DORM WITHOUT CONTAINER

CHAPTER 77: THE EVIL LAUGH

Jhon is focusing on his textbooks and so are his friends busy studying as well. Yes, they still continue to do a routine schedule of studying together. However, in the absence of the presence of Inspiration in their midst, the usually very pleasant learning atmosphere has now turned quiet. Silence without any sound, as if they were just learning on their own. Maybe this is the third time their learning atmosphere feels boring.

"Jhon.." suddenly Nugroho turned his chair and looked at Jhon.

"What?" jhon asked without taking his eyes off the book he was still reading.

"Are we doing the right thing away from Inspiration like this?" ask Nugroho. "In fact, Inspiration is not wrong, right? It has not been proven that Dilan's speech was appropriate. We have not discussed this with Inspiration either." Nugroho.

John stopped his activities. He looked towards his friends. "If Ilham hadn't been acting strange lately, I wouldn't have wanted to stay away from him either, Nug. But, it really has changed. Didn't you see it yourself?" Jhon.

"Every time in a hurry, try as much as possible to grab the ball in order to score a lot. He doesn't care if we're around him who can help" Toni added. "Try elo remember when the announcement of the representative at that time. He's not even happy we're all chosen." Further.

Nugroho was silent. His mind drifted to the past, recalling the time when they were all actually selected to participate in the Se-Lampung tournament. After Mr. Ridwan disbanded the basketball excursion, the four of them could hardly express how happy they were to participate in the tournament. Only Inspiration does not.

"Friends, we're in! We're in!" nugroho shouted at that time while staring at his excited friends. So excited, he even jumped up and down.

"Good job, guys!" jhon said at the time.

"Don't call us White Team if we can't go to the tournament!" toni said with a laugh. "We are one step ahead to our dream!" Continues.

"Yes! And we can definitely conquer the other steps that await!" said Made. He embraced Jhon and Toni who were on his left and right. "Are you right, guys?"

"Of course, De! Especially with a good captain like Ilham!" made said while embracing his countryman. Then, after that he looked towards her. "Ham, let's fight together! We will spend all our energy to celebrate the name of the school! We can do it, okay?!" Continue Made.

However, instead of being happy with them, Ilham just smiled a little and immediately removed Made's hand from his shoulder. He picked up his bag and immediately ran off the field. Made and his friends were surprised to see his behavior. He did not even say goodbye to them, only patting Made's shoulder for a moment then immediately left.

"But just smiling doesn't mean he's not happy we're in, is he?" tanya Made was still unsure. "Honestly, I don't feel good about having to ignore it every day. The thing is, I'm his friend. I can't possibly not talk to him, can I? There must be something behind that strange attitude!" Clearly Made.

"If he feels he's not wrong, he should try not to let us stay away from him. But he hasn't done anything since we left" Jhon said. "Even this routine of ours he never comes again."

"How'd he come if he didn't know where we were going to study?" nugroho said he was still looking for reasons.

"Ah, stop, Nug. It's not important we talk about him. Better now we learn. Especially you, John, don't play on. The National Examination is in sight." Jhon just grinned to hear Made's words. Indeed, since he had not studied or made assignments on the computer, he was just playing around.

"alright. Let's learn. We better not take care of this."

***

Around eleven o'clock before twelve Ilham arrived at a hospital that his mother had mentioned earlier. He immediately asked the nurse where he should go and immediately boarded the elevator in a hurry. It looks like Mother and Rosa are already in front of one of the treatment rooms on the floor. They stood up when they found it had arrived.

"Finally you arrived too!" rosa said with a fleeting smile. "Om being checked inside. We can only wait" Rosa said.

"This, Mommy has brought you provisions if you are hungry" said Mommy while thrusting a small supply box to her youngest child.

Ilham smiled briefly to Mommy when he received the lunch box. "Thank you, Mother. But, how could this happen? Dad instead of healing it just got worse."

"It looks like Dad can't stand having to keep permission from the office. He did not want to devote all his work to his assistant. At home, Dad forced himself to work" said Mother. "But I had a little breakfast. No appetite he said. Maybe that's what makes you dizzy and limp." Further.

 

Ilham sighed. Dad is a hardworking and independent type of person. Maybe too independent so he was never willing to trouble others for too long. But, if this is the way, you can get sick long-term. Inspiration really does not know what to do if it really happens. On the other hand, the problems in his life were already too much. Starting with his friends, now his family.

"Already, let's just sit down" said Mother invites. "Oh yeah what about his permission for a while you don't live in the dorms just yet, stay in school from home?" Ask Mother to continue.

