The Lives of Five Hundred Thousand
Sweet desire Raihan

Raihan smiled at the departure of Surya mas from my nursery. After that, she approached me and said, "What model of a husband will always maintain? are you willing to spend the rest of your life with a man who has no sense of responsibility like him? I don't understand why you can love a man like him and marry him?" Raihan sighed after expressing his disappointment to me. Disappointed because he thought I loved Surya and kept him to remain my husband.

"Wheels...!"

"Rest is mba..!" Raihan walked over to Zain and ignored my call.

I paused my intention to explain seeing Raihan's attitude that didn't seem to want to talk to me.

Raihan inhabited me after the arrival of Surya. He spent more time playing with Zain. Usually Raihan will sit on the edge of the bed and invite me to chat or joke but today is not. Raihan was more silent and spoke as necessary. Honestly, it doesn't feel very good in Raihan's house, which is usually chatty to me.

I didn't feel like I was in hospital for five days. My condition is starting to improve. I was so happy when the doctor let me go home today. But one thing that stuck in my mind was how Raihan could pay for his administration fees that amounted to no small amount.

When a nurse entered my ward and was about to pull out an infusion needle in my hand, I think this is my chance to find out about how much it will cost me while I'm in the hospital. My point of finding out is who knows someday I have more Rizki I'll return it to Raihan.

"What can I ask for help!" I said to the nurse who was pulling out the needle in my hand.

"Seek what please mba?"

"Do I know how much my hospitalization costs here?"

"Why don't you ask the mas? because it looks like the mas has already paid it off."

"He won't tell you how much mba is!"

"Owh, I see, yes already mba, later I will ask for in the administration."

"Thank you, mba?"

"Same as mba, yes already then I'll excuse you first."

I nodded and the nurse came out of my room. It wasn't long before Raihan came with Zain.

"Has the infusion needle removed mba?"

"It's Rai."

"We're home today, ma'am, I'm ready to go."

I nodded and Raihan started packing our things. Shortly after, the nurse I asked for help came back to my room and gave me a paper. Raihan looked at us and asked, "what paper is mba?"

I gasped a little because Raihan found out I was holding a nurse-given paper that had just come out of my room and I nervously answered him, "Oh, oh, here's a note on the medicine I should be taking at Rai's house!" I was forced to lie because I didn't want Raihan to know that I was looking into my treatment costs.

Raihan no longer asked him he continued packing. When Raihan came into the bathroom, this was my chance to read the paper in my hand. Then I read it in detail for the cost details to the fantastic total. I turned my eyes when I saw the nominal number on the paper. Twenty-three million two hundred and seventy thousand. My hospitalization costs for five days. Why is it so expensive and does Raihan have so much money that he can afford my fantastic hospitalization? my thinking.

"Are we ready to go home now?"raihan's question breaks my daydream.

"Owh, yes Rai.I'm ready."

Raihan took a wheelchair for me but I refused and said, "I'm healthy and can walk Rai, so there's no need to use a wheelchair." I turned it down because I didn't want Raihan tired of pushing me to the parking lot.

"Mba has just recovered, has gone up and mba can while holding Zain."

I finally obeyed Raihan's orders, I didn't want to argue with him. Then I took a wheelchair while carrying Zain and Raihan pushed my wheelchair and carried the two bags in his hand to the car park.

Along the way we were silent there was no chatter whatsoever. I chose to close my eyes despite not wanting to sleep while Raihan chose to focus on driving.

Until it did not feel like we arrived in front of Raihan's house. I glanced at Raihan and Raihan himself was looking at me.

"Rai, are you taking me to your house again?"

"I'll take you home if you've really recovered."

"Down yuk mba, here Zain let me be the fat one." Raihan did not respond to my babble but rather diverted it. He took Zain from my lap and entered his house. And I, inevitably follow behind him because I can't go home without Zain.

Raihan's house still looks lonely because Bu Haji has not returned from Bogor, at the home of his first child. Raihan said in two days, Hajj ma'am will be home. Raihan and I were sitting on the couch in the living room while Zain was playing in the car on the floor. Raihan bought more toys for Zain while in the hospital.

"For a while, mba!" Raihan got up from his seat and walked down the stairs and I just watched his back. Soon he came back again while carrying a paper bag in his hand and some dishes and then put it on the table. Raihan began to arrange some food boxes on the plate. There is rice, grilled chicken, rendang, capcay and salmon soup. I frowned while looking at the dishes on the table. I wonder when Raihan buying this food arrived when it was there? I thought. out of curiosity I asked, "Rai, when did you buy this food? didn't we stop on the road, did we?"

Raihan smiled as his hands put rice and salmon soup on a plate. Maybe he'll give her some food to eat Zain.

"So when I was in the hospital."

"So you went outside to buy this?"

Raihan nodded and said, "let's go at the meal, the doctor said you should eat foods that contain nutrients."

I who very rarely eat nutritious food feel ashamed to hear the speech Raihan. Raihan said he knows about my life and that Raihan may know what food I eat every day.

I eat voraciously, besides being delicious I am also hungry and my appetite starts to return. grilled chicken and rendang meat that I never enjoyed after marrying Surya mas and now I can enjoy it for free. I don't want to waste the opportunity either. I ate a little hasty like the one who did not eat two days until the spice rendang belepotan on my lips.

I just realized that from earlier Raihan watched me eat while feeding Zain. Raihan smiled at me and I felt embarrassed once and then I slowed down my eating.

Raihan reached out his hand towards my face and then put his thumb on my lips that were smudged by the rendang then rubbed it slowly and I felt amazed at him.

"Like a kid just ate it!" said Raihan while smiling sweetly. I lowered my face feeling so embarrassed.

"It's okay mba, again the recovery process. I'm just happy that my appetite has returned" he continued. Either Raihan cursed me because my appetite returned to normal or feel sorry for me who just felt the meat.

"Just take a break in the room!" tell Raihan after we finish eating and Raihan to clean up our food.

"I feel sore Rai, sleep on," I complained. Raihan smiled and said, "yes, I've been with Zain. I'm downstairs first."

I'm nodding. Raihan walked while carrying garbage and dishes dirty dishes we used to eat. I just noticed his back walking down the stairs.

I approached Raihan who was washing dishes in the sink and stood beside him. I noticed her nimble hand washing the dishes.

"Mba, why are you here?" raihan asked after realizing my whereabouts.

"I want to help you wash Rai's dishes!"

"No need mba, this is just a little and want to be finished," Raihan refused without stopping his hand movement.

"If you notice you are deft and versatile yes do Rai women's work?"

"Yes, his name is also a bachelor and does not have a wife so what to do yourself including doing women's work."

"Owh, so!"

Raihan finished washing the dishes and then cleaned his hands. Because Raihan is done I was about to leave the kitchen but arrived two hands coiled around my waist. Raihan hugged me from behind and put his chin on my shoulder.

"Wheels....!"

"When can I have a full mba? make my wife my mother and mother of my seed?" raihan asked while gluing his embrace. A warm breath and the smell of mint sniffed in my nose. And I feel like Raihan's breath. His treatment made me close my eyes. His desire sounded sweet in my ears. I was wanted by a man who loved me sincerely.

But soon I realized that my status was a woman who already had a husband. I held both of Raihan's palms perched on my stomach slowly and then let go.

"Rai, I have to see Zain, afraid he's looking for me" I said softly. Raihan did not respond to her he just kept quiet maybe Raihan felt disappointed at my attitude.

I left Raihan standing by to where Zain was playing. I found Zain sleeping on the floor. I was shocked to see how Zain fell asleep on the floor while he was playing? does he feel really sleepy? my thinking.