Note : I didn't write this fic. I just translated a 1999 indonesian musical movie called "Petualangan Sherina" into a faberry version. All credits goes to the writer. You can watch the movie on youtube. English is not my first language, sorry in advance for all my mistakes :) Thank you!
Chapter 1
"Are you able to do it?" Rachel was loosing her patient waiting for Matt to get to the top of the tree.
In a minute Matt was back on the ground with their other friends and Rachel was climbing the tree while holding a handful of M&Ms. When she reaches the top, Rachel stopped and looks around. There it is, she found it, a bird sitting on its nest lying within easy reach. The girl smiled, proud of herself. She started to feed the bird with the candies she brought.
Marley can't wait any longer "Rachel! I want to see! Hurry come down!"
Rachel climbed down and she cupped her hand together. Matt, Marley and the gang gather around her, excited to see the bird.
"Are you ready? One… two… three!"
And when she opened her hand, it was empty. She was laughing at her friends' reaction. Oh how she loved messing with her friends. "Oh man, why did you do that?" Marley said, but they were laughing too.
"Daddy! I'm home!" It was still early in the afternoon when Rachel went back from her school. "Is that dad's briefcase? He's home already?"
"Hi honey! Yes, dad got good news for you" Her daddy greets her with a kiss on her head. "Oh boy, my girl smells"
Rachel giggled and ran into their apartment, couldn't wait to hear the good news.
"Dad! Dad!"
"Hey superstar! You're home!" picking the 11 year old girl and twirl her couple of times. "How's school?"
But Rachel wasn't hearing what Leroy's saying, still excited about what her daddy told her before "What's the good news dad?"
"Emm, what is this? How come you have so many bandages on your hands and legs? Here, let me take it off" he sometimes amused with what her daughter did.
"OUCH! That was a real wound!" she cried
"How should I know? You have too many bandages on"
Rachel was easing the pain from the ripped bandage with her hand. "Don't take the other off. They made me look like an adventurer."
Her fathers were smiling at their little girl. Rachel Berry was a very energetic girl for her age even though she has a smaller posture than her friends.
"So, what's the good news?"
Leroy looked at his husband; he was getting nervous about how her daughter will take the news. With a calm smile on his face, Hiram place a hand on Leroy's shoulder and asked Rachel to change her clothes first.
When Rachel came back to the living room, the three of them sat around the coffee table. Both of her parents have a serious look on their face.
"Rachel, you know that I don't like the place I work here, right?" Leroy started the conversation
"Yep!"
"Do you know why?"
She was thinking for a second, not knowing where this conversation is going. "You're an agricultural engineer, but you work in a supermarket"
"So you know what my dream is?"
"To cultivate large farm land"
Her dad smiled, "You're right. And my dream is coming true"
"You're going to make a farm land?" Rachel was getting confused.
"I don't make it, but cultivate it. A farm land owned by a wealthy man in Lima, Ohio." Leroy could see his husband was sitting straight beside him.
"Lima? Not in New York?"
"Well yeah, there's no farm land in New York."
"So, you're going back and forth from Lima to New York?" Rachel still couldn't get it, why her dad willing to do such things, it'll be so tiring.
"Not back and forth, but.. but we're all going to move to Lima"
It takes a few second for Rachel to understand what her dad means. She freezes. Her face started to changed, from confused to angry. She stood up, stomp her feet, and stormed out from the living room without saying anything.
"Rachel" Leroy cried. He released a long breath.
Hiram couldn't do anything, he knew that their daughter would be devastated leaving New York, but it was his husband's dream; it was his only chance to have what he always wanted for his career.
They could hear a window opened at Rachel's room. Just as expected, Rachel went to the fire escape and sat on the stairs. It was her comfort place whenever she was angry or not getting what she wants from her father.
Later that night, Rachel was sitting on the piano bench. Thinking about her friends. How could she leave them? Will she ever make new friends there? But she doesn't want new friends. She wants what she has now. She doesn't want to move to Lima. New York is better than any other city; Broadway is here, Rachel's dream. Why they have to move? She started to play random notes on the piano and began to sing.
(Lihatlah Lebih Dekat [youtube] /watch?v=xTeRyupITxE)
Hatiku sedih, hatiku gundah, tak ingin pergi berpisah
(I'm sad, I'm troubled, i don't want to go)
Hatiku bertanya, hatiku curiga, mungkinkah ku temui kebahagiaan seperti disini
(I'm worried, will I find the same happiness like here?)
Sahabat yang slalu ada, dalam suka dan duka
(friends that will always be there for me)
Sahabat yang slalu ada, dalam suka dan duka
(friends that always be there for me)
Tempat yang nyaman, kala terjaga dalam tidupku yang lelap
(a safe place for me)
Hiram heard her little girl singing, his heart break for her. Wanting to ease the pain, he sat beside her and joins her daughter.
Jangan lah sedih, jangan lah resah
(don't be sad, don't be troubled)
Jangan terlalu cepat berprasangka
(don't make up your mind to fast)
Jangan lah gundah, jangan lah resah
(don't be upset, don't get anxious)
Lihat segalanya, lebih dekat
(just look closer)
Dan kau bisa menilai, lebih bijaksana
(and you can judge wiser)
Mengapa bintang bersinar? mengapa air mengalir?
(Why do the stars shine? Why is the water flows?)
Mengapa dunia berputar?
(why is the world spinning?)
Lihat sgalanya, lebih dekat.
(just look closer)
Dan kau akan mengerti.
(and you'll understand better)
