White Karma

Nenekku yang berusia 70 tahun menjual bacang untuk mengumpulkan uang agar bisa membelikan aku tas sekolah. Tetapi, dia dihentikan oleh seorang wartawan cantik di pinggir jalan. Nenek yang baik hati itu berniat memberikan bacang kepadanya, tetapi keesokan harinya nenek itu menjadi viral di media sosial: "Seorang nenek berusia tujuh puluhan menjual bacang beracun di jalanan dan mencoba menyuap wartawan yang membela keadilan."

On the night of my 30th birthday, I waited until the early hours of the morning, but my husband, Theodore Hawk never showed up. Instead, I came across an Instagram post from his childhood sweetheart, Emily Gallagher. [What romantic is not the starry night, it is having you by my side.] In the picture, she was wearing a delicate, sky-blue camisole that revealed just enough to charm and seduce. A man stood close behind her, his hand firmly gripping her waist. The scene was set in the seaside villa that Theodore had gifted her, their figures intimately entwined under the soft glow of the night. Someone had commented beneath the post: [I can’t stand you two being this lovey-dovey all the time! Just get married already!] Emily had responded with a shy-face emoji. I had just liked the post when Theodore, who I had failed to reach all night, blew up my phone with calls. "Are you out of your mind, Camilla? Emi and I grew up together! If we wanted to be together, we would’ve done so long ago! Why are you being so petty?" Looking at how Theodore gently held her in his arms, comforting her, I realized something. Letting go of someone you’ve loved for seven years... can take only a moment.

Sebuah keluarga yang mapan dengan representasi melimpahnya rezeki, ditambah dengan hadirnya buah hati, adalah gambaran sebuah keluarga idaman, keinginan untuk menjadikan anak sebagai sosok yang sukses dan berguna seolah bisa dengan mudah untuk diwujudkan, mungkin itulah secuil ungkapan yang pantas ditujukan untuk keluarga Haji Suhadi. Adalah Ari Anggara putra satu-satunya yang jadi harapan Haji Suhadi dan keluarga untuk bisa menjadi sosok yang berguna dengan kematangan ilmu dan kesiapan diri untuk meneruskan perusahaan yang akan diwariskannya. Namun, rupanya si Ari lebih memilih jalan hidup yang bertentangan dengan kemauan sang Ayah, hingga akhirnya dia terjerumus ke dunia yang keras dan penuh dengan kubangan dosa manakala bertemu dengan si Yola, janda cantik nan seksi lewat perantara sahabat karibnya yaitu si Deny. Ikutilah kisah perjalanan tiga anak manusia yang berawal dari dunia kelam hingga keluar dari padanya, dan juga kekisruhan cinta yang terjadi diantara ketiganya hanya di "Nista Pembawa Nikmat."

Mereka kompak mendukung pernikahan suamiku dengan wanita lain, diam-diam di rumah ibu mertua. Aku akan membalas mereka dengan pura-pura tidak tahu. Akan tiba waktunya, suami akan menyesali hingga tak ada maaf dariku. Aku tak akan meratapinya lagi.

Quando eu estava prestes a sair do restaurante do meu irmão, a gerente me parou. — Senhorita, desculpe, mas a senhora não pagou a conta. Olhei para o rosto desconhecido e pensei que ela provavelmente era nova e não me reconhecia, então expliquei educadamente: — Coloque na conta do dono. Ele me conhece. A gerente me lançou um olhar de desdém. — Senhorita, este é um restaurante três estrelas Michelin. Não deixamos qualquer um fazer fiado. Ela me entregou uma conta impressa. Dei uma olhada. Cinquenta mil dólares por uma refeição. Três mil pela manutenção da louça, cinco mil pela purificação exclusiva do ar, dez mil por uma taxa de serviço VIP de "práticas relaxantes" e uma porção de outras cobranças absurdas. Eu nem sabia que o restaurante do meu irmão era um golpe desses. Não pude deixar de rir, incrédula. — Eu sou a irmã do dono. Se houver algum problema, diga a ele para falar comigo em casa. Mas ela simplesmente não desistia. — Se não pode pagar, pare de fingir que pode. E não finja que conhece o senhor White também. Mandei uma mensagem rápida para minha secretária: [Diga ao meu irmão para demitir essa gerente ou eu retiro meu investimento.]

