Kejutan

BAHASA MELAYU

"Baik, Faris. Sampai sini sahaja latihan kita hari ini. Minggu depan awak rehat cukup-cukup sebelum kita pergi ke dewan gelanggang untuk perlawanan terakhir itu nanti. Jaga badan dan makan, ingat segala yang saya ajar hari ini dan sebelum-sebelumnya. Okay, bersurai", kata jurulatihku setelah kami selesai berlatih di dewan besar institusi itu. Aku yang berpeluh kepanasan terus turun dari gelanggang dan berjalan masuk ke bilik persalinan. Selesai sahaja mandi di bilik air, aku pun keluar dan terkejut melihat Arif sedang duduk di bangku bersebelahan dengan barang-barangku itu. "Eh, kau ni Arif. Terkejut aku, ingatkan siapalah tadi. Bila kau masuk sini? Tak nampak pun kau tadi", kataku yang sedikit terperanjat. "Hahaha, maaflah Ris. Aku baru je masuk sini tadi, alang-alang tiada orang lain. Bosanlah aku tunggu kau dekat luar dewan tu, dah lah sudah malam", balasnya. "Alahai, kesian kau kena tunggu. Tunggu sekejap, aku salin baju dulu", kataku lalu aku pun terus memakai seluar dalam berwarna merah, seluar pendek dan baju sukan jersey bola berwarna merah lalu mengemaskan barang-barang aku ke dalam begku. "Jom pergi kafe, aku dah lapar ni", kata Arif sambil perutnya berkeroncong kelaparan. "Hahaha, kenapa tak pergi makan dulu? Makan je dulu, aku pun lambat balik". "Tak mengapa, aku pun nak teman kau makan sekali. Kau pun selalu makan lewat, seorang diri pula tu. Hahaha, aku nampak tau". Aku pun tergelak bersama-samanya sambil merangkul bahunya lalu kami terus berjalan melalui laluan susur gajah yang diterangi oleh lampu jalan itu ke kafeteria.

Hati aku sangat seronok tatkala kami berjalan ke kafe itu. Teringatkan sewaktu latihan mahupun perlawanan, dari peringkat daerah sehinggalah ke tahap separuh akhir perlawanan hari itu, Arif sentiasa cuba untuk hadir melihat aku berlawan dan memberi aku semangat juga. Hari ini juga dia hadir menemani aku berlatih sehingga hampir larut malam, malah sanggup tunggu untuk sama-sama makan malam dengan aku. Betapa beruntung aku dapat sahabat seperti dirinya. Aku tak tahu macam mana hendak membalas budinya, setakat berkawan dengannya sahaja tidak cukup untuk membalasnya. Malah, dia juga sering menolak perlawaan aku untuk membelanjakannya makanan atau barangan. "Kau jadi sahabat aku pun sudah cukup, Ris", itulah kata-kata yang sering diucapnya setiap kali aku pelawanya. "Kau tersengeh-sengeh seorang diri itu kenapa?", tegur Arif yang melihat aku senyum dengan tiba-tiba. "Eh, erkkk. Tak ada apa-apalah, teringat sesuatu je", balasku. "Awek la tu, rindu sangat tu. Pergilah berbual dengannya". "Eh, aku mana ada awek. Aku bujang tau, hahaha". "Hahaha, ya lah tu". "Sudah, sekarang ini kita nak makan kedai mana? Aku dah lapar ni". "Hujung sana ada kedai baru buka, jom pergi cuba makan sana. Manalah tahu sedap, hehehe". "Hahaha, jom sementara tak ramai orang beratur di sana". Makanan yang dipesan sudah sampai, kami pun makan dengan lahapnya sehingga hampir habis walaupun hanya beberapa minit sahaja berlalu. "Weh, Arif. Untuk perlawanan nanti, akan berlangsung dekat Kuala Lumpur". "Wah, jauh betul. Seronok tu dapat merantau dekat semenanjung tu". "Betul tu, jadi kau ikut aku sekali tak nanti pergi sana?". Pertanyaan itu membuatkan dia berhenti mengunyah lalu dia pun melihat aku dengan muka yang serius. Aku pun terkejut melihat riak wajahnya sebegitu sebelum dia senyum dengan tiba-tiba lalu berkata, "Hahaha, mestilah ikut. Perlawanan penting ni, dekat semenanjung lagi. Nanti kau sesat dekat sana, tak pasal-pasal kau menangis pula nanti, hahaha", guraunya. "Eh, aku pula yang menangis. Aku beranilah, kuat lagi tau, hahaha", balasku dengan lega dan dia pula memandang aku dengan sengihnya. "Apa sengih-sengih?". "Tiada apa-apa, abang sado. Hahaha". "Eh kau ni nak kena ni. Siap kau dalam bilik, hahahha". "Huhuhu, takut saya". Setelah itu, kami pun tergelak bersama.

