The Lives of Five Hundred Thousand
Andre's Interrogation

The night changed in the morning, I woke up as the glare of sunlight hit my face through the gap of the glass window curtain. I immediately sat down and while rubbing, the tail of my eyes looked towards the wall clock that was attached and immediately my eyes widened to see the clock had shown at half-nine in the morning.

Last night arrived at home at half-three in the morning and added a tired body made me sleep soundly and wake up late. I read Zain sleeping next to me and then stroked his cheek." Zain was tired, he wasn't awake yet."

Suddenly I remembered Andre, was he awake too? last night I asked Andre to sleep in my house because I could not tell him to go straight home. I don't want him driving in a drowsiness because it would be fatal.

I rolled up my long hair then put a home headscarf on my head then rushed out of the room to make sure Andre was up yet. After that, I opened the door to the next room slowly and saw Andre still sleeping curled up on the mattress floor. Too bad to see him, he usually sleeps on a soft mattress but tonight he sleeps on a mattress floor, how there is only a mattress floor in my house because the room is uninhabited.

Then I slowly closed the door and went to the bathroom to clean my body first before doing the activity this afternoon.

When I had just finished taking a shower and opened the bathroom door, I was startled by Andre's tall body figure.

"Astaghfiruallah Dre!" talk to me, holding my chest. Lucky I've been wearing a long suit and home hijab clothes considering in my house there are people who are staying overnight. Andre smiled smirkingly then said as both of his hands held something under his stomach." I couldn't hold my bladder full of Nuri." then barged in and pushed my body into the bathroom.

"You're not very polite anyway Dre just push it." I nagged in the bathroom. Very upset with him.

"Esince how Nuri I can't bear to urinate," Andre reasoned while his hands were busy opening the trousers with a turned position.

I shook my head looking at her behavior then rushed out of the bathroom before seeing Andre urinating in front of me.

From the kitchen came the sound of water gurgling like a person who was bathing maybe Andre all clean his body. Then I took the initiative to get a clean towel that I kept in the closet.

"Dre, are you in the shower?" I shouted in front of the bathroom door.

"Yes, why Nuri? would you like to take a shower with me?"

"isshh so carelessly, I just want to give you a towel."

Andre opened the door and then I immediately turned my face to the other direction because I did not want to see Andre's naked body but the hand that was holding my towel thrust at him.

"You why Nuri?" ask Andre, pura innoc.

"Why the hell, this splinter's got his towel!" andre hasn't taken it yet.

"pick take Dre, break my hand." I'm getting upset because Andre didn't take it.

Andre clucked and said, "I don't want to take it, you just don't give it to me."

"Not polite how, do you think I like to look at your naked body?"

"Who's naked Nuri?"

I was silent for a moment then glanced a little backwards it turns out Andre is still fully dressed while leaning his body on the doorpost and having a chest.

I snorted in annoyance and then threw the towel softly and hit his chest. Andre was not angry but laughed a little but I chose to ignore him and went back to the kitchen to cook for our breakfast.

"Mr..!" when I was cooking Zain greeted me, he woke up and looked for me in the kitchen.

"Hey, your handsome son is awake?" I squatted to align my height with her. Zain yawns typical of people waking up then nodding.

"Children have woken up, bathe with om first yuk?" Andre arrived and took Zain a bath. I looked up high looking towards his face then stood up. Looks like Andre's hair is wet and scented shampoo that I often wear maybe he used my shampoo.

"Sorry, Nuri, I was wearing your toiletries," Andre said, I nodded slowly and smiled faintly.

"Look Zain, shower with om, it's noon!" take Andre to Zain who is holding my leg.

"Let me bathe her. You sit down and let me make you coffee."

"No need to bother Nuri, you better bathe Zain first and I rarely drink coffee."

"Oh, have you waited a minute?" then I carried Zain and took him to the bathroom.

