Antara Darah dan Hati: Dream Reality English Translation

Chapter 2 Part 3 "Lekker cadeau"

4 days has passed and today is the 2nd time the students here did their protest in front of the Sucilangkung's City volksraad, demanding that Prime Minister Willem van Huizen revoke his decision to lower the sovereignty status of the United States Republic of Indonesia.

I watched from the streamed online news, brother Adriaan as the chairman of the Executive Board of students with a brown alma mater jacket symbol of pride of this campus was doing fiery oration along with representatives from other campuses from the time of the first action.

I did not participate in the protest because basically, I'm a student from animation major, for me it was enough to make a meme, comic or a satire poster, spreading propaganda through mass media. Yes, that's the strength I have now and that's what I'm currently doing at the green space of the campus accompanied by Muhamed and Ilya while waiting for mevrouw Sofia to come, she said she wanted to give me a gift and pay for the drawing of her face that I've made that I already gave to her around 09.00 in the morning.

"Goedemiddag sinjo Karim!" She greeted me, I turned my head from my laptop screen and saw her standing there with her sweet smile, and I think it was not only me that got his attention averted to her but Ilya and Muhamed as well.

"Het spijt me! Sorry to make you wait."

"It's okay mevrouw."

"Anu sinjo, sorry if I disturb you and your friends, it seemed like you all busy working on something."

"Ah, you don't disturb us mevrouw, I'm just making meme to mock PM Willem van Huizen's policy, about both of them, I don't know what they are doing, by the way I'm sorry if I'm too frontal mevrouw but we really hate Willem van Huizen."

"I understand, I don't like the policy that he about to impose here too, If only a royal such as me have more power in politics and not only just for the symbol of the nation maybe I already urged the parliament to repel and decline that policy through a representative that I can send, by the way here is the payment for the commission that I've asked and a present for you, Klappertaart, you can share them with both of your friends."

"yes mevrouw, thank you."

"Oh yes, by the way I'm sorry for my rudeness, let me introduce myself, I'm Sofia van Amsberg, a first year medical student, I'm still in my first semester, it is nice to meet you alll."

"I'm Muhamed Sokolovic, Karim's cousin from law major specialized in international law, second year, third semester, it is nice to meet you mevrouw.

"I'm Ilya Kozlovsky, Karim's chair mate in animation major, second year, third semester student, nice to meet you mevrouw."

"By the way, why heer Vinno doesn't accompany you here?" ask me to mevrouw Sofia.

"I already asked for his permission to meet a friend, after all,he still has a class until dusk because his schedule today starts on the afternoon so I have more freedom to move around alone for today."

"Alhamdulillaah if that's so, only I hope mevrow doesn't stay here for too long because I feared it might pull many people's attention and then it'll start and spread false rumours." I answered in whispers and I noticed people around us started to have their eyes on us.

"Yes I understand, only I would like you to taste the Klappertaart that I've made, your friends here may taste it too."

"How about you first Muhamed?"

"Well, forgive me but I'm still full."

"Ilya?"

"Same."