Chapter 83

           

           Ihaveanewfriend.HisnameisYudhi,whichispronounced"You-Day."He’sIndonesian,originallyfromJava.Igottoknowhimbecauseherentedmyhousetome;he’sworkingfortheEnglishwomanwhoownstheplace,lookingafterherpropertywhileshe’sawayinLondonforthesummer.Yudhiistwenty-sevenyearsoldandstockyinbuildandtalkskindoflikeasouthernCaliforniasurfer.Hecallsme"man"and"dude"allthetime.He’sgotasmilethatcouldstopcrime,andhe’sgotalong,complicatedlifestoryforsomebodysoyoung.

           HewasborninJakarta;hismotherwasahousewife,hisfatheranIndonesianfanofElviswhoownedasmallair-conditioningandrefrigerationbusiness.ThefamilywasChristian-anoddityinthispartoftheworld,andYudhitellsentertainingstoriesaboutbeingmockedbytheneighborhoodMuslimkidsforsuchshortcomingsas"Youeatpork!"and"YouloveJesus!"Yudhiwasn’tbotheredbytheteasing;Yudhi,bynature,isn’tbotheredbymuch.Hismom,however,didn’tlikehimhangingaroundwiththeMuslimkids,mostlyonaccountofthefactthattheywerealwaysbarefoot,whichYudhialsolikedtobe,butshethoughtitwasunhygienic,soshegavehersonachoice-hecouldeitherwearshoesandplayoutside,orhecouldstaybarefootandremainindoors.Yudhidoesn’tlikewearingshoes,sohespentabigchunkofhischildhoodandadolescencelifeinhisbedroom,andthat’swherehelearnedhowtoplaytheguitar.Barefoot.

           TheguyhasamusicalearlikemaybenobodyI’veevermet.

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