, I think I'm going to hate this school.

"Ummm excuse me, you're Kamada Elinson from class 1-A right?"

The voice broke my silence, it was a soft voice that was unmistakably from a woman, I turned to the right, and saw her, the woman was standing near me, w his face showed nervousness.

"Ummm yeah, that's me." I answered her, He flinched slightly, then his lips curved into a thin smile, but one filled with a strong friendliness that radiated strongly.

"Oh yeah, We, class 1-A, are having introductions. Would you mind joining us? Oh yes, before that, let me introduce myself. My name is Queen Evelyn Rose. Nice to meet you."

I stood up from my seat, and extended a handshake. "My name is Kamada Elinson, nice to meet you too, Queen."

Our hands shook each other gently, again Queen curved a warm smile like before, then we walked together towards the class 1-A assembly.

"Sorry everyone, it seems like one of us was left out of the introductions earlier."

Queen gestured with her hands, asking me to introduce myself to everyone, my heart was pounding, I felt nervous, but I tried to brush it off as best as I could.

"My name is Kamada Elinson, nice to meet you all." I introduced myself to everyone, not forgetting to smile sincerely, as my brother had suggested long ago.

Okay, that was a short introduction from me, the rest was just them asking me a lot of things, starting from my strange sounding name, to personal parts, forget it.

I'm not interested in anything at school, whether the school is good or not, I never blame them, because basically all schools are the same, I don't think I'll be interested in this school.

The man stood straight, no, more precisely he was leaning against the wall, his blue hair flowing long down to his shoulders, his eyes conveying arrogance and indifference, The aura was so familiar, I narrowed my eyes, trying not to assume otherwise.

But still, my eyesight has never been a problem, I'm not blind, it's clearly people I really know, no, really know more than anything.

My steps hesitantly walked towards him, every step made me nervous, and swallowed hard. Is it really him?