The World's Different Lover

The Past Part 1

Gamelan music sounds beautiful. The shawled women danced as an offering at the wedding of their young Queen Kanjeng; Princess Roro Ageng of Prabu Dharmawangsa and Queen Princess Saraswati and Prince Hanungpaja of the Wetan Kingdom. 

This is the kingdom of Sivalingga. The place where the Princess was born and raised lovingly. The palace surrounded by thick red brick walls. The land above the kahyangan because it is so beautiful. Succeeding on the fertile and prosperous land of Java. The palace was built using the tools, materials and techniques available in those days. The construction process uses authentic materials, the tiles are like terracotta tiles. The stones were obtained from the mine. Transported by horse-drawn carriage and lifted to the wall by workers using wood.

This magnificent palace is a symbol of prosperity. All the people are happy to live under the leadership of Prabu Dharmawangsa. He is a king who has a high love, nurture, authoritative, calm, and able to manage life for himself and his people. It's just that—dia is not able to organize the life of the princess just wayangnya.

Because of the close friendship that was established, Prabu Dharmawangsa gave his son to be betrothed to the son of his best friend. Without giving her daughter a chance to vote or to refuse. 

Now the Princess is being specially groomed in the bridal room, accompanied by several of her ladies-in-waiting who take care of her wholeheartedly. But the tears that kept wetting her cheeks. The Princess never dreamed of marrying Prince Hanung Praja. The prince who is said to be evil and likes to play a lot of women; according to the news he has heard. After all, the Princess had no feelings for the Prince. The princess just wants to surrender herself to a loved one. Maybe he'll be happier.

“How is it, Prabu? The princess does not want to stop crying,” said Queen Saraswati whispered next to the throne of Prabu who sat looking at the performing dances.

Prabu slightly turned his head, “You need not worry, Queen. Maybe only in the beginning is our daughter like that. Our daughter will be happy with Hanung Praja. He's a good young man.”

“Are we as parents not so bad, Prabu? Looks like we're too imposing. Poor Princess, Prabu. He's our only child. I'm afraid we're sorry,” the Queen said again.

“We will not regret. This wedding must still be held,” stressed Prabu Dharmawangsa. “We must not disappoint the bride's family. They're already approaching our Palace gate.” Prabu ears are so sharp that they can hear from a distance, even from hundreds of meters away. Prabu then stood up and gave an announcement to his people. “Greet my guests well, they are already in front of the gate there.”

“Good, Prabu!” answer everything simultaneously. They serve the most delicious dishes of their time.

The arrival of Prince Hanung Praja and Prabu Airlangga as the father of Prince Hanung, was very welcome. The two people; Prabu Airlangga and Prabu Dharmawangsa approached each other to reach a group of friends, as well as his iron candidate.

“Welcome, my friend, my candidate,” greet Prabu Dharmawangsa.

“Thank you very much, Prabu Dharma,” replied Prabu Airlangga throwing a smile of sincerity at each other. Even with the prince of Hanung who supports his father-in-law candidates.

“May you be happy, forever,” said Prabu Dharma patting the daughter-in-law's back.

“Thank you Father,” replied Prince Hanung.

“Today, you look so dashing, My daughter will surely be amazed by you,”.

“Ah, Ayahanda overrated once,” replied Prince Hanung somewhat blushed.

Maybe a few tens of minutes have passed, but the Princess did not come out. Prabu Dharmawangsa whispered to his wife. “Is it still a long time our Princess preening?”

“I don't know, Prabu,” replied the Queen.

“It's been a long time, everyone's been waiting so much. Looks like you need to see it.”

“Alright, Prabu.” The queen got up from the throne to the bridal chamber.

“How can the show start Prabu Dharma?” ask Prabu Airlangga.

“Sure, Prabu Airlangga. In a moment.”

“I will be patiently waiting for Ayahanda ..”

But fateful. Because a few minutes passed, the Queen also never returned to make Prabu Dharma follow to the bridal room. And instead found his wife was crying as much as he pleased with his ladies. “What is this? Why don't you come back, too. Where's our daughter Queen?”

“Prabu, our son is running away ..” his clear voice. Prabu turned very angry. Where'd he put his face? What a precise word he used to reason to them. It was unlikely that he would cancel this wedding that he had planned from far away. This will hurt his best friend's feelings. What an immeasurable shame. His face was like full of shit.

“He's still around here,” he said that came from his sharp ears. “I'll look for him. Order the aide to prepare my horse, quickly!” preach to the ladies and gentlemen or servants in the palace.

“What is this, Prabu Dharma?” ask Prabu Airlangga when he sees Prabu Dharma coming out with a very red face. “Where's your daughter, why don't you come out?”

“Pardon us, Prabu Airlangga, Prince Hanung. But we have to say the truth.”

The prince nodded in displeasure.

“Roro Ageng has escaped. Please forgive us ...”

Prabu Airlangga looked very disappointed. They were so angry that they immediately stood up and invited his guards to come home. They felt played with and humiliated by this incident. It was as if canceling the marriage unilaterally. They came from the east which was very far away. Some hills they pass with terrain that is not easy to pass. Some full moon anyway, they're waiting for this wedding. The marriage that ended up embarrassing half to death.

Susana turned lonely. The queen was still crying. While Prabu Dharma and his army had gone out from the big gate of the palace to look for the existence of Roro Ageng.

In a dark place due to the lushness of the trees, Roro was running. Staggered he walked. Passing through swamps and also rice fields. Climb the neatly lined hills. Heading to the highest place so that no one would find. 

He knew his father must have caught up with him on a horse. The run is very fast. It was not difficult for him to find it. For that, Roro climbed a coffee tree to make it safer. But there was something he forgot. The red shawl was left swaying downwards. So that it is easy for anyone to see it, not least the aides who are looking for it.

“It turns out you're here.”

The voice instantly frightened Roro. Roro woke up and looked down. Several people had been waiting for him, including his father. It turns out he wasn't good enough to escape.

“Ampun, Ayahanda .. I don't want to marry prince Hanung. Roro doesn't like it. Forgive Dad ...,” he said very clear.

“No mercy to you!” prabu Dharma. “You threw dirt on my face, son of a bitch!”

“Ampun, Father ... geez. Roro has said many times he does not want to. Roro will only marry the person Roro loves.”

Prabu did not heed his whining, instead snapping. “Down!”

Roro shook his head and cried bitterly.

“Down!”

“No Dad .. let me here. I don't want to go home. I don't want to marry the Prince. The prince is evil.”