The Dreamers
First step

“Huuaaahh!” Hiro yawned wide after waking up from his sleep that morning.

Hiro dragged his steps towards the dining table. His eyes glanced towards the wall clock, “Ah, still at 5am turned out.” Mumbled Hiro.

Not usually Hiro wake up this ‘sesiang’. Because last night, he had to stay up late to make a few bottles of drinks for sale today.

When looking at the contents of the dining table, there was a folded piece of paper in the corner of the table. “What paper is this?”

‘Hiro, I've left for work. Breakfast is on the table.’ That's the writing on that paper.

“Hmm? Tumben Dad has left.., usually 6 hours just left.” Hiro had breakfast and then had a shower.

After being ready and wearing his uniform, Hiro went to school. Not to forget, he also brought his drink basket for him to leave in Bibi's shop.

Summer vacation is over. Hiro is ready to go back to school. This 12-year-old boy is known to be smart in his school. It was not uncommon for him to rank first in the class during the exam.

…

TIING..THE TUUNGG!

Ryota's house bell rang as Hiro pressed him down. Every time he left for school, Hiro always approached Ryota first to leave together.

Ryota's door opens, “Eh, Hiro! Wait, my brother is wearing shoes,”Ucap Ruka. He was the one who opened the door.

“Oh that, yaudah Kak Hiro wait outside aja yes,”

“Okee!” Sahut Ruka's. Ruka ran back into her house and immediately called her sister. “Sister! I am looking forward to the!”

Hiro could only laugh hearing Ruka's distinctive shrill voice.

Ryota Naruka is Ryota's younger sister. He's 9 years old. When Hiro plays for Ryota's house, they often play together.

Ruka did not want to be called by her first name by Hiro. “Don't call me Ryota deck! Call Ruka aja..,” Ruka said the first time Hiro met her. Until now, Hiro had always called him Ruka.

After a while, Ryota finally came out. “Hiro.., let's go!”

“Come,"

…

“Eh! Uh! Ryota! You forgot son!”

Ryota looked back. His mother called because Ryota's lunch was left behind. “Don't forget your lunch,” said Ms. Ryota while giving her a box of lunch.

“Hehehe, yes Mom, Ryota to go first yes!”

“Yes, be careful on the road,”

…

Always when Ryota's mother appears or greets him, Hiro can only be pensive. Such is the figure of the mother he always craved but never had.

They both walked down the small streets of housing.

“Huuuh.., it feels so good that the summer holiday ends,” Celoteh Ryota.

“Iya anyway,” Hiro directly change the topic, “Eh Ryo! When do we get to football school?! Did you tell your dad?”

“Oh, the. I told you. My father said, tomorrow we can practice directly,” Light Ryota.

“Tomorrow!”

“Iya!”

“Horeee!” Hiro cheered on the side of the road to be the center of attention of many people passing by.

…

…

KRRYINNG!

The bells from school ring. There's nothing special about Hiro's school. Her Junior High friends are not much familiar. At school, Hiro was only really focused on learning.

“Haduuh, I'm tired Hiro,” complains Ryota after school.

“Obviously, the name is also the first school since the holidays, it must feel more tired,”

“Yes too yes,”

…

“Yes, I'm first Hiro!” Ryota waved his hand before he walked into the gate of his house. “Tomorrow after school, straight to my house again huh! We're off with him to his football school!”

“Oke Ryo! Till tomorrow!”

Hiro walked home humming that afternoon to his house. At home, Hiro immediately changed clothes and laid himself on his bedroom mattress. He always looked at his football boots in the corner of the room with a smile, imagining himself as a professional footballer.

Until the evening, Hiro was still waiting for his father to go home to work but never came. “Why hasn't Dad come home yet? Is overtime on the project?” Ask Hiro inwardly.

It's 8 p.m., after Hiro returns from Bibi's shop and his father still hasn't come home. “It looks like Dad really overtime.” Thought Hiro.

At 8 to 12 pm, Hiro just finished packing his bottle. Hiro immediately went to sleep because he was tired and sleepy.

…

“Dad..?Father.?” Hiro searched the whole house.

The atmosphere is very quiet. There was only the sound of crickets coming from far away. Light lights are dim, even occasionally dead. “Did Dad not come home yet or have already left back?” Mumbled Hiro. “Ah come, better sleep again.”

But just as Hiro wanted to turn towards the room, Hiro was startled by the figure of the man blocking the door of the room. His face is invisible. Until then, “Hiro..?”

“Waaah!” Hiro was shocked to the point of falling backwards.

As the figure advanced into the room illuminated by lights, Hiro realized that it was his father. “Dad?”

Hiro's father helps Hiro to wake up after falling shocked to see him. “Duh, son.., what are you doing? I saw a ghost,”

“Dad ngagetin anyway,” Say Hiro. After standing up, Hiro turned to ask his father. “Yes, yesterday why did Dad leave early the same as coming home later in the night?”

“Hmm? You already told me not yet?”

“But,”

“Yeah? Oh, I forgot, hehe,” Hiro's father began to forget at the age of 50 years.

“Yesterday, Dad left early because Dad's work schedule on the project changed, from the initial one at 6 am to 5 pm, so 4 am-3 pm.”

“Oh so. Then if 3 pm has gone home, why yesterday has not come home until night?”

“Oh it.., now Dad there is part-time work as a courier package.”

“Courier package? Since when do you work as a courier package?”

“Since yesterday, hehe,”

“Why not tell me early?”

“Daddy forgot, hehe,”

“Ya done!” Hiro murmur. “Important Dad always take care of health, do not get tired. It hurts later,”

“Iya son,” Hiro's father said briefly. “Yes already, I want to go directly to the project. Later breakfast is in the pan ya,”

“Alright,” Sahut Hiro.

In front of the house, he waved to his Father, “Be careful Well!”

…

Back inside the house, Hiro sighed. “Daddy completely forgot? or don't want to tell me?” Hiro's thoughts were everywhere. “Entah, better sleep again, hehe,”

But he accidentally turned his head towards the clock, it turned out that it was already five and a half. “Ah, free of charge, the time is fixed.., just take a shower.”

Hiro does his routine as usual. Take a shower, have breakfast, deliver the merchandise, get up to Ryota, before he goes to school.

…

Time was running slow as Hiro was already impatiently waiting for the bell to come home from school.

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KRIEGG!!

And when the school bell rings, Hiro and Ryota run back to their homes. At his home, Hiro wears shorts and makeshift shirts as the jersey from the new football school will be given after the first day. Not to forget Hiro wore his football boots from home.

With pride Hiro runs into Ryota's house wearing football boots that certainly make a noisy step.

As Ryota approaches, Hiro sees Ryota waiting in front of his house.

“Ryota!” Call Hiro.

“Hiro..! haha, are you wearing your shoes from home?” Ask Ryota.

“Why?”

“It is better later when in the field. Now wearing sandals alone is also okay,” Ryota said.

“Ah, it's okay, it's done,”

“All right then, we're leaving now?”

“Come!” Take Hiro with spirit.

The two of them ride to a football school in Ryota's private car. On the way, they thought about what a football school actually looked like.

“Oh yes Ryo, what is our football school called? I don't even know yet,” Hiro asked Ryota.

“Oh, his name is Zekka Football Academy,”

Zekka Football is one of the best football schools in Sapporo, Japan. Not just any child can get in there. Hiro is a friend of Ryota, whose father is a friend of Zekka's coach.

Hiro has to prove that he is in Zekka Football not only because ‘people are in’