The Lives of Five Hundred Thousand
Raihan and Nuri

Arriving home, I immediately lowered Zain and placed the groceries because my hand was no longer strong to hold the load. Then I poured some water and gulped it down to the toilet. While holding the glass I smiled with satisfaction considering how I had returned my heartache to Bu Rida for spreading about the issue of cheating on the villagers and making my image bad in the eyes of people then it affects people who don't want to buy my merchandise.

After being the talk of the villagers, I did not stay silent. I searched and found out who was the mastermind behind the slander? from one person to another and I finally found it and it turned out that person was Bu Rida. At first I would approach his house but happened to meet at the stall and he insinuated me with spicy insinuations then all I reveal the truth so that Miss Rida feel embarrassed. although it was just a satire, I'm sure the three mothers understood who I meant.

This morning I will make crackers and hopefully this day is hot so that the crackers I make can be directly sunburned and dry. I started experimenting on making crackers my own idea instead of making crackers like my mother used to prescribe so that when she came back home she couldn't claim the crackers were hers and ask for the money from the sale.

How many times have my cracker experiments failed, but I tried again and again without giving up until the fifth time experiment was perfect. The shape, texture and taste are much different from ordinary crackers that I often make and sell.

A smile puffed up on my lips looking at the crackers of my experiment in a tray.

"May people love my crackers and practice hard in the stalls.amin!" my mumbling is smirking.

While I was busy making crackers, a hand landed on my shoulder. I flinched in surprise then tilted my head back. Look Raihan's handsome face is smiling sweetly at me.

"You're ihh..!"I pinched his stomach because he had surprised me.

"Oh mba, sick tau!"he complained while holding the stomach that I had pinched.

"You're out of jail!"I moved my lips and Raihan smiled at my expression and fussed my nose.

"I miss seeing that adorable face!"goda Raihan with a smile that can not be separated from his lips.

"Who told you to stay away!"I said softly with my eyes turned to a container of flour and my hand held the container.

My soft words still rang out in both of Raihan's ears and he smiled and I could not believe that his two hands were coiled around my waist and resting his chin on my shoulder. It was nothing new for Raihan to hug me from behind but still I was shocked and nervous for him.

"His own mba telling me to stay away from mba? forgot huh?" whisper it in my ear.

I'm mumbling. Raihan was right, I asked him to stay away when Bu Haji asked me to stay away from him but I pretended to forget.

"I try and try to stay away from mba and forget mba, but in fact I can't mba, I can't forget mba, because mba is half my soul."

I cut my lips a little mocking Raihan's words." Am I half your soul? I see you're fine without me, even I often see you piggybacking with beautiful girls, still virgins, highly educated and just kids." I don't know why I came to remember what Bu Rida said that she always prided Risa in front of me and it made me spill my frustration on Raihan at this time.

Raihan flipped my body towards him until we looked at each other. I feel more nervous about being looked at by him. While holding me Raihan spoke.

"Mba knows that mba is much more beautiful than Risa, Mba education is not as high as Risa but mba is much smarter than her. Mba is not the son of an ustad but morals and behavior mba much more polite than Risa. And one more thing that must know that I am still a virgin or not I do not care and I will always love you until the end of my life mba."

Raihan's words made me shed tears. I was moved, when the people closest to me often hurt me but there was still Raihan, a good and gentle man, and still, being mature even though I was very young would always love me and protect me even though I knew that Raihan was not who I was.

Raihan rubbed my tears flowing down my cheeks. Then he landed his kiss on my forehead gently and long enough that I was washed away for him. After removing her lips from my forehead she took me into her arms. I cried and made Raihan's clothes wet with my tears.

