ON THE EDGE OF LONGING

4. Amar and Zahra

The hour hand had pointed to the number 4 but that did not stop Amar from training, although repeatedly the coach asked him to finish his training today, even the other exercise participants gradually left the gym but Amar still wanted to continue practicing. He kept trying to cross the bar, although the cross kept falling every time he tried to pass it, today he was determined to conquer the height of his jump. Amar continued to practice until his best friend came to approach quickly the friend immediately threw a bottle of drink at him, spontaneously Amar's dashing hand immediately greeted the bottle that floated towards him.

"Stop for today!" Pinta the friend and this time he again threw a small towel towards Amar, then he sat near the crossbar that Amar had tried to pass.

"Today I'm going to cross my line! I'm gonna make a change to my high-jump deed." Assertive Amar then gulped mineral water from the bottle that had just been thrown by his friend, after closing the bottle again and throw it on the floor, he said, Amar jumped again and for the umpteenth time the crossbar fell again it clearly made Amar more upset.

"If anger leads you then believe this cross will continue to fall no matter how many times you try it, the result will remain the same Amar"

"Then what should I do? should I be the puppet that my papa will continue to play with? why do they hate my decision so much? if I don't want to step in my papa's footsteps, I really love this sport, even though for them high jump is just an ancient sport but I love this sport!" Amar muttered with anger and then threw his body just like that, slowly Romi approached Amar and then lay down next to him.

"If you really want to prove your worth in front of your parents, then do it with pride, do it with confidence and courage, not with anger like this. I believe that someday they will understand this desire of yours"

"Is it that bad to be a high jump athlete?"

"Never check on one conclusion. It is not your ideals that are taken lightly by them, but you are the one who makes them unable to let you out of their grasp."

"What did you just mean?"

"Think of it for yourself, after all it's afternoon. I'll go first, see you tomorrow!" It was clearly Romi and immediately rushed to leave Amar just like that. Although Amar kept calling him, Romi still passed by leaving Amar alone in the gym.

"What did he mean just now, ah. why didn't he speak clearly, confused me."

Amar stepped into the dressing room. After replacing his sports uniform, he immediately went out to the parking lot where his bike was. In an instant his steps immediately stopped when his eyes were fixed on the direction where the motor was. With anger Amar immediately ran towards his motorbike.

"That woman is really, ah shit." Shouted Amar full of anger when he saw the state of his motorbike which was filled with flowers, cans and spills of ice cream and drinks on his motorbike.

"Congratulations! your bike was selected as the winner in the motorbike parking contest." Izza shouted with a cynical smile and stuck out his tongue, as if making fun of Amar.

"Hey damn women don't go, stop! I said stop." Amar's screams were full of emotion but the cries of rage instead made Izza stop but instead made Izza disappear in an instant.

"Just wait for my vengeance.I will turn this campus into hell for you.Look, I'll make sure your smile ends tomorrow.you've played with the wrong person, you've played with the wrong person, I'll make you bend your knees in front of me. Get ready fucking girls!" Amar muttered with mounting anger as if ready to pounce on the opponent.***

"Mother, I'm home!" exclaimed Izza with a loud voice, he continued to step into the house. For a moment his eyes tried to turn his head all over the side of the room, he continued, then threw her bag and medical suit on the sofa and then stepped back into the kitchen hoping that her mother and sister would be there.

"You just got back, Za?" Ask Ms. Widia who just saw the arrival of her youngest child. she looks busy preparing some food. "Yes ma'am, I have a lot of work to do!"

"You're not making trouble again? don't make your sister always come to your college." Said Zahra who was seen putting food into the lunch box.

"Sister Zahra is calm, next semester I will be interning at the hospital so there are many things I have to take care of and prepare, so where can I make trouble. I promised my mother and sister Zahra that next year I would graduate, I would become a doctor, I promise." Izza was clear with confidence.

"Where are these foods taken?" Izza asked when she realized what her sister was doing.

"It's for Shayala, tonight you're gonna stay there, so you're gonna be with me tonight."

"Tu.wait a minute." Izza said and tried to remember something while scratching his head that did not itch, then in an instant his round eyes again looked at Zahra, as if investigating something. "You mean, tonight you're going to stay at Azriel Khairil's house?"

"Who else is home?"

"I'm coming!"

"can't. There must be something you're planning, right? you are at home with your mother. Brother doesn't want you to do crazy things there later."

"Mother, please talk to brother Zahra, I really want to come along. I know that I'm a big fan of Azriel, plisss this time, please ma'am! persuade my sister to let me go with her." Regek Izza while holding his mother's hand and put up a pungent expression to melt his mother's heart.

"It's precisely because of that brother won't let you come along!" Zahra.

"Mothers... "

"No, you don't want to get into trouble anymore.You know how Azriel behaves? besides, there are still many other actors who are more famous than him so why the hell do you not like the other ama, or just switch the same handsome Korean actors, handsome, throw away your love for Azriel, she's the world's worst actor."

"There is no other actor who can beat the joys of an Azriel Khairil, even a Korean oppa-oppa though. Azriel is the only actor who is all in one, he multitalenta kak, he is perfect. please, brother, this time."

"Sakali doesn't stay no." Strictly Zahra and stepped out of the kitchen.

"If I can't come, then you have to get ready to go to college again tomorrow.I'll make it worse than usual." Threaten Izza with a loud voice.

"Just try if you dare, you'll break your arms and legs!"

Zahra's hand immediately grabbed the sister's head, then her hand immediately grabbed the boxes of food that had been neatly arranged into two jingjing bags.

"I'm leaving first ma'am, assalamualaikum."

Zahra immediately shook hands with her mother and stepped out toward the car parked in the yard. Zahra deliberately went home with Azriel's car because he was going back to the house of his master.

"Look at tomorrow, big brother will regret for refusing my request!"

"Izza stopped making your brother angry.don't continue to be a burden to him!" Pinta Widia's mother and her right hand immediately embrace Izza's shoulder and invite her to return to the house even though with an upset face and a disappointed feeling Izza complied with her mother's invitation, with a limp step Izza followed the steps of Widia ma'am.***