The Lives of Five Hundred Thousand
Facts about Raihan

Andre and I walked together to the main door of the building that looked like an office building. In between steps I asked Andre.

"Dre, what is R&N Group? asked innocently in the middle of our steps. Honestly, I do not understand at all what the meaning of the name is because I know the name of the company name is usually started with the abbreviation CV or PT, like my workplace used to be, PT Kimia Indochamp's.

Andre was seen laughing a little at my question but then he explained." R&N Group is the name of the parent company that houses some of my cousin's subsidiaries. R&N Group itself is a trading company and plantation. I told you my cousin was smart and great despite being young. The digital marketing company is very advanced, the car sales company is growing rapidly, besides that the plantation is also fairly advanced even want to add new land. Therefore my cousin established the R&N Group and this building will be used as a place to shelter some of his subsidiaries later. You see that above." Andre explained and his hand pointed at a name that was plastered quite large on top of the building. I looked up high and saw the name of the R&N Group up there.

"So R&N Group is the name of the company that will be inaugurated today and Raihan Hermawan...!"

"Founder and owner of the company and my handsome cousin and too smart. Yeah yuk, maybe my aunt's waiting for us inside."

"We?"

"Yes, because I told my aunt and cousin that I would come not alone but with the future wife he he."

"You're overdoing it with Dre I'm ashamed of your cousin and aunt later." Andre laughed widely while I snorted in annoyance.

We continued our steps to enter the building after being greeted by security first at the main door. After being inside I was stunned already seen many people.

"It looks like it's my cousin and my aunt," show Andre to a hijab-wearing woman talking to a young man in high posture and wearing a black suit but their faces are not clearly visible because they are in a position to turn their backs. In addition, the back and forth of people also makes them look less clear.

"Let's go there." Andre invited me to approach the woman and I nervously complied with his invitation. After being behind their backs with a distance of five meters I stopped my steps. I don't know why my heart feels pounding and my legs feel hard to move.

"You why Nuri? what was I like?"andre asked, he looked worried.

Holding my chest, I said, "it's okay, Dre, you're the one who approached them, I'll just wait here."

"Yes, here Zain let me carry." Andre took over Zain from my sling then he approached the backs of two people he referred to as Auntie as well as his cousin and it seemed like they had not noticed our arrival.

"Auntie.....Raihan!"Andre called out to him while patting the guy on the shoulder and then they turned around and at that moment I turned my eyes to see clearly the faces of two people that Andre called his aunt and cousin. I didn't expect to meet the man I missed so much in a place like this and I didn't expect those two to be Andre's brother, it really felt like a dream. I pinched my own arm hard to wake me up from my dream but it turns out I was not dreaming but reality.

"Andre.....!"haji Ma'am, his face looks surprised.

"Yes Aunt, this is my most handsome nephew." Then Andre greeted Haji with a takjim.

"Little bro, congratulations okay, it's great that you're a kid already a big boss."

I have not lost my surprise at meeting the man I have longed for, now it is shocked again with the new fact that Raihan is Andre's cousin whom he often tells and is proud of in front of me. A successful young entrepreneur who owns a R&N Group company will be inaugurated today. Why haven't I ever realized who Raihan is? Raihan who always looks casual like a regular young man his age is not a boss at all, even Raihan himself never told about who he is? and I didn't find out much about it myself. All I knew was that Raihan was just a final semester student and working in a car showroom and it turned out that the big showroom I had seen was one of his own car showrooms. It's only fitting that people there respect him a lot because Raihan is their boss. His gentle demeanor, his simple appearance made me always assume Raihan was a simple and gentle-hearted ordinary man especially his attitude towards me. And today I found out another fact about who Raihan really is and it was enough to shock me and make me feel inferior to him.

Raihan looks silent, he does not pay attention to Andre's words and hugs but his view is centered on Zain who is being carried by Andre.

"Uncle lehan's....Zen lindu !" Zain chattered, his eyes glazed with glass looking at Raihan in front of him.

Raihan frowned and so did Hajj Ma'am and then he said, "Zain...are you Zain?"ask Raihan like making sure. Because almost half a year did not meet so naturally if Raihan does not remember his face, Zain himself looks bigger and his face was slightly changed.

Andre scrunched his forehead to see Raihan's attitude towards Zain, then he asked, "you know Zain, Raihan?" Raihan did not answer he still hugged Zain tightly.

"Why did you bring Zain here to Dre?"ask hajj's mother with curiosity.

"Tante knows Zain?

"Of course, he's Nuri's son."

"So Auntie also knew her mother Zain, the woman I loved from childhood that I told Auntie?"

Raihan broke away from Zain's embrace and said in a surprised tone." What do you mean bang? what do you mean loving Zain's mother from childhood?"

"Oh, do you know Nuri Rai?"

"Mama..." Zain called me who was standing with mixed feelings. Raihan and Bu Haji who had not realized my existence turned to the side where I was standing.

Raihan looked dumbfounded at me, with his mouth slightly open, he seemed surprised to see my existence as well as mine.

"Sini..this !" call Andre but my legs still feel difficult to move. Then Andre walked towards me and pulled my arm slowly towards them.

"Nuri...so you know each other?" Hajj asked us. Andre glanced at me while I just slightly lowered my face.

"Not just know aunty, but we have been very familiar since childhood. We even promised to get married when we were adults." Andre who answered Bu Haji's question and saw Bu Haji's eyeballs grow bigger maybe he did not think that I was Andre's little friend.

In a lowered position, I closed my eyes to hear Andre's speech, why he spoke so openly to Hajj and Raihan, I was so ashamed of them.

"Oh my goodness, Raihan..Nuri.why do you never tell me that you already know each other from childhood and...!"

I looked up immediately." No Hajj ma'am !"I said nervously. I have to make it clear that Hajj and Raihan did not misinterpret Andre's words. Haji ma'am scrunched his forehead and asked, "do you mean Nuri?"

I bowed my gaze back and said, "sorry Ma Haji, I mean.we were friends when we were in SD and just friends no more."

"Duh Nuri, don't embarrass me in front of my aunt and my little cousin dong, lie a little cake for my sake, you know my little cousin is often teased me a bad widower. He already has a beautiful girlfriend."

Degs....

My heart stopped beating hearing Andre's words. Whether said by Andre is true that Raihan already has a lover or just a joke. I glanced at Raihan, Raihan was looking at me, I ventured back to look at him. I want to find out through the look in his eyes whether it's true that he already has a lover or just Andre's nonsense. But a few seconds later the soft voice of a woman greeted us especially greeting Raihan.

"Rai...sorry, I'm not late, am I?"our gaze was shifted to a beautiful and graceful woman and brought a bouquet of flowers that had just arrived.