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Cerpen Ramadan: Pijit Plus-Plus

Ada yang aneh dengan lelaki yang sedang bertelungkup di depannya ini. Biasanya setiap pelanggannya lebih memilih untuk mematikan lampu saat dipijat olehnya, namun lelaki yang satu ini tidak.  Saat menyambut Bella di lobi apartemennya pun, lelaki yang satu ini hanya menyapanya ramah dan langsung mengajaknya menuju kamar apartemen, tanpa menggandeng tangan Bella. Bukankah ini sangat tidak wajar? Setiap pelanggan yang Bella temui biasanya langsung agresif sejak pertama kali bertemu. Mereka akan langsung merangkul tubuh Bella yang semok.  Tapi lelaki yang kontak WhatsApp-nya bernama Gibran ini sama sekali tidak menyentuhnya.  Begitu tiba di kamar apertemen, lelaki yang Bella taksir lebih muda daripadanya ini hanya membuka oblongnya, memperlihatkan roti sobek di perutnya, lalu segara telangkup di ranjangnya. Sekilas Bella bisa melihat dengan jelas bulu dada Gibran yang cukup lebat, senada dengan wajah Arab yang dimilikinya. “Sudah berapa lama kamu buka jasa massage ?” tanya Gi

Riris: They think that we are going to conquer the world

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From 2015 until 2017, there are at least 9 discrimination cases which happened in Indonesia academic institutions. Riska Carolina still remembers clearly the incident which happened two years ago. At that time, she got a motorcycle accident and be taken to the hospital. She is still able to feel how rude her brother’s fist when landed on her face — in the hospital. Her arms were in the cast and bandage when her brother punched her indignantly. “My elder brother and sister have known that I am a lesbian — I don’t even know how they knew that — but they kept quite before that motorcycle incident occurred,” Riris, what she’s usually called as, tells.  Riska Carolina when she is being interviewed by our team on Monday, 29th May 2017 (UMN / Chicilia Inge) She was heartbroken and decided to go strolling by her motorcycle. Because of crying and she couldn’t see the street obviously, she fell down from her motorcycle.  “They said that it was the most stupid thing