The Lives of Five Hundred Thousand
So rebutant

Exactly at nine o'clock the event was over and the invited guests one by one began to leave the event venue no exception to me. Raihan asked his staff to clean up the venue the next day, because, the building will be operational from two days ahead and tonight Raihan asked all the cleaning staff to go home to each of them considering they are tired of working all day to help him from start to finish.

"Nuri, do you want to go back to the village tonight?" asked Bu Haji in between waiting for Raihan who was talking to his staff.

"Actually I want to go home but...."

"Nuri and Zain tonight will be staying at my Aunt's apartment. Where could I have taken them home to the village already this night. Auntie doesn't know that I don't have to drive at night." Andre interrupted my unfinished speech. I'm a little upset to see him because he's just interrupting.

Haji ma'am scrunched his forehead and asked back but to Andre." You're seriously going to take Nuri and Zain to stay in your one-room apartment?"

"Why Auntie? small but comfortable. I'll buy a bigger apartment after we get married later" Andre replied confidently.

"Dre....!" I jerked her and I glared at her so as not to carelessly say.

Andre scratched his nape."I'm sorry I just talk and who knows what I'm saying is marry you and buy a big apartment for us to live in with our children."

I'm getting annoyed at Andre's words. I am so ashamed of Mrs Haji by her gamble she said so. We have no relationship except friendship. I did not respond to Andre's words anymore but instead turned my gaze in the other direction with a bent face as a form of my frustration at him.

"Mba Nuri and Zain are coming with me and mom to be safer. I can't believe you could have been what they were what else your apartment was so small." Raihan arrived talking while walking towards us. I and the others looked towards him

"hey, hey, hey.still - mentang is already a big boss you're teasing me about my little apartment. Though small but comfortable little bro. Nuri and Zain felt at home in my apartment so I don't think it's a problem even if it's small."

Raihan clucked and befell him."Comfortable what big bro, do you not know in your apartment it has happened twice murder and the victim is a woman and twice suicide by plunging from the top floor. And you know, that tower you're in and that flat 205 there's been rape and murder? isn't that close to your apartment? I don't care if they want to come with you."

Suddenly I felt creepy hearing Raihan's story about rape and suicide, regardless it was a real story or just a fictitious.

Similarly to Andre, he looks dumbfounded to hear it but then he shakes his head and denies it." Do you think I believe your lies? you deliberately made a lie so that Nuri felt afraid and did not want to come with me?"

Raihan chuckled annoyed and then said, "if you don't believe in just searching on the internet. You're not a fool, are you?" Raihan looks upset because he is considered to have told a lie.

"You guys have been making a fuss all along. Let Nuri decide who to go with? The hajj ma interrupted the small debate between Raihan and Andre so they fell silent.

Then the hajj ma looked at me and asked, "How does Nuri do you want to come with us or come with Andre?"

"Come with me dong Aunty, Nuri and Zain will come here with me, so I'll have to take them home later." Andre responded with a sense of impatience and confidence.

"Andre, you shut up first" said Bu Haji in annoyance.

I was still silent, confused about who Raihan or Andre would come with. If I come with Andre, I am afraid of Raihan's story but I don't feel good if I reject him because he brought me to Jakarta himself. If joining Raihan is definitely safe because there is a Hajj ma'am but I feel ashamed of him. Suddenly I had the idea to just ask Zain let him decide who to go with.

"Ehm, I'm handing Zain the same decision?" I said, then I closed my mouth to Zain's ear and asked, "Zain want to come with Uncle Raihan or om Andre?" Zain glanced at Andre then turned to Raihan's face. Seen their faces stiffened hope anxious like they were waiting for the decision of a jury at a race.

"Come on Andre, baby? bargain Andre while smiling grinfully but Zain was silent.

"Zain didn't answer my question, Zain wanted to join Andre or Uncle Raihan?" I asked him again, because it seems like Zain is still confused about who he wants to go with the same thing as me.

"Uncle lehan mama!"zain's reply arrived. Raihan was seen smiling widely while Andre put on a sullen face then he said, "Zain has the same heart, he said Zain wanted to play around the city of Jakarta with om.

"Zain take it easy, uncle will also take Zain road wherever Zain wants." Raihan does not want to lose to Andre.

"What's? Zain chose me." Raihan interrupted Andre's speech.

"Already, you are like cats and rats fighting mau. It's been a night we better go home now." Haji ma mediates Raihan and Andre's debate just because of me. I feel ashamed of the Hajj because I am his son and nephew so quarreled.

"Look Zain, come with uncle." Raihan was about to take over Zain from my sling but I held him back.

"Why mba?" asked Raihan while looking at me. I turned my face away from her gaze and then said, "sorry Rai, I just want to go with Andre." I thought again, the better I go with Andre because I think of Nura, the more I give Raihan the gap the more Raihan will hurt the girl. I don't want my presence in their midst to have any impact on their relationship.

"But Zain wanted to come with me mba, why would he refuse?" Raihan looks like he is disappointed with my decision.

"Because....Andre took me to Jakarta."

Then I turned towards the Haji ma'am." I'm sorry, hajj ma'am, I just want to go with Andre."

"Are you seriously Nuri?"

I nodded." Yes, ma'am, because in the morning I have to go back to the village. I would like to thank you so much for inviting me to this wonderful event. Thank you, haji ma'am, Raihan."

"Nuri, so are you seriously going to come with me?"

I'm nodding.

"Oh my God.yes, yes, yes!" Andre looks really happy because I chose to go with him.

"Then we excuse you Auntie, little bro, you know.whose name is already a mate will not run where the proof is.ha ha ha ha!" Andre permission farewell with a soft tone Raihan and Raihan himself look upset at him.

We left Raihan and bu Haji to the car park which is not too far away and can still be seen by them. From the window glass Raihan looks still looking at our car until our car drove away from the parking area.

I sighed and closed my eyes then muttered involuntarily." This might be better."

"What did you say Nuri?"andre asked in between driving.

I opened my eyes and scrunched my forehead and scratched my non-itchy forehead trying to think what I was talking about. But Andre's question I diverted to my answer.

"I want to go home."

Andre clucked and said," You didn't seem to be talking like that.

"But I want to get Dre home, can you take me to the terminal?"

Andre glanced at me then asked, "are you seriously going home tonight as well as Nuri?"

"Yes, if you don't want to take me home it's okay, I can just take the bus home." Suddenly I became badmood and I did not understand my own feelings.

"Okey, okay.I drive you home tonight too baby, don't get mad then your beautiful dong will be gone." Andre's temptation did not affect my mood at all. I ignored him and just stared straight ahead without expression.