Hari yang ditunggu-tunggu telah tiba, terasa debaran di hati aku saat sedang bersiap-siap ke tempat berkumpul, manakala Arif pula sedang sibuk mengemas pakaiannya di dalam beg. "Dah siap ke, Arif?", tanyaku. "Kejap ya, sedikit sahaja lagi", balasnya. Beberapa minit kemudian, dia pun telah bersiap dengan beg-begnya lalu kami mula berjalan menuruni bilik kolej kami dan menyusuri susur gajah sebelum tiba di kawasan berkumpul. Sejuk dingin suasana hari itu terasa sehingga ke tulang, nasib baiklah aku memakai baju sejuk aku namun yang membuatkan aku sedikit tergelak adalah kerana melihat si dia yang sedang berpeluk tubuh dan kelihatan menggigil kedinginan. "Kau nak aku peluk tak? Sejuk sangant kau tu, hahaha", kataku. "Eh kau ni, nanti kantoilah yang kau tu gay, hahaha", guraunya. "Eh sedap betul mukut kau ya, jangan sampai aku rogol kau, hahaha". "Ampun, jangan disodok, mas. Hahaha". Aku terus peluk dia sambil tonyoh-tonyoh dahinya itu dan dia pun menggelupur rimas. "Maaf, awak siapa ya?", tegur seseorang membuatkan kami terkejut dan berhenti bergurau-senda. "Ni kawan saya, Arif. Dia akan temani saya untuk ke pertandingan itu", balasku. "Maaf, tapi nama dia tidak ada dalam senarai ahli-ahli sokongan untuk kumpulan kita. Jadi, dia tidak boleh ikut serta". "Oh, hahaha. Dia tak terlibat dalam kumpulan ini, dia pergi atas tiket sendiri". "Di sini adalah tempat berkumpul untuk ahli rombongan sahaja. Pihak luar tidak boleh ikut bersama". "Eh, kenapa pula? Sebelum ini okay sahaja. Kenapa tiba-tiba dihalang pula?", kataku dengan sedikit lantang. Pada waktu itu, hati aku terasa panas mendengar kawan aku dihalang untuk ikut sekali. "Ini arahan dari pihak pengurusan kelab, hanya ahli kelab sahaja boleh ikut serta. Pihak luar perlu datang berasingan". "Sebelum ini tidak ada masalah pun dia ikut bersama. Malah, aku pun tidak dengar apa-apa pun mengenai benda ini. Kenapa tak bagitahu awal-awal? Kenapa hari ini baru nak bagitahu?". Suasana sudah mulai agak tegang, malah aku pun sedikit bertikam lidah dengan ahli urusetia itu. Ahli-ahli kelab yang berada di situ pun mulai melihat kami. Melihat aku yang sedikit marah, Arif pun cuba menarik aku ke tempat lain, namun aku tidak berganjak kerana ingin tahu hal sebenar. "Weh, Faris. Sudahlah tu. Jangan gaduh-gaduh. Sudah-sudah, Faris", katanya yang cuba menenangkan aku. "Kenapa bising-bising ni? Pagi-pagi dah bertekak. Kenapa ni?", soal pengerusi kelab yang semakin menghampiri kami. Lalu, aku pun terangkan segala yang berlaku dan inginkan penjelasan daripadanya. Setelah itu, Arif pun dibenarkan untuk ikut serta oleh pengerusi itu untuk acara ini. Aku pun sedikit lega mendengarnya lalu merangkul tanganku pada bahu Arif, dia pun melihat aku dengan senyuman. Setelah tiba di sana, kami pun ke hotel untuk mengemas barang dan sesi latihan dan panaskan badan pun bermula selama dua hari sebelum hari pertandingan itu.

