The students of Harapan Muda High School were going through the rebellious phase of adolescence. It was a scorching hot afternoon. Inside the classroom, a tall, handsome boy was seen pelting his friend with paper.
Ms. Sofi, the Singing Arts teacher, was clearly annoyed.
“Harold, stop it! Concentrate!” she snapped, irritated.
Harold was Ratna’s classmate, came from a wealthy family that owned a prominent company in Bandung. Harold was known as the class ringleader, and as usual, he ignored Ms. Sofi's warning. Casually, he continued to throw crumpled paper at Handy.
“Harold, stop!” Ms. Sofi yelled again, louder this time.
Finally, Ms. Sofi’s patience ran out.
“Fine, now you get out. Get out!” she said firmly.
Harold gave a small, mocking smile. He was indeed handsome—tall, fair-skinned, and the crush of many girls in class. But, well... he was also notorious for being a troublemaker. Harold didn’t budge from his seat.
Ms. Sofi began to lose her temper.
“Either you leave, or I leave?”
The class suddenly erupted.
“You leave, Ma’am!” several students shouted, laughing.
“Yeah, you leave! Harold stays here!” Laughter, desk pounding, and chair scraping echoed like a chaotic rhythm in the classroom.
Ratna remained silent, as did Helen next to her. Behind them sat Hengki and Dani, who also chose to stay quiet. Hengki was the class champion, and he knew when to hold back.
In Ratna’s class, students were free to choose their seating partners. Ratna felt comfortable sitting with Helen because they were like-minded—both took public transportation every day. She also knew that Hengki and Dani were the same. The four of them shared the same view: teachers must be respected. Watching the chaotic scene unfold, they could only remain silent and concerned.
Ms. Sofi finally became genuinely angry and stormed out of the classroom.
But instead of calming down, the atmosphere grew even rowdier. Laughter and the sound of slamming desks intensified.
A moment later, a male teacher entered—Mr. Subrata, the Math teacher.
“Quiet! All of you, be quiet!” he shouted loudly.
Behind him, Ms. Sofi was visible, her face pale as if holding back tears.
But the class only got noisier. Until eventually, Mr. Subrata and Ms. Sofi also left the class in frustration.
The situation became completely uncontrollable.
A few moments later, the Vice Principal, Mr. Bram, entered, along with Ms. Sofi, Mr. Subrata, and the Chemistry teacher, Mr. Wadi. They immediately approached Harold and told him to leave.
For some reason, Harold complied this time. As soon as he stepped out, the class suddenly went silent. Some students just chuckled softly, looking down.
Since then, Ms. Sofi decided not to continue the lesson for the day. The class was replaced by Mr. Subrata. He started teaching Math, and the atmosphere slowly returned to normal.
“You’ve been very naughty today,” he said.
“Look, Ratna, Helen, Hengki, and Dani weren’t affected at all. They are good and smart students.”
For some reason, since that day, Harold and his friends began to act coldly toward the four students. It seemed they were angry after hearing Mr. Subrata praise Ratna and her friends for continuing to respect their teachers.
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