Let Me Fall in Love
50. My hallucination?

At the dormitory, Ami joined a team from another Ciamis County as she set off separately carrying a private vehicle Zaky was driving. There are three Ciamis representatives to compete in the juvenile category or Senior High School equivalent, there are also participants in the early age category or equivalent SD and pre-adolescent category or Junior High School equivalent with different builders.

Thursday morning, the sports arena was filled with hundreds of participants from various cities and districts with all-black clothing typical of pencak silat uniforms. For the first time, Ami participated in the PORPROV JABAR pencak silat competition. The atmosphere of the sports arena began to feel tense when it began to enter. The time of mental training taught by Coach Akbar is practiced.

"Mi, relax and focus. That's the key." Puput stood next to Kang Aris who was Ami's builder. Kang Aris will be a spectator. He who has been dressed all in black, intervened will be the companion of the younger brother. He himself looks calm and feels the dejavu will have previously held the first medal of the Propov championship.

"Ready, Tea." Ami stretches while the SD and SMP level matches are ongoing. The rink for SMA level is still being sterilized.

"Mi, don't strain, have to pede! The character of Marimar. " Zaky rubbed the top of Ami's head after the sister did breathing exercises. He prepared with a vlog camera to capture the action of his sister.

"Calm, Ferguso. It was tense now. My opponents are ordinary humans, not Thanos's men. So B is." Ami said casually because it has succeeded in self talk according to the teachings of the Panda.

Making Puput and Kang Aris chuckle while giving a thumbs up to see the athlete is very confident.

The preliminary round will soon begin. Ami approached first Mother who sat three in the audience seat with Aul and Panji. He kissed the mother's hand with reverence and asked for a do'a.

Mother nodded. "Don't forget to pray before you start. Do'a I'm with Ami." He kissed his youngest child's forehead full of love. Panji and Aul were no less encouraging after Ami kissed his hand.

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Akbar entered the building wearing a mask and drowned his hat. He circulated the view to the arena where the silat match was taking place. Was confused because seeing the match there are several arenas and take place simultaneously. So the audience is divided.

Ami where is it?

It was Akbar's first experience watching a pencak silat match. Not understanding the judging system. There is a sense of admiration to see the athletes in all black clothes like champions. While walking, his gaze finally caught on the whereabouts of Zaky who was talking to Puput.

That's it!" Akbar smiled with relief behind his mask. Walk carefully to get closer and find a strategic place to watch.

Deg.

He almost passed by the seat of Ibu Sekar who sat with Aul and Panji. Fortunately, the three people were still chatting. He retreated and turned around to look for a strategic position of view.

Time for Ami to appear in the women's class preliminary round of the title category. Seeing Ami who bowed his body saluted before the match, Akbar even began to tense up.

Cutie, why while smiling everything. It's a big boy audience.

Akbar complained inwardly seeing the reaction of the audience who were around him on recording and zooming in towards the arena. How not, a sweet smile dimpled and beautiful face Ami immediately stole the attention. Makes him very eager to show his teeth as a supporter who sits at the front so that people know who the owner of the representative athlete Ciamis. "Okay, be patient, be patient" said his inner self who must calm down.

The first round match begins. Ami's opponent was a representative of the city of Bogor. The two began to mount horses to attack each other in order to gain points. Akbar unconsciously recorded while holding his breath before gradually being able to relax.

The break to the second half was only one minute. Akbar's focus is not distracted. Stay focused on his Cutie performance that looks calm and confident until the third round ends. He also clapped and smiled widely behind the mask, as the jury reported the value and the referee raised the hand of Ami who was declared the winner. Escape to the next stage.

An hour passed.

Akbar could only stare from afar while Ami was being briefed by Puput. He did not doubt the skill of the puput who immediately became a companion of the athlete. Ever witness how heroic it used to be when Rama was kidnapped. Can only support with the do'a even though the body actually wants to come closer to say, "I'm here for you."

The quarter-finals begin.

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Until it is at the peak point of the final, it is a very uneasy time for Akbar to be a spectator. Exciting and stressful. He watched with great enthusiasm from the preliminaries to the semi-finals, how slick and epic Ami game that is able to attack opponents with agile movements of hands and feet, to knock him down. Now, his opponent in the final cannot be underestimated. Equally tough.

Ami has been able to read the toughness of opponents in the final who both beat opponents since the elimination with a high point result. Is a representative of the city of Bandung, the host. The runner up title is already in the hands if you lose. But he will fight as much as possible at the end of this game.

Suggest yourself with positive words.

Ami remembers the mental training of Akbar. Very felt the mental attack of prospective opponents who put on a cold face with a larger body posture than him.

"Yes, Tea." Ami sat quietly while self-suggesting. A glimpse of the shadow of Akbar's face was present in the eye pelupuk. Burn passion and confidence. Will give good news at the end of the game.

