The Lives of Five Hundred Thousand
Surprise gift

The event has ended and one by one invited guests have left the event venue.in a matter of minutes it looks quiet and leaves only family and close relatives. I'm sitting separated from my family and close relatives are called by Elis." Mba Nuri here join us!"

The call of Elis in a slightly loud voice made the people who were with him turn their heads towards me. I smiled and nodded then got up from the chair while leading Zain towards them.

"Here sit down!" tell Elis while patting a bench next to him. I smiled at him and sat down on the chair beside Elis.

"Mba and Zain haven't eaten yet, have they? There take food at the buffet first mba, let Zain be with me first," said Elis again.

I turned to the buffet table in the house and asked Zain who was in my lap." Zain wants to eat, baby?" Zain nodded." yes mama!" the answer. It's only natural that he's hungry because the clock is five in the afternoon.

"Yes Elis, I took the food first huh? I tipped Zain for a moment," I said as I stood up and sat Zain on the chair.

"Yes mba, please."

I walked past a few pairs of eyes looking at me while bowing my face slightly towards entering the house to pick up the food that was already available at the buffet table. The food is deliberately provided for relatives and close neighbors who come to the Nano birthday event. When I was taking food there arrived a tall and thin body standing beside me and was about to take food as well. I turned to the side, it turns out Danu husband second sister mas Surya.

He greeted me while taking the plate." Would you like to eat mba?"

"Yes, Zain wants to eat" I replied, but the view remained focused on the food available.

"Why don't you eat the same?" another diet, huh?" ask her again. With a big smile.

I smiled and answered."I'm still full of it."

"Owh, so. But I think even though you eat a lot it doesn't seem to be fat and still slim and beautiful."

I smiled at her hearing her compliments. After that, I decided to go out first after I finished taking the food. I know he's watching me but I pretend I don't know.

While feeding Zain, Nano approached Elis. Pampered in Elis's hand she said, "mama Nano wants to open her card now can ya ma?" The six-year-old boy could not wait to open his gift that was piled up on the table.

His whimpering was clearly heard in all the ears of people who were sitting around Elis including Ipah, the ex-wife of Surya. Then he exclaimed, "Yes dong Elis, open the gift now just let on tau sodara his Nano give any gift," While glancing cynically at me who was casually feeding Zain.

Elis did not respond to Ipah's call unless he persuaded his son's wishes." There are still many guests, my dear. It will be later if it is deserted."

"Now just a aunt, let me help you open the card" chirped a skinny boy I knew as the first child of Surya or my stepson.

"Yes mama, Nano wants to open a gift right now," whined Nano.

"Already Lis, follow what Nano wants. True said Ipah let all on tau sodara nano sodara give any gift," said the mother-in-law. Agreeing with the opinion of his former son-in-law Ipah. Seen Ipah smiled widely because it has been approved by his former in-laws.

"Horeee!" Nano cheered happily.

Elis turned to me and said, "yes, I follow Nano's will to open the gift." I nodded then smiled thinly.

Elis leads Nano to a table containing a pile of gifts not far away. Then they started to open the cards one by one. In the middle of opening a gift, Ipah exclaimed back.

"Elis, read it out loud what is the name of the card giver? who knows if someone gave me a big gift but it contained only five thousand toys," then glanced at me while chopping his lips. I just shook my head because I did not understand the attitude of my ex-wife.

Elis indulges in Ipah's wishes. He also began to read one by one the names of the names listed outside the wrapping. When the turn of the gift of ipah was opened by Elis saw a robot toy. Smiling with a smile and proudly he said, "that I bought specially for Nano lho Lis, it's only a hundred and fifty thousand." Again he glanced at me, I don't know what he meant.

"Oh, yes mba Ipah, thank you!" elis said then save a small robot.

Elis began to open the gift again and arrived at the last gift Zain's name was mentioned by Elis Then he opened it.

"Hore..hore.mobilan remote, I finally have a remote car." Shouted Nano while jumping. He looks really excited.

"Well, Zain. This is a very fancy card" exclaimed Elis in a slightly high voice so everyone turned to him.

"This is a very expensive remote car, and this is a smart remote car that Nano wants since two months ago but has not been delivered because it is very expensive the price is nyampe three million five hundred," continued Elis later.

I was astonished to hear how much the price of Raihan's remote car for Zain was mentioned by Elis. I thought it cost no more than five hundred thousand because I didn't know about the price of the remote car because I never bought it myself.

Everyone turned to me just for giving Nano an expensive toy gift. Including Ipah which looks like his chest goes up and down like holding back an upset. Likewise with mother and father-in-law and other sodara with different expressions and thoughts.

"Nano has to say thank you to Aunt Nuri and Zain, because Nano finally can have this remote car" Elis told Nano.

With twinkle in eyes Nano ran towards me and Zain then hugged me and kissed Zain while saying, "thank you Auntie, Zain, the card. Nano likes it."

While stroking the tip of his head I replied, "equally dear."

The show was over, so I went home to Elis. At first Elis asked me to stay the night but I refused him on the grounds that I had a lot of work.

"Well, yes Elis, I actually want to stay, but I do a lot of work at home. Understandably, I'm a busy person not an unemployed person like people say with his knowledge of me,"I said with a raised voice because I deliberately so that my husband's ex-wife and the father-in-law's mother no longer refer to me as an unemployed person who depends on his life on Surya and also so that they do not think if the gift I gave to Nano is not the money given by Surya but my own money even though Raihan actually gave.

After that, I greeted the people who were there one by one before returning to my home. When it was his turn to shake hands with Ipah, he threw away his face and pretended to be busy playing his phone.

I smiled at her behavior and said, "well, that's not important." Then hurried away while leading Zain without looking back.