Lintang Utara
At the Embassy event, Aunt Sur mentioned the Clean Environment—an unwritten rule to get rid of ex-political prisoners and their families. I remained silent, but my heart was pounding. Seya escorted me to the door. “Your mother would love to talk,” he said. I only showed her two business cards. “Hans and Raditya—they can help you get a tourist visa to Jakarta.” But my mind kept getting distracted by the term. Aunt Sur’s face, the guests, and Dupont’s words about my father swirled around. That night, for the first time, “Indonesia” felt foreign to me. I handed Seya the camera containing my childhood videos. “That was when my father and mother started…” Suddenly the camera fell and broke. “Seya! Those are my memories!” I shouted, almost throwing a beer bottle at her.
About Lintang Utara
At the Embassy event, Aunt Sur mentioned the Clean Environment—an unwritten rule to get rid of ex-political prisoners and their families. I remained silent, but my heart was pounding. Seya escorted me to the door. “Your mother would love to talk,” he said. I only showed her two business cards. “Hans and Raditya—they can help you get a tourist vi...Read more