The Lives of Five Hundred Thousand
Slander of Nura

It did not feel like we had spent two and a half hours together in a private dining room and left half an hour of booking time to run out.

"Would you like to enjoy the outdoor atmosphere?"Raihan's question arrived.

"Outdoor, what else is Rai?"

"Enjoying the night in the open. Want MBA?"

Although I did not understand the place Raihan was talking about, I nodded in approval anyway I wondered what place it was.

"Let's Missus Gemilang." Raihan hooked my arm on his arm and we walked towards a glass elevator.

"Ray.."I said when I was in the elevator to go down to the sixty-seventh floor.

"Why baby?"

"Aren't you ashamed to walk with a woman who looks ugly and dirty like me?"

"No. Why should I be ashamed? I don't walk with people's wives or with people's girlfriends."

"That's not what I mean."

"I know, baby. What happened to the appearance of Mba?"

"And you saw for yourself how I looked, Rai."

"It's okay. I'm not ashamed that I'd rather have a simple look so that no man would look at hehe."

"I'm talking seriously."

"I'm serious too, baby. Look, mba is like a diamond. Precious and special, not pebbles that can be found where. Even if you wear torn or shabby clothes will not cover the value of mba as a woman who is not only physically beautiful but the beauty of the heart mba."

"You're over-praising me, Rai."

"Not too much, dear, but it is."

In the middle of the open chat elevator." Come on, baby." Raihan held my palm before exiting the elevator.

"Tie!" I doubt it. I was afraid I would embarrass him.

"It's okay. Come on." Come on." Raihan pulled a little pushy and inevitably I obeyed him out of the elevator.

After outside Raihan did not release his hand link but rather held my hand tighter through several pairs of eyes that were watching us. Raihan continued to lead me without any shame until we got to where we were headed.

I'm quite stunned to see the place we're visiting right now. An open space, no longer in the building but on the roof of the building without cover. There are many chairs and sofas and quite a lot of visitors in this place. A very interesting place if you want to enjoy the open air above the building with a height of sixty-seven levels.

Raihan explained this place is a lounge and bar. If you want to enjoy drinks that contain alcohol such as cocktails and countrymen available in this place. But in addition, non-alcoholic drinks are also available depending on the request of the bar visitor.

"We're sitting there, baby." Raihan said while pointing at the empty sofa that was located on the side of the glass barrier.

I just nodded in his opinion.

"Mas!" call Raihan to a waiter who was walking around and when we were sitting on the sofa that Raihan was pointing at.

Waiter is approaching us." I can help you sir."

"Darling, what do you want to drink?" Ask Raihan to me.

"As far as you are."

"Emm, snacks?"

"I'm full already."

"Have you ordered a drink, huh?"

I'm nodding.

Raihan turned his eyes back to the waiter." We ordered two mocktails!"

"Good sir in wait."

During the wait for the drink came the raihan tell about his company that is progressing rapidly. I'm so glad to hear the story. It was unexpected that a student wearing the white ash-and-grey uniform I had helped when he fell from his moge was now already a big boss and would soon become my husband.

"Now it's mba's turn to tell the story of how the mba crackers work?"Raihan asked after he finished telling her how his business was progressing.

"Emm, surely my crackers' efforts are still very far from your efforts, Rai."

"But I'm sure someday mba's business will definitely be a very big undertaking. Now the number of orders has increased and already has several employees, right?"

I scrunched my forehead." How do you know, Rai?"

"I'll have four eyes hehe."

"Four eyes. You mean?"

Raihan did not answer my question but just smiled broadly. It really makes me wonder why he knows.

"Excuse me sir." The waiter greeted us with two drinks and placed them on our table.

"Thank you, sir." Raihan.

"Same sir. Excuse me."

"Sir, sir, I have seen what father you are!" Raihan grumbled after the waiter left in front of us.

I smiled amusedly. Just this time he's protesting the call problem." You're Rai's boss, so it's only natural that he calls you father."

"From being called adek. Do you want her to call you granddaughter?"

"You are brave to mock. Do I want to kiss again?"

I did not reply but to advance my lower lip and then take a cold drink inside a long, slender glass but with wide lips. It felt like my throat was thirsty when I was in the rooftop and the weather was starting to feel cold.

Before drinking it I noticed the drink first." What's Rai's drink?"

"That's called a darling mocktail."

"Mocktails." Rework me.

"Yes, if the Indonesians say ice hehe fruit."

I smiled broadly. Raihan is right that the drink I will drink is like fruit ice because there are various kinds of fruit mixes and sprinkled a little syrup and then ice.

