Football System: Classic Number 10
Episode 14: The Awaiting News

Not felt, the bell sign of the end of the entire lesson was ringing loudly. All students tidy up their equipment, prepare to go home or to attend club activities until the afternoon.

So do I, but I do not have club activities like the other children so I prefer to go home, after this I also have to work at Melani's store.

"Hey buddy, hey Salma. I went home first huh" Derry walked quickly like a man chasing a bus, I didn't even have time to respond to a remark from Derry earlier.

"Where did Derry rush so, like people who want to miss the plane"

"I don't know either, she could have been home before her mom and dad were home" I said half-jokingly, and Salma was a little amused by my joke.

Then we walked outside the classroom, to the front yard of the school. As usual, Salma would wait for her invitation first so I would accompany Salma until she was picked up. Usually Salma was picked up by the private driver of her family, yes Salma one of the children of the conglomerate that I know at this school besides Derry.

If Derry has a big motorbike that costs exorbitant, Salma has a treasure that is no less expensive. The car that became the shuttle vehicle had a price that was also very expensive, above 600 million. Being friends with them sometimes makes me feel a little bit of inner pressure, but fortunately they never had a problem with me and really sincerely want to be friends with me regardless of my status which is just an ordinary country boy hehe.

"Today you have a part-time work schedule, right? You go first Rizaldi"

"Not relax! I usually arrive on time" too"

We continued waiting in front of the school gates while telling each other, mostly Salma who told me about herself and I just kept quiet to be a good listener.

Unlike me, it turns out that Salma is the only child in her family so sometimes she gets a little irritated when it comes to being treated like a royal princess. His age is also younger than me, although we are one generation but actually at the age of 5 years have entered elementary school so he can one generation with me.

"You have a little sister, don't you, Rizaldi?" Salma said as she looked into my eyes with great curiosity.

"Yes" I said briefly. "Keisha's name, now she's 8th grade Junior High. Why did Salma ask that?"

I saw Salma sigh for a moment, his nose so kembis kempis that makes me feel like pressing his snub nose. He slightly looked agitated, like there was a thick fog covering his mind. "I just want to know what it's like to have a reliable older brother, because I'm an only child so it's always got me thinking"

Salma continued her words. "Enak ya so Keisha, she's got a reliable sister like you Rizaldi" Salma stopped talking just as the wind blew a little louder, flying a few small flowers in bloom, he said, like a smile on Salma's face.

I couldn't speak anymore, her sweet smile had really hit me hard and made me fall down, just waiting for the referee to count from one to ten and I would really lose. Salma was really cheating, she was the most cheating person I had ever met.

Not long after, Salma's pickup car came. A middle-aged man came out and opened the car door for Salma, truly a portrait of the royal princess. Before getting into the car, Salma still had time to look at me and say goodbye. "I go first" he said as he waved his hand whose skin was smooth and soft.

I nodded slowly, then my eyes saw the speed of the car passed until my eyes were unable to follow the car again, after which I also went to work to the store.

When I arrived at the store, I was greeted with a sour face from Melani. I don't know what makes her that way, but from my experience that she's been, she's as horrible as a bear protecting her cubs. He cannot be disturbed or spoken to if this is the case.

I had no intention of bothering her either, after changing clothes I just started my job, but it seemed like Melani was waiting for me to come out of the locker and wanted to see me. I don't know what he wants from me, but it seems I can smell the cruelty from him.

"Hey Rizali!" melani said in a tone of voice like a bandit who was threatening his victims.

Of course I was scared, his face was terrible this time. I've even seen his face like this, usually creepy but not like this time.

"I'm five minutes late, right?" I said trying to find out, what mistakes I have made to make Melani's mood so that.

But he shook his head, it didn't seem like that was what made him angry. So what makes it like that? I was confused to find my own fault.

"You don't know your own mistakes?" he said again, this time his voice was pressed.

I was getting scared and could only shake my head. I really didn't know what I was really doing until Melani was that angry.

For a moment I was confused by what Melani said, and afterwards I was surprised Melani could find out about it. I'm guessing that before he came home, he was tailing me without my knowledge, you stalker!

I forgot to explain, Melani also attended the same school with me, namely SMA 1 Pembangunan. She's just class-different to me, if I'm at 10-C and Melani is at 10-A. I don't know why Melani prefers High School 1 Mining, as she is also offered by some private schools that are well known for her fairly high exam scores.

"Oh so you want to say that you don't know anything Rizaldi Fatah!"

"I really don't know anything, I'm just chatting with her, there's no harm in talking to friends?" I completely failed to understand Melani's current thoughts, she blamed me for talking to Salma while waiting for her invitation, and to me it made no sense.

We continued to argue, fussing about the most unimportant thing at all, fifteen minutes past we had an argument and still there was no bright spot between the two of us. Melani's father was confused with us and could only do what he often did: shake his head and let it go.

My work hours have passed, there is still a few hours before I go home and I use it for training as usual. In addition to physical training, I also practiced kicking the ball to improve the accuracy of my kicks. The game against Derry today made me realize my most basic shortcoming, which is that I don't know the basics of football at all.

I only know the theory, but have little experience. One expert once said that theory without experience is impossible, and experience without theory is a mistake. My status points also did not increase much anymore after the usual training menu, perhaps by the time I was actually accepted into the academy, the training menu there could further improve my status.

I looked back at the mission that was first given by the system, a mission that I had previously thought would be impossible for me to do, but there still seemed to be hope for me.

[Mission to Enter the Football Academy]

[Determination: Must successfully pass the selection and be accepted into the intended Football Academy]

[Gift: Grade C Soccer Cards]

[Punishment: If it fails then the Football System will be gone forever]

While looking through the mission my mind began to hover, imagining what I would do if I failed the selection and lost this system that I still did not know more about?

Ah thinking about it will only give me a headache, I also prefer to go home because it was quite late.

"I'm home!" I said when I entered the house, no one said or replied to me, this is not as usual.

I continued to go inside, finding my sister and mother sitting at the dinner table looking at each other without a sound and accompanied by any food on the table. I was confused and tried to ask them, but there was a brown envelope on the table, I don't know what it is but it looks like that envelope is what caused this cold.

I immediately took the envelope, on it was my name Rizaldi Fatah written clearly, I felt like an artist who just got a letter from a fan.

I immediately opened the envelope in excitement, then found a letter that had the emblem of the Cananga Mining club on it. With trembling hands I read the contents of the letter slowly.

After reading and knowing the contents of the letter I immediately sat down limply near my mother and keisha, the two of them also approached me and hugged me while moved. I still could not think clearly and seemed to fill my head empty, until at last I embraced them while crying a little, a cry of happiness that appeared after reading the letter.

"Happy Izal congratulations!"

"Keisha doesn't really want this, but Keisha wants to say congratulations to you!"

That's what they said, I'm very grateful to them both even if I just say it in my heart.

While I was enjoying this moment, the sound of the system rang inside my head and I ignored it because I knew it was a notification about my mission that was properly completed.

[Mission Entrance to Successful Football Academy!]

[Getting: Grade C Soccer Cards]