Penn And Teller

I'm the top salesperson at a tutoring center. Payday comes, and my commission is 50 cents. I'm so furious that I march straight to my boss to demand answers, but his secretary, Sasha Watson, steps in front of me. She digs through her pocket, pulls out 50 cents, and flicks it straight at my face in front of everyone. "Here's your 50 cents!" My ears ring. Heat crawls up my neck and into my skull. "Ms. Watson, this has to be a mistake. I closed 1.5 million dollars on my own last month. My team pulls in over three million dollars. My commission should be at least 200 grand." Sasha rolls her eyes. She reaches into her wallet, pulls out a dollar bill, and slaps it against my cheek. "Stop barking! Fine, I'll throw you a dollar. Keep the change!" I'm about to lose it. "My mom is still waiting on that 200 grand for her surgery. Without it, she could die." The coworkers around us start whispering. "50 cents? For the top salesperson? That's insane!" "Lower your voice. She's the boss's niece! What she says goes. Unless you want to get fired, pretend you didn't hear anything." I turn away, pull out my phone, and dial our biggest competitor. "I'm in. Five million dollars a year."

Seorang wanita muda asal Indonesia, memulai perjalanan kariernya disebuah perusahaan di Jakarta. Ia mendapatkan kesempatan langka untuk mengerjakan proyek satu perusahaan besar di New York, ini merupakan batu loncatan yang dapat mengubah hidupnya. Namun, dibalik itu, ia dihantui oleh rasa minder akibat masalah bau tubuh yang ia alami. Meskipun sudah berusaha berbagai cara untuk mengatasinya, bau tubuhnya selalu menjadi bayang-bayang yang mengganggu setiap interaksi sosial, membuatnya merasa terisolasi dan tidak percaya diri. Di tengah perjuangannya untuk mengatasi rasa rendah diri, Emily bertemu dengan Mr.Whiteller, pria yang menarik dan misterius. Tatapan matanya yang tajam dan sikap profesional yang dingin membuat Emily merasa terkesan, namun juga cemas. Apakah bau tubuhnya akan mengganggu pria itu? Apakah Mr. Whiteller akan menerima dirinya dengan segala kekurangannya? Rasa takut dan harapan bercampur aduk dalam hatinya. Emily merasa terjebak antara keinginannya untuk lebih dekat dengan pria itu dan ketakutannya akan penolakan. Suatu hari, Mr. Whiteller meminta bantuan Emily untuk memilih beberapa barang dekorasi untuk rumahnya. Kesempatan ini membuat Emily semakin gugup, terlebih lagi ia khawatir bau tubuhnya akan tercium. Namun, tak disangka, kesempatan tersebut malah mengubah dinamika hubungan mereka. Mr. Whiteller mulai menunjukkan perhatian lebih padanya, dan Emily, yang awalnya merasa tak pantas, mulai merasakan ada harapan baru dalam dirinya. Apakah mungkin Mr. Whiteller melihat dirinya lebih dari sekadar partner kerja? Ataukah ia hanya merasa kasihan? Namun, seiring berjalannya waktu, hubungan mereka menjadi semakin rumit. Emily berusaha keras mengatasi insekuritasnya, sementara perasaan antara dia dan Mr. Whiteller berkembang, meskipun banyak hal yang belum terungkap di antara mereka. Emily merasa berada dipersimpangan antara memperjuangkan hubungan yang belum jelas dan tetap berfokus pada impian dan kariernya. Tantangan terbesar datang ketika Emily menyadari bahwa tak semua perjuangan membuahkan hasil yang diharapkan. Dalam perjalanan mencari penerimaan diri dan cinta sejati, Emily harus menghadapi kenyataan pahit—bahwa harapan seringkali tidak selalu terwujud.

On the night of New Year's Eve, I wake up in a hospital ward with an IV drip connected to the back of my hand. A nurse passes me the hospital bill. "It's 300 dollars in total, including the emergency treatment fee and the cost for a bottle of glucose drips." When I turn on my phone, I feel my heart sinking. I only have 29.01 dollars left in my bank account. The wallpaper of my phone is a countdown of my family contract's app. Today is the date when I have to renew my family contract for the year. In order to accumulate enough money to go home, I've been working as a staff member in concert venues. Earlier, I had collapsed backstage, so I was quickly sent to the hospital. The dial tone keeps beeping for a long time. Finally, my mom answers my call in what seems to be a noisy background. "Mom, I'm at the hospital right now. I need 300 dollars to pay the hospital bill." "You're at the hospital?" Mom's voice turns shrill immediately. "Why did you visit the hospital during the holidays? You really are a jinx!" "I fainted earlier. I was working at a concert venue—" "What? So, you refused to do chores at home during the holidays! Instead, you decide to work at a concert venue?" Mom interrupts immediately. "I don't have 300 dollars on me! You'd better come up with a way to pay that bill of yours!" "Mom…" My hand tightens around my phone. "Today is the last day of my family contract's renewal period. I'll renew the contract once I pay the bill." "Renew the contract, huh?" Mom just sneers at me. "That's a part of your duties! How dare you use it against me! Helena Lambert, if you don't renew the contract today, you can forget about calling me 'Mom'!" After that, she ends the call. I can only grip my phone to the point that my fingers turn white. After that, I tap on a social media app in hopes that I can borrow money from my friends, only to see the latest post on the social media feed. My younger sister, Hannah Lambert, has posted a photo collage there. "I'm here with my parents to watch my favorite singer's concert! Snagging tickets to the first-row seats is definitely worth it!" The background of those photos is the same concert venue where I work part-time at. It's the most expensive venue in town. Apparently, tickets cost 2,900 dollars each.

The new colleague at my company is a stingy mother. On her first day, she shows up with a huge pile of expired snacks that her son refused to eat and hands them out to everyone. Once we're done, she pulls out her PayPal and says, "These are all imported snacks for my son. I'll need 50 dollars from each of you." During a company team-building event, she refuses to participate, saying she has to go home to take care of her child. The day after, she comes over holding her phone and asks me for money. "I didn't eat with everyone yesterday. Since the company is footing the bill, just hand me the cash equivalent for my meal." Furious, I rejected her request immediately. What I fail to realize is that she would bear a grudge against me over it. One night, her son comes down with a high fever, so she calls me and requests a ride to the hospital using the company car. Once again, I refuse without a second thought. Because of the delay, her son suffers severe cognitive damage. She blames me for everything that happened. In a fit of rage, she ends up running me over with her car. As I open my eyes again, I find myself transported to her first day on the job.

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