The Lives of Five Hundred Thousand
Help Sumi

Afternoon.

I was sitting pensively on the porch next to the house when the Supri bang held my shoulder. I was a little surprised and glanced at him but did not greet him.

"Abang noticed after Andre came home you were a lot of pensive Nur," said bang Supri as she landed her hips on the plastic chair beside me.

I breathed a heavy sigh."I'm confused bang."

"How does Nuri mean?"Bang Supri looks very serious.

"I'm at a loss to explain it to Brother ha ha ha."I laughed off.

"ish, you're Nuri, you're serious and you're kidding" said Supri in a disappointed tone. I smiled to see him.

"Dude..."

"Hem,"

"I used to be confused with financial problems, now my money has been a lot even dizzy with love problems."

"Do you want to tell your brother?" ask bang Supri seriously.

"Not really, because if I told you about love, it wouldn't be two or three chapters."

"Nuri, you're serious."

"I'm also serious bang."

"It's up to you if you don't want a story. Brother wants to take a bath first already want Maghrib, you enter do not daydream outside fear of possessed dedemit later." Then bang Supri went into the house, while I smiled at the words like the beliefs of old parents, forbidding playing outside or daydreaming at the hour that is considered sacred.

Not long after, the voice of the Maghrib Adhan also reverberated, I rushed into the house and took water wudhu Who knows after worship my mind returned to calm.

After worshiping I sat back on the bed while Zain was being accompanied by a Supri bang in the TV room. When my fancy phone suddenly shook, I glanced at her who I was putting on the dresser. It appears that the giver of a luxury mobile phone is trying to call me through a video call. I smiled and grabbed it.

Looking at Raihan's handsome face on the screen, I smiled at him as well as him.

"Hi, what am I doing?" ask Raihan.

"Sit's relaxing in my room" I replied.

"Oooo, where'd Zain go?"

"Again outside same bang Supri."

I ended up having a long chat with Raihan via video call. That is, after Maghrib Raihan never absent to make a video call with me. Maybe after Maghrib alone he had time to chat with me the rest he was busy working or maybe busy with his lover Nura. Even when chatting I did not talk much but only Raihan who asked a lot and talked a lot Just talking about his activities in the office or talking about the problems of his staff.

An hour later we had a chat until I asked to stop because I hadn't fed Zain. Although actually raihan was reluctant to close it but he was forced to comply with my wishes.

Morning time.

"What I'm so lazy to cook breakfast porridge Bu Minah, huh?"bargain me on the Supri bang that's sweeping the yard. He stopped his sweeping movements and turned his head towards me.

"Yes Nur, it's okay," she replied later.

"Yes, I bought it first."

"Zain where's Nur?"

"Again in the puzzle room. Just let him be the henchman."

Then I rushed out my expensive motor that I kept in the kitchen through the side door of the house.

After arriving at the Bu Minah porridge stall, there were many people waiting in line to buy porridge. But then the view of everyone who was waiting in line turned to me who had just parked the bike. I know what makes me the center of their attention, what else if not my expensive white motorbike parked beautifully among other ugly motorcycles.

Confidently I walked towards the crowd, seeing that there was Bu Rida also among them as well as Sumi my childhood playmate.

"Nuri.." shouted Sumi as she spread her arms to hug me. We rarely met because he worked in the city and very rarely went home. I said hello back then we hugged each other to miss.

After removing the embrace Sumi looked towards the motorbike which was looking beautiful with a look of admiration.

"That's...that's your motor Nuri?" point Sumi towards my bike.

I smiled and then nodded.

"It's great that you Nuri can buy an expensive motorbike like that."

"Alhamdulillah." But in my heart I said my goodness Sumi if you only knew the bike was given by Raihan. But yes let him think I bought it because it is also impossible for me to say that the motorbike was given by the children of Fatimah could move one village.

"I heard that your cracker business is successful, yes Nuri, has spread to other villages as well?"

"Success is not yet Sum, just smooth and alhamdulilah."

"Indeed, if you want to get rich quickly, you have to open your own business, Nur, the proof is that you can buy expensive motorcycles. unlike me working in the city for years, don't buy a new motorcycle, a used motorbike just can't buy it."

I smile at my little friend's words.

I glanced at the few women who were watching us chat then gave a smile. They also returned my smile but there was one woman whose lips were tearing to look at me, who else if not Miss Rida.

"Eh Sum, for a second I want to order some porridge first." Then I approached the porridgeist.

"Minah mau ordered three porridge yes on the wrap."

"Eh, there is Nuri tumben has long ago bought more porridge," said Bu Minah.

I smiled." yes Mom, I was busy making more and more order mackerel so troublesome and did not have time to buy porridge."

"Oala great you Nur, long ago you could be a real cracker entrepreneur you know, what else now you can buy a motorcycle for thirty million, what is it, tomorrow you can buy that car." I just smiled at Bu Minah's babbling. Just let him think that the bike was my work because it is impossible for me to tell the truth.