I glanced towards the clock that was stuck on the wall already showing at half-ten. I hurriedly put clothes on Zain's body because he had not been given breakfast as well as Andre and myself who had not eaten anything.

"Zain play with Andre first yes, mama wants to prepare breakfast for us."

"Yes mom!" then I led Zain out of the room and looked at Andre who looked busy with his phone.

"Zayn....Nuri..!" call Andre towards us. Then he smiled to find me arranging the food on the table and Zain sitting sweetly on the dining table chair.

"It's perfect for my life to have a beautiful wife and a handsome son like you." Andre started teasing as his tail glanced at me.

"Eat first Dre, the fight also needs energy, right?"I insinuated.

"Ha ha ha, your mama is so adorable Zain." I cut my lips and shifted the chair next to Zain for me to sit on.

"Dre, after breakfast you go straight home right?"I asked in between our meals. Andre coughed then immediately took the water that I had poured in the glass before then gulped it down to the toilet. After that, he put the empty glass back.

"You kicked me out Nuri?" Andre asked with a serious look.

"I didn't mean to kick you out, Dre, but what are you doing here anyway, instead of having to work?"i reasoned.

"I am not an employee who is bound by a company that is obliged to work and come every day but I am a boss, yes although not as big as Raihan. I work when I only control my efforts the rest I leave to my staff. So I have plenty of time for you and Zain."

I was silent as if I was running out of words to tell her to come home soon. Then I focused on eating again.

"You and Raihan look familiar? have you been friends for a long time?" Andre asked and reminded me of Raihan. I swallowed my saliva with great difficulty and then said, "we are a village of course I know for a long time."

"Are you guys close friends?" andre asked again, he was like a reporter who asked a lot.

"Not really, it's rare to meet" I said nervously.

"So of course I feel Zain is very close to Raihan as if he had a very close relationship."

"I think it's just you feeling Dre!"

"The hell, uh, but...you notice that Raihan's attitude to his girlfriend named Nura is not right? she's like her stiff exact same cuek her boyfriend. And if you look at them a matching couple, still young and the same rich people."

Again I swallowed my saliva with great difficulty. Andre was right, they were indeed a compatible couple, still young and the same rich people. Whilst with whom I am only an aged woman and a mother of one child. Honestly, I feel insecure.

"Why just stir the fried rice?"andre's question blew my daydream.

"Oh, I'm full." When I was about to stand up Andre held my hand so I wouldn't stand up. Then he asked, "I've noticed since we got home from Jakarta you've been daydreaming a lot, what's Nuri?" Andre asked in a probing tone.

I'm confused how to answer? on the one hand I would love to tell Raihan how I feel considering Andre is his cousin but on the other hand Andre also expects me and loves me, would it not hurt his heart if I was frank? no, I can't be honest with him. I also did not want to make the two cousins fight just because of me.

"I'm.I'm just.pussy thinking about divorce papers that I haven't received." The reason is not logical but it has been said. Whether Andre believes it or not.

"em so?" are you not lying?"Andre interrogated and

I nodded quickly so that he did not suspect anything.

"ehm, if you are legally divorced religiously and the country will you want to marry me to be the wife and mother of my children?" asked Andre with a serious face. How many times did he ask.

I was surprised to get such a question from Andre. I looked into Andre's eyes and I saw that there was seriousness and sincerity there.

"Dre..."

"I'm serious Nuri...!"

"But.."

"Why Nuri, is there already another man in your heart so you have a hard time saying,"yeah."

"Dre.I just got divorced, I have to wait three months to get married again if I want to get married. Besides, Surya and I haven't separated in a state that's still in process."

"Yes I understand, I did not say that if you were divorced religiously and legally, your country would marry me? It's an informal proposal, but I'll definitely bring my family to you."

I was silent about what to say, in my heart I expected Raihan to speak to me instead of Andre.

I close my eyes, I give up all my business to God, my sustenance and my soul mate. If God wills one day I must marry Andre I accept and sincerely accept it.