DORM WITHOUT CONTAINER

CHAPTER 71: DEFENSE!

Jhon hit his leg annoyed to see the opponent's score increase. Again his team failed to score. Fauzi Rizal had actually planned everything to defeat the White Team. He was completely inexhaustible, just because of a past grudge, he had arrived like this. 

The inspiration that again held both knees and breathed heavily turned to the direction where the duration was displayed. There are three minutes left. He and his friends did not have much time left to catch the score and prove that they will not give up at all before the game is really over.

"Ilham, is elo okay?" sam asked suddenly, he was by her side.

Ilham. He smiled and shook his head. 

"Elo sure?" ask Sam again.

He stood looking up at his friend. While still breathing, he said. "Time is three minutes away. I don't want to give up and let you guys down!" The Inspiration of the White Team Captain.

Sam smiled...!!!

"Sam! Inspiration! Defense!" suddenly there was the sound of Jhon screaming from a distance.

Inspiration and Sam immediately turned his head spontaneously. They immediately took a position ready to head off once they saw some of their opponents seem to be storming. Sam is guarding the right side while Ilham is guarding the left. Once they were close, Ilham immediately grabbed the ball from the hands of the opponent and immediately dribbled it towards the ring. Armed with his left leg still a little sore, he ran as fast as he carried the ball. The opponents running behind him could not catch up because Sam and Made immediately blocked their path. Inspiration threw the ball towards Toni who was near the ring. Toni immediately threw the ball. Logging in! Two points for White Team. The score becomes 56-60, still with the excellence of Dwi Citizens High School.

Unfortunately, the chance they managed to score only happened once, the Dwi Citizens High School team again seized their ball many times and made their score even further behind. The remaining two minutes, while the White Team was twelve points behind. 56-72 for the advantage of the opposing team.

Ilham, Jhon, Made, Sam and Toni are trying their hardest to catch up with their scores with the rest of the time left. They clearly believe cohesiveness and good cooperation will always win compared to selfishness and cheating by the opposing team. With the extra support from the White Team supporters, they obviously want to play to the maximum. They don't want to disappoint everyone who has supported them.

There's only one minute left. And their score now is 65-72. Still for the superiority of the Dwi Citizens High School team, but it has been pretty catch up. With all their strength, Ilham and his friends are constantly trying to prevent all members of the opposing team from scoring again. Now the ball is in the hands of Fauzi Rizal, Ilham quickly seized the ball and immediately passed it to Made. 

"Shoot!" yell out loud Jhon. From quite a distance, Made immediately threw the ball very strongly. 

Logging in! Three points for White Team. The scoreboard also changed to 68-72. Time has also shown that the time they compete is only forty seconds away. Now the ball is on the Dwi Citizens High School team. One of their players dribbled the ball into their ring to score the final score before the game was over. However, fortunately Sam held him back and immediately threw the ball towards Ilham who was in the middle of the field.

HUP...!!!

Ilham managed to catch him and immediately turned his head towards the ring belonging to White Team. On the ring it has shown that the time is only thirty seconds away. He immediately dribbled the ball quickly and scored two more points for the White Team. The score is 70-72! It only takes one more throw to win the game.

"Don't let them score again!" fauzi Rizal shouted in annoyance while throwing a basketball from the sidelines. His friends followed suit and immediately took a position to keep their balls safe. While White Team is obviously also ready to seize their ball.

That basketball game felt even more tense for everyone there. With twenty seconds left, Ilham and his friends quickly chased their opponents and attempted to seize the ball. But, they kept passing and carrying the basketball away from Ilham and his friends. Until finally there are ten more seconds left!

"Defense!" scream Made again loudly.

"Quick grab the ball!" John also shouted.

"Hup!" Imham quickly snatched the ball from them and immediately twisted so that they could not foil the action. With his legs tired amazingly he immediately ran towards the middle of the field.

"Fast three points, Ham!" sam cried frantically at the time. Five more seconds!

Inspiration stopped in the middle of the field and looked around him. There were his friends who were looking forward anxiously to observe him. There was also Rosa his lover and most importantly her father. Even his spirit still did not agree with him to just stay there.

"Quick shoot, Ham!!" made shouted in panic.

Three seconds more...!!!

"Shoot!!" yelled Jhon, Made, Toni and Sam almost at the same time.

Finally, with full force, Ilham immediately threw the ball into their ring far away.

PRIITS...!!!

And it turns...!

The ball went in smoothly! The basketball players turned to the referee. However, the referee seemed to shake his head and cross his hands. The throw turned out to be uncountable because the game was already hunted considered finished.

