[soft tense music] This is a work of fiction. Any similarities to
actual names, characters, or events are purely coincidental.
[pen scribbling] A person will not be happy
until they know what happens at the end of their life.
What they cared about,
why they made their sacrifice...
...who they loved,
and who loved them back.
[tense rousing music]
[suitcase wheels rolling]
Morning Melody.
You take the bus towards Blok M, get off at Pasar Kembang stop,
...and then walk 100 meters to Griya Asri Street number 12A.
[whining]
[suitcase wheels rolling]
Ouch!
Crazy.
[chewing]
[call connecting, crowd noise]
[call disconnecting]
Are you kidding me?
[grunt, tense rousing music]
[bus doors open beeping]
[suitcase wheels rolling]
- [Dante] Miss.
- [Melody] Yes?
[Dante] Your foot.
[Melody] What's wrong with my foot?
- [Dante] It's on my foot.
- [Melody] Oh...
I didn't do it on purpose. Sorry.
[Dante] I just found out that buskers are allowed
on Transjakarta now.
[Melody] Do you know whose suitcase you just moved?
Mine.
[Dante] Miss, this is a public facility.
If you want to move with a lot of stuff, use a private car.
Do not make a disruption at public facilities.
[Melody] This isn't your bus either.
Don't want to be disturbed? Don't get on one.
[Dante] I don't have time to explain
the concept of public facilities.
[Melody] Sorry, I didn't come to Jakarta
to get a lecture from you.
[Dante] Oh, you just came down from the mountain?
Or did you just come out of the forest?
No wonder you're like a lion!
[Melody] You talk nonsense.
Just go back to the forest.
[Soft tense music]
[Melody] Dirty.
[hand flapping]
[brakes screeching]
[bus doors open]
[thuds, grunt]
My book!
[bus doors close]
[Dante] What a really heavy book, what's in it?
"Speak as the night sinks into silence.
Understand the real you.
Your soul will light up the dark night.
[suitcase wheels rolling, Melody whining]
Be honest with the one whose hand you are holding
until the end of life."
[fanny pack unzipping]
"M."
Mia... Manda...
- [Dante] Maria...
- [Melody] Where is it?
Why is it so complicated to look for an address?
[fanny pack zipping]
Mahadewi Girls Dormitory
[suitcase wheels rolling]
Rules of Mahadewi Girls Dormitory
[playful music] Eating time: 6-7 a.m., 12-1 p.m., 6-7 p.m.
Sleeping time: 2-3 p.m., 9 p.m-5 a.m.
Shower time: 5-6 a.m., 5-6 p.m.
Study time: 7-9 p.m.
Turn off the room lights at 9 p.m.
Do not go out of the dorm aside for school or work.
Do not allow male guests.
Guests are only allowed at the third week of the month,
and family only.
Not allowed to attend any party.
You can only have your phone on Sundays.
[suitcase wheels rolling] You can only do your laundry
on Saturdays. Save water, electricity, and laundry soap.
Use good and proper Indonesian language.
Dating is prohibited.
[Indri] Please fill out the form.
[chewing, soft thuds, sigh]
[paper flapping, chewing]
[pen throwing, chewing]
[Melody] I wasn't sent here to be interrogated.
[Mrs. Rasti] If you don't like it, please leave.
There are still many other children who want to stay here.
And usually, children like you only are sent here.
[loud laughing]
[Melody] Don't be too serious, Ma'am.
Between the two of you, who is the boss?
[Mrs. Rasti] You think this is funny?
[mumbling]
- [Mrs. Rasti] This isn't funny.
- [Melody] Oh.
[Mrs. Rasti] And rules are made and enforced here.
[Melody sighs deeply] f*ck.
I want to call my father. [fanny pack unzipping]
[stuffs shuffling noise]
[foot steps]
[Mrs. Rasti] Didn't you call your dad earlier?
Looks like you don't have a choice.
If you had a choice,
you wouldn't be sent here from abroad.
Fill out the form.
[foot steps]
[sorrow music]
[Mrs. Rasti exhales subtly, pen clacking]
[pen tickling]
[suitcase thuds]
[Indri] Tomorrow you start school. Take all the files from me.
[keys clanking, tense music]
[phone button noise]
[call connecting]
[call disconnecting]
[phone button noise, exhale]
[message beeping] Melody: Seriously, Dad?
Melody: Please pick up your phone.
We need to talk.
[phone button noise]
[call connecting]
[call disconnecting]
[tongue clicking, exhale deeply]
[Melody] Are you kidding me?
[phone button noise]
[message beeping] Seriously?Melody: I know I was wrong.
Melody: But you didn't give me any chance to choose.
[soft music, exhale]Melody: Please give me one more chance.
[Dante] "If you want to live in the beauty of the rainbow,
you have to love the rain.
Don't be hostile to lightning bolts.
Or sneer at the dark sky."
The same goes for when you choose to fall in love.
Be ready to catch your own heart
when their heart is not ready to catch."
"M."
Mysterious.
[backpack clacking]
What the...
[yawning]
[exhale, inhale]
[calm music]
[water pouring]
[humming]
[humming]
[water stop pouring]
[faucet creaking, screaming] Good grief!
[playful music] Who turned off the water?
I'm washing my hair and I haven't rinsed it yet!
[exhale, door opens]
[loud thud, screaming]
Ma'am!
Miss Security Guard!
Miss, why is the water off?
I was washing my hair. I haven't rinsed it yet!
Shower time: 5-6 am, 5:30-7 pm.
Study time: 7-9 p.m.
Wait!
Move!
[flip-flop tapping]
[exhale deeply, thud]
[panting]
[water pouring]
[wet towel drops, residents screaming]
[Mrs. Rasti] You've only been in this dorm less than 24 hours,
and you've already caused trouble!
[chewing, tounge clicking]
[Melody] Logically...
...someone makes the rules according to the situation.
And you should've considered all the risks
that you are ready to accept...
...because you have made those rules.
[hard pounding] [Mrs. Rasti] Enough!
If others can be disciplined, why can't you?
You should do self-introspection,
why were you sent to this dormitory?
[Melody] Is it all about me?
You also need to do an introspection
on why I was sent to this dorm.
[Intense music]
[bubble gum popping]
[foot steps]
[cricket noise]
[door opens, chewing]
[chewing]
[subtle thud]
[foot steps]
[cricket noise]
[calm accoustic music, cricket noise]
[motorcycle engine rumbbling in distance]
[train honking]
[calm accoustic music]
[Melody narrating] Is this my own fault?
Am I that much of a bother to everyone
that I have to be in this place?
[door knocking]
[Melody's touge clicking and whining]
[door thuds]
[door opens and creaking]
What's going on? Is there a fire?
- [Indri] According to the dorm rules, breakfast is only...
- [Melody] Yeah, yeah.
[door creaking and close]
[tense rousing music]
[cutleries clanking]
[chaffing dish clanking]
[exhale deeply]
[cutleries and chaffing dish clanking]
[crowd noise]
[Melody] Oh, dear.
[bus engine rumbling]
[groan]
[Dante] Hey!
[Melody] Where's my book?
- [Dante] Sorry, I don't know you.
- [Melody] You don't know me?
Nonsense.
Where's my book? [Dante groans]
[calm music]
[Dante] What book?
[Melody] The one I threw at you!
[Dante] Oh, that book.
But you already gave it to me.
[Melody] What are you talking about?
[Dante] Yuck.
Have you ever brushed your teeth?
Your mouth stinks!
[Melody] Why did you smell it? Weird boy.
[Dante] Oh, dear.
[Dante whining, tense music]
[phone vibrating]
Hello?
Huh?
Done already?
Okay. I'll come to the auto shop later.
Okay. Bye.
[Melody] Hey.
Shouldn't you get off here?
[sigh]
[Dante] I don't know.
How do you know I usually get off here?
- Are you stalking me?
- [Melody] God forbid!
- Skip.
- [Dante] Smelly!
[Melody] Whatever, I'm moving.
[Dante] Just go!
[soft tense music]
[guitar case shaking]
As I figured.
[soft tense music]
[Ms. Susan] Before the Art Show, you all have to be ready.
Remember,
the show is in a few weeks.
[guitar picking]
That's it, everyone. Now you can leave.
Except Zahra.
[guitar picking]
[door opens and creaking]
[guitar picking]
[exhale deeply]
[guitar picking]
[Melody] Excuse me.
Was that the music teacher?
[Zahra] Yes, her name is Miss Susan.
[Melody] In my opinion, what Miss Susan said earlier
was a bit inaccurate.
Because in my opinion,
every block of music must be felt.
Not memorized.
- May I try?
- [Zahra] You may.
[guitar case unzipping]
[foot steps, accoustic music]
[volume up]
[Ms. Susan] Miss Lusi, Mr. Heru. You hear that?
This is Zahra, our student.
She's able to learn fast.
She has also perfected her musical abilities fast.
[accoustic music]
[hands clapping]
[Zahra] Crazy! That's really cool.
By the way, what class are you in?
[mumbling]
[Melody] Social Studies 12. You?
[Zahra] Social Studies 12.
[Teacher] Melody.
Starting tomorrow
you must wear the uniform correctly.
[Melody] Is there something wrong with my uniform, Ma'am?
[Teacher] Obviously. Look at your other friends.
All their uniforms are neat.
Shirts tucked in, sleeves unrolled, white socks.
And your skirt is too short.
[Melody] Ma'am, with all due respect,
I have a question.
What do we use to study?
Our skirt or our brain?
[Teacher] This school has rules that must be obeyed.
[Melody] I've heard that sentence thousands of times
in the past two days, Ma'am. Yes.
Thanks for reminding me again,
Ma'am, okay?
[Teacher] Please sit.
[foot steps]
[Teacher] Okay, kids, let's continue.
[Zahra] You're really cool.
- Welcome.
- [Melody] Thanks.
[bell ringing]
[class noise]
[bell ringing]
[class noise]
Where are you going after this?
Not going anywhere, right?
- Accompany me, okay?
- [Zahra] Yes, but where?
[Melody] You'll see. Come on. Come with me.
[tense music]
[paint spray can clanking]
[Zahra] Why are you buying Pilox, Mel? Want to make a mural?
[Melody mumbling, paint spray can clanking]
[Melody] You brought money, right?
- [Zahra] Yes.
- [Melody] Pay for me first, okay?
[tense music]
[tape stretching]
[spraying]
[paint spray can clanking]
[spraying]
[marker scribbling]
[residents whispering]
[marker scribbling, tense music]
Falling in love is a human right.
You're free to say anything.
Don't be cheap.
You're free to come to parties.
You're free to accept guests at any time.
You're free to go out of the dorm.
You're free to turn on the room light.
You're free to eat at any time.
[marker bumps]
[tissue pulling up]
[Mrs. Rasti] I think you're smart enough
to know your mistake this time.
And I'm sure you realize your mistakes.
[Melody] I'm glad you finally realized that
The earlier rules were a mistake.
You don't need to thank me, Ma'am.
because I think it is...
...my obligation as a new kid in this dormitory
to right the things that are wrong.
[Mrs. Rasti] What a cocky girl!
Who do you think you are?
You have no right to change the rules here at all.
[Melody] You might think of me as dust to a meteor.
But maybe for some people, I am...
...the fresh air they breathe
because this dormitory is stuffy.
Sorry, I quoted that from...
...my favorite book.
[friction noise]
[foot steps]
[friction noise]
[Mrs. Rasti] I won't give you the stage here.
I think you've had enough of acting out
and seeking attention.
Now you clean up the mess that you made.
[Melody] I will be happy to clean
the mess that I made, Ma'am.
If necessary, I can even leave this dormitory.
But on one condition.
We have to have a vote
to change the rules.
If I win, you're not allowed
or no longer have the right to control me anymore...
...whatever I do in this dorm. Agree?
[cricket noise]
[Dante] "Creating excessive expectations...
...will lead to disappointment.
Make peace with reality.
Fall in love with every difficulty.
Maybe they'll leave you too."
[brooding music, cricket noise]
[book pages flapping]
[Mrs. Rasti] Dante.
- Dan...
- [Dante] Yes, Mom?
[Mrs. Rasti] You don't want to eat?
[Dante mumbling] In a moment.
[friction noise]
[gigle]
[Dante] You know what, Mom?
[Mrs. Rasti mumbling]
This book has taught me a lot of things
I never knew before.
[Mrs. Rasti mumbling]
[Dante] Mother?
[Mrs. Rasti mumbling]
[Dante] Mom, why do you look so tired?
[exhale deeply]
[Mrs. Rasti] As usual.
In the dorm. There's a new resident.
She is causing problems already.
[Dante mumbling]
[Dante] You will definitely solve all problems well.
[Mrs. Ratsi exhales]
[Dante] Because you're my mother.
[Mrs. Rasti] You're just sweet-talking me.
[Dante's laughing]
- [Mrs. Rasti] Come on, are you going to eat? What time is it?
- [Dante] Come on.
- Come on.
- [Mrs. Rasti] Come on.
[Dante] What are you cooking?
[phone beeping]
[Resident 1] Crazy. The vote continues to rise.
[Resident 2] It's going up really fast.
[phone beeping]
[Mrs. Rasti] What should we do with this child?
[intense music]
[Indri] We have to find a way out, Ma'am.
To face a child like Melody,
we can't be too harsh.
[Mrs. Rasti mumbling]
[door opens]
[Melody] Are you girls talking about me?
[door creaking]
Don't worry, I'm not mad.
I'm actually glad when you talk about me,
that means we are friends. Right?
[foot steps]
Aren't you tired of following the rules here all the time?
Have you read my revised rules?
You feel represented, right?
[All] You actually have a point.
[Melody] All that has to change.
And real change starts with us,
not from the board that I scribbled on.
One, there are rights that we must fight for.
And two, there are rules we have to obey.
And those are two different things.
[door opens and creaking]
[disco music]
[hands clapping] Anyway, get ready. Dress up.
Hurry!
You too. Hurry!
[disco music]
[message beeping]
[clicking sound]
[friction sound]
[message beeping]New Message
Indri: The kids are not in their rooms.
[disco music]
[door opens, keys clanking]
[Guard Tatik] Go ahead, Ma'am.
- [Mrs. Rasti] Empty.
- [Guard Tatik] Empty?
- [Mrs. Rasti] Check this one.
- [Guard Tatik] Yes, Ma'am.
[foot steps, door creaking]
- [Guard Tatik] Wait...
- [Mrs. Rasti] Well, it's not locked.
- [Mrs. Rasti] Empty too.
- [Guard Tatik] Empty, Ma'am?
[disco music]
[Melody humming]
[Jerome] One moment.
- [Melody] What do you want?
- [Jerome] Melody?
- [Melody] Jerome!
- [Jerome] Why are you here?
- I thought you were still in London.
- [Melody] Long story.
- [Jerome] Okay, wait a minute.
- [Melody] Yes.
[Zahra] Your boyfriend?
[Melody] No way. No.
I'm just using him.
You know wolves, right?
This is the master.
So if he asks you out, don't be surprised.
Just refuse. You know how to refuse, right?
- [Zahra] Okay. Come on.
- [Melody] Yes.
[Jerome] How's it going? So, you're studying here now?
[Melody] Yes, at Nusa Persada High School. You know it, right?
At least I'm in a school
with the best music class in Jakarta.
Hey, she's my friend.
- Zahra, Jerome. My middle school friend in London.
- [Zahra] Hi.
- [Jerome] Hi.
- [Zahra] Zahra.
- [Jerome] Nice to meet you.
- [Zahra] Nice to meet you.
- [Jerome] I will pay for your drinks.
- [Melody] Really?
- [Jerome] Of course.
- [Melody] Just a moment.
[whistling]
[crowd chattering]
[Melody] Come here!
- [Ayu] Ayu.
- [Jerome] Hello, Jerome.
[Kiki] Hi, Kiki.
- [Jerome] Hello.
- [Olive] Olive.
[Jerome] Jerome.
[Melody] Seven!
Just order.
- [Resident 1] We're getting a treat?
- [Melody] Yes.
[All] Cool!
[Mrs. Rasti] Melody.
- [Guard Tatik] Yes, Ma'am.
- [Mrs. Rasti] This is Melody's doing.
[door opens and creaking]
[cricket noise]
Empty. Where are they?
You should be responsible! Where are they?
[car engine rumbling]
[car doors open]
[laughing] [Melody] Oh my God. How's it going?
[chattering]
- [Jerome] Bye.
- [All] Bye, Jerome!
- [Resident 1] Bye.
- [Resident 2] Thank you.
[Melody] Don't be flirtatious. Hurry up. Come on.
[car engine rumbling]
[hard thud, tense music]
[car gear shifting]
[tense music]
[Resident 1] Come on.
Safe.
Friends, Security Guard Tatik is no longer there.
[laughing]
[mumbling]
[laughing, mouth shut]
[Melody] Come on! Hurry!
Quick!
[tense music]
[lights turning on]
[cricket noise]
[foot steps]
[Mrs. Rasti] Whose idea was this?
[Olive] Me, Ma'am.
[Mrs. Rasti] Good.
[sad music, cricket noise]
[Mrs. Rasti] You don't need to be afraid, Ayu.
I called you here because you are one of
the most obedient girls in this dorm.
And I'm sure you won't cover up the truth.
Last night's incident wasn't Olive's idea, right?
That must have been Melody's doing.
Am I right?
[Ayu] Yes, Ma'am.
Actually, it was Melody who invited us to go.
[Mrs. rasti] I figured.
Definitely Melody.
[Melody] This dorm...
...needs changes.
[sweeping]
The only way to improve this dorm is...
...by changing the leader.
[tense music]
The Head of the Dormitory must be replaced.
Who agrees to make a petition
to replace the head of this dormitory?
[All] Agree!
[Melody] Excuse me, Ma'am. Wait...
Miss.
[sweeping]
[foot steps]
[foot steps]
Miss Indri.
[foot steps]
Miss Indri!
[foot steps]
Miss Indri.
[inhale]
Miss Indri, don't get me wrong.
I asked my friends to make this petition
for you. Not for me.
Now I ask you.
How long have you served in this dorm?
[Indri] Nearly twelve years.
[Melody] What appreciation has Mrs. Rasti given you
for the past twelve years?
What I saw was how she treated you.
[brooding music]
I'm sorry, Miss Indri, but I saw that her behaviour...
...towards you is like that of a master and her servant.
You deserve to be respected, you have the right
to be respected as a human being, Miss Indri.
You're not supposed to only take orders.
You're supposed to be a partner.
I'm sure you don't have a life...
...outside of this dormitory
because of Mrs. Rasti?
[brooding music, bird chirping]
How about this, Miss Indri?
[tounge clicking]
You just calm down.
Leave everything to me. To Melody.
Once this petition is done, you will be
the head of the girls' dormitory.
And I'm certain that if...
...this dormitory is under your hand...
...this dorm will become even better,
more humane.
But, well...
It's up to you.
Excuse me, Miss Indri.
[bird chirping]
[tense brooding music]
[Melody] Yes!
[phone beeping]
[Zahra] Hi, Mel.
[Melody] Hi.
Zahra, why are your clothes so...
[Zahra] Cool, right? Like you.
[laughing]
- [Melody] Here, you need this.
- [Zahra] Right on.
[crowd chattering]
[Zahra] Thank you.
[crowd chattering]
[Melody] Okay, to class?
- [Zahra] Let's go.
- [Melody] Let's go.
You also need a guitar.
[Zahra] I play the keyboard.
[Melody] That's right.
[friction sound]
[foot steps]
[foot steps]
[Mrs. Rasti] You have to watch over that girl.
[Indri] Okay, Ma'am.
[crowd chattering]
[Zahra] Just go ahead, Mel. I'll change clothes first.
[Melody] Geez. What's the hassle?
Are you afraid of being scolded by your mother?
[Zahra] You know it.
[Melody] Well, go change, I'll wait at the front.
- [Zahra] Seriously?
- [Melody] Yes.
[Zahra] Okay.
[motorcycle engine rumbling]
[chewing, foot steps]
[motorcycle engine rumbling]
[Zahra] Yes.
[motorcycle engine rumbling]
[Zahra laughing, motorcycle engine rumbling]
[Melody] What are you doing here?
- [Zahra] Hi.
- [Jerome] I'm picking you up.
[Zahra] Sorry for the wait.
[motorcycle engine rumbling]
Hi, Jer.
[motorcycle engine rumbling]
Got to go!
Bye!
[tense music, motorcycle engine rumbling]
[Melody] Follow them.
Come on, follow them. Come on!
[tense music]
[Dante] How do you know that guy?
[motorcycle engine rumbling, Zahra giggling]
[Zahra] I'm not telling you.
[tense music]
[car engine rumbling]
[Jerome] Why do we have to follow them?
[Melody] Just follow them, don't ask too many questions.
[tense music]
Keep your distance.
[laughing]
[tense music]
[motorcycle engine rumbling]
[Zahra] Thank you.
[Dante chattering]
[car engine rumbling]
[Dante and Zahra chattering]
- [Dante] I'm going straight away.
