DORM WITHOUT CONTAINER

CHAPTER 79: THE RING OF SUCCESS

Inspiration turned to the door when he heard the door of his dorm room being knocked. He walked up to the door and opened it slowly. He thought it might be the other dormitory friends behind the door. However, his guess was wrong. It turns out someone else.

I was surprised to see his presence.

"Jhon.." said Ilham softly seeing one of his companions standing in front of the door of his dorm room now. In terms of how many weeks he hasn't communicated with her. Inspiration lowered his head and turned his face away. Not ready to meet his best friend.

"Gue wants to talk to elo. Elo's busy?" ask Jhon quietly.

Silent inspiration.

He shook his head and gave way to Jhon so that he could enter his room which is now a bit mess because Ilham had just done some PR for next week and also toyed with his mattress because he was bored.

Jhon immediately approached the bed of Inspiration as soon as he went inside. I don't know how long he hasn't been there. He immediately sat down and clenched his hands which he then played around because he did not know what to say.

The same inspiration.

He sat on his desk chair, right in front of John, but he kept his mouth shut. Don't know how to start a conversation. He was not ready to explain and ask about their friendship lately. Having not spoken for a long time, this kind of situation had become awkward for the two of them. Ilham was sure, if the others also came to his house, they also locked their mouths because they were confused.

Jhon breathed. "Gue had heard everything from Rosa."

Ilham reflex raised his head to hear Jhon's words. It turns out that her boyfriend has fulfilled his promise. He told all of this to John. Jhon could be here. The inspiration suddenly understood. However, what he does not understand now, the purpose of Jhon came here. On the thing, he's having a test.

"Sorry, Ham, I just found out that you've been worrying lately about your sick father. I really thought that Elo had changed. What else to see elo skipping training" said Jhon regretfully.

Inspiration smiled faintly. "Gue is wrong, not elo Jhon."

Jhon raised his head to look at Ilham, asking for an explanation.

Inspiration breathes. "If I had told you about that, things wouldn't have been like this. Back then, the first time I was in a hurry because I had an event with Dad, then on that show Dad suddenly had a fever. Then, go to the hospital. I just want to keep it all day, replace all my mistakes. And about my attitude on the field, sorry, Jhon." Clearly Inspiration.

"What else is it?" ask Jhon to know.

"Dad introduced me to Om Fatoni, Dad's friend who made Dad afraid of his kids playing basketball. At that time, Om Fatoni told me many things to make me realize, I should keep working together no matter what happens on the field. I wanted to apologize for not giving you the ball back then, but." Clearly, Inspiration is back.

"I'm sorry, Ham," said Jhon once again. "We're just disappointed."

Inspiration is silent to hear it.

"Here you go, there's no need to talk about it. I wasn't so upset about it, but I and the others were so convinced that the elo really changed" said Jhon. He extended his hand. "What matters is that we're making up now, right?"

Inspiration smiled and received a helping hand. Then, the two of them hugged like children. The awkward feeling they felt just now instantly vanished because they had already opened up to each other. However, Jhon suddenly pushed both of Ilham's shoulders away from him. "Pam. Not muhrim...!"

The two of them immediately let go of their embrace. Then, they laughed together because of their ridiculous behavior. Eventually, the misunderstanding between Ilham and his best friend ended as well. Although new with Jhon. But, sooner or later, Nugroho, Made and Toni will also surely know the truth. At least with the return of Jhon, Ilham was calmer.

"Ham, about this problem, we better not have to mention Nugroho, Made and Toni first? I don't want our fight to get worse. They must still believe that Elo no longer cares about them. Let them know for themselves" said Jhon.

Inspiration smiled, then nodded his head.

***

Nugroho, Toni and Made were astonished when Jhon suddenly became familiar with Ilham. In terms, not until a week ago he still felt that staying away from Inspiration was the right choice. But, now during Nugroho practice, Toni and Made often caught him chatting and laughing with Ilham on the sidelines. It feels like asking, but they are not happy with Inspiration. Maybe he felt the three of them were not happy he was friends with Jhon again. However, on the other hand, they were also disappointed with Jhon. Because, all this time he who insists on staying away from Inspiration is the best way.

