The Lives of Five Hundred Thousand
Nuri's retaliatory plan

Haji ma'am told Raihan to immediately take me and Zain to come in and rest in his room. Carrying Zain, Raihan led me to his room. Arriving in the room, Raihan put Zain on the bed slowly so that he did not wake up.

After Raihan put Zain down, he looked silent. I followed his line of sight to the bracelet on Zain's hand.

"Why, Rai?"

Raihan holds Zain's left hand where the bracelet is circular." Nuri Aisha B's. This...where's the bracelet, baby?"

"Oh, that's the bracelet my late father gave me on my five-year birthday. You said it was actually a anklet."

"This small? isn't his bracelet not gonna fit on a five-year-old's leg?"

"That time dad said he ordered his size was small. But, although it doesn't fit she told me to keep her well well and dad said I hope that bracelet brings good luck to me."

Raihan was silent and I don't know what he was thinking.

"But Rai, what makes me curious about this bracelet, what do you think it's made of? because it's been decades still shiny and not rusty."

Raihan seems to think." Um, we'll find out, baby. Now you go to sleep first. I don't want your eyes to turn into panda eyes."

I smiled broadly hearing it.

Raihan came out of the room after enveloping my body and Zain with a thick blanket. I tried to close my eyes but unfortunately my eyes could not be closed at all. There are so many things I think about. About who my parents were and what was the reason they dumped me. Are they still alive or are they no longer in this world? if only I had the chance to meet them.

In addition, I also thought of how to reply to the dzoliman of my adoptive parents and foster brother. To be honest, I would never be sincere if the house was controlled by them because they had already wronged me since I was a child. If only they had been kind to me even though I was not their biological family, I would gladly have given the house as well as the factory to them.

A smile rang on my lips when it came to a crazy idea in my brain to avenge my hatred for them even though it seemed less human. Let it go, all this time they did not have a sense of humanity in me.

I took my phone and sent a message to Supri bang to comfort the workers today and tomorrow. Bang Supri replied to my message and agreed.

In the morning, after we finished breakfast, I talked to Raihan.

"Rai, can I ask you a favor?"

"May dong, what would you like to ask for help?"

"Please take me somewhere."

"Where are they going?"

I talked about my idea to her. Raihan was surprised and initially disagreed with my idea. But for a long time he agreed to it even though it looked like he was forced because of my whining.

Before we left, we had permission to Hajj ma'am so he wouldn't worry about looking for us.

"Where are you going anyway?" Ask haji ma'am.

"There are some places we want to go, ma'am." Raihan.

"Yes already then do not invite Zain, let Zain be with Oma only. Aye, sweetie?" Ask Hajj to Zain.

Zain turned his head towards me as if asking for my opinion." Does Zain want you to stay for a while and Zain goes with Oma first?"

Zain nodded.

"Smart child" said Bu Haji with a smile.

We turned to Art who had just come and delivered tea for Bu Haji."Aunty, please help my mother take care of my child?" said Raihan.

"Ready to Raihan."

Me and Raihan smiled happily.

I asked Raihan to drive his car towards the market. Arriving there, I went to a subscription grocery store that had several sturdy employees. Then I expressed my intentions to the owner of the shop and luckily he let me hire his men.

After the market, we went to the police station and told me that I wanted to hire two policemen who would serve as security guards for my mission and that they were lucky to be willing.

After coming from the police station, we went to the village office and I told my problem to a lurah who led our village. At first, Pak Lurah disagreed and asked me to settle it peacefully and kinship. But I didn't want to and gave her a significant reason until she agreed.

After the village office, I looked for a house that was contracted. It was quite difficult to find it until I finally found it at a price that drained my pocket. But I didn't pay it but Raihan.

And the last place we visited was the place where the excavator was. We hired an excavator and a driver to help me carry out my mission to the end.

I leaned my back against the seat. It feels like today it is quite tired of me after visiting several places and some people to help me run my mission to success.

"Tired!" said Raihan.

I smiled faintly.

"Are you happy?"

"Darling, do you hate them so much?"

"Yes, very."

Raihan sighed and then started to focus on driving. Even he no longer asked questions like running out of discussion topics.

In the midst of our silence arrived I remembered about our wedding which was just counting days.

I glanced at Raihan."Rai's.."

He's looking at me." Why sweetheart?"

"What...have you spread out our wedding invitations?"

"Why indeed?"

"Jawab it."

"No, tomorrow's plan is for Dina to spread it."

I straightened my seat.

"Ray.."

"Ehm.." said Raihan with a focused view forward.

"I...may I have time to withdraw our marriage?"

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Suddenly Raihan arrived brake in the middle of the road. Luckily I was wearing a seatbelt and there was no other driver behind.

Raihan glanced in annoyance at me and immediately rained down the question." What do you mean delay our marriage?"

"Ray, please. Don't misunderstand me."

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The sound of horn honking to each other sahutan in the back of our car.

Raihan is still staring annoyed at me.

"Be on the edge of your car Rai, do you want to be raced by other drivers."

Raihan rubbed his face and sidelined his car.

"Rai.." said I

Raihan was silent and not even looking. I know he might be disappointed in me right now. Since Raihan did not respond to me, I held his arm and leaned my head on his shoulder. Raihan didn't refuse, he let me be spoiled. An attitude I've never done before to anyone.

"Rai, if you were in my position and after knowing the facts about who you really are, how would you feel?"

Raihan is silent.

"You are married to someone you do not love and are trusted by someone who actually knows that you do not have a relationship with your father or grandfather that fellow. Is marriage legal in the eyes of our religious law, Rai?"

Raihan started to move and held my arm that was twitching in his hand.

"My marriage is not legal, Rai, I have sinned."

"Hey, you're not the one who sinned. You are just a victim of your ignorance. Those who marry you will bear great sins."

"So...now do you understand how I feel? and you're in favor of what I'm gonna do to them?"

"Yes, yes, I support you. After all, we have asked permission from the police and the police. So later your actions won't get caught up in the law."

I smile.

"So, why talk about postponing the marriage? what's your excuse?"

"I, I want to find an old man who dumped me alive or dead."

"For what?that quest takes a long and long process, honey. We can get married using a guardian if we don't know where the birth parents are. They threw you away anyway, right? do you still need them when they don't want you?"

I'm speechless. What Raihan said was right. Why am I looking for my parents, after all, they just threw me away and do not want my existence in this world.