- [Zahra] I see, okay. Here's your helmet.
[bird chirping]
- [Zahra] Okay, drive safely.
- [Dante] Yes.
[motorcycle engine rumbling]
- [Jerome] Are we following him again?
- [Melody] No need.
Here is good.
Take me back to the dorm, okay?
[Jerome] Wait. Why do you want to go back?
I picked you up today to take you out, Mel.
[Melody] Next time. I have a lot of work to do.
[Jerome] So when can I pick you up again?
[Melody] I'll let you know.
Let's go.
[bedcover and pillows peeking]
[pop up sound]
[clicking sound]
[phone buttons sound]
[phone buttons sound]
[phone buttons sound]
[pop up closing sound, clicking sound]
[subtle thud]
[thud]
[drawer pulling out noise]
[foot steps]
[thuds]
[bump]
[chewing, paper flapping]
[paper noise]
I should've only adored him and not put my heart on him.
And now my love is one-sided.
[paper noise]
[brooding music]
[paper noise]
[paper noise]
[subtle thud, paper noise]
[message beeping]
Dante: Do you still need that book?
[foot steps]
[guitar subtle bump, foot steps]
[cricket noise]
[Melody] I found this in the drawer.
When I moved my things in.
Does this belong to the girl who stayed in my room
before me?
[cricket noise]
[Mrs. Rasti narrating]You should never talk about Nadia to anyone.
[cricket noise]
[sigh]
[Indri] Sorry, Melody. I can't say anything.
[brooding music, cricket sound]
[drawer pulling out noise, paper noise]
[subtle thud, drawer pushing back noise]
Mahadewi Year Book
[book page flapping]
[book page flapping]
[laughing]
[Indri] Good.
Do you want this?
[All laughing]
[Mrs. Rasti] Not everything is for Nadia.
[Indri] Nadia.
Why are you staying in the room?
Don't you want to eat with us?
[Nadia mumbling] Later.
[Indri] Okay.
[brooding music]
[exhale deeply]
[exhale deeply]
[book flapping]
[drawer pulling out noise]
[book subtle bumps]
[drawer pushing back noise]
[door knocking]
[foot steps]
[door knocking]
[Melody] Yes.
[door creaking]
[Dante] Morning.
[bird chirping]
[Melody] What are you doing here?
[Dante] Why didn't you reply to my message last night?
[Melody] Because I don't feel like I have an obligation
to reply to your message.
How can you come in?
[bird chirping]
[Dante] Melody.
Nice name.
Why is your name Melody?
[Melody] Answer my question first.
[Dante] Chill!
[bird chirping]
"Be honest with the one whose hand you are holding
until the end of life."
I think this book...
...means a lot to your life.
[Melody] You know that.
[Dante] Can I borrow it?
[Melody] Crazy. What do you want?
[Dante] Well, only if I'm allowed.
If I'm not allowed, that's okay too.
[Melody] Do you understand it?
[Dante] I understand it. I like it.
[bird chirping]
[Melody] Have this for now.
- [Dante] Seriously?
- [Melody] Return it when you're done. Straight away!
[Dante] Okay. I'll return it when I finish reading the book.
Okay, because I already know your name,
you also have to know who I am.
- I'm Dante.
- [Melody] Whatever.
How did you get in? There's a guard out there.
[Dante] I came here with a good intention.
I asked for permission from the security guard.
I said I wanted to return your book.
I said I was your relative.
[Melody] My relative?
[bird chirping]
[playful music]
[giggle]
[Dante] But don't tell anyone that I came here.
I just want to return the book for a moment,
and I'll go straight home.
- Promise. Okay?
- [Guard Tatik] Yes.
[Dante] Yes? Thanks, Ma'am.
[playful music]
[pop up beeping, phone buttons noise]Dante: Do you mind if I pick you up this evening?
[pop up beeping, phone buttons noise]Dante: Why aren't you answering me?
[pop up beeping, phone buttons noise]Dante: Hello? Do you want me to pick you up or not?
[phone buttons noise, playful music]
[phone buttons noise]
[pop up beeping] Melody: Where are you going to take me?
As if you can come here.
[phone buttons noise]
[pop up beeping]Dante: If I can, would you go?
[phone buttons noise]
[pop up beeping, giggle]
[phone buttons noise]
[pop up beeping] Dante: What's the meaning of your laugh?
Does that mean yes?
[playful music stop]
[car engine rumbling]
[Dante giggles]
[exhales, car engine stop]
[keys clanking]
[car door opens]
[Guard Tatik] Good evening, Dante.
- Welcome.
- [Dante] Evening, Mrs. Tatik.
Oh my, it's already nighttime,
but you have a lot of energy.
[Guard Tatik] It's a must.
By the way, want to deliver another book?
[Dante] No, Ma'am.
Now I'm going to pick up the book owner.
[Guard Tatik] Me?
[Dante] You? Let's go, then.
- [Guard Tatik] Okay, I'm not afraid.
- [Dante] You're kidding.
- I'll go in, then.
- [Guard Tatik] Yes.
- [Dante] Bye.
- [Guard Tatik] Yes. Bye.
Who's the book owner?
[cricket noise]
[clothes noise]
[door knocking, clothes noise]
[cricket noise]
[door clacking and opens]
[cricket noise]
[Melody] Are you really going to take me out?
Can you do that?
[Dante] Hurry up and change your clothes.
Look pretty ok.
[Melody] Was I not pretty yesterday?
[Dante] You were pretty alright.
[Melody mumbling]
But now you should to be prettier.
Because we're no longer enemies.
[Melody mumbling]
[Melody] So what did you say to Security Guard Tatik this time?
[cricket noise]
[Dante] I said a relative of yours was sick.
[Melody] And she allowed you to come in?
[Dante] Quick. Or else we'll be busted.
[Melody] Okay, five minutes.
[soothing music]
[door closes]
[car door opens]
[Dante] Come in, Princess.
[car door closes]
[car door opens]
[car door closes]
[car engine rumbling]
[Dante] Here.
[Melody] Let's eat.
[Melody coughing, Dante laughing]
[Dante]You're the most annoying girl I've ever known.
[Melody] Is that so?
[Dante] Luckily, you're fun.
So...
...what's your story?
[street crowd noise]
[Melody] Huh?
[Dante] I know your name, but not your story.
This book is really deep.
[car honking]
I think the readers would definitely feel
that this book is a collection of their wounds.
So, what's your story?
[Melody giggles]
[Melody] You just met me
and you already want to know about my wounds?
[Dante] So what?
You can share anything with me.
Your story, your wounds...
...or if necessary, let's get hurt together.
[street crowd noise]
[Melody mumbling]
[Melody] Okay.
This book really understands me...
[motorcycle engine rumbling in distance, Melody mumbling]
...when I am lonely
among millions of people in this world.
If I could describe it,
it's as if I'm a child...
...who believes in unicorns.
Believes that a miracle will come.
[street crowd noise]
Sometimes I feel...
[soothing music]
...my father loves his work more
than he loves me and my mother.
[street crowd noise, soothing music]
Even I think, my little heart thinks...