"Hey, what did you see? Let's practice! Later the hunt for Mr. Ridwan came." asked Dilan when he caught his three friends silent in the middle of the field.

Hearing Dilan's loud speech, they immediately turned their faces and refocused themselves on the game of the four of them. It's a pity, but if only they looked on the sidelines longer, they would know that actually Ilham occasionally glanced at them on the sidelines of his laughter.

"Hey, elo why?" ask Jhon. He smiled to find Ilham glancing towards the field. "Elo miss them? Relax, when the time is right we'll be together again." Jhon.

Inspiration just smiles at the words of Jhon. Yeah, indeed. Ilham also believes that later they will be able to get back together. However, Ilham did not feel good with Jhon. Although not directly Ilham saw, but Ilham felt a little bit annoyed Nugroho, Toni and Made because Jhon changed his mind about him.

Jhon immediately patted the shoulder of Ilham slowly.

"Here you go, you don't have to worry about me. What you need to think about now is how we can stay five. Keep fighting together even though now we are on a different path. One day we will meet again in the same place. Stand side by side. Shoulders to reach the sky until we..." Jhon.

"Printing numbers into the ring of success." The inspiration suddenly continued.

Jhon was shocked at a glance to hear the words of Inspiration before he finally smiled. They laugh together and do high five. If it wasn't for the ring of success, they wouldn't have worked so hard until now. The same hobby, the same dream, the same goal. That's what keeps them going despite the many obstacles that must be passed.

***

"Listen, kids! A few more days the day of the Se-Lampung tournament will arrive. So I hope you guys take care of your health so you can take part in the tournament until it's over. Understood it? Don't waste your training all this time" said Mr. Ridwan after his basketball experience that day.

"Understand me, sir!" exclaim thirty representative children who will participate in the tournament.

"Alright, besides Nugroho, Toni, Made, Jhon and Ilham, now you can disband! Go home and rest!" said Mr. Ridwan. "For the name you mentioned earlier, please wait a moment for the meeting. You're gonna return the ball to the building first."

Everyone packed up and got ready to go home. Not to mention Ilham, Jhon, Nugroho, Toni and Made. Even though they are detained, they also want to clean up the goods so that they can go home soon after the meeting. However, until now they still have not greeted each other as usual. There are no complaints of fatigue that usually comes out of the mouth of Nugroho. There are no words of advice that nags Nugroho. No Made and Toni always laugh to see Nugroho being rummaged. No talk of anything happened even though they were sitting close together.

As soon as he finished packing, Ilham immediately attached his bag next to his shoulder. He just kept quiet to see his friends who were still busy with their respective bags. He wanted to say goodbye to them, but he still hesitated. Nugroho, Toni, Made. Seeing his presence in basketball alone has made them lock their mouths. 

"Ham!" jhon exclaimed as soon as he saw Ilham almost out of the field.

Ilham.

"Where do you want to go? Not in a meeting? Mr. Ridwan is coming soon.” said Jhon.

Inspiration smiled faintly. Then, he turned his body again, about to leave. However, his departure was delayed because it turned out that Mr. Ridwan had returned to the field. He was surprised to see Ilham almost gone.

"Ilham?" tanyanya. 

"Sir...!" ilham said with a forced smile.

"Let's hang out for a second. There's something you want to talk to the five of you about the tournament. Or do you have business?" ask Mr. Ridwan again.

Inspiration is silent. He looked at his friends for a moment restlessly. The presence of Mr. Ridwan makes it difficult to escape from there. The problem is not that he is in a hurry or how. But, he was still not too comfortable being among his friends with this kind of circumstance.

Silence ruled them for some time. Everyone is waiting for Ilham to speak up first. But Ilham kept his mouth locked. The man let out a heavy sigh, confirmed the sampiran of his bag and immediately stepped off the field without caring for them. He really didn't know what to say to them. If only Ilham knew how it was also melting the atmosphere, he would have done it. Unfortunately, he did not know how at all.  

Nugroho, Toni and Made were silent and realized that Ilham had left the field without leaving a word for them. They did not expect the inspiration to return as usual. During the last excursion he did not speak to them. On the field he was still hesitant when giving the ball to one of them. 