"Acara yang ditunggu-tunggu telah pun tiba. Hari ini kita akan menyaksikan juara baharu bagi Pertandingan Gusti Kebangsaan buat kali ke-10", kemeriahan pertandingan itu kian terasa dengan pengumuman dari pengacara dan sorakan para penonton yang berada di dewan gelanggang itu. Semakin berdebar-debar pula jantungku, malah sedikit menggigil sewaktu ingin bersiap-siap dengan seluar gusti aku. Arif yang melihat aku sebegitu terus datang rapat lalu merangkul bahuku, "Tenang, sahabat. Kau pasti menang punya, jangan risaulah". "Terima kasih, Rif. Kau temankan aku sampai hari ini, aku rasa seronok sangat". "Tiada masalah, Ris. Macam aku cakap sebelum ini, kau sahabt aku, mesti aku datang sokong punya. Oh sebelum aku lupa, nah ambillah", lalu dia pun menghulurkan satu beg kertas kepada aku. "Eh, apa ni Ris?", tanyaku sambil mengeluarkan isi dalam beg itu. Terlihatlah satu seluar gusti berwarna hitam dan bercorak warna merah dan kelabu di depan dan belakang seluar itu. "Ni hadiah khas dari aku, kau kan dah sampai peringkat ni", katanya sambil melihat aku yang tersenyum. Lantas, aku pun terus memeluknya dengan erat, "Terima kasih, Rif. Jujur aku terkejut dan teruja dapat hadiah kau ni. Terima kasoh, terima kasih, Rif", kataku dengan kegembiraan dan dibalas dengan pelukan erat darinya pula. Setelah itu, aku pun memakai seluar gusti itu dan aku tunjuk pada Arif, malah sempat lagi dia mengambil gambar aku beberapa kali. "Dipersilakan masuk, wakil Negeri Di Bawah Bayu. Pucuk muda dalam sukan gusti tanah air, Faris The Redrisssssssss", umum si pengacara pertandingan itu dan aku pun bergerak bersama-sama pasukan aku ke dalam gelanggang dewan itu, manakala Arif hanya melihat aku pergi sebelum dia bergerak ke tempat duduk penonton. "Sekarang, diseru lawannya. Juga wajah baru dalam arena kejuaraan ini, berbadan sasa dan berwajah bengis. Dipersilakan, Danny The Fierce Bearrrrrrrrr", lalu pihak lawanku pun mula mengorak langkah masuk ke dalam gelanggang. Aku agak terkejut saat melihat diri lawanku itu masuk, manakan tidak, aku amat mengenali dirinya. "Dan... Danny?", nama itu terluah dari mulutku tanpa sedar. Dia pun melihat aku dari sudut penjurunya dengan senyuman, membuatkan aku berdiri pegun di situ.

M.N.A_97
Faris_Shah

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"Okay, Faris. That's all for our training today. Next week you rest enough before we go to the ring hall for the last match later. Take care of yourself and eat, remember everything I taught you today and before. Okay", said my trainer after we finished training in the great hall of the institution. I, who was sweating in the heat, immediately got off the court and walked into the dressing room. As soon as I finished showering in the bathroom, I went out and was surprised to see Arif sitting on the bench next to my things. "Eh, you're Arif. I was surprised. When did you come in here? I didn't even see you", I said, a little surprised. "Hahaha, I'm sorry Ris. I just came in here, there's no one else here. I'm tired of waiting for you outside the hall, it's already night", he replied. "Oh my, I am so sorry you have to wait. Wait a minute, I'll change my clothes first", I said and then I continued to put on red underwear, shorts and a red football jersey sports shirt and packed my things into my bag. "Let's go to the cafe, I'm hungry", said Arif as his stomach rumbled with hunger. "Hahaha, why don't you go eat first? Just eat first, I'll be back late". "It's okay, I want to eat with you too. You always eat late, alone too". "Hahaha, you know it". I laughed along with him as I put my arm around his shoulders and we continued to walk through the sidewalks lit by the streetlights to the cafeteria.

My heart was very happy when we walked to the cafe. I remember during training and matches, from the district level until the semi-finals of that day's match, Arif always tried to be there to see me fight and give me encouragement as well. Today he also accompanied me to practice until almost late at night, and was even willing to wait to have dinner with me. How lucky I am to have a friend like him. I don't know how to repay his kindness, just being friends with him is not enough to repay him. In fact, he also often rejects my invitation to treat food or goods on him. "It's enough for you to be my friend, Ris", those are the words he often says every time I invite him over. "Why are you snickering all by yourself?", asked Arif who saw me smiling suddenly. "Eh, erkkkk. It's nothing, I just remembered something", I replied. "Must be a girl, you miss her so much. Go talk to her". "Eh, I don't have a girlfriend. I'm single you know, hahaha". "Hahaha, no lie". "Alright, which restaurant are we going to eat now? I'm hungry". "There's a new shop over there, let's go and try to eat there. Who knows how good it is, hehehe". "Hahaha, let's go while there aren't many people queuing there". The food we ordered arrived, we ate so much that we almost ran out even though only a few minutes had passed. "Weh, Arif. For the next match, it will take place near Kuala Lumpur". "Wow, it's really far. It's fun to wander around that peninsula". "That's right, so do you still want go there to see me fight later?". The question made him stop chewing and then he looked at me with a serious face. I was surprised to see that expression on his face before he suddenly smiled and said, "Hahaha, I must come. This is an important match, near the peninsula. You'll get lost near there, you'll cry, hahaha", he joked. "Eh, I will not cry. I'm brave, I'm stronger, hahaha", I replied with relief and he looked at me with a grin. "Why are you grinning?". "Nothing, tough guy. Hahaha". "Eh, you. Don't make me do something that will make you regret, hahahha". "Huhuhu, I'm scared". After that, we laughed together.

The long awaited day has arrived, I felt a throb in my heart while getting ready to go to the gathering place, while Arif was busy packing his clothes in his bag. "Are you ready, Arif?", I asked. "Wait a minute, just a little more", he replied. A few minutes later, he was ready with his bags and we started walking down our college room and down the pavement path before arriving at the gathering area. The coldness of the day was felt to the bone, luckily I was wearing my sweater but what made me laugh a little was because I saw him who was hugging his body and seemed to be shivering from the cold. "Do you want me to hug you? You seem cold, hahaha", I said. "Hey you, are you gay? hahaha", he joked. "Eh, watch your mouth, don't let me rape you, hahaha". " Please, I am still virgin, Hahaha". I continued to hug him while stroking his forehead and he was tried to escape. "Excuse me, who are you?", someone said, making us startled and stop joking. "This is my friend, Arif. He will accompany me to the competition", I replied. "Sorry, but his name is not on the list of support members for our group. So, he cannot participate". "Oh, hahaha. He was not involved in this group, he went on his own ticket". "This is a gathering place for members only. Outsiders cannot come along". "Eh, why? It was okay before. Why is it suddenly can't?", I said a little loudly. At that time, my heart felt hot to hear that my friend was prevented from joining once. "This is an instruction from the club management, only club members can participate. Outside parties must come separately". "Before, there was no problem with him coming along. In fact, I didn't even hear anything about this. Why didn't you tell me earlier? Why did you tell me today?". The atmosphere was starting to get a bit tense, and I even had a bit of a mouthed-fight with the secretary. The club members who were there started to see us. Seeing me a little angry, Arif tried to pull me to another place, but I didn't move because I wanted to know the truth. "Weh, Faris. Enough. Don't fight. Enough, Faris", he said trying to calm me down. "Why is there so much noise? It's been so noisy in this morning. Why is this?", asked the chairman of the club who was getting closer to us. Then, I explained everything that happened and wanted an explanation from him. After that, Arif was allowed to participate by the chairman for this event. I was a little relieved to hear that and put my hand on Arif's shoulder, he looked at me with a smile. After arriving there, we went to the hotel to unpack our things and the training and warm-up session started for two days before the day of the competition.

"The long awaited event has arrived. Today we will witness a new champion for the National Wrestling Competition for the 10th time", the excitement of the competition was felt with the announcement from the host and the cheers of the audience in the ring hall. My heart was pounding even more, and I was even shaking a little when I wanted to get ready in my wrestling pants. Arif, who saw me like that, came close and hugged my shoulders, "Calm down, friend. You will definitely win, don't worry". "Thank you, Rif. You accompanied me until today, I feel very happy". "No problem, Ris. As I said before, you are my friend, I must come to support you. Oh before I forget, take this", then he handed me a paper bag. "Eh, what's this Rif?", I asked while taking out the contents of the bag. There was a pair of black wrestling pants with a red and gray pattern on the front and back of the pants. "This is a special gift from me, you have reached this stage," he said while looking at me who was smiling. Then, I continued to hug him tightly, "Thank you, Rif. To be honest, I was surprised and excited to receive your gift. Thank you, thank you, Rif", I said with joy and received a tight hug from him as well. After that, I put on the wrestling pants and I showed them to Arif, and he even managed to take my picture a few times. "Welcome in, representative of the State of Sabah. A young upstart in wrestling, Faris The Redrissssssss", announced the host of the competition and I walked with my team into the court, while Arif only watched me leave before he walked to the audience. "Now, called his opponent. Also a new face in this championship arena, with a strong body and fierce face. Welcome, Danny The Fierce Bearrrrrrrrr", then my opponent started to step into the ring. I was a bit surprised when I saw my opponent enter, I know him very well. "Dan.. Danny?", the name came out of my mouth unconsciously. He looked at me from the corner with a smile, making me stand still there.

M.N.A_97
Faris_Shah