You're (Not) Different

And that day came, the waking of the sun was accompanied by a stretch that had not yet turned blue stretching across the sky. You rushed to school accompanied by your papa, who drove you in a two-wheeled vehicle, which could exist in no time. 

Investigating, your papa borrowed that belonging to a relative who lived not far from home. Along the way, a cool breeze caressed your body; and you prepared yourself to meet new people. "Okay, everything's going to be okay. You'll be accepted and make some friends!" You're trying to convince yourself. "Then you can go home by public transportation. Only once by bus." Your papa broke your focus when you were encouraging yourself. "Okay, papa". You replied while nodding.

After about twenty minutes of travel, you arrived at your new school. And you got off the motorbike; didn't forget to kiss your papa's hand peppered with clichd messages from your papa about the new school. Then, you entered that building; a building with three main buildings in it, which were dominated by green on the walls, and a dark brown roof. Your feet step into it; looked up where your class was. As you walked, people stared at you with strange looks. Not a few of them laughed at you with a slow laugh. 

You felt weird. "What is wrong with me? Am I wearing something wrong? Today everyone is dressed in white and blue, and so am I. What happens?" You muttered as you glanced at your body. Without thinking, you hurried back to find your class. After a while, you found your class. It's at the end of the second building, right next to a small sports field. Silence for a moment, you stepped inside, which looked crowded. You stepped inside and again; they gave you strange looks. You tried to ignore that and stepped towards the empty seat in front. You looked down and reconsidered what was wrong with you. That was until someone come over to you.

"Hey Bro, where are you coming from?" He asked and acted as if he knew you.

"I come from Eastern Indonesia." You lifted your face and looked at him.

"Wow, so exotic." He gave an expression of being interested in you and gave a condescending look. Then he looked at his other classmates, and they gave a low chuckle. "Excuse me, did you notice any wrong with me?" You tried to ask to determine what was wrong with you. "Wrong? No, you're not wrong. They just 'jealous' of you." Then he answered you, followed by laughter afterward. After that, he left you and gathered with his friend; meanwhile, you looked slightly irritated at him.

Along with your annoyance, you heard footsteps wearing high heels, and the students in the class immediately sat down according to their seats. She's the homeroom teacher. As soon as she entered, all the students stood up and greeted him; you also followed it. "Alright, before our lesson today, we will be acquainted with a new student in our class. Okay, Norman, please stand before the guys and introduce yourself." The homeroom teacher started this class by introducing you. You nodded and walked towards the front of the students.

"OK, good morning, everyone. I am Norman, and I come from East Indonesia. Nice to meet you all and let's be friendly." You introduced yourself nervously. "Hey, who turned off the light? I can't see it." One of the students shouted, followed by the whole class's laughter. You could only bend down and squeeze your hand tightly. Apparently, your worries last night paid off badly; looked like you won't be accepted. 

"Edy, watch your words! Norman, don't take what he says to heart. You can sit down, Norman." The homeroom teacher dampened the atmosphere and defended you. Then, you walked towards the seat while looking down. After that, learning activities began. You kept looking down while contemplating. 'Yeah, I know. There's nothing wrong with me. They think I'm weird apparently.' You muttered to yourself.

When the lesson was over, all the students dispersed out of their respective classes to go home. After packing up your school pack, you went out of the classroom. The sun was rising, scorching everything it saw, and you were walking towards the bus stop. Along the way, you look at the other students while thinking.