The Moon is Split

Cool Search

"Cool... Jeez ... "

"Why are you talking like that?"

"Why..."

"Why did I get here? Of course, take a plane from Sapporo to Jakarta, yes I want to walk"

"That's not what I mean! How did I get to my house. It's great! The first time to Indonesia has been able to reach my home without getting lost"

"We are wrong to underestimate me. Cool is a true adventure"

"Come in. .. "

Imel had just arrived from his school when Keren arrived at his house. Imel invited him into his room.

"What the hell is that? It was so important without him that we had to skip school to go to Indonesia"

"So from that, I can't stay here long. I'd like to ask you a favor"

"What help?"

Cool told all of that to his best friend. The beginning of the problem is when he finds out who he really is. It happened when he was in the sixth grade of elementary school. She overhears Papa and her Mama's conversation about her being an adopted child. From then on, she found out who her real parents were. It was only a few months before his Papa died that he found a court decision to adopt a WNI child from an Indonesian court.

At that time, Imel only knew that Keren often experienced physical violence and abuse by his adoptive Papa. So that makes Keren hate his adoptive Papa so much. He felt he was in the wrong family. He is not happy with his family. Besides, her mom doesn't care about her either.

They adopted children from Indonesia because their mother was Indonesian. His father was convicted of not having children. For that they live temporarily in Indonesia to find a suitable child for adoption.

"So I'm just a child they don't want. Neither my adoptive parents nor my biological parents. I'm just a shame cover for both of my foster parents"

"Thus ... What do you want now?"

"For what?"

"For what, you mean?"

"What are you looking for them for. Don't you think they don't love you!? Why are you looking for them again"

Cool speechless. He can't answer Imel's questions.

"You miss the whole family, don't you?! Your escape from the family that adopted you was unfortunate Cool. Alcohol and drugs don't solve everything. If you want to find them. Fix your intentions"

"I'm sure there must be a strong reason from both of your biological parents that they let you be adopted by someone else. One more thing, you are Japanese. It might be hard for you to find them here without the embassy's help. The country also has its own cool rule of law"

"That's why I asked for your help, Imel"

"All right, I'll try my best. I'll talk to my parents first. But this takes time. Do you have any leads on them?"

"none. All I know is they're from Sumatra"

"Sumatra?"

"Yes, why?"

"Cool ... This is Bandung dear. It's on the island of Java. And the island of Sumatra you mean it is across. We have to cross the Sunda Strait first. Sumatra is vast. Almost 10 times as much as Tokyo. It consists of many provinces. Do you know the exact address of your biological parents?"

Cool shaking his head. Even Imel could not speak anymore. What he had to do was find someone from the tip of Aceh to Lampung, it was a crazy idea, he thought. But he didn't want to make his best friend sad. He promised to help her as much as possible.

In the evening Keren returned to Jakarta, straight to the airport with the last flight. He hopes to find a bright spot in his life.

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