"Dear dear try it. It is different from a cocktail. If the cocktail is added to alcohol if this one is non-alcoholic."

"really?"

"He'em."

"Damnah.." The moment I was about to drink it arrived the voice of a woman behind me greeting Raihan. I put back the glass I was holding.

"Rai, are you here too?" Ask the woman whose voice is familiar to my ears. I glanced slightly with my left eye tail and although in this bar the lighting was dimly lit I could see who the woman standing in the dress on her knees sleeveless was smiling looking at Raihan while holding a glass with a drink in his hand. Maybe the woman has not realized my existence or pretended not to know my whereabouts. Suddenly the fear of what happened a while ago will happen again at this time.

Raihan narrowed his eyes and smiled a slanted smile."Yes, as you can see."

"Who are you with here?"Ask the woman back.

"With my future wife, tuh." Raihan replied while pointing at me with his daku.

The woman looked towards me. Similarly, I showed my face clearly to the woman. He seemed a little surprised and I believed that he had just realized my existence. Maybe he was too amazed to see Raihan's presence in this bar so that even a big me like this was invisible to him.

"Oh, there's mba Nuri as it turns out. Hi how are you?" Ask the woman.

Either he really sincerely greet me or just stale because there is Raihan. But I don't know why I feel that woman is just pretending to be okay. Moreover, I know that Nura does not like me even she once insulted me.

"Hi Nura." I greeted back while giving a smile.

"Emm, can I join you not because I'm alone here?" Nura asked Raihan then glanced at me.

Raihan looked towards me." How dear can Nura join us?"

I was still confused to answer Raihan's question. Actually I do not want Nura in our middle but it seems Raihan does not mind if there is Nura join us even though he asked for my approval first. I couldn't resist it, considering this place was a public place.

"Yes, please." It is hard for me to agree.

Nura smiled broadly then sat down on the sofa beside us as Raihan and I sat facing each other.

"Well, how's your mother, Rai?"

"Thank you be good."

"Thank God. Oya there is a greeting from my father and my mother for you. They say when you want to play again at home."

"Greetings back. Later if I have time I'll play."

Nura continuously invited Raihan to talk regardless of my existence as if I was just an inanimate object and Raihan also appeared to serve him. They talk about company issues, family, activities, friends and so on. What is certain is that their chatter is the talk of the rich. While I just keep quiet and listen to their talk until I feel bored myself.

"Emm, Rai I'm sorry I interrupted your conversation. Where's Zain? I think I should go home now." I said in the middle they were chatting. It's true that my guess at that time happened again and Raihan never gripped how I saw the man who had just proposed to me as if chatting with another woman in front of my eyes even though Raihan only considered it friend but is Nura like that? I don't think so. The woman expected more from him and I could feel it.

"It's a pity that I call them just to come here and we'll come home after this." Then Raihan reached into his phone but before Raihan called two people who took care of Zain Nura stood up.

"I'm sorry Rai, but I've been bothering you! if so, excuse me first." Nura said then about to move but suddenly he fell down and sat under my feet.

"Youtdoor!" Raihan looked surprised as well as me.

"Ohh Rai, sick." His complaints while holding his knee that looks blisters.

I was about to help him stand up but he brushed off my rough hand."Don't be so good you're mba." Jerk her. While I frowned I was confused as to what was my fault and why Nura arrived angry at me.

"Your aura is okay?" Raihan wakes up and helps Nura wake up." How could you fall down gini anyway?"Ask Raihan.

"Mba Nuri grabbed my foot, Rai."Accuse Nura of me. I was quite surprised for him to arrive when he accused me.

"How can you accuse me of Nura? I didn't do anything to you."

"I would have fallen if it wasn't you who would have tackled me." Nura kekeh accused me.

"Don't come from the slander of Ra, I didn't do it at all."

"Where is there a saling ngaku. besides if ngaku you are afraid of breaking up with raihan?"

"Look at this wound of mine Rai, your future wife is hijab-wearing but it turns out to be evil. What was my fault for him when I gave you up for him. But what in return he hurt me and embarrassed me."

"For God's sake I didn't do it, Rai."

"Don't take God's name. You poor, hypocritical woman who is ungrateful. What kind of evil woman do you want to be your life partner, Rai? Your level is very low Rai. It's bad, ugly, squalid, poor widow again."

I shake my head. Nura is exactly like a female snake. In front of Raihan he could slander me to harm him even though I did nothing. In addition, with his sharp tongue, he also had the heart to insult my shortcomings.

Raihan looked at me expressionlessly and I didn't know what was on his mind about me. Does Raihan believe Nura's lies or does he trust me more.