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"Beep!" School's bell rang. Several minutes later high school students spread outof their classes. Three male students who had after-class-duty for today are stillin the class.

Student1: "How if we cast lots to determine who does after-class-duty for today?Then the others can go home."

Student2: "I like that! How if we do that by using pieces of sheets in our wallet?

Who has the most number of paper sheets, stays."

Student1: "Deal."

Student1 quickly took out his wallet and showed its contents.

Student1: "Four banknotes and one coin. So, four sheets."

Student2 took out his wallet enthusiastically then showed its contents.

Student2: "Three banknotes and three coins. So, three sheets."

Student3 took out his wallet, took a peep, then opened it widely in front of hisfriends.

Student3: "Two banknotes and three coins. So, two sheets. I have the fewest. SoI'm going home!"

Student1: "Eits, Wait! See, there are two restaurant bills and one picture. All isfive sheets. So, you are staying here."

Student2: "Bye Felix, and don't forget about..."

Felix: "What?"

Student2: "Windows... are still open (please shut down), the floor is still dry,plants are thirsty"

Student3/Felix: "What?"

Student1 and Student2 escaped from the class.

Student3/Felix: "HEY! DIDN'T YOU BRING ANY IDs, CARDs, PLASTICs, PAPER,LEAVES, OR ANYTHING ELSE?"

Felix was left alone in the room. The whiteboard was full of handwritings, desksand chairs were messed up, the floor was dirty, and other things still needed to

be cleaned up. So Felix did the after-class-duty by himself. His bag and his walletwere left on one of the desks. When Felix was working, a crunchy voice surprised

him

"Felix!"

"Eh. Hi, Sha!"

"Just like I expected, you are still here. So, 'you did it again', huh?"

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"I also expected that after school I would do after-class-duty with a pretty girl."

"A pretty girl doing after-class-duties with Class Representative. What will TheWorld say?"

"The World will not say anything, but The World will witness the love storiesbetween you and I.

"I love you."

"I do too, more than anything."

Elisha smiled. Elisha helped Felix did the after-class-duty. Elisha cleaned up thewhiteboard and tidy up desks and chairs, while Felix did other works. After thatthey walked along the school corridors, talking about their own stories in the pastand their dreams of the future.Felix and Elisha planned to continue their study to Kestrel University. Although

Felix got an opportunity to study in Leopard University which is touted as TheBest School, his parents want him to stay in the Monarchy, the city where Felix

was raised. Felix looked this as a chance to give back his parents and maintainhis relationship with Elisha.

Sun had already set when both of them come out from the school area. Theywaited the sun to hide behind the school building before they made a promise tomeet on the day after. Felix and Elisha splitted up at Elisha's house.

The next morning Felix woke up enthusiastically. That day was Elisha's, hisfriends's, and his graduation day. When Felix was doing his preparation for the

graduation ceremony at the later evening, Felix realized that his wallet was notthere. Felix didn't go out of his house since he got back from the school, so helooked it in his house, but the wallet was not found. Felix went to school to look

for his wallet. Actually Felix was just afraid of losing Elisha's picture, which heexchanged it with his in the beginning of their relationship. Felix got permission

from school guards to get in and look for his wallet. He looked in class rooms andcorridors that he had passed, he also asked school staff, but he still didn't find the

wallet.Time when Felix had to pick up Elisha had come. Felix returned with bare hands.Felix tried to calm himself by thinking that Elisha might have kept his wallet.When Felix arrived in front of Elisha's house, it was quiet and dark. Felix rang thehouse's bell, but no one came out to greet him. Felix tried to contact Elisha, but

her phone was not active. All doors and windows were locked. Felix waited.Time showed that graduation event had begun, while Felix was still in front ofElisha's house and Elisha was not there. Felix left Elisha's house and went to

graduation event alone. Not unexpectedly, that day Felix graduated and achievedthe "Best Student" award. Felix knew he was supposed to be happy to receive

that prestiguous award, as his friends from the same class felt proud of him, butFelix could not cover his uneasiness and doubt, since Elisha was not there.

"Mia, where is Elisha?"

"I am sorry. I have no idea. This afternoon she called me. She said that herfather was relocated. She and her family need to come along, but she did not say

where she would go. She seemed to be rushing as if there is no time to explainanything. But I'm sure she will call us back when she has arrived there."

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"Why didn't she tell me anything about it?"

"I don't know why. May be, for Elisha, I am the only important person. Justkidding. Lix, do you know about orchids in Elisha's backyard? She wants you totake care of them. Have a nice gardening." :p

"The orchids in the vase?"

Mia raised both of her shoulder (she had no clue).

Orchids are Elisha's favourite. After returned from graduation event, Felix went toElisha's house. He jumped over the hedge and took the orchids. Felix put the

orchids in his windows.

Felix attended Kestrel University as planned. Felix did not want to disappoint hisparents, he did his study seriously. Once in a while Felix hoped that one day he

would be able to unexpectedly meet Elisha in his lectures, but it had neverhappened. In second year, Felix decided to terminate his relationship with hispast, he changed his phone numbers. Although the orchids had been died, butFelix was still keeping them.

Felix graduated from Kestrel University with very satisfactory results. Felix got a

job in Norman, a company which was located just several hours from MonarchyCity. Although Norman was a multinational company, global economic crisis made

it also had a difficult time. Their orders drastically dropped more and more. Felixwanted to stay there, but the company decided to stop its operational activities.Felix could not do anything and since then he joined with hundreds of otherpeople who sought employments.

Felix returned to his parent's house and tried to look for another job. In thissituation most of the companies preferred laying off to hiring new employees.

Several months had passed and Felix was still looking for a job. Felix did a lot ofinterviews but not even one succeed. Several HR (Human Resource) people

interviewed Felix just to make themselves look good to their boss by doinguseless interviews. Felix received various comments from the HR departments,such as "You are not suitable for this company because you don't have moreenough experience", "Are you teasing me by using a typical answer for interviewquestions?", "You are a boy, what we need is a girl.". His parents, in their hearts,didn't really want Felix to work in a company, because they can enjoy Felix in

their old ages longer.

Felix thought that he started well. He had some achievements in academic and

professionalism. With all that achievements Felix thought that he should havebeen success and happy, but he did not. He wondered why people were talking

about being a successful person, and what being successful meant. He failed toget an employment like many others and now he felt that he was useless. Felixkept asking himself why had this happened and what he should have done? Felixcouldn't even imagine his future. He was depressed and disoriented.

In this state Felix felt that he did not have any hope. Felix tried not to be like this, but

all of his efforts led to failures. The world did not want him. His parents did not really

give attention to him. Felix thought that he did not have any reason to life. Felixwanted to end all this. He wanted to commit suicide.

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Felix opened his window. Dark cloud filled the sky and thunders stroke. Worldbecame an unfriendly place for Felix. Felix stepped one of his leg on the window.Felix's leg pushed the orchid's vase. The vase fell down outside his house andbroke into pieces. Felix looked to the ground. Soil and orchids scattered aroundthere, but there was something else. Felix went down and got out of his house.He found a package. When he opened it, he found his lost wallet, one that was

lost back then just before Elisha left him. Felix opened it. Its contents still seemedthe same: two banknotes, three coins, two restaurant bills and a piece of Elisha's

photograph. A sheet of paper slipped between the wallet fold.