Indahsari (Screenplay - Episode 5)

                                                        ZICO
                               You know the song "Green
                               Green Grass of Home"?

She shakes her head.

                                                        ZICO
                               A village boy in town wanted to go
                               home but had no money. He joined
                               a group of criminals. Heisted a bank.
                               Returning home. When walking with
                               his girlfriend, his eyes opened.
                               Know what?

INDAH shakes her head again.

                                                        ZICO
                               He realized he's headed to the
                               execution with a prison guard
                               and an old priest.

She covers her mouth.

                                                        ZICO
                               He remembered getting shot
                               in the back as he left the bank.

                                                      INDAH
                               So he'd been dreaming?

                                                        ZICO
                                           (shakes his head)
                               Hallucinating. You know what?

She holds up her blink.

                                                        ZICO
                               If you keep losing sleep,
                               on the third day...
                                        (shows three fingers)
                               You could start hallucinating.

He closes his eyes. Lowers his face.

                                                        ZICO
                               Every morning I wake up wishing
                               I'd been lied to rest 'neath the green,
                               green grass.

TEARS fill her eyes.

                                                        ZICO
                               I really wanna go home. There's
                               not much to write home about.

EXT. TIDAR STREET - NIGHT

ZICO and INDAH leave a fried chicken restaurant. Carrying plastic bags.

                                                        ZICO
                                      (points to the hawker)
                               INDAHSARI, you want martabak?

She whispers in his ear.

                                           MARTABAK MAN
                                                    (to him)
                               Wanna order?

                                                        ZICO
                               Sir, where can we get one of these?
                                        (points to his skillet)

INT. DINING ROOM - NIGHT

"Flashdance" movie scenes on TV.
They watch together on the floor.
She covers his eyes with her hand.
GIGGLES.

LATER

Tears pool in her eyes. She wipe them.
He notices. Gives her a box of tissues.
Shows her a bucket. Puts it in front of her.
Pretending to be mad, she puts it on his head.
LAUGHS.

EXT. TEMBOK MARKET - DAY

ZICO and INDAH walk together.
Look in shop windows.
Enter.
Exit with plastic bags.

INT. COURTYARD - DAY

They stand at the stone table.
She pours sugar and flour into a mixing bowl.
He's STARING at her silently.

LATER

ZICO and INDAH eat fried chicken on the floor.

                                                      INDAH
                                                     (smiles)
                               ZICO...

She points to eggplants on a plate.
He glances at them. Shakes his head.

                                                      INDAH
                               If you don't want to get married,
                               why worry about eggplants?

He STOPS chewing.

                                                      INDAH
                                          (smiles playfully)
                               My mother told me.

INT. KITCHEN

A HAND pours a small cup of yellow liquid into the batter.
STIRS it. COVERS it with a sheer cloth.

INT. COURTYARD

They continue to eat together.

                                                      INDAH
                               ZICO?

                                                        ZICO
                               Hmm?

                                                      INDAH
                               May I ask?

He nods.

                                                      INDAH
                               Is Dani your boyfriend?

                                                        ZICO
                               Close friend.

                                                      INDAH
                               How come he's never called
                               since I've been here?

SUPER: FOUR MONTHS AGO - JUNE 1983

EXT. MALIOBORO STREET, YOGYAKARTA, CENTRAL JAVA - DAY

ZICO and Dani walk along the street.
Dine at a restaurant.

INT. GUEST ROOM, YOGYAKARTA - NIGHT

They relax. Chat on a floor mattress.
ZICO puts on the headphones. Closes his eyes.
Dani smiles. Watches him sleep.

SUPER: THE PRESENT

INT. COURTYARD - MOMENTS LATER

INDAH keeps staring at him.

                                                      INDAH
                               Now Dani's with George, isn't he?
He shrugs.

                                                        ZICO
                               In middle school he asked me
                               to come over, but I said no.
                               His driver later brought me
                               an envelope...

They stare at each other.

                                                        ZICO
                               Nothing but red stains.
                               Bi Inah said they're blood.

She GASPS.

                                                        ZICO
                               She told me to see him right away.
                               In his room he cried his heart out
                               to me. About his argumentative
                               parents. His creepy uncle.
                               Before I knew it, we're close.

