In
kampong Batipuh, Hayati opened the window while her ninik started to discuss
concerning hayati’s life. Elders were discussing two persons were going to
proposing hayati, they were zainuddin and aziz. Zainuddin sent a letter of
proposal and Aziz sent his representative to propose hayati. Elder ninik opened
the meeting by saying God Sake and the matters were going to discuss. Younger
heard and gave comment yet the elder still operating and covering the
discussion till the end. If the younger gave a comment they clashed it directly
saying that younger less experience and not really competent in life, though
they were immature yet. Elder knew best and more how life was going on. Mak
interupeted the speech by saying hayati’s love to Zainuddin “cinta hayati’s
still lakke to zainuddin” thought
hayati argued then hayati gave up her love to zainuddin. End of the meeting
floor were decided they were going to accept Aziz’s proposal instead of
Zainuddin’s proposal.
This
scene clearly showed us how racist and financial has power in society
especially in the matter of marriage. They less paid attention on Aziz’s pass
as the one who has complicated pass.
Day
after, Hayati sent a letter to Zainuddin informed that it was better for
Zainuddin to forget all their promise and plan ahead. Yet zainuddin never gave
up, he asked his cousin about Aziz’s profile. Zainuddin informed hayati that
Aziz was not a good man, he used to ruin wife-husband relationship in padang
panjang. He had a lot of debt in Bandar judi. Although he was working in kantor
pemerintah hindia belanda, yet his attitude was bad. Hayati relpied Zainuddin’s
letter by saying it was not enough to build family without money. They need
money to make a relationship working and she suggested Zainuddin to find out a
rich and noble woman who has money and power to marry. Not her, who has same
status with him, orphan. Zainuddin sent back a letter to hayati once more time
before days hayati’s and Aziz’s wedding set up. Zainuddin warned “did their
relationship end up this way? Did hayati forget her promise at the bank of
lake? Did hayati forget her words that love based on the beauty of behave was
better than power, money and anything else beside?” did her love was wiped up
by Aziz’s power and money?” Hayati replied “this is her choice to marry Aziz,
no one force her to marry Aziz, now better for them to be separated and
continue their own life separatedly as friend not a couple. It is better to be
friend.” zainuddin received a letter with full of tears while he was reading
reading hayati’s letter. He recited Qur’an with full of tears and broken heart.
In
this scene the director did his job very good as written in the novel. It
clearly showed that hayati’s against her heart while zainuddin confirmed that
they can pass through this path together if hayati was persistent. Nevertheless
hayati broke her own promise and follow her ninik’s advice made everything was
usual and should be the way it was. Hayati’s brother Ahmad kept a post boy
between hayati and zainuddin before hayati’s wedding. In this process hayati
tried to forget all about zainuddin, yet zainudin couldt do that. It was too
tough. To forget all things about hayati. Zainuddin tried hard to avoid hayati
to get married with Aziz by warned hayati about aziz’s deed and attitude. Yet,
hayati keep go on her ninik’s plan. Zainuddin end up with broken heart.
Two
months later, zainuddin had sick to die. Suffering for hayati’s left. He was halutinated
by hayati’s presence. He thought every new person came to his chamber was
hayati. His cousin and her aunty were custoding zainuddin and felt pity. A
doctor regularly came and suggested aunty to call hayati for the sake of
humanity. Hayati and her husband came. Laying in weakness in his bed, finally
hayati called zainuddin. Zainuddin recognized hayati’s voice and woke up. He
spoke to hayati, hoping that hayati will follow him. Aunty and cousin felt
desperately pity to zainuddin, doctor did.
“Hayati
come along for me, I am going to lead you a day after wedding till your last
breath, will you take me as your weddid husband?” said Zainuddin
Zaiunddin raised his hand to grasp hayati’s
hand, he saw hayati’s hand was full of henna (a traditional tattoo as proof a
woman just married) then he awared that hayati’s was married to other man. He
desperately said
“Oh,
now you are not mine anymore. You are belong to other”
“Then
all of you, go off me. I don’t have any relationship with you anymore. Go away
please. Leave me alone here” shouted zainuddin with makassarese dialect. this
scene was viral.
Aziz
took hayati’s hand while hayati want to touch zainuddin’s shoulder. Aziz said,
“why do you spend your time with unexpeceted man?”
In
this scene, it showed that although hayati married Aziz, hayati still have
sense of humanity to Zainuddin. Though, zainuddin’s illness was because of her
uncontinuos love. Zainuddin awared that life was never the same as before as
famous proverb saying “nasi sudah menjadi bubur” literally translated “ rice
has become porridge” or loosely translated “what has happened will never
changed the reality”.. hayati belong to Aziz and Zainuddin was left behind.
Zainuddin was suffering from his deep love to Hayati and awared that he has
lost Hayati ever after. Yet, his heart, love and compassion to hayati snever
changed. As he said in his last letter to hayati “the beauty of money, power,
and noblelity of Aziz had bought your love to me”. Although he knew that hayati
did those not merely her own decision yet her ninik forced her to decide. that Zainuddin love still presence. It was
undeniable.
Next
day, cousin came to zainuddin’s chamber. They had little chat yet it was core
for zainuddin’s life transformation. Cousin said:
“awak (you) are intelligent, dignity and keen
man. I like your writing in news. Why don’t you continue your career in
writing? I believe your writng wil become famous one and can beat all writing
in city”
“Am
I?”
“Yes,
you are. You are excellent in writing a narration and sort of things”
Zainuddin
listened
“why
don’t you write a hikayat that will inspire other”
“but,
I don’t have any future after hayati’s left. Hayati is my life”
“please,
don’t do that, a blossom is not only she. A flower is not only she. In this
moment you can write your story and feeling in your writing. I believe lot and
lot of people are going to interested in. don’t end up as us as pareman
kampong. You are educated and keen man. You deserve more than this. You can get
girl better than hayati. Now you are in sorrow while hayati and her husband in
luxury life. She never though about you, about your feeling and your heart
about you rencourage and sacrifice to approach her. Never at all, so why do you
suffer your self to think about her?. Please wake up. This is life. You have to
face this life.
In
this conversation zainuddin wake up his sorrowness and aware that in order to
change his life. He has to leave Padang Panjang and find new direction in his
life. So he and his cousin decided to go to Batavia, in Batavia they can find a
lot of opportunity. Zainudin can create his new career as famous author. He can
get lesson and be a publisher. Be a publisher can enhance his future career as
author. He and his cousin rent a small house that comfortable for him to write.
Cousin presence in zainuddin’s life was significant and zainuddin was lucky.
It
showed us, friend’s presence in our life was significant. A true friend could
be proofed by his presence in the time of crisis. Zainuddin fully understand that
life was never be the same and he has to move on.
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