The Dreamers
Valuable Things

Today, Hiro woke up earlier than usual. The clock on the wall of his room shows at half-five in the morning.

Hiro ran towards the dining table and greeted his father excitedly, "Good morning Dad!"

"Oh..Hiro! are you awake, son? surely you can't wait for your shoes to come?"

"Hehehe.., uh..,"

"Let's have breakfast first,"

"Good Well!"

...

Hiro and his father ate their breakfast. If you have breakfast like this, usually Hiro will not eat until night. That's why he's so skinny.

At five o'clock in the morning, Hiro's father will leave to work towards the project as a building porters. The pride uniform was worn by my father. "Dad go first! be careful at home!"

"Good Dad!"

Hiro's father went to work pedaling his old bicycle.

Hiro's own home. He paced in front of the house while waiting for Ryota to come.

After an hour of waiting, Ryota had not arrived. It's almost 6 now.

"Ryota is a long time ago..," muttered Hiro himself.

...

But after almost falling asleep due to waiting too long, Ryota finally came to his house.

"hiro!" Sapa Ryota who shouted from the end of the intersection.

Actually Hiro could have approached Ryota at his house, but Hiro felt disrespectful if he did that, so he just waited.

"Ah..have you been waiting for me for a long time? hehe sorry Hiro,"

"Ah it's okay Ryo, I just woke up," said Hiro whose eyes could not escape from the shoe box carried by Ryota.

"Wah..wah..wah.., are you impatient?" Ryota plays his shoe box. "All right, here I give you. Try it first!"

Ryota also gives his used soccer shoes to Hiro. Hiro opened the package and was very surprised to see a pair of fluorescent green shoes that were still smooth. "Ryota..? are these really old shoes?!"

"Yes" replied Ryota.

"This is so good! why aren't you wearing it?"

With a plain face Ryota replied, "I'm bored.., so I bought a new one,"

"Oh so..," Hiro was not surprised at all. Ryota comes from a wealthy family. "Thank you for the shoes..! it's very special to me,"

"No problem.., I still have seven pairs if you want," Ryota said.

"Ee.no need hehe,"

...

After Hiro put on Ryota's football boots, they fit perfectly. "Well, Ryo!"

"Yes right! the pas!" Ryota is happy that his gift shoes can make Hiro happy. "Naahh.., after you have football boots.., you must keep this spirit!"

"Hehe yes! with these shoes I will be the greatest footballer! ahaha!" Hiro laughed with his best friend.

"Then.later in the afternoon you want to play football on the field?"

"Will your friends let me play? you know for yourself, they always put me down" Hiro said softly.

"Truely, you can't play in this area because they don't know your true abilities," Ryota was thinking hard about finding a solution for his best friend. "Oh I know!"

"What Ryo?"

"What if we both apply to football school?! there's a professional coach who'll treat you as equally as the other kids!" Ryota.

"Are you sure I won't be denigrated again?" Hiro's still a little traumatized.

"Hehe.., I can't be sure yet..,"

"Huh, you are." tired Hiro stood up, then sat down on the long wooden chair in front of his house. "Let's Ryo, talk while sitting down,"

...

"After all, these football boots of yours must be used.., if they are not to be used, why would I give them to you?" Ryota.

"But.., if I want to go to football school, where's the money? there must be a monthly fee, right?" Hiro bobbing head. "My savings are only 2,000 Yen (About Rp. 235,000.00),"

"So.., if you don't have to pay a monthly fee, do you want to sign up for football school?" Ask Ryota.

"Maybe..," Hiro realized something, "Ehh..? are you paying me!!!"

"No," Ryota replied which irritated Hiro. "I can't do that because of the monthly cost of football school, an average of 1,000 Yen(Rp. 117,000), my pocket money will run out if it keeps paying you, I'm sorry" Ryota explained.

"Yes, no papa, I didn't force you either," Hiro was actually a little disappointed but he couldn't say it.

It seemed that Hiro had to figure out his own way to earn some extra money. "Hmm, I should immediately think of a way to earn some extra money! but how?!" In Hiro's heart.

...

The sun is getting hotter. It did not feel like the two of them had been chatting for 1.5 hours without stopping.

"I'm thirsty.," Ryota said as he held his throat. "Let me buy you a drink at the end of the street! you want to, right?"

"Eh?!" Hiro flinched from his daydream. "You!"

Ryota often treat Hiro when playing together. Hiro is only able to say 'thank you' to repay all the kindness Ryota has given so far. "Thank you" Hiro said after being given a bottle of soda water by Ryota.

While sitting in front of the stall, Hiro sipped fresh soda water until it ran out. "Oahh!! the fresh!"

"Minun soda in summer is the best!"

...

Hearing Ryota's words just now, Hiro got a brilliant idea. "Hmm??" Hiro frowned, "Ryota.., can you repeat what you said just now?"

"Huh?" Ryota was a little confused, "Drinking soda in the summer is the best? what is that what you mean?"

"Fright!" Shouted Hiro. Hiro ran into the store again with a bottle of soda.

"Hiro?! what do you want to do?" Ryota was confused and just waiting in front of the shop.

Inside the shop, Hiro immediately met the owner and immediately asked, "Auntie! can I put my sales in this store?"

"Huh? why so suddenly, son? what do you want to leave me with?" Ask the little shop owner.

"Eee..what's the best selling?" Ask Hiro.

"Of course, the soda you drink is also a lot of buying. Essentially any type of drink will sell if sold during summer holidays like this," explained the owner.

"Wahh! thanks Bi! tomorrow I'll put my sale here!"

"Yes..! Auntie wait a day!!"

"Yes! thanks Bi!" Hiro ran outside the store.

The shopkeeper's aunt could only sigh with a smile, "Children are now there," The shopkeeper thought that Hiro was just joking with her.

Outside the store, Ryota is astonished to see Hiro, "What just happened?"

"Ehh..Eee. that is.., I have to go home soon! play it again! drug Ryota!" Hiro said as he ran back to his house.

"Hiro why the hell? His behavior is strange" Ryota muttered. He could still see Hiro running until he finally made a turn at the end of the road. "Ah come on, Hiro might just be excited,"

...

At his house, Hiro went straight to his room and took his piggy bank under the bed. He opened the piggy bank from the jar and took all the money in it.

Hiro counted every dime. "Hopefully enough..," thought Hiro.

Yes, Hiro has been serious about selling drinks and put them in Bibi's shop earlier. Hiro knew that his father couldn't give him money to save. Therefore he wants to earn money with his own business, namely by selling. Hiro had even calculated the right price for his sale.

"Hmm.., the capital of each bottle of drink is about 50 Yen, if the drink I sell 80 Yen per bottle, then my profit is 20 Yen, 10 Yen for the store owner. If I could sell 10 bottles every day, then I could make a profit of 200 Yen(Rp. 23,000) per day!" Hiro murmured while doodling the paper in front of him.

What a rare 12-year-old child does. Hiro had to fight hard so that his great ideals would not stop here! With his efforts, Hiro is confident he can finance football school with his own money!

After taking all the money, Hiro went outside again to buy the ingredients needed to make some bottles of fresh drinks.

...

Until the afternoon Hiro was traveling. Shaking his hands as soon as he got home. Hiro was too tired to continue his work today. Each finger held a heavy plastic bag containing various materials.

From 2,000 Yen, Hiro's money was only left around 120 Yen. There is no doubt in the heart of this child. The one embedded in his heart was only one, "I can't give up!" Hiro was determined while lying on the bed looking at the ceiling.