"Already Bun, for a while Ilham allowed Mr. Headmaster to accompany Dad at the Hospital!" Answer Ilham.

Mother nodded her head. The three of them sat in front of the treatment room while waiting for the doctor to finish examining Father. About half an hour they stayed there, letting the hospital noises and the smell of medicine there accompany them. In the end, the doctor came out too.

"You're relatives of the patient?" ask Doctor.

The three of them nodded.

"How's Dad doing, Doc?" tanya Ilham was worried.

"Your father got typhus because he was too tired. He had to be hospitalized to recover his condition. If the next three days are stable, he can go home. Let him rest more than work so he can recover quickly" the doctor said with a smile.

"Is that? All right, Doctor, thank you. Can we come in?" ask Mommy.

The doctor immediately left Mother, Inspiration and Rosa there. The three of them went straight into Dad's treatment room and kept him there. Dad seemed to smile palely when he saw his family coming inside. His right hand appeared to be flushed.

"Ilham... Have you come home?" said lirih.

Ilham nodded. "Rest, Dad. I want you to be healthy."

"Dad's okay, Ham. I'm just exhausted." Say Father again.

"Well, said Doctor Dad got typhus because he was too tired to work. You have to be hospitalized to restore your body condition. Let Ilham will keep Dad here to accompany Mother" said Ilham.

"Rosa also om, it happens that Rosa also has no scheduled service so it is allowed to accompany Ilham here!" Rosa Say.

"Ah, you don't have to bother. You guys are busy too, let alone Inspiration, you have to keep training for that tournament?" ask Daddy stammering. Occasionally he also coughed.

Inspiration is silent...!!!

"Let Mother take care of Dad. You two stay in school well. College is good. After your schedule is complete, just visit here if there is free time," said Mother.

"Well, Mother" said Ilham and Rosa almost simultaneously.

"Then you go home first. Let Mother take care of Daddy here. Okay?"

Ilham and Rosa nodded, then walked straight out of the room without saying anything. The three of them headed for the parking lot, got into the car with a driver who was waiting there and immediately darted away to the house. During the trip, the two of them had a long chat about the school. Until finally, Rosa alluded to the friends of Inspiration.

"Ham, lately it's not like you've been joining your friends in the cafeteria. What are you busy doing?" ask Rosa. "Every time I ask Jhon and the others, they always answer elo there's always business."

The silent inspiration heard that speech.

"Elo got into a fight with your friends, Ham? It's worth it these days you've been alone in your room." Continue Rosa.

Inspiration shook his head. "We're not fighting."

"Then, why?" asked Rosa curiously. "Elo is with them all the time. The five of you are like envelopes and stamps. Almost everywhere you're together. It's weird that you guys split up like that all of a sudden." Continue Rosa who understands their situation in the dorm.

"Friends also need time alone, don't they?" said Ilham with a smile.

"What time itself? If you need time alone, then you have a problem with them. Tell me, what's the matter? I can't ask Jhon or Made any more, they never answer." Continue Rosa.

Ilham shook his head again, insisting on not wanting to speak.

Rosa breathed her breath in despair. His girlfriend was never able to talk about her problems. It is very difficult for the Inspiration to open up, even to her own lover.

"Yes if you don't want to tell a story. But remember, Ham, that friend is precious. Elo was lucky to find good friends like them. Good friends like them are rare in this world. Don't lose them just like that" Rosa said.

Inspiration stared out the window while sighing. He nodded slowly. Friends like Made and friends are second to none. No one can replace them. It is from them that Inspiration obtains a pleasant life. But, they were also the ones making his life miserable again.

***

That afternoon, Dilan went to someone's house with news that would surely please the person. Once there, Dilan immediately told everything he experienced at school without missing the slightest scenes of ‘seru’ at the time of basketball exkul. After he finished telling the story, a smile slowly expanded on the person's face.

"good. You did your job well, Dil." said the man smiling with satisfaction. "Now, make sure they don't unite again. If this mission fails, you'll know the consequences!"

Dilan smiled cynically. "Just calm. Elo will soon get the honor of elo again in the family. I won't be underestimated either."

The guy nodded. "But, since Elo didn't manage to prevent him from entering the tournament, I'll give him an additional mission."

"What?" Dilan.

"Kick him out of that tournament!"

Dilan snorted at a glance hearing it. "Elo think I don't plan to do it? I obviously want to do it more than you think. He has destroyed us anyway. We'll destroy it!"

The man nodded, then laughed wickedly. "Good!"