In her first day of secondary school, Luka was so nervous. Everything was so new for her. The school was huge and she could barely remember the way around, as she thought. Go to her new class with haft scare but haft excitement, she hoped that everything would be all good and she wouldn't have too many trouble with school. Step into the class, she made a little scan around. Everyone was excited yet nervous just like her. She sighed and decided to sit near the bottom of the class. In her mind, she hoped she could make new friends soon but then the last year incident flashed in her mind, about how her friend had used her and pushed her out when everything has done, her intention dropped. Sit down on the chair, her face dropped a little of the thought the same thing would happen again. At that time, she noticed a new student was going to the seat besides her, but she didn't care to look up, until…
"What with the long face? You don't to have bad luck right at the beginning of the year, do you?"
She surprised as hearing the familiar voice, the voice she didn't think she would have a change to hear again.
"Kamui-kun?"_She looked up.
"Oh, so you still remember my name. I thought you have forgotten it."
"B-But…how…?"
"Well, I just knew that I would go to this school too?"_He laughed and sat down.
"Oh…you…!"_She knocked lightly on his head.
"Ow! Don't tell me that is one of your habits."
"Oh yes, it is!"_She smiled dangerously.
"Goodness…"
"Ha ha…"_She laughed.
"But anyway, I have kept my promise."
"Yes…You have."
Coincidence, wasn't it ?
And more coincidence was…they also entered the same high school, too.
As time passed by, they became good friends with each other. For Luka, she somehow still had the though of the incident with her friendship. Sometimes, she still put her guard up but day by day, her thought faded. They spent all their high school time together, helping each other with science projects and so on…
Then one day…
It was nearly the end of grade 12th. Just a month and a haft more, the 12th grade students will have the college entrance exam. Every student was very busy to study and review their lesson. Every minute at school like gold for them. The pressure of the entrance exam rose in each of everyone.
It has been 3 days…
Luka hasn't gone to school since Wednesday. Gakupo became worry because she didn't reply any of his text messages. And today_Sunday, he decided to come to her house.
And he didn't think that this thing would happen to her right before the entrance exam.
…
A knocking sound came out from the wooden door. Luka was lying on her bed, holding a small doll_her father's birthday present to her when she was a child, with tears in her eyes. Hearing the sound, she tried to stop crying, wiped all the tears the remained in her eyes and got up from the bed. Walking tiredly to the door, she slowly opened it and expected her mother to be outside.
But she was wrong…
"M-Megurine-san…"
It was Gakupo.
Instinctively, Luka closed the door. But Gakupo quickly held the door back before she shut it.
"Hey…Calm down."
Without saying a word, Luka went back into her room, threw herself onto the bed with her face on the pillow. Gakupo went inside her room. He noticed the Violin on the bed had some water drops on its surface. Luka was lying there, her hair covered all her face. Gakupo sat down next to her. He could see her body lightly shook as tears fell down onto the pillow. Placing a hand on her shoulder, he softly comforted her.
"I'm sorry for your lost."
Luka didn't reply.
"So…when will you return to class?"_He asked.
Luka then slowly sat up. Still looking down, she wiped her tears.
"How could I even pass the entrance exam ? There is no use returning back to school. I can't concentrate in anything."_Her voice rose in shiver.
"There is still one more month and if you tried hard, you could do it."
"No…"_She shook her head. "There is no way I could get enough score to get into the Medical school. I'm not good enough."_Her tears fell down again. "I could never…make my father…proud…"
"But you will disappoint him if you don't try your best."_Gakupo said.
"No use anyway. I just simply can't."
"Look…we can know anything in the future, anything could happen. You have to try your best in everything. And even if you can't make it, your father will be proud of you, because he knew you have tried everything you can. Come on, that is also your dream, right? And you have to believe in yourself that you can do it. Don't give up now."
"Did you see my result of the recently exam? It was horrible. There is no way I can do it."_Luka began to shiver hardly.
"I will help you. But you have to try. I know it's very hard to put this pain aside but if you don't, your father won't be happy up there. You don't want that, don't you? Believe me, you can do it. If you tried your best, miracles could happen."
"But…"
"Have I ever lied to you?"
"N-No…But…Do you…really think that…I can?"
"Yes. I will help you. What's a friend for, right?"_He smiled at her.
"…T-Thank you…"
She closed her eyes as slowly laying her head on his shoulder, let the tears came out naturally. Gakupo placed his hand on her shoulder, comforted her in sympathy.
…
With his help, Luka tried her best to leave the pain behind. Everyday, she tried to do as many exercises as possible, focus on repaired her weakness in her past exams and study more about the kind of exercises that could be in the entrance exam. And since Gakupo also planned on going to the Medical college too, he could easily help her in Chemistry and Biology. Because this was her dream and her father's wish, she worked very hard. And just like that, the time left before the exam passed by…
…
She couldn't believe in her eyes when she looked at the result board posted on the school hall. Even with Arika's help, she was still so nervous and afraid that she couldn't make it after the exam day. But there she was, standing in front of the result board, looking at her name with the score on the right. She has made it. Her score even a point higher than the standard score.
"Father…I've made it…"
After that, she gazed up nearly the top of the board. Her eyes once again stopped at a name, which is very familiar to her. Looking at the school's box which written the school that students will go to, she smiled in happiness. The school name was the school she would enter.
"5 more years in college too."
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