As it turns out, if the basketball is detached from the player's hand along with the completion of the game, it will not be counted. And with that, the Dwi Citizens High School team was declared the winner!

Fauzi Rizal and his friends seemed to be cheering with satisfaction for being declared victorious. They seemed to smile cynically at Ilham and his friends. Especially Fauzi Rizal, he really felt that his grudge had been avenged. And for him, the game was a proof that the former school basketball team was indeed a team that was not great.

But, Fauzi Rizal is certainly very, very wrong...! Although White Team lost, the audience actually gave them a standing applause. They cheered the spirit to Ilham and his friends for the long struggle they had taken during the match. Especially the inspiration that has completely run out of energy. As soon as the match finished, he was unable to stand. He sat in the middle of the field and was busy breathing.

"White Team...! White Team...! White Team...!"'s...!"

The sound of the audience excitedly calling their team. Fauzi Rizal who saw that clearly did not accept. Instead, Jhon, Made and Toni seemed to smile with satisfaction at the audience's reaction.

"What the fuck? They didn't win! What's it for to cheer for them?" fauzi Rizal said very upset.

"Are you unconscious, Zi? Elo has won by cheating! Elo put Ilham's foot on! Elo won't get an award from the audience by being a fake winner!" jhon said with a satisfied smile.

"Goodness wherever it exists must always triumph with evil!" added Made sneered.

Fauzi Rizal glared at Jhon. He grunted in annoyance at seeing them. Then, he just left from the field.

Where to...!!!

***

Dwi Residents High School has been deserted because everyone has returned to their homes. Only behind Mr. Ridwan, Rosa, Rina, Vina along with other friends and White Team who are still in front of the school gate.

His father, Ilham, said he would wait in the car. In fact, Ilham deliberately gathered his friends there before returning home. After careful thought alone and consulting his own basketball coach, he decided to announce his secret decision today to his friends. 

"Kids, listen to Inspiration. He needs to tell you something. And I hope, you guys don't cut him off before he finishes speaking. Okay?" said Mr. Ridwan. Everyone nodded in agreement, then all eyes stared at Ilham.

"Friends" said Ilham, starting to make a sound. "Honestly, I'm proud of you guys, I'm really happy to see you guys working together compactly. Even though we lost, you guys have taught me a lot today. My friend, that's what touched me." Ilham.

Jhon, Made, Nugroho, Sam, Toni and Vishnu smiled at him.

"Gue is also proud that you guys were able to look after each other during the third quarter, when I got injured. You guys are even so looking after me." said Ilham. "But, maybe you need to know, that all this time I actually played basketball is still over Dad's ban." The Inspiration explained. "Gue was never allowed to play basketball by Dad. I don't know what the reason is. But, despite being banned so many times, I kept fighting it and continued to play basketball without caring Dad was disappointed in me, because I needed basketball in my life" said Ilham again. "Gue will never find good friends like you in any field other than basketball. Hence, I also don't like it when I'm friends with basketball kids." Further again. "But, since I already knew that you guys are actually strong enough, I decided to obey Dad's will" Ilham said with a smile. "Gue had a discussion with Mr. Ridwan some time ago. And I'm sure. I've decided after the match with Fauzi Rizal is over, I'll be out of the White Team." Ikham clearly with a heavy voice.

The six friends of Ilham who were still at the location were immediately jumped by surprise hearing Ilham's last sentence, only Mr. Ridwan who was only silent. Their eyes grew so hard they could not believe the news. Made and Toni looked at each other worriedly. Jhon and Nugroho bite down on his lips. Sam and Vishnu let his body sculpt. Even Rosa did not know the plan of her lover.

"Okay, how are Nugroho, Toni, Jhon, Made, Sam and Vishnu?" ask Mr. Ridwan. "You don't mind, do you?" Ask later.

"Actually, we also already know the elo problem with Elo's father, Ham" Nugroho said suddenly breaking the silence, making Ilham somewhat shocked. His voice looks sad.

"If elo is really out of the core team, what about our promise?" ask Made. "Don't we promise that no matter what happens, we'll always be one team?" Made again threw a question at Ilham.

"Why didn't you ever tell us about this?" ask Jhon.

Inspiration lowered his head, feeling extremely guilty. "I'm sorry, guys. I just don't want to worry you guys. But, now I don't want to hurt Dad any further. After all, Jhon, elo is very adept at strategy and organizing others in matches. Elo could be captain, replace me. Because maybe after this I should stay away from you guys." Ilham.

Everything went back to silence. I no longer know what to say about the sudden news. The atmosphere of silence controlled them until suddenly the silence just broke because of the sound of someone's voice.

"No...!"