The Ball Behind the Love of the Court
4. Meeting with David

I had just entered the main room, which contained many books on neatly arranged shelves. Surprised not to play because just the first step, I've been greeted by thousands of books. Very cool room, even on the ceiling also hanging beautiful words about the book.

*book is your life, in it are many lessons you go through*

*book is a dream place that you slowly reach*

*book is the friend that keeps you alive*

Deserve ari always come here, because a lot of words of encouragement are written and neatly arranged. Next time I'll go with Ari to the library. Find a new friend in the book. The most important thing is not just the books I read.

As I walked towards the bookshelves, my eyes were fixed on one of the words stuck on the wall of the shelf.

*book is the serenity and silence that makes you comfortable reaching for stars*beautiful words and fits me perfectly.

Because I've always been a quiet and lonely friend. Maybe I can learn from the silence so that later I can reach for the stars even though there are many insults and without real support by people I love.

"Sports, sports, hmmmm. Well here is the book" I muttered looking for a book about sports located on the shelf at the end. various books assorted books look cool when I look at him while fondling one of the books.

The book looks interesting, neat but I don't know what's on this shelf. After I read the titles one by one, there are a lot of books about sports. There is something about volleyball, futsal ball, badminton, pencak silat and many more.

But what I'm looking for is not that book but one of those books about football. My lips widen the smile of pleasure, for what I seek is already in sight. Soon I was looking for a seat to read and find out about the ball.

"Well, I finally got it"

"Sssstttt, don't be noisy" said one of the students beside me. Though I use the voice of the heart, which is obviously very slow and not noisy. It's really frustrating for a quiet person.

"My lips are silent, your ears are too big" I annoyed him and immediately rushed off to find a new place.

"I beat him for a long time" I muttered in the air that no one spoke.

Soon I found a seat and tried to focus on reading and digging about football. Read the title first, then read the author and the table of contents. But that's not an important thing to read. But need to find out the background of the book as well anyway, isssss my styles are pretentious to be a smart boy hehehe.

Sheet by sheet I opened one by one, then found the parts of the football. About the position of the player and his duties.

"Ah hard to memorize too, I better just write it" I muttered as I opened the white sheet I brought. Slowly I poured out scribbles of ink to form beautiful letters to make it good for me to read. I write starting from the task of goalkeepers, defenders, midfielders, and attackers.

It is only a certain part, while the field will be further divided into several parts such as the right wing, left wing, and many others. The main point is that the ball players number 11 and no more.

*kringgg* doesn't feel like your inbound bell is ringing. I thought I was floating back, if I borrowed this book and brought it home then I was scared when I found out. But I still haven't finished reading it clearly. Hmmm, it's better tomorrow I'll go back to the library.

"Key key, you're doing this" Tegur Ari as I walked out of the library.

"Hmm, I'm reading a book again" While throwing a smile at Ari.

"Tumben once, it's worth the rest earlier you rush without talking to me" he said

"Oh yeah because I also want to be smart like you Ari"

"Ih, you key can. Yes, let's go to class, the bell has rung" We both walked to class laughing as usual. Ari also told me that she had gone to the cafeteria to eat. Ari also wanted to invite me but unfortunately just after the bell rang this step immediately rushed towards the library so there was no time to talk to Ari.

The lesson begins as usual writing and doing the tasks given by the teacher. "Key" Ari interrupted my concentration who was busy thinking about the ball.

"What" looked at me with an unfriendly face.

"You're still selling key papers?" For a moment I was silent. Maybe Ari's been seeing me sell lately. I hid it so no one would know.

While breathing I looked at Ari.

"iya ri, you already know yes" I replied somewhat hesitatingly and ashamed of her

"Why are you selling again?"

"Have not been discussed, we are still learning to fear that we will get angry again" Sahutku who wants to silence the question ari.

Actually, Ari found out that I had stopped selling newspapers. I've been selling lately to buy what I want, the ball. But I can only be silent and not want to tell ari.

"Key, if you have a story problem, it's the same with me. Who knows I can help you key" The gaze was again reassuring about mutual protection in friendship. It is unfair that only one friend is a crutch while the other can only be a prankster, which is me.

"It's okay, I'm fine" I replied with a smile on Ari to indicate I'm fine. Even though it was just an illustration that was not true to its existence.

Until the end of the lesson I kept quiet and focused on what I learned about the ball. Ask who put the math lesson at the end that makes me drowsy.

I finally didn't care about it because it made the birds fly if I kept thinking. Unlike the ari which is always interspersed with happiness when math lessons come. It seems that Ari never hated any lessons, except the Sports lessons.

"Good ma'am, thank you" One-class simultaneous answer. All the students rushed to go home. Me and Ari together rushed out of class.

