Ешь, молись, люби

Chapter 83

           Theyhadnoideanowwheretheywere.Theireyesweresowide,Yudhisaid,itlookedliketheywerestillbeingblindedwithspotlights.

           Afteraperiodofdetention,theU.S.governmentsentmyChristianfriendYudhi-nowanIslamicterroristsuspect,apparently-backtoIndonesia.Thiswaslastyear.Idon’tknowifhe’severgoingtobeallowedanywherenearAmericaagain.Heandhiswifearestilltryingtofigureoutwhattodowiththeirlivesnow;theirdreamshadn’tcalledforlivingouttheirlivesinIndonesia.

           UnabletocopewithJakarta’sslumsafterhavinglivedinthefirstworld,YudhicametoBalitoseeifhecouldmakealivinghere,thoughhe’shavingtroublebeingacceptedintothissocietybecauseheisn’tBalinese-he’sfromJava.AndtheBalinesedon’tliketheJavaneseonebit,thinkingofthemallasthievesandbeggars.SoYudhiencountersmoreprejudicehere-inhisownnationofIndonesia-thanheeverdidbackinNewYork.Hedoesn’tknowwhattodonext.Maybehiswife,Ann,willcomeandjoinhimhere.Thenagain-maybenot.What’shereforher?Theiryoungmarriage,conductednowentirelybye-mail,isontherocks.He’ssooutofplacehere,sodisoriented.He’smoreofanAmericanthanheisanythingelse;YudhiandIusethesameslang,wetalkaboutourfavoriterestaurantsinNewYorkandwelikeallthesamemovies.HecomesovertomyhouseintheeveningsandIgethimbeersandheplaysmethemostamazingsongsonhisguitar.Iwishhewerefamous.Iftherewasanyfairness,hewouldbesofamousbynow.

           Hesays,"Dude-whyislifeallcrazylikethis?"

           

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