Chapter 2: Chapter 1: Start of My dream
June 2020, It came.
The moment of truth, the only reason why I worked hard during my High school days, put up to the bullying from the jocks, I'm known as quite the nerd, I mean, what kind of people would 24/7 study all the time, playing games, and reading comics, well that person is me.
Now it would all be worth it, My hard work for 3 Years, My dream is to go to a prestigious university or institute, I applied to the University of Indonesia and Bandung Institute of Technology, both are prestigious in Indonesia, and they sit at the top for best university in Indonesia, I applied for Informatics Engineering, so I could be like Mark Zuckerberg or Bill Gates. I could create a company of my own and maybe it would thrive in the future and got rich in probably 20 years and then live a comfortable life around 40 years old, along the way marry a normal girl and build a family, 2 kids would be nice, a boy and a girl, the first child should be a boy so that he could protect his sister. Well I know that sometimes life doesn't go the way I wanted but that doesn't mean I have to give up, I at least need to put out an effort so that my life goes the way I wanted it to go.
Here I am, at my house, in my room, sitting in front of my laptop, waiting for the announcement to come, checking the emails for any information, I waited since morning, although it is set to be announced in the afternoon, I got so excited, I was thinking maybe those 3 years of being bullied would be worth it and something good would happen to me, then while I was praying with all my heart to god, my laptop rang, an email came from the organization that handles University entrance for new students(sort of the one that handles the exam or test to apply to universities), I kept praying with my heart, shouting god's name, my parents aren't with me, they're busy with work, my dad rarely comes home, he only comes home like once a week, or probably once a month. This made me suspicious of him having other families besides me, or other children, but the last time I saw him was 3 months ago, I never complained because I know he would never listen to me.
I opened the e-mail from the organization, and what it reads broke my heart, I stopped praying and then was frozen, my whole body is quivering, suddenly a tear fell from my left eye, It says "You are hereby not accepted as a new student in this University/Institute, Don't give up and keep up the hard work "
Then I felt desperate for the first time in my life, I mean I felt desperate at times but never this desperate. When all hope seems lost, My mother then comforted me and patted my back saying I could participate in the University's Private Exam. I put my feet back up when I heard that and then searched online when the exam is going to start. It shows that I only need to submit documents and wait for the result, they already opened the place to submit the documents, and thus I submitted my documents. Then as always I pray and pray and pray.
When I'm praying my mother looks at me from outside my bedroom. She then look worried and then grabbed her phone to call someone.
"Jaka, It's me Ayu, I need you to do something for me"
"Of course, ma'am just say the word and it will be done, so who should I kill now?"
"Nonsense, I had enough of that life, now my son is going to apply to ITS, you know what to do right? He uses the private selection, so manipulating a little bit won't be hard, Government is not watching the private selection, just do it"
"Your wish is my command madam"
My mother closed her phone and then left me, I heard the whole thing, she has a hearing problem so she put it on speaker, She forgot that when I'm praying I could hear her talk. I felt confused, who is my mother? as far as I know, she is only a housewife but someone was calling her ma'am, and what kind of life did she live?
A few days went by with me praying and then wishing I would get accepted, and an E-mail came. It's from ITS. It says " Congratulations, you are accepted as a new student in ITS in Informatics Department, Please prepare a place to stay for the duration of the education if you are from outside of Surabaya, please attend the entrance ceremony on 19 August 2020" I don't know should I felt grateful or not, since it is not the university I wanted, but I got into the department I wanted, Mom's probably got her hands on this. I wanted to protest but I felt it is easier in Surabaya rather than in the University I wanted, or expensive, I wouldn't want to burden my parents. So I accepted it gratefully not knowing what kind of adventures are waiting for me.
I immediately told my parents and they look pleased. I watched my mother smile and then my father patted my back with pride on his face. I then prepare everything I might need while studying in Surabaya, from housing until placed that I could eat.
Not knowing how fast time goes, It's already 12 August and here I am at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport going to Surabaya. Said my goodbyes to my family when they are seeing me off. Then I arrived in Surabaya City, It was hot and so dry. I ordered a taxi to where I am staying for college. I decided to stay in an Apartment near ITS called Educity. I arrived at the Apartment after paying for the taxi. I went to where my room is and unpack my things, clothes, college tools, laptop, and my family photo. In my life family is important. I went exploring the city for 7 days and then attend the Institute's Entrance Ceremony. I felt like I would have an exciting adventure in Surabaya and a wonderful life in college but it was wrong.
I immediately got into trouble with the Mechanical Engineering department along with the Naval Engineering, they are known to have a strong mentality and are feared in ITS. They are known to fight between departments and have a high sense of pride. What kind of trouble have I got into?
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Yusuf_Udin Ok so it is continuing since I finished my business and every thing. So Expect more to come :)
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