Pursuing the Love of Rhea
61. I Love You

Cheers from supporters of both teams filled the stands of Bhakti Luhur High School basketball court this afternoon. They all shouted encouraging yells so that their favorite team could achieve the victory they wanted.

Currently the women's basketball team match between the two High Schools is going on fiercely. The two teams chased each other points with a flaring spirit. They also attack each other so that the opponent's defense can be paralyzed.

Rhea who is sitting on the bench, has not been dropped by Hendrik at this time. Given Rhea's stamina is not too good, then pak Hendrik will use Rhea when the last round will roll. So Rhea could only pay attention to the course of the match while occasionally glancing at her cellphone which had not rang since.

Rhea seemed to be waiting for Gavin's arrival to see him compete for the first time. But until the first round was over, Gavin had not yet revealed his nose. Rhea who was getting annoyed, ended up storing the phone in a bag and did not expect the arrival of Gavin again.

When the first half was over, all the team members gathered on the sidelines to listen to the briefing from Mr. Hendrik. The points of their team that began to fall behind, making Hendrik had to turn his brain to strategize so that Bina Utama High School basketball team could bend their knees before the Bhakti Luhur High School basketball team. Mr. Hendrik asked the members who participated in the match, to be more aggressive to give an attack to the opposing team. Rhea was also eventually dropped by Hendrik to help the team to score more points in the next round.

As the second-half whistle went off, the two teams began to gather to the center of the field to continue the match. Rhea who had been instructed to follow this second round, also joined his four colleagues in the middle of the field. The moment Rhea entered the field, all the eyes of the spectators especially the eyes of the men looked at the girl's physique in awe. They all whispered and commented that Rhea was better suited to be a cheerleader than a basketball player.

Rafka, who heard this, growled and rebuked them loudly.

" Woi..could not shut up Lo!" Rafka stared cynically at the two men who were commenting on her sister while putting on a fierce look. The two people who commented about Rhea earlier, finally shut up after seeing Rafka's face that looked very creepy.

Shasa who witnessed Rafka's anger, silently smiled looking at the guy. This trait is what Shasa likes about Rafka, the guy always cares and protects the people he cares about. Making Tasya also want to be protected by the guy.

On the sidelines, more precisely where the members of the Bina Utama High School men's team gathered, all eyes were also on Rhea. Aiden who was the captain of the basketball team there smiled as he watched Rhea who was getting ready in the middle of the court.

" Den, that's the girl you met earlier, right?" Chirp one of Aiden's friends while pointing at Rhea.

" Hmm.." Aiden only muttered softly while nodding his head at a glance. Aiden's gaze did not come off from the girl he once liked.

" Cool also gebetan Lo Den. It's so nice to play basketball again. If you two are together, don't forget the PJ, bro!" Aiden's other friends also chimed in and they laughed together when they heard the word 'PJ' aka Tax Jadi mentioned.

Aiden only smiled slightly, responding to what his friends had said earlier. Aiden couldn't have told them all that he had been rejected by the girl a second time. So Aiden chose to remain silent while continuing to watch Rhea from afar.

Meanwhile at the entrance of the basketball court, Gavin had just come after running from the UKS towards the court quickly. Gavin to regulate his breathing that began to tight while shaking his waist. After Gavin's sigh stabilized again, he began to enter the field towards where Dhafi and his friends had gathered.

" Whoi..Vin! Where'd you go, Lo?" Sindir Azka with a landslide when Gavin was already in front of him.

" Whisper Lo!" Gavin said annoyedly. Gavin then began to sit next to Dhafi who was busy watching the match. More precisely pay attention to Flo's current game. Dhafi only realized that the girl looked more beautiful while running around in the middle of the field.

" How's Fi?" The brief question from Gavin made Dhafi turn his gaze away from Flo.

" According to Lo?" Dhafi pulled the corner of his lips upwards as he looked at Gavin who was sitting next to him.

" Win it! Congratulations bro!" The two of them did a tos and then laughed together. All the team members who noticed the interaction of the two of them, also laughed along with the two young men.

When they finished expressing excitement with Gavin, they all returned to focus on paying attention to the current women's basketball team game.

Since Rhea began to join in this second round, the Bhakti Luhur High School basketball team looks to accelerate the pursuit of lagging points that are quite far in the first half. The opposing team to the ketar-ketir face the agility of Rhea in dribble the ball. Rhea is also seen to have a fairly high accuracy when shooting into the opponent's basketball hoop.

Everyone who got amazed saw Rhea's ability. Not only has a beautiful face, but the girl's basketball skills can not be seen one eye.

" My girl!" Show Gavin proudly while smiling happily in front of all his friends.

They all just responded to Gavin's words with a nod of their heads while forcing a smile on the guy. Gavin's arrogance was indeed no one could fight back this time.

Women's basketball team matches look increasingly heated in the middle of the court. The opposing team, namely SMA Bina Utama, also began to aggressively attack the Bhakti High School basketball team. Bina Utama High School basketball team up to several times committed violations such as pushing or making illegal physical contact to block the path of opposing players.

