" Huh.."
I felt a poke on my back.
" Don't sleep during class, or else you want to keep standing the whole class. "
I looked back sleepily to see my friend, Sajim smiled at me.
" Hey you. Boy in glasses beside the window, stand up."
I heard someone yelling at me. When I looked forward with my sleepy eyes, I felt screwed. I really forgot our English class had already started.
Damn it, how could you forget that you were in the class. It was our homeroom teacher, Mr. Saiful, pointing the laser light on me.
I nervously stood up and looked at him with my barely open eyes.
" What were you doing in the middle of the class?"
Saiful sir asked me in a tone of disappointment.
I was nervous and sleepy enough to be unable to answer anything.
" Sorry, sir."
I unconsciously muttered. Well I was still very much sleepy at this point.
" Sigh…"
Saiful sir left a huge breath of disappointment.
" You will be pardoned if you can answer my question?"
Huh..
Where did this come from? When did this turn into a viva? I don't want that. I just want to sleep for a bit.
" Boy, tell me the opposite word of Awake?"
"uh.. Sleep…?"
Barely looking at him, I answered?
"Sigh…"
Once again he released a deep breath in disappointment.
" No! You sleepy head. The opposite of Awake is Asleep."
I yawned unconsciously.
" Then maybe I am the opposite of Awake… so I must be right."
As I said it out unconsciously, the class erupted into laughter.
" Well, you are definitely the opposite of paying attention. So get out of the class."
Saiful sir said it in a seriously disappointed tone.
As sir said that, the laughter in the class became silent.
I turned back to see the face of my friend Sajim, only to find him in a facepalm pose.
Seeing me still standing there, sir got pissed.
" You are still here? Get out before I take you to the principal."
He yelled like crazy.
" Sorry sir.."
I murmured while I took my bag and ran out of the class.
Well, that was easy. I don't have to suffer from the boring lecture now. But, I can't really go to the infirmary. That will create another mess. If I linger through the hallway, I may got caught by teachers. So I think about a place where I can rest without being seen by the teachers.
I quietly move through the corridor and then make my way toward the stair. I climb the stairs carefully enough not to be seen. I keep on until I reach the rooftop. I slightly push the door as it opens.
The bright sunlight blinded me. I put my hand on my eyes to see the clear blue sky.
" Well, no one is gonna come here to face the sun.."
I said out loud. Well, that's the same for me. But I know a place where I can rest in the shade.
I walked towards the huge water tank at the corner of the roof. Beside the roof, there was a shade for keeping working stuff. For me, it's just perfect for taking a nap.
I put my bag down and use it as a pillow and lay down on it. Not so long after I was completely asleep.
But, the sound sleep doesn't last long. I don't really know how much time has passed, but I was feeling pokes on my cheeks.
The pokes were way too real to be a dream. So it wakes me up from sleep.
I slowly opened my eyes. In my sleepy eyes, I see a figure whom I don't know very well. She had bent her knees to reach near me, while her brown hair was swinging in the air.
" Yoo.. it's already lunch hour, you know?"
The mysterious figure, who had a red ribbon tied on her hair, seems to be a first year student. But from her voice, it seems to be way too casual for talking like that. But, not gonna lie, her voice was way too sweet for me. Maybe because I rarely have conversations with girls.
Her glare was frozen at me. I couldn't think about how to respond to a girl. At this point, all my sleep is completely gone.
Who is this girl?
Why is she here?
Why is she talking to me?
A lot of questions are running over my head.