Friendship

Do you love travelling? Many people love travelling. So do I. Many people love travelling because it makes them relax and gives many new experiences. For me, travelling not only makes me relaxes and gives many experiences but it also shows me the true meaning of “friendship”. When I was in Senior High School; exactly when I was in grade X, my teacher invited my class to tour was Medan. It sounds great because it was the first time for me go holiday with my teachers and my friends as long as I was in Senior High School. The trip gave me many experiences and the trip showed me what the real meaning of friendship. Friendship is about trusts each other, helping each other, loving each other and being crazy together.

When we heard my alarm rang, I woke up like a person who afraid left an airplane; I run into my bath room as soon as possible. This morning I would go to Medan for holiday. We began our trip with prayed and hope ALLAH blessed our trip. We left Padang on Monday at 09.00, I forgot when the date exactly. That morning although the sky was overcastbut, but we decided to continued our trip. We spent our time for 22 hours in bus to arrive in Medan. I arrived in Medan at Tuesday 5.00 am. Welcome in Medan! Medan welcomed us with sounds of bird, spread of beautiful lake, nice view with many white building around Lake Toba and the fresh weather. I with my group stayed in hotel where the place already booked by our guide.

The first day in Medan we just spent out time with play around Lake Toba where there was a box which full of water and I jump into it. I can’t describe my felt, I was so happy. I could play and laugh together with my friends and my teachers. I didn’t know if the swimming pool too deep although not in the middle side. And when we were swim, I was sinking and fortunately there was a senior help me. For me, at the time he was like a hero.  His name is Kevi. He is a handsome and clever. My other friends worried about my condition, and they asked me to more carefully then. At that time I could see if they were care and love me. We just not only laugh together but also sad together when one of us got disaster.

Earlier morning in the second day we went to Tomok. Tomok was a place located in Samosir Island where people could buy many specifics characteristic of Medan. Besides, the things that sold had a good quality, the price was cheaper compared the price in Padang. My friends bought many things and me too. I remembered that my niece asked me to buy her gift. I bough many things, there were for my mother, my father, two my brothers, two my sisters and special for my niece. While we were shopping, Ayu shouted she lost her wallet. Ayu told to me that she had much money, but when she wanted to pay her expense, she was really shocked because there was no wallet anymore in her pocket. She hugged me and cried loudly and made me confused. My other friends did not know about what happened to Ayu, because they were in different place at that time. There were some of them on boat. I called one of my teacher and they came. My teacher asked me what happened and I told them. Suddenly, there was a teacher remembered that when our on the boat, she saw a black thing like a box fell in Lake. And that was a bad news because it was ayu’s wallet. It must be Ayu’s wallet because the color of her wallet was black. My teacher became regret why she ignored it. 

            My teacher said “I am really sorry my dear. Actually I think that is a wallet, but I think it is impossible because no one tell me that she or he lost them wallet, so I just ignore it”.

After that, one of my friends came. Her name is Tesa. Tesa asked me what happened and I told her.

She said “do not be afraid Ayu, you are not alone we will help you”. “Hey my friends, what do you think if we collect our money to help Ayu pay her groceries?” Tesa gave a good idea.  

“That is a great idea” the other friend shouted it.

Ayu just smile and we hugged each other. “What a friend for “ I said .

The next day our destination was going to Brastagi.  Brastagi is a panorama had a good view where we can ride horse, pick flowers of passion fruit and strawberry. When we arrived in Brastagi I rude horse with Meci, it was the first time I ride a horse. Other friends and my teachers went to somewhere they wanted, but we must come back together again in 3 hours after and must be on time. When I rude a horse with her, suddenly Kevi came with a white horse. He looked like a prince with the white horse. We were rude around the panorama together. After that we went to garden of strawberry and flower of passion fruit. It was so happy because I could pick the strawberry with Kevi and we didn’t know that the time was already over. It had been 3 hours I spent time with him and it was a short time I thought. Finally, we went to place where all of my teachers and friends already together; they were singing together and we follow them. We really enjoyed the short time.

The last our destination was went to Medan Industrial Area or Kawasan Industri Medan. The place was so interesting for me because the place was so clean and neat although the place was an area of industrial enterprises. We went to Waste Water Company where the company recycles waste water, so there was no water wasted. The company was big, the owner of company and the employees served us too polite. They told us many things about the company, included the history of that company and shared about how to develop the company became a big company. I have an uncle who was live in Medan and when I was in Kawasan Industri Medan. I asked him that I was in Kawasan Industri Medan and he visited that place. I was so happy because my uncle gave me money. He asked me to stay in his house for a few days, but I could not because I had to come back Padang soon. After magrib, we began my trip to come back to Padang. On the way, one of my friends got stomached. Her name is Vivin. Vivin told me that she was really hungry, but she could not tell to my teacher because she did not want disturb my teacher who were sleeping. I remember that I still have a loaf of bread in my bag, and I gave her. She was very thankful to me and hugged me. She said “I got many lessons in this trip, one of the important lesson is I got and I know now the true meaning of friendship”. “I know you feel hungry too, right? But you just ignore your self and care to me”.

The time for holiday was over and I back to school. When the break bells rang I went to canteen and I met Kevi and the others friend who were follow the last trip.  He asked us to lunch together. It was the best experience for me. Since the trip I with the other friends and my teachers became a family. We were often spent time together. Moreover, my teachers often treat us at canteen and invite us to lunch in their house. What a nice friendship!