The voice of the host called for the two athletes to prepare to enter the arena. Ami and his opponent walked into the middle of the arena from the opposite corner. The applause sounded even more intense. All spectators are pounding waiting for who is the first champion of the 3 X 2 minute match.

The opening gong of the first round was hit.

From the audience seats, Akbar glued his hands to his chest while braiding his fingers. It is the same with other spectators who are anxious to wait for who will be the winner. Inwardly screaming do'a expectantly for her Cutie to survive is not injured, it's the first. Then hope to be a winner.

"Mi, the tactics are good. But set the power do not dipol run out now. Later in the third round can be full power. Father Ramdan's son's spirit!" The puput held onto both of Ami's shoulders during the break one minute into the second half. Motivation at crucial minutes is very important to encourage the younger brother who is the first to compete at the provincial level.

Ami replied with a nod. He was normalizing the breath that was still panting. "Teh Puput only can. My time is not. I also want to be the pride of Dad," he said in a heart that re-ignited the spirit. Time to get into the middle of the arena. Starting the second round.

While Aul who broadcast live on his social media account also asked do'a to his friends and friends Ami who gave live comments.

Break the second round. A thrilling moment awaits the third round. Because both Ami and his opponent, in plain sight still looks a draw. Either according to the jury who has given value. The final decision will be after the third round.

"Teh, I know his weakness. I can drop him with my feet." Ami whispered after drinking in the break to the third round

"good. Perfecting horses. If you need to shout loose when the footstroke because it can help increase power. Bismillah, Mie. Rasya said Ate would sell it." Puput rubbed the top of Ami's head while conveying Rasya's message this morning to deliver to the yard. The firstborn does not sulk because Papa Rama will be invited to the office.

The third round of gongs sounded.

"AVAIL!" The referee gave a warning.

Ami and his opponent put up the horses with their eyes staring at each other with concentration.

"START!"

The quick attack of the hand style of the opponent makes Ami bend the body so that it only hits the air. Rushing to fend off the opponent's hand that leads to the left rib. He responded with a handshake using three techniques that would be a point because counterattacking with variations of attack. His counterattack hit the stomach. Seeing the opponent limp and about to fight again, he entered a leg-straight attack with a loud shout. The first kick successfully hit the right rib, then followed by a second kick technique that successfully deflected the opponent's hand. Without pause, the next kick with a spinning technique and shouting loudly, able to hit the back of the thigh. So hard kick, making the opponent topple backwards and fall with the back hit the green mattress.

"STOP!" Shouted the referee along with the duration of two minutes ended.

The thunderous applause sounded festive as the final match ended. More and more rumbling when the name Rahmi Ramadhania declared the winner.

Akbar gave a standing aplause while opening his mask. Breathing a sigh of relief accompanied by a big smile saw Ami prostrate gratitude which was then approached by Puput and Zaky and embrace each other. He also looked at haru. Rushed to the seat of Ibu Sekar.

"Mom?!" Akbar greeted Bu Sekar who hugged Aul. Looks of teary eyes accompanied by a smile.

"Hey, Mas. How come it's here?!" Panji first greeted with a shocked look. So did Mother and Aul who broke down the embrace and both put on astonished faces.

"I have another meeting here. Fitting open igeh, on the veranda see Aul again live. Yes I followed here like exciting. Uh really exciting. Just watched over there. Just look like there's Bu Sekar, Aul, and Panji now." Akbar reasoned. I apologize in my heart for lying.

"Yes very loud and tense. Mom's hands were sweating coldly. Thank you for finally being a champion. Akbar, thank you for watching the Ami game." Ibu Sekar smiled and sincerely thanked him.

Akbar smiled and nodded. "Mom, I deliberately from Jakarta to Bandung to meet. The meeting will not be concerned either. I don't want to miss watching Ami live, Mom. I love Mom's son." A long sentence that is only voiced in the heart.

Aul reminded me to look back at the arena because it was time for the three champions to take the podium to get the award. And Ami stood on the highest podium by carving out a wide smile.

The third champion began to be clad in medals and got trophies and symbolic prize money in the form of boards. Ami directed a glance at her mother's seat while smiling widely and waving.

Deg. Serr.

Ami blinked his eyes. Fear is wrong to see the figure of the man who sits on the right side of Mom and is arcing a smile towards her. To the left there is Aul and Panji. It was indeed the initial formation sitting like that. But the one on the right?

"I'm hallucinating times huh?" Ami shook her head slowly with her eyes closed for a moment. Open your eyes again. Stay same. Even now the figure of Coach Akbar, the Ayang Panda gave a distant kiss.

The focus was shifted when the name Rahmi Ramadhania from Ciamis Regency was announced as the first champion. He also got a medal necklace, a trophy, and a symbolic money prize in the form of a board.