Fiction Story : Rainbow of Hope

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Romy is a child of a less fortunate family, his father and his mother are scavengers who look for everyday items around them, and who are on the sidewalks even in trash can they take it with a sense of zeal and no shame. Having a job as a scavenger is not enough to meet their daily needs, they are trying to earn money by working hard to meet the needs of their families who are deprived.

Romy sits in 9th grade of Junior High School which is a favorite school in "Manado" , although he is a child of a less fortunate family but she is a good student even she is always ranked in her class. After school home Romy always help his mother to find used goods on the roadside or garbage container with sacks and iron that is made like a hook and dressed dirty dirty.

One day Romy hears the announcement that the National Examination will be held one more month, all Romy classmates talk about High School which belongs to a favorite school in Manado, but Romy just sits in his seat because he is confused whether he can continue school again or not because he feels he will not be able to with his father and his mother who works as a scavenger of the streets.

The bell rang and the subject teacher ended the class and invited all the students to go home, but it was strange not as usual done by Romy, usually after the bell went home he immediately rushed to go home and help his parents to work.

In the afternoons came not felt that Romy fell asleep in the class and he immediately packed his book and pen and put it in a bag, then he came out of the classroom was the school atmosphere is very quiet there is only Mr. Tarmin school gardener Mr. Tarmin asked Romy " why do not we just go home early this morning? "with a lethargic and limp face Romy replied" I fell asleep in the class "and he went straight home.

On the Road to the house Romy saw from a distance that there was a mob and there was a motorbike lying on the ground a little crushed, then Romy approached him. Romy was shocked to see a sack of used bottles and scraps that he seemed to recognize, and he immediately approached the newspaper-covered man in the midst of the crowd, nervously opening the newspaper and then the joyful gaze turned into a lump glass and cried it turns out the person is his father who died from being hit.

2 weeks later Romy only lives with his mother, he always comes home early because there are many jobs that must be done by Romy in order to meet the daily needs. After school he searched for used goods or plastic bottles and he arranged the traffic on the highway or the road, in the morning after the shubuh prayer Romy learned and prepared to leave for school.

Bell goes first lesson is the lesson Mr. Stevant is a math lesson, unlike usually Romy who is always the spirit in learning and often answer questions from teachers that other students can not now Romy just pause and head rested on the table, Mr. Stevant pay attention to Romy and feel strange uncharacteristically always a spirit of learning and answering questions. Then Mr. Stevant came to him and asked "Why sleep in the class when it's still the first hour, please to the bathroom wash my face".

The bell breaks and Mr. Stevant invites Romy to go to the teacher's room, where Mr. Stevant Asks Romy "Why were you in the class sleeping uncharacteristically you like that?" "Yes sir I am exhausted because after coming home I immediately helped Mom and night I am the parking attendants to help mother needs. Romy answered, they talked for a long time and Mr. Stevant motivated Romy that he should learn the spirit of National Examination soon and he had to get into that favorite high school.

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Going home school usually Romy directly looking for used goods now he learn first before looking for used goods because he has a hope to enter the school's favorite. With a sense of passion Romy helped his mother work but Romy sad when he saw him mother whether to finance the school, because he realized him mother is only a scavenger who to eat was all mediocre if possible I can go to high school Favorites? murmured silently Romy.

Entering the last week of the Trials, Romy sat in front of the house with a cool evening air and saw the stars in the sky and daydreaming "can I continue in my favorite high school?" Romy murmured silently.

Night went on and Romy was cold immediately went into the house and saw his mother who was sewing clothes, and Romy approached him and asked his mother "can I continue to that favorite school?" With a smile I was forced to answer " "With a sense of indecision and less satisfied Romy straight into a very small room.

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The next day as usual Romy wake up and learn but he is confused as to why he did not see the mother who usually sweep the yard, it turns out his mother was still asleep from exhaustion think. Time goes on now is the time Romy went to school as usual with a high spirit and a cheerful face. Incidentally the way to the school through the favorite high school was not as usual he stopped in front of the School and said to himself "wah really magnificent and clean school", then Romy went straight to the School.

After school as usual after Romy helped his mother scavenge, Romy picked up some old newspapers and picked up old newspapers, and Romy was curious about a piece of old newspaper that seemed like a free school word and she read it was true that the newspaper contained that superior school she wanted looking for 10 achieving Children and Schools without a penny. Romy ran to him mother and told her that the high school of Manado had opened the scholarship to the achieving children, with the pleasure of him mother supporting and praying that Romy could be accepted in high school.

Romy continue to learn diligently to be able to get the scholarship. there was a National examination will take place and Romy not forget asked prayers and blessing to his mother so that can do about National examination and get the value of satisfactory to be acceptable in superior high school to that.

Months later the results of the National Examination was announced, Romy is very worried whether he graduated or not, after the envelope was opened he graduated and get the highest score in his class, the next day Romy immediately prepare the requirements for registration and do not forget before register Romy took his mother to his father's tomb to ask to be accepted and get a scholarship in Manado superior High School.

2 days later Romy received a letter from Manado High School that he got 3rd place from 568 children, Romy is very happy that he can go to superior high school that Romy Hope since his father is alive. And he promised to go to school in earnest in order to succeed in high school and achieve the ideals of a doctor to be happy his mother later. Now Romy is now head of OSIS in superior high school Manado, because in addition Romy has a spirit of leader and responsible.

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