I'm still blaming him for my mother's departure.
If only...
[car engine rumbling in distance]
...my father took care of my mother
every time she complained of being sick...
[street crowd noise, soothing music]
...maybe my mother would still be here now.
[soothing music]
[Dante] And then, what else?
[Melody] My father sent me abroad twice
to be looked after by others.
First, I was sent to America.
I didn't feel at home
and I came back to Bali.
The second time...
...I was sent to London.
He entrusted me to my aunt.
[car engine rumbling in distance, soothing music]
I didn't feel comfortable.
I came back home again.
[street crowd noise, soothing music]
It seems like my father wants to keep his distance from me.
Because every time I act up so I can come back home...
...he always finds excuses to get away from me.
[street crowd noise, soothing music]
But now it's the worst.
I've been in Jakarta for a week.
My father can't be contacted at all.
[street crowd noise, soothing music]
It's as if I'm an unwanted child, you know.
[street crowd noise, soothing music]
[cheerful music]
[Melody narrating] Life taught me that longing for something
is a collection of wounds.
No matter how high the wall I build
to prevent the longing from penetrating...
...in the end, someone manages to knock it down.
Dare I start saving for future wounds...
...by allowing longing to come?
Or should I just start learning to lie?
Like when someone says, "Longing is beautiful."
That is a big lie of a soul.
Because if it doesn't hurt, it's not called longing.
[cheerful music]
[Melody narrating]I was scared when his lips formed a smile.
[train honking]
My memory began to store the first wound.
I'm afraid I'll miss him. Addicted to his smile.
Longing is there when everything is far away.
When what once existed no longer exists.
That's where longing is created.
[cheerful music stop]
[paper flapping]
[Mrs. Rasti] Zahra, where are you going?
[Zahra] Going to get coffee, Mom, with a friend.
[Mrs. Rasti] Have you forgotten the rules at this home?
You have to be home by 8 o'clock.
What time is it now?
It's already past 8 o'clock.
[Zahra] It won't be long, Mom.
Brother Dante
still hasn't come home anyway.
[Mrs. Rasti] Your brother is a boy.
It's different for you.
Besides, tomorrow is a school day.
[Zahra] Mom, please.
You're home now, not in the dormitory.
- Can you not have so many rules?
- [Mrs. Rasti] You mean there are a lot of rules in this house?
You try living in a dorm, then you will know.
Besides, you don't know the consequences
if you're too free, right?
[Zahra] If that's the case, you should be fair.
Don't impose strict rules only on me...
...but also to your favorite child, Brother Dante.
[brooding music]
[Dante reading narration]"Who am I to teach you about longing?
I can't even understand my longings."
[brooding music]
[Melody] It's not like you to have no smile at all.
What's wrong with you?
Are you having a fight with your boyfriend?
[Zahra] Boyfriend? What are you talking about?
I'm pissed at my mother.
[guitar case unzipping]
[Melody] Zahra, do you know?
After my mom left...
...one of the things I really miss
is being scolded by my mother.
And I pray every day
that if I could turn back time...
[brooding music]
...I'm willing to be scolded by her every day.
As long as I can see her again, here.
[Zahra] You don't understand, Mel.
My mother is different.
Unlike most mothers.
I'm not very close to my mother.
Every time I try to get close...
...she always makes me feel distant and uncomfortable.
Do you know? Sometimes I think...
...that I'm not her daughter,
only a prisoner of w*r.
That's how bad it is, Mel.
[brooding music]
[Melody] I hope you enjoy it while it lasts.
Because I don't have a mother now
and I would die to get her back.
[Melody mumbling]
Okay, got to go.
- [Zahra] Take care.
- [Melody] Bye.
[playing accoustic music]
[accoustic music stop]
[Ms. Susan] Yes. Sit down.
[chair creaking]
I called you here because I am proud of you.
In a short period of time, you have shown great progress.
That's amazing, Zahra.
[Zahra] Thank you, Ma'am.
[Ms. Susan] I will talk to the Principal
for you to perform at our school's Art Show.
[Zahra] Are you sure?
[Ms. Susan] I'm very sure.
Weren't you the one who told me...
...that it's your dream to perform
at our school's Art Show?
And now you have shown your hard work.
And now I will help you to make your dream come true.
[Zahra] Ma'am, thank you in advance.
This is indeed the opportunity
I've been waiting for for a long time.
But...
[exhale deeply]
...I'm not sure I deserve to perform at the Art Show.
[Ms. Susan] What do you mean?
[Zahra] What you listened to earlier was not me, it was Melody.
- [Ms. Susan] Melody?
- [Zahra] Yes, Ma'am. A new student.
She's the one you've been listening to all this time.
And she is the one who deserves to perform.
[crowd chattering, bird chirping]
[Dante] Hi.
[foot steps, bird chirping, crowd chattering]
[Melody] What are you doing here?
Picking up your girlfriend?
I think she's still in the music class.
[Dante] My girlfriend?
[Melody] Isn't Zahra your girlfriend?
[Dante] Oh, yes. Zahra is still in there?
[tongue clicking]
I've missed her so much!
[Melody mumbling, Dante giggles]
Just a moment.
So you think Zahra is my girlfriend?
[Melody] Isn't she?
[Dante laughing]
[exhales]
[Dante] Mel, let me tell you.
First, Zahra is not my girlfriend.
She's my little sister.
[playful music]
[Dante laughing]
And secondly...
...I did not come here to pick her up.
I'm here to pick you up.
- [Melody] Zahra is your sister?
- [Dante] Yes, Zahra is my sister.
[Dante laughing, Melody mumbling]
[Melody] I was just testing your memory. A memory test.
[Dante] Oh, a memory test.
Okay, no problem.
[both laughing]
[Melody] Let's go.
[Dante] Hey, don't sleep!
- [Melody] Okay.
- [Dante] Hold on to me. There.
[motorcycle engine rumbling]
[Melody exclaims]
Hold on.
Hold tight.
[Dante exclaims, motorcycle engine rumbling]
Please.
[playful music stop]
[Melody] Oh...
...my...
...God!
How do you know about this place?
- [Dante] From you.
- [Melody] Huh?
[Dante] When I borrowed your favorite book,
I searched the internet and found this place.
This is the only place that sells
special edition books by Karan Pradhi.
[Melody] What? I've been looking for this book for a long time.
I finally found it!
[Dante giggles]
[Dante] If I may know, why do you like his books so much?
Aside from that Karan Pradhi can understand you.
[mumbling]
[Melody] Good question. Okay.
So, when I read his works, I feel important.
But at the same time, I also feel that
it turns out I'm really small in this world.
He also teaches me that
there's nothing to be afraid of in this life.
Even a tragedy.
In fact, we should not express tragedy with tears.
Just laugh.
That's life.
Here, I want to tell you a quote.
[Dante giggles]
[Melody mumbling]
Here.
"Laughing or crying is a choice.
If you laugh, the world won't necessarily find it funny.
And if you cry, the world won't necessarily sympathize.
Look for your own feelings, choose your own destiny.
Because from the moment you were born into this world...
...everything around you is just a part
and the pseudo-journey of your life."