"Eh, uh, uh first dong dong dik rush very" A familiar voice I heard in the ear. The sound of a crybaby who likes to make chaos and noise wherever he is.

"We want to go home yuri" replied ari to yuri in a somewhat frightened tone.

Yuri is a gang leader who likes to bully weak kids but she's stupid. He has 4 members in his gang namely dinah, Ratih, yuri and bela. I always keep quiet if they bully, but this time I will fight back and not want to be the weakest person in their view.

"Don't rush dong, nih bawain first my bag" My cunning smile began to stick out. Yuri and the guys gave the bag to me and Ari. Without saying much I immediately snatched the bag in the sling. Now this bag is within my grasp so I am free to do anything.

*brakkk*

"finish" I said with a smile to them. Because the bag ended up in the trash.

"What the hell, you crazy huh" Her hand squeezed my shoulder, then I threw it hard.

"Indeed crazy" Answering casually is the best way from now on.

"Hey, you're really crazy huh key" Again the hand on also pulled my hair hard. Without further ado my body twisted and tried to forcibly release her hands. Then I pushed the body up until it lay on the floor. Ari who was dumbfounded started smiling and applauding because she saw what I did to their gang.

"From today on, I'm not afraid of you. Oh yes one more, if you want to be a thug do not stay here meningan at the terminal there and do not forget to clean his bag stinks really tuh tuh" My hand waved as a signal to leave them all. I hurried away and followed me and rushed away from their gang.

"Iihhhh, I hate that you key just beware that I will reply to you" My body turned around and just stuck out its tongue with such an irritating look. This time I was really fed up with their behavior.

During my time in school at this Junior High, they were running me over with ari and we just kept quiet. But this time I will fight whatever the circumstances so as not to be humbled by anyone because we are both human.

"Key's great, crazy" I just stared at Ari with a flat face. While Ari's gaze at me is very amazed not playing. Cause you've never seen me do anything like that.

Although Ari and I have been friends for a long time but there are things you do not know about me. That is the life of a broken family without a master, as well as me who never knew the background of the family's work, which is clear they are rich people.

"Here you go, that's your father's car" I said, pointing to the black car parked in front of the school. Ari is the son of a rich man compared to my life. He also doesn't know what my family is like. But clearly the ari family is my dream that wants to have a father and mother just like ari. Loving her and never leaving her.

"Yaudah key, I'm first yes" I returned with a smile.

"Be careful" I shouted.

I went home through the usual streets. But what was unusual this time was to go home with a run. I would run every day when I came home to get my heart used to not being surprised if I ran fast. These calculations are my first step to start playing ball.

Now I know, there is no need to have the ball first but we have to train physically and mentally then the skill we are honing. Maybe that's the beginning of the book I read. And almost the same when it is associated with the words of the grandfather in my dream at that time.

But unfortunately the dream was only a coincidence because it came only once. If only the dream had come again it would have been good for me to ask the grandfather. Let it be, now I'm going home.

Every day I do something normal after school. That is to go home to change clothes, then change places to go to the streets to peddle newspapers. Although the time peddling newspapers is only a little, at least I can collect rupiah coffers as savings to buy balls someday.

After the newspaper sale is over, I will not miss to watch the practice on the field. Although the distance from the field and the street where I sell is quite far, at least my trip there is a way to train physical running.

I've been doing this for a week, until little by little I memorized the physical exercises they do. I kept sharpening my running, as well as warming up so I got used to it. Even I was used to running and now my heart is not beating anymore. Maybe this heart is at peace with the way I run to chase dreams.

That afternoon on Sunday, I went back to the training ground. Unfortunately, no one trained there. Every day they practice even on Sundays. But why at the moment no one is training at all. It's a little disappointed but at least I'll practice on my own with some of the science and movement I took from yesterday.

"One, two, three, four, five"

"Hey" I was surprised to hear that voice coming all of a sudden. I thought it was the voice of the demons that came accompanying me as I did the warm-up movement exercises.

"Hmmmfuuuhh" I took a deep breath and threw it away. I slowly turned around and looked back.

"You? " I thought I was wondering when I saw a man who was no stranger to me. Right, that's the guy who helped me when I fell on the field. He's also training here but I've never seen him close let alone talking to him in the moment.

"Well, it's me, I know my name is David and who you are" I welcome the introduction from him. But my race is still awkward when considering the events on the field at that time.

"A.. I'm keyla, just call the key" I answered withholding embarrassment as I looked into his eyes.

"I see you train here a lot when our group finishes training, do you want to go to the football club?" I just kept quiet and kept staring at him.

*plak*

"hey" His pat on the shoulder surprised me and immediately turned my face in any direction.

"You daydreaming?" For a moment I exhaled as David asked again. My step pulled over and sat leaning against the big tree on the sidelines. David also followed me sitting on a big tree. And there's only the two of us on the pitch at the moment.