Jhon sighed to see the departure of Ilham. "Already, Sir. Just let him go home. He just needs some time alone. Let me deliver the meeting today."

Mr. Ridwan was silent for a moment looking at Jhon. "Oh. okay then."

"What's really going on, Mr Ridwan? Did something happen?" ask Made curiously.

Mr. Ridwan walked up to his proteges and sat among those who sat in a circle. He breathed for a moment before he started talking. "Maybe you're not aware, but lately you've been watching the four of you with different Inspiration than usual. Even your cohesiveness is reduced. Especially today. Wh why? You guys quarreling?"

The four men who were among them fell silent.

"Honestly, I'm a bit disappointed with you guys because you guys brought trouble onto the field. You should know that professional basketballers will not do that. Basketball is a team sport, not an individual. If you don't want to work together, why are you going to basketball?" ask Mr. Ridwan. "What are you guys really doing? Is it because Ilham skipped training last week? You guys are even more familiar with Dilan now. Where's the White Team I'm teaching?"

"Actually, there's been a little misunderstanding, sir...!" Jhon finally spoke up to straighten things out. No matter the looks of his friends.

"You mean?" Mr. Ridwan turned towards Jhon.

"If you have to be honest, actually I don't know why, but since Dilan got into basketball and trained with us, Dilan always said that Inspiration was not good practice. And he's not a good captain. And supported by the attitude of Inspiration that has recently changed, we think Dilan's words are true, sir." Jhon.

"Then?" Ask Mr. Ridwan briefly.

"We... We stay away from him, sir." said Jhon quietly.

"And you think that's the best way to solve your problems?" asked Mr. Ridwan with a sigh. "Listen yes, kids. All those problems will only be solved if you talk about them directly. Not that kind of cold war. Inspiration is becoming uncomfortable. You guys know that, right?"

"But, Inspiration is not so bad, sir. He skipped training twice. He also played on the field many times. You see it for yourself every time you practice, don't you?" nugroho would not listen.

"Nugroho, everything a human does has a reason. So too with Inspiration. You're not even talking about this with Inspiration, are you?" Ask Mr. Ridwan.

"We asked him to speak at the time, sir. But, he said he had some business. Can't come to Jhon's house to talk about this. He's not explaining, he's running from all of us" Made said.

"What kind of thought is that, Made?" said Mr. Ridwan immediately glared at him. "You have been close friends with Ilham for how long. But, your mind is still that shallow?!. You can't conclude that Inspiration runs from trouble just because she can't get together with you once." Continue Mr. Ridwan.

"Then, if not run away from the problem, what's the name?" tanya Toni defended Made. He grunted slowly. "If you knew you were going to talk about this, I'd come home from earlier. I'm lazy to discuss that stupid captain." Toni Adam was upset.

"Toni! Watch what you say!" Mr. Ridwan is getting impatient.

"Already, already! None of you are right!" jhon said impatiently. "Nugroho! Toni! Made up! You don't want to talk about Inspiration, do you? Then you better go home. Let me explain everything to Mr. Ridwan." Jhon.

"Elo wants to explain what? Staying away from Inspiration is an elo idea, Jhon!" nugroho said.

"Much elo-jumbo, Nug! It's home!" jhon said impressed to drive away.

Nugroho, Toni and Made stared at Jhon with boiling blood. They're really emotional with Jhon today. Their minds are on Inspiration now. I don't know what the man did until Jhon defended him so much. Without saying much more, they immediately left the field without saying goodbye. Jhon who saw the behavior of the three of them only shook his head.

"You shouldn't be like that, Jhon. They're your friends." said Mr. Ridwan.

"Yes, I know, sir," said Jhon quietly. "But, I really need privacy to tell you everything. Only I know what is going on between the five of us. Not everything." Jhon.

"Before that, I hope you regret your idea of staying away from Ilham." Said Mr. Ridwan.

Jhon nodded slowly.

Mr. Ridwan smiled. He patted the empty place next to him. "Sit. Story on Father. I'm really worried about the White Team right now, Jhon. If you keep this up, how can you compete in the great tournament of Se-Lampung that." Said Mr. Ridwan.

Jhon according. He sat next to Mr. Ridwan.

"Actually this is it, sir...!!!"