[Dante exclaims]
[Dante] This is really cool.
If only Karan Pradhi was a woman...
...I think I could fall in love with him.
[Melody] How would you do that?
You've never even seen him.
[Dante] I learned from the book The Philosophy of the Universe.
"We love based on the soul and intelligence.
Because life is too beautiful
For us to love something which can fade over time."
[cheerful music]
[Melody] True.
- [Dante] True?
- [Melody] Fair enough.
[Dante] Fair enough.
[Melody] Thank you.
Shut up.
[motorcycle rumbling, cheerful music]
- [Dante] No. [giggles]
- [Melody] Shut up.
[motorcycle rumbling, Dante laughing, Melody exclaims]
[Dante] Hold on.
[Melody chattering]
[motorcycle rumbling, cheerful music]
[Melody exclaims, Dante exclaims and giggles]
[Melody] Be careful or I will fall.
[Dante] You're safe.
[motorcycle rumbling, cheerful music]
[Melody short exclaims]
[Dante giggles]
[both laughing and chattering, cheerful music]
[cheerful music]
[Melody narrating] Now I know.
At that time, everything that happened was
the way the universe brought you to me.
[message beeping, book pages flapping]
[handbag subtle bump]
Zahra: Mel, Miss Susan has asked you
to perform at the Art Show! [Melody exclaims]
[playful music]
- [Dante] What?
- [Melody] Oh my God! I've been invited to perform, Dante!
- I've been invited to perform!
- [Dante] Ouch!
[Melody] I've been invited to perform!
[Melody exclaims, Dante holding groan]
Art Show...
[playful music stop]
[soothing music]
[Dante] You're stepping on my foot.
[music stop]
Ouch.
[groan in pain]
Are you so happy
that you don't realize you're stepping on someone's foot?
[Melody] Sorry.
[Dante] Why is your face red?
[playful music]
- [Melody] What? No.
- [Dante] Did you think I was going to kiss you?
[Melody] No!
[Dante] If you want to do it here, that's fine. Do you want to?
[Melody] What the hell, Dante. No way!
- [Dante] Do you want to? [laughing]
- [Melody] I don't want to!
- [Dante] So, where are you going?
- [Melody] Home.
- [Dante] Wait a minute, we haven't paid for this.
- [Melody] I don't care!
[playful music stop]
[Ms. Susan] Okay. There's only one week left before the Art Show.
So, you have to keep practicing.
Show your best...
...so that we can display the best artistic performance
from our school.
Okay? Come on.
Keep it up! Do your best.
[motorcycle engine rumbling in distance]
[motorcycle engine rumbling, Zahra and Melody exclaims]
[Zahra] Hi.
[motorcycle engine rumbling, Dante exhales]
- [Melody] Hi.
- [Dante] Hi.
[Zahra] Oh my God, Melody!
You're going to be my sister-in-law, right?
[Melody] Your sister-in-law?
[Melody and Dante laughing]
- [Melody] Would you keep this for me?
- [Zahra] Okay.
- [Melody] Tomorrow.
- [Zahra] Yes.
- [Zahra] Be careful, okay?
- [Melody] Come on.
[motorcycle engine rumbling, car door closes, foot steps]
[motorcycle engine rumbling]
[Zahra giggles]
[bird chirping]
[foot steps]
[Jerome] Hi.
- [Zahra] Hi.
- [Jerome] Still remember me?
[Zahra mumbling]
[Jerome] Do you want me to drop you home?
[giggles]
[Zahra] No, thank you.
I'm scared of a master wolf like you.
Bye!
[Jerome] Wolf?
[bird chirping]
[Dante mumbling]
[door opens]
[Dante giggles]
[Dante] You're here, Mom.
[door closes]
[Mrs. Rasti] Why are you grinning like that?
[Dante] I'm not grinning.
[Mrs. Rasti] I heard you have a girlfriend now?
- [Dante] Girlfriend?
- [Mrs. Rasti] Your sister said...
...you have a girlfriend.
[Dante] Zahra said I have a girlfriend?
She's a tattletale. Don't believe her.
[Mrs. Rasti] Hey! I'm serious, you know.
Is it true that you have a girlfriend now?
[Dante] Why are you that curious?
Stop it, I'm going upstairs.
Bye, Mom.
[kiss bye]
[Mrs. Rasti] Hey!
[brooding music]
[Psychiatrist] How's the progress so far, Ma'am?
[Mrs. Rasti] Until now, there has been no progress.
Everything still feels the same.
[Psychiatrist] Well, it does require a process.
And I'll keep on the watch.
But you have to remember...
...change can't come by itself.
The role of family and the environment is very necessary.
[brooding music]
[rousing music]
[lamp flashing]
[big applause, someone cheering]
[Arts Show MC] Next is...
...a performance by the duo Melody and Zahra
from Social Studies class 12!
[hands applause]
[Dante cheering]
[accoustic music playing]
[Melody singing]
[big applause and cheering]
[Dante] That's my girlfriend!
And that's my little sister!
[tense music, Dante exclaims and whistling, big applause]
[Mrs. Rasti] Since you came into this dormitory,
you've been messing with all the rules here...
...and all the residents of this dorm.
[exhales]
[Melody] Sorry, Ma'am.
Do you remember when I asked for a vote
to change the rules?
99 percent of the residents of this dormitory
agreed with the changes.
So, I think you're the one who restrains them
with authoritarian rules. Not me.
[Mrs. Rasti] Yes, but you know, right?
One person disagreed with you.
You should've thought about why someone might disagree.
Yes, I am authoritarian.
But all you want is freedom.
What you want is just freedom for yourself.
And what will you do
if you have that freedom, Melody?
Dating?
Fall in love?
You all are still too young
to face the risks of dating.
I am asking you...
...from now on, you stay away from my children.
[Melody] Your children?
[Mrs. Rasti] Zahra and Dante.
[brooding music]
[Melody] I...
Why...
Why do I have to stay away from them?
Especially Dante.
[Mrs. Rasti] You will know the reason.
[brooding music]
[foot steps]
[Melody] So...
...Dante is Mrs. Rasti's son?
[cricket noise]
[Indri exhales]
[Indri] Actually, Mrs. Rasti wasn't like this.
[Melody] What happened, Miss?
[cricket noise]
[Indri] Sorry, Mel. I can't tell you anything.
But there is one thing that I have to tell you.
The only person who disagreed
in that voting process...
...was me.
[brooding music]
Because I know the reason why Mrs. Rasti has become like this.
[brooding music, cricket noise]
[Mrs. Rasti] Dante.
[brooding noise]
[bedcover noise]
[Dante] Why haven't you slept yet, Mom?
[bedcover noise]
[Mrs. Rasti] Of all the women on the surface of the Earth...
...why does it have to be Melody?
[Dante mumbling]
[Dante mumbling]
[Mrs. Rasti] I wanted to entrust the future of the dorm to you...
...to your future wife.
And it's a legacy for your children.
But the girl you love
that you introduced to many people...
...that's the girl who always makes trouble in the dorm.
[Dante] Mom.
Maybe you've been doing it wrong all this time.
You're too strict.
You don't know Melody.
