"Sudah kubilang jangan masuk kemari 'kan. Kau tak pernah mau mendengarkanku, Claire."

[1/1] "Kapan kau pergi dari situ?" tanyaku. "Kau bisa sakit." Seperti yang sudah-sudah, gadis itu menjawab, "Kalau hujan sudah berhenti."

"Sometimes happiness feels like a chore." A short story chronicling the relationships (and lack thereof) of Drew; in which nights and days are spent curled up in the tear-and-food-stained sheets, with and without the warmth of another living soul, because he has lived like this and he'll probably die like this -- whether he likes it or not. (As if life ever bothered to ask). Otherwise known as: Sleep is for the weak, and love is for those asleep. So Andrew shouldn't wonder why he's virtually a self-induced insomniac who might just very well die of loneliness one day.

Jika tak bisa bahagia dengannya, larilah padaku. Aku akan menangkapmu, memelukmu dalam kokoh kedua lenganku.

My family said that there was nothing wrong with my face, but I knew they lied...

Setahuku tentang pukul lima sore adalah waktu di mana gerai-gerai kudapan mulai menutup tirainya; anak-anak mulai menggulung tali layang-layang mereka; serta aku, dengan keharusan mengantarkan gadis itu pulang tepat waktu. ©2016

[1/1] Kuharap, aku tidak pernah tahu isi kamera gadis itu.

[1/1] Tidak ada yang tahu kalau dibalik tawanya, Raden menangis. © 2016 by Hilly Ecclesiana. All rights reserved.

[CERPEN] Corny [ˈkȯr-nē ] Trying to be cool, but ultimately very uncool indeed, and often even extremely embarrassing (sumber: urban dictionary). Terkadang hal yang bikin malu, yang tidak diprediksi, justru malah kena ke kita. Iya, kan? Image credit: google.com

Komandan terakhir Kavaleri; Fight like there's no tomorrow.