Amidst the morning breeze that day in Marseille, a baby girl who shone like a diamond came into the lives of the Emeraude couple.
"She's so beautiful, so perfect, even her little hands are so cute..." Frida murmured.
"She looks like you, I can't stop looking at her." Pierre continued.
"Vivienne Ella-Rose Emeraude, it's the perfect name for her."
. . .
As she grew up, she realized that her parents spoke in two different languages.
"Vien, did you get confused?" Pierre asked and giggled. The question then followed by a nod from the 7 years old Vivienne.
"So, Dadda lives here, and Momma came from Indonesia to live with Dadda. But, Dadda can understand everything from Momma because we lived together in Surabaya, a city in Indonesia, before moving to Marseille." Pierre explained.
"Hmm, but why Momma never teach me how to speak the language? And why we never visited that Sura city?" she asked full of curiosity.
"We were afraid that you won't be able to speak one of the languages properly, so we chose to wait until you can speak in English and French from school. Do you want to start learning Momma's language, darling?" Frida then approached her little sunshine.
"Yes, Momma. I want to know so I can speak with Momma in your language!"
. . .
In the age of 15, Vivienne mastered 3 languages that her parents spoke; English, French, Indonesianβa little bit of Javanese. She finally can speak in Indonesian with her Momma and family in Indonesia, though she only visited the country twice in a year on a holiday.
"Momma, boleh tidak aku belajar biola?" Vivienne asked her Momma.
"Ndak sekarang yo, nduk. Momma masih mau kamu fokus di ballet dan dance, you're doing great so far and I can't wait to see you perform the majestic Swan Lake." Frida answered.
Though she faced rejection more than once for her curiosity in playing instruments, she agreed with her parents since she loves ballet and dancing more. She promised herself, one day she must find an opportunity to play a classical music with violin.
. . .
Graduated with Master degree from National High Conservatory of Music and Dance of Lyon, Vivienne successfully accomplished her dream to become a professional dancer, especially in ballet. She trained a lot of ballerinas and held mini tour around France and Indonesia. In her free time, she likes to record herselfβsometimes with her friends dancing to modern dance.
