The Lives of Five Hundred Thousand
Surprise by Raihan

When we had just entered the restaurant, a well-dressed man hurriedly walked up to us with a smile.

"Good night and welcome to our restaurant with Raihan's father and Nuri's mother if I'm not mistaken?"greet the man.

"Rubber sir."Raihan answered, while I just listened.

"Include me as the manager of this restaurant."Then he stretched out his hands to greet us one by one.

"Sir Raihan and Bu Nuri are ordering private rooms, right?"

I glanced to the side where Raihan was standing while holding Zain, Raihan was seen nodding.

"Before I say a lot of thanks to Mr. Raihan and Nuri's mother, it is an honor for our father and mother are willing to visit and entrust the service to this restaurant...."

I glanced again at Raihan, he looks mangosteen just listening to the word welcome that I think is excessive like welcoming an important official only. But if Raihan thinks he's an important person he's the boss of the company owner.

After finishing talking the new person in the know named Bayu and a manager at this restaurant took us to a place and when arriving at the place in the direction I was astonished to see it. One table and three white chairs. On the table were lit candles and flowers. Around the room lined with candles that lit but that makes me even more amazed is the view of the room is a stretch of the district city with flickering lights. I just realized that this restaurant is on a hill so it looks like a small town at night.

"How, you like being out of place?" raihan asked me who was staring at the astonished view of the city behind the large glass that was plastered in this space. I glanced at him then nodded with a smile, Raihan also smiled.

"It's not yet how mba, someday I'll take mba dinner to a much more interesting place."

I just smile because I can't express my feelings right now. It was my first experience having dinner at an amazing place for me but Raihan said there was a restaurant that was much more interesting than this restaurant.

Raihan stood behind me and then he whispered, "close his eyes first mba, there is a surprise for mba!"

"What surprise is Rai?"I asked with curiosity. But Raihan did not answer but closed my eyes with both hands and led me closer to the table. After that he took his hand out of my eyes, Zain was sitting sweetly staring at the beautiful cake and there was a candle on it. I don't know when that cake was on the table.

"What..what does this mean Rai?"I'm getting curious about him.

"Happy birthday to my angel!"

I rounded my pupils and in the moment of surprise I got a surprise from Raihan, he kissed my cheeks and forehead long enough and I did not reject him when Raihan did so.

I shed tears because I never thought Raihan would remember my birthday. All this time, I forgot my birthday because my mother never reminded me of my birthday. This is the second surprise Raihan to me because before I got married and we were still together with Raihan had celebrated my birthday even though it was not as special this time, because, because, he used to be a white student of ashes.

"Sit yuk mba, tuh, Zain was waiting for his mother to blow the candles and cut the cake."

I smiled and nodded, then walked towards the table where Zain was sitting sweetly waiting for us. Before blowing the candle Raihan asked me to pray and express my hope at the age of twenty-seven this year and I followed him.

I closed my eyes and prayed with some hope at a young age. After that, I blew out the candle that was on top of the pretty cake. Raihan and Zain clapped in unison, smiles blooming on their lips as if they were happy to see me. I stared at them one by one unexpectedly on my twenty-seventh birthday this year I was accompanied by two figures of men who I loved.

"Hopefully live a long life and always be given health huh mba?"raihan said, then he kissed my forehead back and I didn't turn him down.

"Thank you for this surprise Rai!"

Zain, who was rubbing his finger against the white palm of the table, looked up and looked at me.

"Ceyamat uan toun mama, Alapiyu!" Zain spoke in a less clear language.

Raihan and I laughed a little, then I grabbed her face and kissed her with a cringe."Thank you dear," I said, Zain smiled and nodded.

Seen Raihan took something in the pocket of his pants, looks velvet red, immediately I was worried, I was afraid Raihan desperate to propose to me because as far as I know in the velvet there must be gold. It's not that I don't want to but I'm not ready to remember the status of him and Nura that is not yet clear.

Raihan grabbed my hand then he put the velvet in my palm, I nervously asked, "a..what is this Rai?"

"It's just a gift from me for my birthday" Raihan said with a smile that did not escape his lips.

"Bir birthday present!"I said repeat.

"Yes, I'm not just at home, right?" raihan. I smiled embarrassedly because I had mistaken it. Luckily I only expressed it in my heart not directly from my mouth, if it happened I could be ashamed of it.

"Thank you so much Rai, why bother giving me a gift? you have given a surprise like this alone is extraordinary and more than enough," I said later.

"Absolutely not bothered mba, just an ordinary gift but I hope to wear it. But if you don't like it, don't throw it away in the store, huh?"

"I will never throw away something given by Rai people, let alone from you. once again I say thank you very much for the surprise and gift yes Rai?"

Raihan caressed my cheek and I let him, and then he said, "don't say thank you so much, I feel like a stranger. What I'm doing is not worth it...." Raihan stopped his words making me frown.

"Not worth what Rai is?"ask me curious.

"Oh, no, you must be hungry, right?" Raihan switched the conversation but I let him go even though he was still curious.

It was seen Raihan pressing a button on a small box-shaped object that was available on the table and a few minutes later three servants came together carrying their respective trays. I think this restaurant is so cool, we do not need to go out of the room or shout to call a waiter, just by pressing the available button only the waiter will come by itself.

The three waiters put the food menu alternately and in a matter of minutes, the table was full of various kinds of food menus that look tempting.

"Why is the message so much Rai?"I asked after the three maids came out of our room.

"It's okay, tonight's a special night. Anyway I don't know what I want to eat, so I ordered all the menus in this restaurant."

"You're overdoing it Rai, how about not being exhausted?"

"Stay in the pack and bring home mba, he he!" Raihan smiled and I smiled because of his funny words.

We ate in silence but occasionally Raihan glanced at me and gave her sweetest smile. In my heart I feel grateful to have been loved by a young man, handsome, kind and gentle to me.