[Rendezvous = Pertemuan] — Mungkin pepatah mengatakan 'Dunia itu sempit seperti daun kelor' benar adanya. Semesta juga memiliki macam-macam karma yang membuat banyak orang terkadang menyesali apa yang ia katakan ataupun lakukan. Tapi banyak juga yang mengatakan Karma itu indah dan Pertemuan juga indah. Tapi sepertinya tidak berlaku bagi wanita berumur 25 tahun itu. Meski tak sebenci dulu, namun pertemuan dengan pria berumur terpaut lumayan jauh itu menjuluki bahwa pertemuan tersial yang ia temui. Apalagi pertemuan buruk ditambah karma buruk pula, nyatanya ia harus terjebak dengan pria tersebut dalam jangka waktu tidak bisa ditentukan. — "Bapak tu kenapa kalo sama saya sensi terus? Heran saya." "Saya penasaran kenapa kamu benci saya." Written by mochachash

When my mother-in-law was poisoned and clinging to life, my toxicology knowledge was her only hope. I ended the call and grabbed my coat, ready to rush to the hospital. My husband blocked my path. "Hold on! It's the opening of Ella's haunted castle today. You're bailing to play ghost?" I stared at him, telling him about the dire situation. The poison needed to be neutralized within thirty minutes, or it would be fatal. He rolled his eyes. "Your janitor mom can drop dead for all I care. I'll toss some Monopoly money on her grave if it shuts you up. Don't try to cross me here." His best female friend draped herself over him. "In a hurry to chase some side guy? Girl, your face is longer than Herbert's when he is all revved up. Right, buddy?" Their shamelessness was almost laughable. The kicker? Herbert thought it was my mom dying.

I was the Peacock Princess. On the day I came of age, suitors from every corner of the clan gathered, all eager to win my hand. I chose Silvan, the noble Green Peacock, believing him to be the finest of them all. But after our marriage, I gave birth to a third-tier White Peacock. When Silvan saw the child, his face twisted with fury. He snatched the baby from my arms, killing it in one brutal motion. In his rage, he attacked me, ripping me apart from neck to feather, and tossed my remains to the wild beasts for their feast. Meanwhile, my elder sister, who married a second-tier Blue Peacock, gave birth to a rare and magnificent Purple Peacock. Her husband was crowned the new King of All Birds because of their child. But when I opened my eyes again, I found myself back on the day I had first chosen Silvan. This time, he publicly rejected me, turning to my sister instead, convinced that marrying her would bring him the coveted Purple Peacock. I knew then that he had also been reborn. He believed he could change his fate and father a Purple Peacock with her. But in this lifetime, he wouldn't even be able to produce the humblest Black Peacock.

Orlando and I had been together for ten years. I'd looked after his sick mom, sweating out a fever of my own, and where was he? Knocking back drinks with Rosalind, playing therapist to her broken heart. I swallowed my pride at work, getting chewed out by my boss, while he spent the night companying Rosalind because she had cramps. Then, when I got the news my mom had passed, I tried calling him, desperate for support. But nope—phone off. After a wild goose chase, turns out he was at Rosalind's graduation. That was it. I gave up. But Orlando wouldn't let go. Red-eyed, he begged me for just one more chance.

Selama enam tahun pernikahan, aku pikir aku sudah menjadi wanita yang paling bahagia karena punya suami yang bertanggung jawab dan sangat baik. Ketika aku sakit, dia merawatku dengan penuh perhatian dan tidak pernah memintaku untuk melakukan pekerjaan rumah sampai aku benar-benar sembuh. Jangankan menyentuhku dengan kasar, membentak pun tidak pernah dia lakukan, dan aku sangat bahagia mempunyai suami sepertinya karena kebanyakan suaminya temanku sudah bermain kasar. Namun nyatanya mimpiku hancur seketika, ternyata dia tidak hanya baik padaku, tapi juga kepada seorang wanita yang selama ini dia sembunyikan, dan mereka akan menikah dalam jang....