OUR TIMES

Chapter 5

24 December 2023

Today is Sunday afternoon and after months of intensive game against another university. Our football team has make it to the Rose Bowl. We are at home at Wien Stadium, our stadium and we are fighting against Harvard Crimson.

I still can't believe that our football team has reached the Bowl...

I am a fan of football, the soccer one and also the american football. Anyways, the stadium is full, almost seventeen thousand people is here to watch this match. Nobody in our university and from Harvard is going to miss this match !!...

But Evan... How do you able to get the seat for you and your friends?? 

Well ask Bayu on that.... 

For somehow someway Bayu luckily managed to get four tickets for us, don't know how he can get this tickets though. Maybe with magic... Gratisiano ticketo oulalala...
( I love cringe joke ) :))

Continue... 

Me, Beni, Violet, and Nina watched together the match, and accompanied with popcorns and soda. Starting off the game they flip the coin and we receive first. Before the ball was kicked, I see Bayu in the end zone getting ready to return the kick.

We all cheered for Bayu as hard as we can, we even stand up from our chair, confusing others who watch the game behind us, the game wasn't even started but we already scream full of excitement, hoping that we will win this. Bayu look at us for a moment raising his thumb and wave at us. We are in the front row area so, I think he can hear us. He can hear us.

He raised his thumb at us...

"The whistle was heard, the ball went up to the sky. Bayu catched it, he ran to the right side of the field and followed by his blocker. The blocks by his friends were perfect. He ran to the right side of the field avoiding all the defenders. Bayu kept on running forward, he jukes one man to the left!! Bayu still have the ball and he kept running. Running. And running. Left the kicker to beat, Bayu spin out from him and... 

He got away!! Bayu got away!! He is at the fourthy, the thirthy, twenty, ten, and touchdown!! Touchdown!! Touchdown!!! The Columbia Lions has scored on the very first play!! What a great return from Bayu, Charles."

"Yeah Charles. This kid is amazing, Matt!!! Wow Charles !! Just wow. I can't wait to see what's next from him, Matt."

The whole crowd rise up, the commentators suprised on that opening drive. All amazed on what they just saw. 

That's my friend. Eiiiiiiii. That's my friend who just scored the touchdown. Wow. Is this real?? 

Bayu... My best friend just scored a touchdown on the opening drive!!  Bayu celebrated a bit on the end zone. I mean you gotta celebrate! when you scored on a return. Kick return is at the 110% level of difficulty. Above expert. It's at the Legend level.

After a little celebration he focused back on the game, reminding his friends to stop celebrating. It's still early on the game. We haven't won.

I think Bayu was really a beast when it comes to sports, especially football and pool. We continue to watched the game. The game versus Harvard was back and forth. 

Near our seats there was this girl that sits next beside Violet who always scream "Bayuuu" every time he catch the ball.

"I guess finally Bayu just got a huge fan.", I said to Vi. We laugh a bit at that. As Beni and I explain to Violet and Nina about football. They have some questionss...

We stopped our explanations, but once again we got stunned. A long and high throw straight towards the end zone from the Qb. Guess who is there to catch it, Bayu jumped to catch the ball, overleaping his body and mossed over the guy who guarded him. Bayu comes down with it and get another touchdown.
"That was amazing Bay."