The Lives of Five Hundred Thousand
Raihan's Arrival

I stared at Andre's car leaving my house with a divided mind. Thinking of Andre, thinking of Raihan as well as thinking of Nura's feelings as a fellow woman. I suppose, If I marry Andre how Raihan feels, if I marry Raihan how does Andre feel and Nura seems to love Raihan. How could I hurt his heart let alone we are the same woman.

Just now I was holding the doorknob about to enter the house until the sound of a motorbike stopped in my yard. I turned around to see Raihan riding a sport bike was opening his helmet. My forehead wrinkled at him, in my heart I asked when did Raihan come to this village? like he was dreaming to meet him back in this village like before when now Raihan is a big boss. I looked at the handsome figure who was walking towards me while smiling at her sweet smile.

"Mba Nuri's...!" Raihan greeted me and stood right in front of me. I looked at Raihan's casual appearance, a black t-shirt that contrasts sharply with his white skin color and pocket-filled shorts. Looks like an ordinary young man who is what he is, the figure of Raihan that I have longed for so far.

"Rai..kid you ever be in this village again?" I asked innocently.

Raihan smiled." Because my parents' house is in this village mba. Besides, my soul mate is also in this village." He said with eyes that could not be separated from my face and a smile that could not be separated from his lips.

My heart warmed to hear it but I asked again pura did not know." Who is your soulmate Rai?" my gaze shifted in the other direction because I could not see the narrow eyes.

"I think I know who my soulmate is!" both of his hands were raised and confirmed the location of my face that had been tilted to be straight directly opposite his face. I got nervous for him.

"I seriously don't know who you mean Rai." I'm still pretending, there's no way I admit that I can be ashamed if I'm wrong, let Raihan himself admit who he meant.

"It's still going to pretend again, hem."Raihan said while pulling my nose so that my whole face was interested and at that moment he kissed my forehead. I rounded my pupils, then glanced left and right because I was afraid that someone was watching us.

"Aman mba, there are only tree trees that bear witness to our love." Raihan realized my anxiety, I did not pay attention to the chatter, then I snorted annoyedly and went inside the house.

Raihan tailed behind me until I was about to enter the kitchen he was still tailing.

I stopped my steps in the kitchen doorway and turned to the side and said, "you should wait in the living room, Rai, let me make you a drink first."

"I'm not here to ask for a drink, mba."

"Continue?"

"You just want to hug mba."

"Wheels..!" Raihan has not been able to talk before hugging me from the back then he said softly." I miss Nuri a lot, I miss you a lot."

I closed my eyes for a moment then pleaded, "Please don't be like this Rai!" I refused in Raihan's embrace, not without reason I refused because I actually missed him. But I just don't want Raihan to betray to his love.

"Why mba? there are no more barriers, right? mba is divorced from Surya, right?" said Raihan without taking off his embrace but increasingly tightened.

"There's Rai, there's."

"Who?"

"Nura, your lover."

"I don't love her mba."

"If you don't love her why are you dating her?"

"You played with Rai's feelings, played with women's feelings. You made Nura just limited to your release. I don't like your attitude like that, I'm a woman who can hurt her heart by snatching you from her. I am not a selfish woman who has no heart and no feelings.

"Want I should how mba?"

"Learn to love her Rai. I think she's a good woman.

"Can't be mba, I just love mba and just want to marry mba."

"Married me?"

"Yes mba, I accept mba's offer to marry mba, we will get married after Iddah mba's period is over."

"We're going to get married over someone else's heartache Rai. I can't be like that....just wanted to marry you when Nura really let you go for me instead of forcing her to let you go for me."

Raihan took off his embrace he fell silent, his gaze was directed to the sky sky and then exhaled a big breath. After that, he looked at me back and said, "I'm confused about your attitude, mba, I used to ask mba to divorce from Surya because he is not a good husband to mba but mba prefers to keep him. Yesterday mba asked me to marry mba and I will grant her but now why change my attitude again? Why mba is more concerned with Nura's feelings than her own. Mba wants to marry me from Nura sincerely let go of me to mba, do you think it is easy for Nura? Nura has liked me since Junior High."

What Raihan said was enough to confuse me. I don't understand my ambiguous feelings. In the past, I maintained my marriage to Surya not because I loved him but rather to appreciate a marriage bond because I never considered marriage a toy. And now I do love Raihan and want to marry him but I don't want our marriage to hurt the feelings of the people who love us because I'm a woman of taste and not a selfish woman who only attach importance to my feelings by oneself.

"If mba remains at the establishment of mba who must wait for the sincerity of Nura I think until anytime we will not be able to marry mba, except.."

I was stunned to hear the words spoken by Andre. I was confused how, on the one hand I wanted to marry Raihan but on the other hand I could not afford to sacrifice the feelings of Nura and Andre who loved me.

"Uncle lehan...!" Zain greeted Raihan and ran towards us. Raihan smiled then crouched down and spread out his hands preparing to catch Zain.

Raihan kissed Zain's entire face with anxiety, after which he said, "uncle dear to Zain," then hugged him and stroked his back elus affectionately. I was moved to see him, although Zain was lacking the affection of his biological father but at least Zain was getting the affection of two men who were very affectionate and considerate to him. I went back to the kitchen and I left Raihan with Zain.

Arriving in the kitchen I immediately opened the contents of the refrigerator to take food ingredients to be by being a dish because without feeling the clock has shown at eleven o'clock in the afternoon and approaching lunch time.

When I was struggling with my activities in the kitchen Raihan circular his hands back on my waist without excuse.

"Rai.." I'd like to protest.

"Let me hold you like this for a second." Raihan refused and increasingly tightened his embrace.

I sighed in annoyance then said, "I'm cooking Rai, and I can't move if you hug like this.

"Mba don't bother cooking, we just have lunch outside?"

"No way."I refused because I was already going to cook because the ingredients were already on display.

"Well, if you don't want to, can I help you cook?" I nodded and Raihan removed his hand from my waist. A smile fell on my lips and I felt my old Raihan return, a simple Raihan, and be gentle with me.