[Mrs. Rasti] I run the dorm not to get to know them.
You think their parents entrust their children to me
for me to get to know them?
You are wrong.
These children must be controlled.
To make them right.
You don't know anything about the dormitory.
Maybe you think I'm strict.
I'm tough because I want to protect them.
Like I want to protect you and Zahra.
From now on...
...I want you to stay away from Melody.
[brooding music]
[bedcover noise]
[tense music]
[cabinet clanking]
[cabinet clanking]
[tense music]
[drawer pulling out noise]
[brooding music]
[foot steps]
[Melody] So, that was why it was so easy for you
to come into the dorm?
You are Mrs. Rasti's son.
Why didn't you say so?
I wondered
why she wouldn't let me get close to you.
- But I do know now.
- [Dante] What's wrong with you, Mel?
[Melody] What's wrong? This.
[brooding music]
She's the reason, right?
[Dante] Nadia?
- [Dante] Where did you get this from?
- [Melody] Answer me, Dante.
She's the reason why Mrs. Rasti acts like that
to me and the other residents?
Why can't your mother be happy
seeing other people happy?
She really likes destroying other people's happiness.
Forbidding people from falling in love. What kind of person
forbids other people's happiness like that?
Your mother is evil, Dante!
[Dante] What?
My mother is evil?
You don't know my mother
and you have no right to judge her like this.
[Melody] Judge her? Judge her like that?
We're like prisoners,
and you say I'm judging her?
[Dante] She does it all for your own good. What's wrong with you?
[Melody] Of course you will defend her. You're her son.
Try to switch the positions.
If your sister was in our position, can you still defend her?
[Dante] We'll talk about this when your mind is clear.
[Melody] Clear? You mean I'm not clear?
Your mother is always right, isn't she?
[tense music]
- [Dante] Watch your mouth.
- [Melody] Sorry.
You take care of your mother.
Because I'm not the one
whose mother destroys other people's happiness.
[Dante] Mel!
Melody!
[sad music]
[paper flipping]
[sad song]
[phone button click]
[phone bumping on bedcover]
[Olive] Mel.
I was happier when you first came here.
Even though we were enemies at that time...
...but it felt better...
...compared to now.
I'll miss you now that you're leaving.
[stuff noise]
[Melody] Honestly, I didn't plan on making friends
in this prison.
But God gave me good friends instead.
[sad music]
[sulking]
[One of residents] We will miss you very much, Mel.
[another resident mumbling]
[message beeping]
[Melody] One moment.
Dante: Can we talk?
- [Melody] Actually...
- [Dante] I...
[street crowd noise]
[Melody] I realize that I have made many mistakes with you.
And it was not appropriate for me to talk like that
about your mother.
But don't you know, even until now...
...my father has not contacted me.
[street crowd noise]
I'm sure your mother knew everything from the start
and I know they communicate, Dante.
[street crowd noise]
But why did your mother let me be
like a child who was thrown away to a dorm like that?
[Dante] It's not like that, Mel.
You are wrong.
Actually...
- ...I've met your father.
- [Mr. Sonny voice over] Rasti.
I can only entrust Melody to you.
Not to anyone else.
Because Melody needs a mother figure.
So, I am asking you for your help.
[Mrs. Rasti] I won't let Melody out of the dorm, Brother.
And I won't let her go until she becomes...
...how you want her to be.
I will definitely look after her like my own child.
Just calm down.
[Dante] I didn't know that...
...the child they've been talking about all this time...
...is you.
And honestly...
...I've heard all the stories.
[brooding music]
[Melody exhales, street crowd noise]
[Melody] I'm sorry about what I said about your mother.
[Melody narrating] Love turns the stiffness of the heart
into softness.
Turning people with no stance
into an individual with a stance.
Turning a coward into a brave person.
Turning suffering into happiness.
And love brings changes to the day.
[soothing music]
[Indri] I kept that diary all this time.
I think it's time I hand that over to you, Dante.
So you know what really happened.
[bird chirping]
[brooding music]
I should've only adored him and not put my heart on him.
And now my love is one-sided.
[brooding music, bird chirping]
[suitcase wheels rolling, Nadia mumbling]
- [Nadia] Excuse me.
- [Dante] Yes?
[Nadia] Do you know where Mrs. Rasti's room is?
[mumbling]
[Dante] Want to go to Mrs. Rasti's room?
[Nadia mumbling]
[tense music]
- [Dante] Let me take you there.
- [Nadia] Oh, okay.
[Dante] Let me take that.
[suitcase wheels rolling]
[ball kicking]
[Dante] Hey, be careful. There's a girl here.
[Student] I'm sorry.
[Dante] You're okay, right?
[Nadia] I'm okay.
[Dante] You...
...are the new kid in the dorm, right?
The one who was looking for Mrs. Rasti's room?
You go to school here too?
I'm Dante, Mrs. Rasti's son.
[tense music]
[Nadia] Sorry. Nadia.
- [Dante] Okay, you're really okay, right?
- [Nadia] I'm okay.
[Dante] Okay. I got to go.
[Nadia narrating] The moment I came into the dormitory,
I didn't expect...
...that it would be the moment
you would come into my life and my heart.
[tense music]
- [Mrs. Rasti] Here.
- [Dante] We're here, Mom.
[tense music, motorcycle engine rumbling]
[Mrs. Rasti] One moment.
[Dante] Yes.
[Mrs. Ranti and Dante exhale]
- [Mrs. Rasti] Thank you, Dan.
- [Dante] Yes, Mom.
- Keep your spirit up, Mom.
- [Mrs. Rasti] Yes.
- Drive safely.
- [Dante] Yes.
- Bye.
- [Mrs. Ranti] Bye.
- [Mrs. Ranti] Hey, kids. Good morning.
- [Residents] Good morning, Ma'am.
[Mrs. Rasti] Morning, Nadia. Are you ready for school?
[Nadia] Of course.
[Mrs. Rasti] Hey, Nad. Zahra's birthday is coming soon.
I want to give her a surprise.
You're really good at decorating. Help me please.
- [Nadia] Okay.
- [Mrs. Rasti] Dante will pick you up later.
[Nadia] Okay.
[Mrs. Rasti] I'm going in, okay?
- I'm going in, okay?
- [Residents] Yes, Ma'am.
[Nadia] Go straight to school, okay?
[Dante] Nad.
- Going to school, right?
- [Nadia] Yes.
[Dante] Come with me. I'm riding my Vespa.
- [Nadia] Okay. I'll go first, okay?
- [Other resident] Bye.
[motorcycle engine rumbling]
[Dante] Wear a helmet.
[motorcycle engine rumbling]
- Hold on, okay?
- [Nadia] Yes.
[motorcycle engine rumbling, calm music]
[Dante] Nad!
[motorcycle engine rumbling]
You're going back to the dorm, right? Let me take you.
I'm going to the dormitory to pick up my mom.
[Nadia] Oh. Yes, okay.
[Nadia] Be careful.
[motorcycle engine rumbling, calm music]
[Dante] Hold on.
[Nadia narrating] Being by his side, seeing his smile...
...smelling his scent, were the best moments of my life...
...where I wanted the time to stop there.