                                                      INDAH
                               ZICO...

                                                        ZICO
                               Hmm?

                                                      INDAH
                               Are you gay?

                                                        ZICO
                                                   (flushes)
                               INDAHSARI, please don't judge.
                               You're not God.

She FLUSHES too.

                                                        ZICO
                               Being gay's not a sin. Practicing it is.

They exchange glances.

                                                        ZICO
                               Being not gay's not a sin either.
                               Committing fornication and
                               adultery is.

INDAH nods.

                                                        ZICO
                               Creatures love one another,
                               not judge one another. Only
                               Creator.

They finish their meal in silence.

                                                      INDAH
                                            (half-whispers)
                               ZICO...

She EXTENDS a slice of fried eggplant in her hand.
He looks at it. TURNS to her.

                                                        ZICO
                                            (half-whispers)
                               Hmm?

INDAH brings it closer to his mouth.

                                                      INDAH
                                            (half-whispers)
                               Try a bite. You'll love it.

She nods TO him.
ZICO reluctantly EATS it from her hand.
His face and ears TURN red.

                                                        ZICO
                                            (half-whispers)
                               Your turn...

He takes a slice of pickle. Brings it closer to her mouth
INDAH looks at him. BITES it from his hand.
They're BLUSHING. FACE AWAY. SMILE.

INT. KITCHEN - NIGHT

A HAND smears a fresh martabak with margarine.
TOPS with crushed peanuts, chocolate sprinkles, condensed milk.
ZICO's staring at the hand's owner SILENTLY.

INT. DINING ROOM

ZICO and INDAH eat martabak together on the floor.
Music videos are on TV.

                                                        ZICO
                               INDAHSARI, let's open a martabak 
                               shop someday. You and me.

She's blushing. LOOKING INTO his eyes.

                                                      INDAH
                               ZICO, you have a life dream?

                                                        ZICO
                               Dream of waking up dead?

                                                      INDAH
                               What's your plan after high school?

                                                        ZICO
I want to study philosophy--

                                                      INDAH
                               Huh? You want to work in
                               a philosophy company?

                                                        ZICO
                               I want to understand the past
                               and the future. You?

                                                      INDAH
                                                     (smiles)
                               I want to work in an office.

                                                        ZICO
                                                    (smiles)
                               I'll pray for you, okay.

She smiles. Nods.

                                                        ZICO
                               INDAHSARI...

                                                      INDAH
                               Yes?

                                                        ZICO
                               May I ask?

                                                      INDAH
                                                    (sweetly)
                               Yes, you may.

She continues smiling. STARING at him.

                                                        ZICO
                                            (half-whispers)
                               The man who took you here
                               is your boyfriend, isn't he?

Redness eclipses her smile. She LOWERS her face.
BARELY nods.

                                                        ZICO
                                            (half-whispers)
                               First love?

INDAH nods slightly.
Both fall into SILENCE.

                                                        ZICO
                               How can you tell if someone's
                               in love?

                                                      INDAH
                               Why?

                                                        ZICO
                               There's this girl at school--

She RAISES her face. Looks at him.

                                                        ZICO
                               Her hair is...

He POINTS to the back of her neck.

                                                      INDAH
                               Oh, you like girls with short hair--

                                                        ZICO
                               I don't like girls with long hair. I adore
                               their ethereal necks. Girls with ponytails
                               are also attractive--

                                                      INDAH
                                                     (smiles)
                               Cause you can see their necks?

He's blushing.

                                                      INDAH
                                            (half-whispers)
                               When you're in love...

They can't help staring at each other.

                                                      INDAH
                                You'll tell her all kinds of lovely
                                things. And she'll always be the
                                first to know...

"WONDERFUL TONIGHT" begins playing on TV.
ZICO rises up.
TURNS OFF the light.
INDAH looks on.
He APPROACHES her.
EXTENDS his arms to her.

                                                         ZICO
                                INDAHSARI, may I dance with you?

SLOW MOTION:

She LOOKS UP.
Getting lost in his eyes.
Five seconds later she TAKES his hands in hers.
He helps her RISE.
WRAPS his arms over her waist.
She wraps her arms AROUND his neck.
They LOCK eyes.
MOVE in time with the music.

END SLOW MOTION: