Giving Birth to My Brother
11. Borrowing Rahim Elin

Geck! Geck!

Ariel knocked on Elin's room door hard. He was already curious, what had just happened to Elin with Galang. It was suspicious because Galang came out of Elin's room while tidying up his buttons and impressed in a hurry. Before long, the door of the room was opened from the inside. Elin looked with perfectly rounded eyes in front of Ariel.

"Sister's coming?" ask Elin.

"Ehm. What happened to you?" Ariel pushes the door of the room until she makes Elin forced to retreat. Ariel's two eyes scanned Elin's room which was quite messy.

"Ah, last night there was a possessed figure actor and I was attacked" replied Elin. He tidied up his blankets and clothes that were scattered near the bed. All his goods sticking out of the bag because he hurriedly took a cloth to wipe Galang.

"Corruption?" Ariel. "Aren't you papa?" He should not have asked, he could see a small bandage on the left side of Elin's head. Elin's face and arms also had a lot of reddened scratches.

"Yes gini" replied Elin. "I was stitched up because of the bump. It's a little dizzy. I was just at the puskesmas last night."

"Well, we're going to the hospital."

Ariel takes over Elin's sealed bag. "Is there anything missing?"

"No, no." