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Kiser memandang ke arah coachnya yang duduk disebelahnya dan menoleh semula ke arah 2 orang panel yang berada di depannya. Dia menarik nafas panjang dan menghela.

Am I ready for this...

Kiser: Saya setuju dengan semua tawaran dan syarat dalam perjanjian ini. But... boleh saya berikan syarat saya juga. It just only 1 condition. Can I?...

Panel-panel itu tersenyum..

Panel 1: Sure Mr. Kiser, don't be afraid ask for this. Sebab ada diantara player yang letakkan lebih dari 3 syarat. Tapi kami harap kamu jangan jadi macam mereka. Kadang-kadang kami pun tak dapat penuhi syarat-syarat yang dipinta.
Panel 2: So apa dia Kiser syarat kamu, gaji yang banyak.

Kiser menggeleng. Sekali lagi dia menarik nafas panjang. I have to this...

Kiser: Actually I'm gay...

"You are my sunrise
You are the daylight
Hiding the shadows of my mind

You are my sundown
You're giving the moon life
Not even stars can shine so bright"

John yang berada di sebelah Kiser agak terkejut dengan pengakuan berani mati Kiser lalu memandang ke arah Kiser. Kelihatan wajah Kiser sedikit takut dan masih ada ragu-ragu. Namun John perasan determine dan keyakinan dia. John mula mengukir senyuman.

Kiser: I'm sorry if I'm being different from any other players on your team. I'm really sorry, I just want to be honest with myself. I keep battling it whether I'm brave or strong enough to come out, but I do it for the sake of my life. I don't want to suffer at the end of the day. So my condition is, saya harap pihak tuan dan pemain-pemain lain terima saya seadanya. I really love this sport, it is my passion but I'm also a human being that loves who I am as human. But kalau pihak tuan tidak bersetuju saya terpaksa turning down this opportunity. I'm really sorry.

I do it for you Firas.... This time I can't let go.

"So why does it rain?
It feels just the same
As if I'd be on my own without you

So I'm thinkin
About the memories
Through this song
It helps me forget
'Bout everything that went wrong

And although I know
That we're not through for sure
Deep down in my heart the pain
I can't ignore, oh-oh-oh
And so I sing my song, mmh"

Firas mendengar lagu Sing My Song dari Kwon Eun Byul yang dimainkan di dalam iTunes librarynya. Tenang sahaja dia mendengar lagu ini. Lagu inilah yang menemani hari-hariku. Televisyen yang di pasang sejak tadi hanya ditontonnya tanpa perasaan. Saat ini, hatinya terus melayani alunan lunak muzik ini. I hope, I can hear this song beside U, Kiser...

Damn..... why it turned out to be like this.. I hate it, I really hate it. Hope U change Kiser..

"You are the future
And even the flowers
Are turning your way
To reach higher

But when I stand
In this pooring rain
It feels just the same
As if I'd be on my own without you"

Panel-panel itu masih tergamam dengan pengakuan Kiser. Mereka memandang antara satu sama lain.

Bila Kiser melihat wajah-wajah mereka yang berkerut itu, Kiser tahu peluang dia sangat tipis. Nampaknya aku terpaksa kuburkan impian aku untuk menjadi pemain terbaik France. There is no way they going to accept people like me. John perasan akan kerisuauan dan kesedihan di wajah Kiser. John mula memegang lembut peha Kiser supaya Kiser lebih tenang dari terus menggigil.

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