Until the peak, when a few minutes the game will be over. Bina Utama High School women's basketball team re-enacted the offense by pushing high school women's basketball team captain Bhakti Luhur hard enough to block the girl's pace towards their basketball hoop.

All the members of the men's team who were on the sidelines shouted in annoyance as they watched the scene. Including Dhafi who was also very angry when he saw Flo grimacing in pain while in the middle of the field. The referee stopped the game temporarily and asked the medical team to check Flo's condition first.

After Flo stood back up, the referee then awarded a Free throw or free throw for the Bhakti Luhur High School basketball team. They will all make use of that throw in order to outperform the opposing basketball team because of the points they are currently drawing.

While breathing in, Flo began to stand upright and then started shooting the ball from behind the free throw line when the referee had given a warning to shoot.

Wussh...🏀🏀

All the members of the women's basketball team who were on the sidelines immediately scattered into the middle of the court to celebrate the victory along with their team members who had fought to the end. They all hugged each other and started to smile happily as their struggles during this one Week to practice the end paid off in full pay. Although this match is only a friendly match, but at least they have made a good first step and will continue to train to become a more solid and unbeaten team in the future.

Gavin and all his friends were also enthusiastic about the victory. They all walked up to the girls standing in the middle of the field and congratulated them on their success today.

" That!" Gavin patted Rhea's shoulder gently as the girl was hugging Ara in the middle of the field.

When Rhea looked back, the girl immediately put on a sullen face because Gavin came to her.

" How did you frown anyway Yang? Come on hug first!" Gavin stretched out his hands for Rhea to come into his arms.

" No way." Rhea immediately looked up and left Gavin to the sidelines. Rhea was still very upset with Gavin for coming late to his first game this time around.

" Dear!" Gavin immediately chased after Rhea and held the girl's hand so as not to further leave Gavin.

" So brother!" Rhea pursed her lips in annoyance as she turned to look at Gavin.

" Dear, I'm sorry. I've tried to get here as soon as possible. You look at my clothes. Still wearing office clothes, right? I also speed up so I can get here quickly. Don't be angry with me anymore!"

Gavin put on a clear face while tightly grasping both hands of Rhea. Gavin did not want the girl to be angry for too long. So Gavin immediately persuaded Rhea to let the girl's anger subside.

" Yes, I'm sorry!" Rhea brief. Rhea also could not bear to see Gavin's pitiful look like that.

" Thank you dear." Gavin smiled and immediately grabbed Rhea into his arms.

" Rhea Zhafira Adinata." Gavin said softly while rubbing Rhea's back that was in her arms.

" Hmm..?" Rhea scrunched her forehead in wonder as Gavin called out his full name. Rhea then slightly elaborated the hug and raised her head to look at Gavin.

" I Love You!" Gavin expressed his feelings for Rhea sincerely while looking at the beautiful eyeballs of his girl.

The expression Gavin's love makes Rhea's heart flutter. A red tinge was also clearly visible on the girl's face. Rhea who was slightly misbehaved, went back to hiding in Gavin's arms. With a little courage left, Rhea also replied to Gavin earlier.

" I Love You too." Rhea said slowly.

Gavin was no less happy to hear Rhea's words. They end up hugging each other tightly as a real form of their same feelings of love.

Not far from where Rhea and Gavin were standing, Aiden was staring at the two with a sad and disappointed look. Aiden did not expect that the current boyfriend of Rhea was Gavin.

Aiden actually intended to congratulate Rhea on his team's victory. But in the end Aiden must undo his intentions because he does not want to interfere with the romantic moment between Gavin and Rhea.

With heavy steps, Aiden then left the field heading to where his friends had been waiting for him off the field.

" Woi.ease his embrace!" Sindir Azka loudly while staring at Gavin and Rhea who were still at home hugging on the edge of the field.

Rhea who realized Azka's words were directed to him and Gavin, finally let go of the hug first. Rhea also slightly pushed Gavin's chest because the guy was reluctant to relax his embrace.

" We all want to win our victory at the Teen Cafe. Join me!" Dhafi invites the two of them to join the others in the celebration of the victory of both basketball teams. After saying that, Dhafi immediately passed out of the field without waiting for a response from Gavin and also Rhea.

" Gavin's sister isn't back at the office anymore, is she?" Rhea looked at Gavin expectantly. Rhea still wants to linger with her boyfriend because they just met for a while today.

" How is it?" Gavin pretended to think while putting on a serious face.

" Whatever, just go there!" Rhea was a little disappointed and chose to leave Gavin.

" I'm not going Yang! I want to be like you!" Gavin immediately held Rhea's hand and held it tightly. Gavin then rubbed Rhea's head and smiled at the girl.

Rhea finally returned Gavin's smile and forgot about her anger. The two of them then left the field hand in hand and headed to the place where their friends had gathered. There has also been waiting for Rafka, Shasa and also Bibi. They all left together to go to Teen cafe with a feeling of pleasure and excitement.