CASHREN JHED VENDIDO'S POV
“CASHREN! Do you have a group yet?!” I rolled my eyes when I heard her voice. His voice was irritating at times. Earache. I immediately put my things in my backpack and slung it over my shoulder. I ignored Giuseppe Salvatore.
"Cashren! Go ahead, join our group!” Consetta scolded me. Giuseppe's cousin. There's no doubt that they are cousins because they are both loud, naughty and talkative.
I left our classroom and I still felt them chasing me. Their ears are also hurt by wearing stilettos instead of black shoes without heels. I turned to them without emotion.
"Leave me alone," I said coldly as I turned my back on them. I don't want to be with anyone, I don't want to have friends because I don't like being noisy. So I really prefer a quiet place.
But these cousins, even though I repeatedly rejected them, they still continued to approach me. Sometimes I just let them go. Because it's tiring to disobey them that they don't listen to me. So it's really in their attitude that they are naughty.
I was on my 11th grade, and 19 years old. My parents even educated me in a private school. That's easy when your parents are rich. You can go to any school you want. You just say a word to your parents, it seems like you just flip and magic will come out. But of course not all of us get what we want. Only children like us are lucky and financial is not a problem.
My Dad, he has a business company while my Mom is also a stylist and has a boutique. Mostly our mothers are actually fashion designers. So I am one of the lucky children to have such a mother and a good father.
"Cashren, you made the top 3 again, didn't you?" Consetta asked me.
"What about you now?" I asked him without emotion.
He was always Top 1 in our class and Giuseppe followed. To be honest, studying is tiring, but it is necessary for our future. I didn't finish my studies.
There are businessmen who have no education but they do their jobs well. I am referring to their business company.
Eh, what do teachers just teach us? Just how to read, write and also to have knowledge in everything but they didn't teach us how to make money or how to become rich.
As Neil Gaiman said,
"I've been making a list of the things they don't teach you at school. They don't teach you how to love somebody. They don't teach you how to be famous. They don't teach you how to be rich or how to be poor. They don't teach you how to walk away from someone you don't love any longer. They don't teach you how to know what's going on in someone else's mind. They don't teach you what to say to someone who's dying. They don't teach you anything worth knowing." It is up to us how we can increase our knowledge.
Because I know if you are just an employee you are chasing time. Without time you have no salary.
So after I graduated college I planned I was setting up a restaurant or is it just my perspective as a student?
Money is more important to us that's why they should teach us. Because even if you are a police officer, teacher, engineer and etcetera, I know that they are not rich and they will not get rich. With the amount of bills we have, right? Because I believe you can only be rich if you own a business company because you don't work yourself, money will work for you.
"I have a question," I said and the two looked at me. They were a little surprised when I suddenly spoke.
“What is that, Cashren?” Giuseppe asked me.
The three of us were on the rooftop. These two did follow me. They eat fries and soft drinks. For me it's just burgers and bottled water.
"As for ultimate freedom, what is important for you? Health freedom, financial freedom or time freedom?” I asked them and I looked at them seriously.
"Hmm, for me I don't need financial freedom anymore because I'm already secure there. So I am health freedom. Because we should always be healthy," replied Consetta. I understand why he wants health freedom and not financial freedom. Because I know he is a good person.
Next I looked at Giuseppe who was stunned for a moment because he also seemed to be thinking about what he would choose and answer me.
“I am... uhm. I'm healthy so I don't need health freedom anymore. Maybe... I'll choose financial freedom. I can buy as much as I want---”
"Your luxuries, you mean?" Consetta answered him.
"Shut up, Set! Me first. There you go, Cashren. I really have a lot of things that I want to buy or whatever so I should choose financial freedom," he explained.
“Is that you?” Consetta asked me.
I looked up at the sky. "Out of the two you chose, I wouldn't choose any of them," I answered.
"Eh, aren't you on time freedom?" they asked me at the same time.
"Because the teachers told us, time is gold. When I was young I was confused by that. Because how did time become gold?”
"I don't know that either," Giuseppe said shaking his head.
"Me too, I'm curious. How did time become gold?”