Gita Dusk Geetruida

Adolf Vooren Family

If you can choose, Aya does not want to be born from a different pair of citizens, Dutch and indigenous, which then makes him bear the predicate as a noni Dutch. But Aya can not deny, the combination of both parents made her grow as a charming girl in a family that is prosperous at that time.

Being the son of Adolf Vooren who is quite respected makes Aya and his brothers live in a building house with various luxury facilities. In the eyes of Aya, even though her father is referred to as the enemy of the state, after all she is very indulgent of her family with love and treasure from her role as 'invader'.

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Once a week a ration truck from the main camp, visited the residence of Adolf Vooren. Stop and park on the left side of the house that has direct access to the back where the materials are stored and processed later. Some soldiers dropped the payload. Flour, sugar, eggs, milk, chocolate, meat, fresh and dried fruits and spices soon moved places.

Mbak Yati, mbok Jum and Mas Bondan were immediately busy carrying the food and arranging the place that had been prepared.

"Yeii .. will eat well, nih," chirped Aya little happy. It is common, if during the day the truck full load arrived, then at night they will eat Dutch food like his father's favorite. Mashed potatoes contain minced meat, one of them.

Every night before going to bed, Adolf Vooren they call papi carries a tray with 3 glasses of warm milk for Aya and his brothers, Clay and Gerry.

"Drinking milk before going to bed, makes your rest optimal and it makes you grow well" he said.

Papi always waited for his children to drink the milk until the toilet, then directed them to brush their teeth. Meanwhile, he sat by the bed, prepared to invite his children to pray and read a fairy tale before going to bed.

The blanket he wears on his children is a representative of the warmth of his love, covered with a kiss on the forehead, 'goede nacht schat' (good night dear) he said before leaving his children's room.

Early in the morning, the atmosphere in the Vooren family home was already crowded. After the morning walk with his wife and children, Mr. Vooren looked even more dashing, having prepared in his military uniform and sitting in the dining room, waiting for his children and wife to have breakfast together.

Starting his career, Adolf Vooren served in Palembang, becoming Mr.'s personal bodyguard. Overraker, the supreme commander in Sumatra. Mr. Overraker had 10 workers in his house, Adolf who had to be ready at any time to accompany his superiors deliberately prepared his own room in the house. One of Mr.'s house workers. Overraker is a girl named Sekar Sari.

Living in the same building, inevitably make Adolf and Sekar often meet. Although at first it was a bit awkward, for a long time the two were friends. Impressed by the neatness and beauty of the yellow-skinned Javanese girl, Adolf who is still a bachelor ventured to ask Sekar to be his life companion. Gays are also welcome, Mrs. Overraker who had betrothed them was of course happy. Upon hearing Adolf's outpouring of heart, Mrs. Overraker immediately waved Sekar to Adolf and in a matter of weeks, the two became married couples.

As a form of support and love, Mr. and Mrs. Overraker funded the wedding of Adolf and Sekar. 2 years after marriage, Adolf moved the task to Magelang, Sekar welcomed the joy because Magelang was not too far with Ungaran, his grandmother's hometown. The young couple was happy every time Adolf got a chance to move up the ranks especially in the 2nd year of their marriage, Sekar gave birth to the first daughter named Clementine Princess Vooren (Clay), who was the first daughter, followed by Arabelle Putri Vooren (Aya) 7 years later and the youngest Gerrard Putra Vooren (Gerry), 6 years after the birth of Aya was born.

The marriage of Dutch men to indigenous women is not a playful thing, considering the degree of indigenous women who are considered inferior to the indo and European. That's why Dutch men who marry indigenous women are brave, because they challenge colonial hypocrisy and in fact, it is, not all white men are cruel and arbitrary to Indonesian women, Adolf Vooren one of them. Though it could have been Sekar who is a babu in the Overraker family he made a mistress only. But unlike Adolf, she made Sekar as a wife because she loved and respected Sekar.

Sekar also know himself, she is a girl who is good at adapting, because it has been 3 years working with Mrs. Overraker he was already educated how to live with the 'compensation' so the young family, although it took a lot of time to adjust to each other, remained harmonious through marriage.

Magelang is a cool and charming city. The eyes seem to be spoiled with the beauty of the scenery where mountains with green trees and hills surround the city not to mention 2 large rivers, namely Progo and Elo, which become a kind of boundary between the west and east of the city that's. Ah, it is not wrong if then Magelang dubbed as 'Middelpunt van den Tuin van Java'.

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Turn his head to the right and to the left. Ah, almost dusk apparently. Then he grabbed a broomstick and began to clean the yard which began to be filled with dry leaves. When he was done, he locked the front fence, closed the doors and windows and warmed the rice and made eggs and ate in silence.

After dinner, Geetruida headed to the bathroom washing clothes and put them in the clothesline, tomorrow if the matahri already appeared Geetruida will bring clothes that have been thin, not dripping water to be dried. At 19:00, Geetruida took her body lying down for a moment.

Feeling well-rested, Geetruida continued his writing :

The beauty itself starts from the grounds of the family home of Adolf Vooren. According to the name of the hostess, Sekar, he likes to plant various flowers. It is said that for the Dutch people the flower is a symbol of prestige or lifestyle and a way for them to stay at home in Magelang, but for Vooren, the mistress, planting flowers in addition to beauty is also to add to his gulden coffers. It is fitting that Adolf fell in love with him every day, in addition to being beautiful and dexterous to work, Sekar is also good at managing money. Yes, madam Vooren besides being a party dress tailor and kebaya is also known as a florist.

"I'm sure, if something happens to me one day ..you and the children will not live a difficult life, Jeng," Adolf said while accompanying his wife who was still keeping a button on the kebaya.

"I take care of your words, Pi, but even though life is hard and hard I prefer to be with you and the children" said Sekar. Instantly Adolf hugged his wife and gave a friendly kiss on the forehead.

"Come, accompany me to sleep. Today's troubles will be enough for today. Rest is the best gift for a tired body and soul," Adolf slowly grabbed the kebaya cloth that had been held by Sekar.

"Well, I wait in the room, you deliver milk to the children" said Sekar.

"Ready, Madame Adolf Vooren," said the man obediently.

Saturday is a day that the children of Adolf and Sekar look forward to. Where if there is no urgent activity, Adolf will invite his family to visit Ungaran. Yes, in addition to a military, Adolf is also a businessman coffee plantation is quite extensive.

On another Saturday morning, Adolf took his children for a swim at the Loze hotel.

"Lho, just a moment to melt away?" Adolf asked in wonder at his children who had changed clothes. There was no happy romance as usual, even a frown swung on the faces of Clay, Aya and Gery.

"We're home, Pi. We don't want to swim here anymore" Clay said.

"Why?"

"They don't want to be friends with noni and sinyo like, we. Not fun!" Obviously Clay again.

"Oh .. If so next time we swim in the military pool in Banana only," said Adolf who responded there will be a level. Well, how else? It is better to stay away because the 'different' like his children must be difficult to accept. Similar discrimination also makes his native wife rarely associate with European mistresses, except those with interests, want to make dresses, kebaya or buy fresh flowers owned by Sekar.

In his heart Adolf condemned it, but marrying an Indonesian woman was the best thing even something he was very proud of until at any time during his life.