Alana is a beautiful girl with brown eyes, long hair, and a petite physique. In ancient German, Alana means ‘something precious’.
On Monday, just like her other friends, Alana always started her day by waking up and getting ready to leave for school.
For some people, high school is a very enjoyable time because they do anything and everything with their friends, whether it's good or bad. However, this was not the case for Alana. Although she is now in her third year of high school and only a few months away from graduation, she has never experienced what it's like to have many friends during her high school years. She was simply an observer of the lively atmosphere. Even so, Alana was a bright and exemplary student at school. She also had two good friends and a boyfriend.
The bell rang, signaling the start of the class, and in her classroom, Alana focused solely on her assignments. Occasionally, she chatted with her two good friends, Tyara and Lia, until the class ended and the lunch bell rang. Her two friends approached Alana, "Hey Naa, are you coming to the cafeteria? You're always in the classroom," Lia said in her shrill voice. Then Tyara chimed in, "Yeah, Naa, it feels like you're only in the classroom during every break. Aren't you bored?" Alana replied, "No, not really. Besides, it's nice in the classroom, I like it being quiet. If you guys want to go to the cafeteria, go ahead. I'm fine staying in the classroom." "Ah, you're like you don't have any friends, Naa. People usually go to the cafeteria during break time, but you choose to stay in the classroom and waste your break time," Lia retorted. Alana just laughed at her remark, and the two friends went to the cafeteria, while Alana remained in the classroom, finishing her lunch.
After finishing her lunch, there were still 5 minutes left of break time, and Alana started to get bored. She went outside to look around. From the balcony, she looked down at many of her friends and underclassmen who were chatting and laughing. Alana, upon seeing them, simply smiled faintly and muttered to herself, "How can people have so many friends, easily mingle, and readily embrace new things, while I'm an introvert?" That's what Alana said, until suddenly, she was snapped back to reality by her classmates who were starting to enter the classroom because break time was almost over.
After that, the bell rang, everyone went back to class, and continued learning. Until 1 pm, the dismissal bell rang. Everyone started to pack up their books and hurried to leave the classroom. As usual, Alana immediately rushed home, while her friends were used to seeing her leave alone, as everyone else after school chose to hang out before going home.
Alana walked home because her house was near the school. At home, she was greeted by her grandmother. Alana lived at home with her grandmother because her parents were not in Indonesia. She also has an older sister, but they don't live together. "Naa, let's eat first. It's already noon. Your stomach might start acting up," her grandmother said. Alana simply replied, "Yes, Grandma…" Then, Alana had lunch while checking her phone and replying to a chat from her boyfriend.
Alana has a boyfriend named William. They have been dating for about 10 months. Funnily enough, they met on social media, specifically Instagram. Yes, it started with direct messages, and then they eventually developed a relationship. William is a dental student at a very renowned university. In the chat, William also reminded her, "Naa, don't forget to have lunch, or your stomach will start acting up." Alana replied, "Yes, you too, don't forget to have lunch." That's how they are. During the day, their chats are very brief, but at night, they talk on the phone. Alana understands because her partner is very busy. However, she is used to it, and she never makes a fuss about it.
After finishing her meal, Alana cleaned up. Then, she went to her room, lay down on her bed while reading a book about introverts, and contemplated, "Why is it that during my teenage years, I don't like to talk or mingle with a lot of people? I also don't like being in the midst of a crowd, whereas when I was younger, I was active, and everyone even said I was a very chatty child." Alana chuckled softly, until eventually, she stopped and fell asleep. Alana woke up and saw that it was already 6 pm. She quickly got out of bed, took a shower, and then ate dinner. Once everything was done, she studied for the next day until 7 pm.
After that, Alana organized and put away her books. At that precise moment, a call came in from William, and Alana immediately answered it.
"Hello," Alana answered. "Hello, are you busy?" William replied. "No, I just finished studying. Oh yeah, how was your day?" Alana asked with enthusiasm. "Haha," William chuckled softly and continued with his conversation, "Okay, okay, let's do a life report first… So, I woke up early, made coffee, then rushed to the hospital because today is odd-even license plate day, then went to the office, and then I had a meeting at 4 pm. How about you today? Anything interesting happen?"
"Just the usual, I went to school, came home, read a book, and then fell asleep," Alana replied. They talked a lot until finally, Alana asked, "I want to ask you something. What's it like being an extrovert?"
Then, William replied, "Naa, you might always think that I enjoy meeting a lot of people and exploring new things, but you should know that sometimes, even after meeting a lot of people, I also need time for myself or with the people I love. Why are you asking that? Naa, I've never had a problem with you being the way you are… I also don't mind that you're a bit lazy, haha." "Oh, you're such a… haha," and then they laughed, and at 10 pm, they ended their call because they had to sleep.
Before going to sleep, Alana began to contemplate and think about William's answer. She started to understand that being an introvert is her personality. Alana simply doesn't like being in the middle of a crowd or talking to a lot of people. It's not because introverts are strange and can't socialize, but it's her personality, and that personality needs to be accepted by herself.
Sometimes, Alana envied extroverts, and she also thought that she had tried to hang out with her friends… tried to be an extrovert, but it all made her tired. Even if, for example, yesterday she went out with her friends and met a lot of people, the next day, she would definitely lock herself in her room, sleeping or watching movies.
Gradually, Alana's feelings began to become neutral. She started to understand that everyone has different personalities, whether it's formed by their environment or innate, and as the meaning of her name suggests, Alana is also someone precious. Whatever our personality, we must be able to accept and love ourselves because everyone has their own flaws and strengths. Because when we accept ourselves, we can start to see the strengths that we have, not just the flaws in ourselves. An introvert's personality is not just about being quiet and not being able to get close to people, but there are other strengths that we can show. We start all of this by loving ourselves.
