The Numbered

Imagine the second you're born, a consultant removes you from your mother's grasp and runs a battery of genetic and physiological tests on you. Thirty minutes later they give you a score out of one hundred which denotes your level of perfection. If your score is above eighty and you work hard to maintain that score yo...

Sampah #3: Lelehan Lilin Pertiwi

"Selamat ulang tahun, Ibu!" teriak sebuah suara yang familiar. Suara itu kemudian hilang, digantikan pelukan erat. Kedua lenganku membalas dekapan anak kesayanganku. Pelukannya terasa hangat, mengingatkanku akan perjuangan ayah, Nusantara, saat mendirikan Majapahit dulu. Batavia sekarang sudah dewasa, meski masalah me...