Under the Hugs of the Colonial Army
The battle in Volkraad
A building that was used as a meeting place for nationalists with the colonial to diplomacy, that morning was crowded with people who arrived. This building became like that, since the approval of Volkraad in 1918 which can be likened to a council of representatives of the people, many national organizations joined and began to voice their struggle. No different from that day, the beautiful sundanese-blooded girl had been wearing a maruun-red kebaya with a subordinate of batik cloth, her hair was carried neatly. The noble aura of this girl is seen from the way she dresses. He sat gracefully on top of the delman who was walking towards the meeting hall.
Heaaa
The sound of the horse running faster, the coachman did it seeing his master look already agitated.
" Let's just calm down, I'll speed up the horse so that it's not too late,"
said the coachman obediently and respectfully.
The one called nyai just looked at the coachman and threw a smile, showing himself trying to calm down. Sure enough the delman did not arrive long before the meeting hall. Sri Utami came down from the delman, a young man's eyes guarding the building stunned to see the local girl, his heart falling in love at first sight. Sri walked towards the door, the young man did not stop to see her, Sri who realized she was being noticed turned and then threw a smile. At once the young man also made a sound.
"verbazingwekkend"(Excellent).
Sri who knows Dutch is smiling. Then walked into the room but was intercepted by the young man.
"Mijn naam is Van Berg, wat is de naam van deze mooie dame?" (My name is Van Berg, what is the name of this beautiful lady?) extending his hand.
Sri did not refuse to get acquainted with the young man, he warmly welcomed the hands of the young man of Dutch blood.
"Dank je, mijn naam is Raden Sri Utami. Ik hou er niet van om Nederlands te spreken als ik kennis heb. Als je mij kent, gebruik and Indonesian". (Thank you, my name is Raden Sri Utami. I don't like to speak Dutch when I get acquainted. If you want to get acquainted with me use Indonesian) replied Sri Utami as a nationalist.
The young man realized, the woman before him, the very nationalist woman, it would be very difficult to conquer this model woman. But the heart of this young man has fallen so deeply in the beauty, friendliness and intelligence of the message before him. The young man raised only one eyebrow while smiling.
The sound of singing the song 'Indonesia raya' has been heard in the room, Sri at that time chose not to enter immediately because it will interfere with the solemnity of singing the national anthem. He sang the national anthem despite being outside the door.
"Indonesia
My Motherland
The Land Spilled My Blood
That's where I stand
So guide my mother
Indonesia My nationality
My Nation and Motherland
Let us cry out:
Indonesia unite!
Live my land
Live my country
My people My people
All of them
Wake up his soul
Get her body up
For Indonesia..."
Sri Utami who knew himself too late sat immediately on the bench of the women's wives realized. The young men who saw Sri's arrival were always looking for her attention, they were very interested in Sri Utami who was beautiful and smart.
The women's congress began. Ratna Sari represented the section of Indonesian Muslim Union Women from West Sumatra, taking the podium.
" Assalamualaikum warohmatullohi wabarokatuh, the brothers present. I Ratna Sari representing the Women of the Indonesian Muslim Union organization, will convey a word that is a polemic of women today. Well we all know this country is no stranger to polygamy, many women who feel tormented by polygamy, feel unfairly treated. Though the audience needs to know polygamy is an obligation that must be carried by women. There is no need to reject it , no need to dispute it, exclaimed Ratna Sari, a devoutly fiery religious.
The words invited the emotions of the conscious wife members especially Suurih Pringgodigdo's mother, who could no longer hold back her anger immediately stormed the podium and then took over the loudspeakers.
" Polygamy cannot be allowed to curb the rights of women. Don't let the men continue to do polygamy, I protest against the organizations that still allow polygamy. Don't let a man like a rooster who gathers his females continue to grow in this country!," cried Bu Suurung Pringgodigdo attacking the adam.
A rowdy sound came out from the back row, which was the line of the men, responding to the emotions of Suwarni maam who said rooster, immediately released the voice of rooster.
"Kok kok" exclaimed the men in the back row.
The members present who were initially tense returned to liquid, and were shocked by the laughter of the audience who saw the behavior of the men. Feeling disrespected by Suwarni Pringgodigdo as chairman, he stepped off the podium and hinted to his members in attendance to get out of the room. No exception Sri Utami also came out of the room. The wife-members came out of the room in protest at Ratna's speech.
When he saw the beautiful girl bleeding sunda out of the room, Van Berg rushed over not wanting to lose the chance he took the pen and ran towards Sri Utami. Realizing Van Berg was beside him, Sri turned her head. The young man deftly grabbed Sri's hand, and wrote down the address of the place on Sri's hand. Seeing the behavior of the young man, Sri just looked at him, he saw the young man's face up close, his eyelashes were smooth, the firm line of his face was amazing. When he finished, the young man smiled at Sri.
" I'm Waiting for You, after the meeting," Van Berg exclaimed by pronouncing the Indonesian language is quite stiff.
Sri looked at the young man with question marks, the young man also gave a code with his face so that Sri looked at the writing in his hand. Sri also understood who immediately saw it. Very nice writing for a soldier.
" okay?" ask Van Berg.
Sri did not answer it with a sentence, but with her body language, which means 'do not know, just look later'. This is seen from both hands raised. The voice of one of the members of the Wife of Sedar broke Van Berg's closeness with Sri.
" Sri, come on, let's go in again!" bring Soendari.
Sri immediately turned her head towards Soendari and left the young Van Berg in his place without a word.
"Aren't we just told to get out?" ask Sri.
" The committee persuaded Mr. Pringgodigdo, and we had to go back into the meeting room" Soendari said.
" What about our rejection?" ask Sri.
" The committee said it will not discuss Mrs Ratna's speech about polygamy. So we're in again." Soendari.
" Oh so it seems." Sri sighed.
" Are you who that young man was? your boyfriend?" soendari Goda.
" No, I just knew him" Sri replied while blushing.
" If you don't want to let me, "timpal Soendari.
" Who said he didn't want to, I just didn't know him yet, "Sri replied a little shyly.
" I thought you were interested in that young man. I give you advice, if playing with fire is okay, but don't expect you to marry him. I saw that your father had started looking for potential ghosts yesterday" Soendari advised Sri.
Making Sri immediately stunned again, she felt emotion because her father was still setting her up.
SERIATE...
Raden Sri Utami is only a fictional character, while the chairman of the Wife of Sedar is a genuine figure.