Alana is a beautiful girl with brown eyes, long hair, and a petite physique. In ancient German, Alana means ‘something precious’. On Monday, just like her other friends, Alana always started her day by waking up and getting ready to leave for school. For some people, high school is a very enjoyable time because they do anything and everything with their friends, whether it's good or bad. However, this was not the case for Alana. Although she is now in her third year of high school and only a few months away from graduation, she has never experienced what it's like to have many friends during her high school years. She was simply an observer of the lively atmosphere. Even so, Alana was a bright and exemplary student at school. She also had two good friends and a boyfriend. The bell rang, signaling the start of the class, and in her classroom, Alana focused solely on her assignments. Occasionally, she chatted with her two good friends, Tyara and Lia, until the class ended and the lunch bell rang. Her two friends approached Alana, "Hey Naa, are you coming to the cafeteria? You're always in the classroom," Lia said in her shrill voice. Then Tyara chimed in, "Yeah, Naa, it feels like you're only in the classroom during every break. Aren't you bored?" Alana replied, "No, not really. Besides, it's nice in the classroom, I like it being quiet. If you guys want to go to the cafeteria, go ahead. I'm fine staying in the classroom." "Ah, you're like you don't have any friends, Naa. People usually go to the cafeteria during break time, but you choose to stay in the classroom and waste your break time," Lia retorted. Alana just laughed at her remark, and the two friends went to the cafeteria, while Alana remained in the classroom, finishing her lunch. After finishing her lunch, there were still 5 minutes left of break time, and Alana started to get bored. She went outside to look around. From the balcony, she looked down at many of her friends and underclassmen who were chatting and laughing. Alana, upon seeing them, simply smiled faintly and muttered to herself, "How can people have so many friends, easily mingle, and readily embrace new things, while I'm an introvert?" That's what Alana said, until suddenly, she was snapped back to reality by her classmates who were starting to enter the classroom because break time was almost over. After that, the bell rang, everyone went back to class, and continued learning. Until 1 pm, the dismissal bell rang. Everyone started to pack up their books and hurried to leave the classroom. As usual, Alana immediately rushed home, while her friends were used to seeing her leave alone, as everyone else after school chose to hang out before going home. Alana walked home because her house was near the school. At home, she was greeted by her grandmother. Alana lived at home with her grandmother because her parents were not in Indonesia. She also has an older sister, but they don't live together. "Naa, let's eat first. It's already noon. Your stomach might start acting up," her grandmother said. Alana simply replied, "Yes, Grandma…" Then, Alana had lunch while checking her phone and replying to a chat from her boyfriend. Alana has a boyfriend named William. They have been dating for about 10 months. Funnily enough, they met on social media, specifically Instagram. Yes, it started with direct messages, and then they eventually developed a relationship. William is a dental student at a very renowned university. In the chat, William also reminded her, "Naa, don't forget to have lunch, or your stomach will start acting up." Alana replied, "Yes, you too, don't forget to have lunch." That's how they are. During the day, their chats are very brief, but at night, they talk on the phone. Alana understands because her partner is very busy. However, she is used to it, and she never makes a fuss about it. After finishing her meal, Alana cleaned up. Then, she went to her room, lay down on her bed while reading a book about introverts, and contemplated, "Why is it that during my teenage years, I don't like to talk or mingle with a lot of people? I also don't like being in the midst of a crowd, whereas when I was younger, I was active, and everyone even said I was a very chatty child." Alana chuckled softly, until eventually, she stopped and fell asleep. Alana woke up and saw that it was already 6 pm. She quickly got out of bed, took a shower, and then ate dinner. Once everything was done, she studied for the next day until 7 pm After that, Alana organized and put away her books. At that precise moment, a call came in from William, and Alana immediately answered it. "Hello," Alana answered. "Hello, are you busy?" William replied. "No, I just finished studying. Oh yeah, how was your day?" Alana asked with enthusiasm. "Haha," William chuckled softly and continued with his conversation, "Okay, okay, let's do a life report first… So, I woke up early, made coffee, then rushed to the hospital because today is odd-even license plate day, then went to the office, and then I had a meeting at 4 pm. How about you today? Anything interesting happen?" "Just the usual, I went to school, came home, read a book, and then fell asleep," Alana replied. They talked a lot until finally, Alana asked, "I want to ask you something. What's it like being an extrovert?" Then, William replied, "Naa, you might always think that I enjoy meeting a lot of people and exploring new things, but you should know that sometimes, even after meeting a lot of people, I also need time for myself or with the people I love. Why are you asking that? Naa, I've never had a problem with you being the way you are… I also don't mind that you're a bit lazy, haha." "Oh, you're such a… haha," and then they laughed, and at 10 pm, they ended their call because they had to sleep. Before going to sleep, Alana began to contemplate and think about William's answer. She started to understand that being an introvert is her personality. Alana simply doesn't like being in the middle of a crowd or talking to a lot of people. It's not because introverts are strange and can't socialize, but it's her personality, and that personality needs to be accepted by herself. Sometimes, Alana envied extroverts, and she also thought that she had tried to hang out with her friends… tried to be an extrovert, but it all made her tired. Even if, for example, yesterday she went out with her friends and met a lot of people, the next day, she would definitely lock herself in her room, sleeping or watching movies Gradually, Alana's feelings began to become neutral. She started to understand that everyone has different personalities, whether it's formed by their environment or innate, and as the meaning of her name suggests, Alana is also someone precious. Whatever our personality, we must be able to accept and love ourselves because everyone has their own flaws and strengths. Because when we accept ourselves, we can start to see the strengths that we have, not just the flaws in ourselves. An introvert's personality is not just about being quiet and not being able to get close to people, but there are other strengths that we can show. We start all of this by loving ourselves.
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