[Nadia] We cannot.
[Nadia narrating]He wasn't only my first love, but also my protector.
[Dante and Nadia laughing]
[Nadia narrating]He was the only one who made me feel safe and special.
- [Dante] That's it. - [Nadia narrating]
I have been very closed up all this time.
And only he could open my heart
[camera clicks]
[All] Happy birthday, Zahra...
[applause]
[Dante cheering, all applause]
- [Guest] Congratulations.
- [Zahra] Thanks.
- [Guest] Congratulations.
- [Zahra] Yes.
- [Guest] Auntie, I'll go home first.
- [Mrs. Rasti] Yes.
[Dante] Give that to me!
[Zahra sulking]
[Dante's phone ringing]
[Mrs. Rasti] What are you doing, Dante?
Put it down. Now we should...
[Dante] Hello?
- [Mrs. Rasti] Where?
- [Dante] Are you here yet?
- [Mrs. Rasti] Where's the Kn*fe?
- [Dante] You're at the front?
Wait, I'll come and get you. Just a moment.
- Give me a second.
- [Mrs. Rasti] Dante...
- Now it's time to open the gifts.
- [Indri] Open them now.
[Dante] Hi.
Meet Nindy. My friend at the tutoring place.
This is my mother.
[Mrs. Rasti] Hello.
[Dante] This is Miss Indri.
- [Indri] Hi, Indri.
- [Dante] This is Zahra. She's the birthday girl, my sister.
[Nindy] Hi, Zahra. Happy birthday.
- [Zahra] Hi.
- [Dante] And this is Nadia.
She lives in my mother's dormitory.
I consider Nadia my own sister.
Right, Nad?
[sad music]
Mom, Nindy and I are going to be over there.
As usual. Bye.
[Nadia narrating] At that moment I realized.
It was like waking up from a dream.
[sad music]
[paper cutting noise]
[door knocking]
[Indri] Nadia.
[door knocking]
Nadia, open the door.
[door knocking]
Nadia!
[bird chirping]
[door knocking]
Nadia, open the door!
[Mrs. Rasti voice over] Nadia, open the door, child.
[somber music, door knocking]
[Indri voice over] It's been weeks since Nadia left her room.
- [Guard Tatik voice over] Dead?
- [Mrs. Rasti] Open the door.
[Guard Tatik] Yes, Ma'am.
[door opens]
[Mrs. Rasti] Nadia!
[Indri] Nadia!
[Mrs. Rasti] Nadia! What's wrong with you?
- Call the ambulance.
- [Guard Tatik] Yes, Ma'am.
[Mrs. Rasti] Nadia, Nadia!
Nadia, Nadia!
Nadia, Nadia.
Wake up, kid!
[somber music]
[Psychiatrist] How's the progress so far, Ma'am?
[somber music]
[Mrs. Rasti] Until now...
...no progress whatsoever.
Everything still feels the same.
[Psychiatrist] Well, all of this requires a process.
And I'll monitor it closely.
But what you have to remember,
change cannot come by itself.
The role of family and the environment is very necessary.
[Mrs. Rasti] We will do whatever it takes...
...for Nadia's recovery.
[somber music]
[Mrs. Rasti] From now on, we must obey the rules.
- Tatik.
- [Guard Tatik] Yes, Queen Mother.
[Mrs. Rasti] Watch the children.
[Nadia narrating] I want to go back to sleep and dream.
Forever, if necessary.
[sad music, book page flapping]
Until I know how to stop loving him.
Unfortunately I failed.
My heart always adores him.
Trying to forget him, but it hurts too much.
Trying to stop wishing for him, but I can't.
I love you very much.
You are the breath of my life.
Without you, I wouldn't be able to survive.
[sad music]
A person will not be happy
until they know the end of their life.
What they cared about,
why they made their sacrifice...
...who they loved,
and who loved them back.
Having no control over our lives,
but we're the ones writing the story.
If you read this, you will know the end of my life.
I've never been happier.
[sad music]
[Mrs. Rasti] I can feel your heartache, child.
[bird chirping]
But I am certain...
...you are strong.
You can get through this,
[sad music]
[Dante] Nad.
[sad music, bird chirping]
I'm sorry.
I didn't know that you...
You're this devastated because of me.
[sad music, bird chirping]
Nad.
[sad music]
I want you to come back.
Cheerful like before.
Believe in what is called love and hope.
[sad music, bird chirping]
I realize that...
...all this time I've been...
...an ignorant person...
...and ungrateful.
Meanwhile, there is someone out there who...
...is willing to sacrifice their happiness for me, Nad.
And that's you.
[sad music]
[Nadia mom's sobbing]
[Mr. Sonny] You thought I was just trying
to keep you away from me.
But you don't know...
...I was trying to keep you away
from all your suffering.
Because you have lost your mother since you were little.
And you saw your mother draw her last breath.
You were there.
I don't want what your mother and I experienced to
happen to you again.
You have to live happily.
Go.
Go far away.
I deliberately kept you away from here
so that you can live happily and be independent.
That's what I did.
[soothing music]
I am willing if you leave me. It's okay.
Instead of my heart aching
and being sad to see you like this.
[Mrs. Rasti] Brother.
Pain actually will make Melody grow stronger.
[soothing music]
You can't keep wanting to protect her
from the outside world.
I think what you can do is...
...to prepare her...
...for a harder life.
[Mr. Sonny] Forgive me, okay?
[soothing music]
[Melody] Now I know, Dad.
Everyone has their own way to heal.
[Melody's sobbing]
[soothing music]
[Melody mumbling]
Thank you, Ma'am.
Forgive me for what I've done.
[Mrs. Rasti] You should thank your father.
Do you know why I forbade you from talking to Dad?
He couldn't possibly fulfill what you want.
Now...
...it's up to you.
To stay in the dorm or to leave.
[Melody] But you forbid all the dorm residents,
including me, to fall in love.
[Mrs. Rasti] I forbid it, but it doesn't mean
I'm against it, right?
Do you want...
...to be like Nadia?
[Dante] Mom.
But if you do that, it's not fair.
Every human being will experience
a phase of falling in love, Mom.
[Mrs. Rasti] And are you sure
you two won't disappoint each other?
[Melody] Dante.
I think we should end our relationship.
[Mrs. Rasti] But for the two of you, there are exceptions.
[soothing music, Dante mumbling]
[Zahra] Does that mean Melody will be my future sister-in-law?
[Mrs. Rasti laughing]
[Mrs. Rasti] See?
It was useless for you...
...to sneak into my office at night.
- You thought I didn't know?
- [Melody] How did you know?
[Mrs. Rasti] Security Guard Tatik saw it.
She sent me a message.
I said, "Just leave it be."
[Dante] You're in trouble.
[Mrs. Ranti, Dante, Zahra laughing]
[soothing music]
[Mrs. Rasti] From now on, I hand over
the leadership of this dormitory to Miss Indri.
- [All residents] Hooray.
- [Indri] But...
...I will still enforce the rules
which was created by Mrs. Rasti.
[All residents] Oh, no...
[Dante laughing]
[All chattering]
[accoustic music]
Melodate (2024)
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