Querencia
By BiboyFee
Date: July 24, 2024
Ch. 4Building Friendships


Certainly! Here's the improved version of the translated text with corrected grammar:

"Introduce myself, Alvin Jonatan, just call me Alvin. That's all, thank you," he said, abruptly ending his introduction. The class became noisy again because of Alvin's brief introduction. More precisely, it was a lightning-fast introduction by Alvin. Alvin's slender figure didn't attract the interest of the girls. Although there were a few who idolized him, praising how handsome Alvin looked especially when he smiled. His pale skin was admired by several girls, and his black hair became a new idol for the students.

Next, since everyone had finished introducing themselves, it was only Jofan who hadn't come forward. The student council asked him to step forward and introduce himself like the others because they would be study partners for the next year.

"Introduce myself... my name is... Jofan," he said, looking down. Everyone was whispering about Jofan's way of speaking. After going through the quite awkward introduction, he finally managed to sit back down.

The introduction session was over. They began to announce the agenda for the day. Starting with the opening ceremony which would begin in five minutes, followed by a big game on the field, national material in the classroom, break time, and closing ceremony. They only did the Student Orientation Day (PLS) for one day. Because there was no culture of gojlog anymore like in previous years. So, there were only a few activities that could be done.

They gathered on the field after receiving the cue. They lined up neatly and prepared to attend the opening ceremony. It was just a simple assembly with a speech from the principal. As usual, every time there was an event like this, the back rows were always noisy, filled with whispers that sounded loud.

Whatever they were talking about, Rio didn't care and stood calmly. Beside him, Alvin did the same, standing quietly. It was different for Arghi on Rio's other side. He seemed to turn his head in all directions to chat with other classmates. He was like a CCTV camera with motion sensors. He couldn't keep still.

Sometimes Rio reminded Arghi not to be too noisy when talking about something. He just didn't like being disturbed. Hearing the principal's speech alone already annoyed him, let alone Arghi's raucous voice. But Arghi was still Arghi. That student continued to display his cheekiness. Until Rio pinched his waist to make him be quiet.

"Quiet!"

"Ouch, that hurts, Yo!" Arghi complained, rubbing his waist which had been brutally pinched by Rio's strong hands. Rio ignored it and acted as if nothing had happened, making Arghi pout. Annoying. But Arghi didn't dare to make noise again, afraid of getting pinched by Rio for the second time.

Rio's large arms made his waist feel like it was caught in a 20-kilogram iron grip. It was so painful that it felt like it was throbbing. Maybe his skin was already very red or even bleeding from the pinch. Rio really treated him cruelly. Beware, he would soon get back at him, whenever the time was right. But he promised to get back at him soon.

During lunch break, they were given lunch boxes by the organizers. So, no one was allowed to leave the classroom but had to stay inside and finish their lunch while chatting together. The organizers also went to lunch.

Arghi glanced back at Rio and Alvin's seats. He wasn't used to sitting quietly without chatting about anything. His mouth felt itchy just chewing on food. He wanted to invite his benchmate but it felt awkward. Especially since his benchmate had problems from the start, he didn't want to be influenced by the mischievous student.

"Yo, pass me the chili!" Arghi started the conversation. Although previously their relationship was only 3S (smile, greet, greet) in the street, Arghi felt very comfortable speaking casually with Rio. Rio was the type who appeared indifferent and never easily got angry. Always smiling with his handsome face. This made Arghi feel comfortable showing his casual attitude.

Wasn't God unfair to him? Look at his body, slightly overweight with a bit of fat on his stomach. Or chubby cheeks and a round face. His slightly curly hair also made his appearance worse. But look at Rio's appearance now. He looked muscular with muscular arms or a handsome face with a firm jawline. His straight black hair made him even more handsome. It was really unfair.

"No, you can't," Rio replied curtly, making Arghi grumble.

"Stingy," he muttered and turned back to face forward.

"Just take my chili if you don't like spicy," Alvin offered when he saw the commotion beside him. Arghi quickly turned and grinned childishly, making Rio sneer as he watched his behavior. Arghi didn't care. He had already taken the chili from Alvin's lunch box and put it on his rice. Now he casually pushed Rio's lunch box to make space for his own lunch box. Intending to eat together, face to face.

"Move over!" he said bossily. Rio grunted in annoyance but moved his lunch box to give Arghi a little space. From that moment on, Arghi started chattering away, whether he was heard or not.

"Your faces look alike," Arghi commented between bites of chicken. Arghi rolled his eyes, unwilling to respond to the creatures in front of him. Meanwhile, Alvin chuckled at that. A comment he had heard from their classmates in kindergarten.

Indeed, in some moments his face could look similar to Rio's. Somehow someone's face could look alike even though there was no blood relation, especially since Alvin and Rio had not met for almost six years.

"Which part do we look alike, Yo?" Alvin asked, genuinely curious. He just wanted to know which part made him look similar to his friend. Rio shrugged indifferently. He didn't care to think about their resemblance which people often talked about. Just let them look alike, even though in reality they weren't. Maybe their level of handsomeness was similar, which was why they were considered similar. It's as simple as that.

"I don't know, why bother thinking about it?" Rio said casually. He just had no idea which part was similar. Maybe it was just a perception of some people who had just seen them, that's all. People's brains can interpret someone's face in different ways. He could be seen as similar to Justin Bieber, although no one had said so yet. But there was still a possibility that it could happen.



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