"Heh, Miss Minah want to sell what huddle? had time to chat again many people queue gini." Suddenly Bu Rida spoke with a sharp and high-pitched. I know why he's angry, what else if it wasn't too hot to hear people praising me. Reasoning, even though the queueing was only two people.

"Yee, Ms. Rida is patient why, my mouth is chatting but my hands are working, Bu Rida's porridge is done," said Bu Minah as she handed a box of porridge to Ms. Rida.

Bu Rida took the porridge box violently, after which she threw money into hitting Bu Minah's face as payment. Bu Minah and the people who saw Bu Rida's attitude cursed her.

I'm dumbfounded to hear it." Stress, stress Risa," I said.

"Emang you don't know that the stressed Risa is approaching the crazy Nuri?"

I shook my head because I never saw Risa again so I don't know how she is doing now.

I came home after receiving the porridge from Bu Minah and paid for it.

"Thank you ma'am, excuse me for coming home first."

"Yes Nur, same thing."

Before I got on my bike, my tail glanced around looking for Sumi's whereabouts but I couldn't find any.

"who's Nuri from?" ask a mother I don't know but she does.

"Oh, I'm looking for Sumi Ma'am."

"Owh, Sumi has come home, his sister was followed he said his mother was rumored again."

"Friday again how did you mean?"

"Sumi's mother is sick what's her name I forgot Nur."

"Yes ma'am, thank you, I'll excuse you."

I drove my motor left the Bu Minah porridge stall and on the way home I remembered Sumi and I planned to go to her house after delivering the porridge first to the house because of the Supri bang and Zain hasn't had breakfast.

After arriving at home I walked in a hurry so that bang Supri saw the astonishment of me.

"Why are you running like a marathon race?"

"I hurried bang," I said, as I placed the three boxes of porridge on the dining table.

"Hunt hunt where you going? Bang Supri asked him he was curious because of my unusual behavior.

"Urgent bang, I'm going to my friend's house she said her mother was sick. But I haven't bribed Zain."

"Is the disease severe?"

"Don't know bang, eat it I want to go there to make sure it's not bad."

"Yes, you have gone there, let Zain Abang be a bribe."

"Serious bang?"ask me happily.

"Yes, don't worry."

After that, I rushed to Sumi's house using a motorbike to get to her house quickly.

I parked my bike in front of a house that was smaller than my house. Half walled and half room. Sumi's house is almost invisible because it is surrounded by large and nice neighboring houses.

It looked lonely from the outside because the door of his house was closed but when he was about to knock on the door there was a heart-wrenching cry from inside. I no longer knocked on the door but opened it directly because I was afraid something unwanted was happening inside.

In the small TV room, her mother Sumi was lying weakly with a stinged breath. Sumi and her two sisters were crying beside her.

"Is your mother sick, Sumi?"I asked behind Sumi. He who had just realized my arrival looked back with tears constantly flowing.

"Nuri.."he immediately hugged me.

"Your mother is sick does Sumi?"I asked back. Sumi let go of her embrace and replied.

"I don't know Nuri."

"Has medicine been brought?"

Sumi shook her head while crying."I've never taken mom to the cure."

"Why?"

"I don't have Nuri's money, though, I have a little money left over but for our daily eating needs if I use the mums I'm afraid my son and sister don't eat because I'm no longer working."

I was stunned to hear her. So miserable is Sumi's life who has been working in the city and rarely come home? I think his life is easier than mine, it's harder. Sumi herself is a single mom who was abandoned by her husband when she just gave birth. Sumi has always been the backbone of her family because her father has died since she was a child just like me.

"We're taking your mother for treatment now."

"But Nuri...."

"Not much talk. Your mother should be treated at once for her pity. Now you're ready to be ready I'll go out for a car rental first because it's impossible to take your mother on my bike." Sumi nodded then wiped her tears.

Ten minutes later, the car I rented with the driver was parked in front of Sumi's house. Then Sumi and I tried to lift Mariam's body and put her in the car.

Sumi left her four-year-old son to her older sister. Similarly, I leave Zain on the Supri bang before I go and the Supri bang supports him.

"Where is the mother going to take her?"ask the rental driver.

"To the county hospital alone sir."

"Nur.." Sumi looks worried.

"Don't worry Sum, inshaallah money is all right." I pacified Sumi who looked anxious due to the hospital charges.

After arriving at the hospital, doctors diagnosed Ms. Mariam with wet lung disease and had to undergo hospitalization for several days in the hospital. Again Sumi looked anxious and then I asked." Why else would you Sum?"

"If the mother is in old care here then what about my son and sister at home? who's gonna feed them Nuri."

"Don't worry, let me feed them. You just focus on taking care of your mother while in the hospital.

"Thank you so much Nuri, you really care about me and my family. I don't know how to repay your kindness.

"Not to overdo it we're as lucky as he he's."