"Hurry to divorce mba, so that I can marry mba and be more free to take care of mba and Zain." For the second time Raihan told me to get a divorce with Surya mas and it was quite confusing for me. On the one hand I really want to escape from Surya mas because of the attitude of Surya who can never change better and softer to me. Not only a matter of a living of five hundred thousand, but more to his temperamental attitude. The height of my resentment and hatred for him was when the solar mas made me a slave to his lust, serving him day and night until I became ill. Even he paid me with five hundred thousand and it was cut off by a Supri bang of three hundred thousand. Is that my price in his eyes? only five hundred grand? it was only fitting that he had only given me a living money of no more than five hundred thousand during the three years of our marriage.

On the other hand I thought about how Raihan's family is? do they want to accept me? a woman who is much older and has a child married to her perfect child? seeing the attitude and speech of the Hajj Ma at that time alone is enough to make me feel I am not worthy of Raihan.

Long enough I was in Raihan's arms until I realized that I had to finish making crackers because the sun was rising and I needed the light to dry my crackers. I removed my body from Raihan's embrace and rubbed my tears violently.

"I have to finish making my crackers Rai immediately" I said, then rushed to the wood stove in the kitchen special furnace and took the dough that I had steamed. After that, I went back to the main kitchen. Raihan only watched my movements.

While waiting for the dough to warm up because it was still very hot I glanced at Raihan who was still watching me then smiled faintly at him.

"You come here no excuse me and greet Rai first, play nice just not polite." My words broke Raihan's residence.

Then Raihan smiled smirkingly while holding his temple.

"Huh, seriously? But, I didn't hear your bike?"

"I walk mba, don't bring a motor."

"Why?"

"Let no one know where I am here hehe!"

"hm!"

"Mba what the hell is it doing? it looks busy?" Raihan asked as his gaze led to a container containing steamed dough.

"I'm making crackers."

"Crackers, what for?"

"To be sold Rai, the problem is I don't know what else to make money?" I said softly and a lethargic face imagining my life having to make money by myself without a living from my husband because Surya did not seem to want to give me any more money.

Raihan stroked my back as if to calm me down and then said, "you know, that's a strong and great woman I've met. And that's what amazes me about mba."

I smiled and replied to Raihan's praise, "I'm like this because of the circumstances and demands of my life Rai, you know since I was in elementary school and you weren't born yet....!"

"Come, I wasn't born yet? the age difference is only six." Raihan warned me with annoyance.

"Oh, yeah forget.I mean when I was in elementary school and you were a baby, I was selling." I said again.

"No need to call me a baby, too!" Raihan sewot is called a baby. I just remembered that Raihan doesn't like it when it's called being related to small. A child, a child or still a baby. He wants her to be called an adult or a grown man. If you think it's funny, he is too.

I tilted my face looking at Raihan's bent face. I grabbed his nose and pulled him in a frenzy. My actions just made him laugh. I'm glad I've managed to change her mood from sullen to smiling.

"I helped make her crackers!"

"May Rai, if you don't mind."

"I'll never mind while it's on my own. Whatever I want to do, I will."

"If you keep fighting when you make crackers or Raihan who looks more than Greek gods!"tease me while opening the flour from the plastic and pouring it into a container.

Raihan smiled then his hand grabbed my cheek and rubbed it. I was nervous for him. After that, Raihan brought his mouth closer to my earlobe and whispered, "Is there no powder until the flour just put it on my face?" raihan taunted in a joking tone. I was annoyed to have been ridiculed and then pinched his sixpack stomach until Raihan kegelian and running around small but I continued to chase after him because not satisfied until Raihan turned to catch me and then hugged me.

In the arms of Raihan who was long enough and made me drift, suddenly I remembered that I was making crackers and had to finish it immediately.

"Rai, take this off your hand! I want to make more crackers to finish quickly and can be dried as soon as possible to dry quickly."

Raihan loosened his arms according to my orders. After that, I continued to make crackers and Raihan helped me. This time we were no longer joking. It took us three hours to finish everything until Raihan's face looked full of sweat. I took a tissue and it went to Raihan's face and wiped his sweat slowly.

"Capek huh?" ask me while wiping his face.

"Not tired."

I smiled as well as Raihan. I feel this togetherness that I want when I'm with a husband.