Short Story

The Secret Admirer

21st July was my first day for teaching and learning activity in the year 2009/2010. It was unlucky day for me because I overslept. My mother was very angry with me. She woke me up rudely. She watered me like treating flowers in front my house. How poor I was. I hurried to go to school while keeping the miffed feeling.

           At 7.05 a.m, I arrived in front of my class XI.“Oh God, I am taught by Miss. Killer, Miss Elly,” said my deepest heart .  My senior said that she liked to play trick her students.

“Huft. I think it’s time for me to play trick her.” Said my heart again.

I took a long breath before entering the class. When I knocked the door, all eyes in the classroom including Miss Lia’s eyes stared at me. I tried to sooth my mind and heart. Then I said, “Mom, sorry I’m late”

She didn’t give me any response at all. I didn’t know why she was just quiet.

I said once again to her, “Sorry mom, I’m late”

For three times, I tried again to say such words,”Sorry mom, I’m late”

Since there was no response at all, I was so emotional and said rudely to her,”Mom, I’ve apologized for my mistake, why don’t you forgive me?”

Then, she said, “Ehmm, I forgive you”

“Then...” I continued

“You apologize for being late o.k. But I don’t find any polite permission to join my class,” replied the annoying teacher.

I was confused what to say. “So, what should I say? Sorry, I can’t”

“What????” What grade are you in?”

“Eleventh” I said loudly

“Great, you’ve known it very well. So I think You must think by yourself to ask permission in polite ones” said Miss elly

I felt very annoyed with her. They were right that she liked to play fool of her students.

While my mind was wandering out there, she asked me,”Please ask me permission in a polite way”

“Huft,” I could not control myself, then I cried out,”I had better run around the school’s court for 10 to 20 times than do what you want.

Hearing my words, she was very angry and said,”O.k. Just do it. Now!”

I was surprised, she agreed with what I said. I thought that I just showed a little bit acting to snap at her. Huft, she was so frightening. Eventually, I did the punishment that I asked by myself.

“Today is the worst thing I experience. I think Nobody is brave to face me because the people around me entitled me “Mr. Naughty boy, but she.....huft!” Said my heart.

On Thursday, at 12.00 in the afternoon I should meet the teacher again. “Huft, I don’t wanna meet again. Besides, I think it will be a boring time learning English with Miss Killer.” To avoid her, I played truant and ran away from her class.

Seeing what I did, the teacher often called me for counselling, and advised me. To please her heart, I always said, “Yes, Don’t worry. I will always join your class”

Hearing my statement, she felt so relieved. It was so different from my deepest heart. “You get it,” I said.

I did again..and again, especially when the hour of lesson was in the afternoon. Eventually, the upsetting teacher never called and advised me. During her class, she never cared of me and she didn’t take me present there.

On the way to canteen, I laughed proudly and said to my friends,“Look, the poker face never called me for counselling again. She is sick to see me as well during her class. I think she gets bored to see a naughty boy like me. You get it, Miss Elly.”

While showing my arrogance to my friends, Debby, the uggly fat girl came to see me.

“Hi, dear. Here is a letter for you” said the girl.

My heart was trembling. Then, I grabbed the letter as fast as the wind. I was not patient, feeling curoius to see and read the letter haunting my heart.

In the letter, written as follows:

“Hi, I was disappointed with you. You always hurt my favourite teacher. Please, change for me”

With love

Your secret admirer

           The letter really touched me. I asked the sender to Debby, but she said that she didn’t know it. The following days, I tried to be present all time though I should meet the teacher I disliked. 

The letter came...and came gain almost everyday. The words there were so romantic. I really like it. The last letter stated:

“Please, study hard, prove me that you could be the best in my heart. And I will show myself in front of you someday. I will wait the wonderful moment.”

“Oh God, Who is the girl?” My mind was full of imagination.

“Is she Debby??? Oh No! It’s impossible. So, Who is she?” My heart was in uproar.

Suddenly, “ups” I crashed  Bunga, the most beautiful girl in my class. I fell down and I got a little bit of injury. She helped me at once. She took me Betadine for curing my injury.

“Dony, What are you thinking about?”  Then she said. “Please see the way you pass, don’t see the other invisible there.” She made a joke. I just smiled and said sorry to her. After taking care of me, She took me to the class.

I was very delighted getting a help from her. I thought, “Is that the girl sending me a letter?” Huft, my heart got fighting again.

Day by day, month by month I changed my bad habit. I always came on time. I never made a trouble again. I always studied and studied. I got a strong motivation to study and study. Just one thing motivating my change, namely, I wanted to see my secret admirer who always paid attention to me though only via letter. Besides, I wanted to thank her for changing me.

The change lasted until the end of national examination. When, the announcement of national examination came, my friend Debby said to me,

“Miss Elly wanna meet you. Please, hurry up! It’s emergency”

“Hah, what for?? Said my heart.

Then I walked to the teacher’s room, but I didn’t find her. I asked the other teachers. They said that Miss Elly was still in the bathroom. Then, they just asked me to wait her in her room. I just followed what they said. I stood beside Miss Elly’s table. While waiting her, I unintentionally found a half of letter slipped in a dictionary. I didn’t know why I wanted to see the letter. I pulled it slowly.

I paid attention to the handwriting. “Oh God” My heart was beating so hard.

“It’s like the letters I got”

“Oh, God” I was surprised “So,....so....no!!!!!” I screamed slowly.

Suddenly I felt somebody tapping my back. She was Miss Elly.

“Miss, what does it mean??”

“So......you..............” I couldn’t continue my words

She just said, “Sorry, dear. I made this all”

         I was speechless, I get weak. I felt very guilty. At once, I knelt down and cried,”Sorry Miss. I was wrong about you. I made many mistakes to you. I never listened to  you. I’m sorry miss.”

To my surprise, She just answered, “I love you, dear. I’m proud of you. You’ve changed. You have become the best student this year. Congratulation.That’all what I wanna say”

“Really?” I didn’t believe with this all.

           She left me after saying congratulation. I was speechless, and never believed with what I experienced. I thought she was indifferent and didn’t care of me anymore. In fact.......

“Oh no.....”I woke up from my imagination then chased her at once. Getting close to her, nothing I could say, only one sentence coming out from my mouth,“Mom, I love you.”  

She just smiled and answered, “I loved you too,dear”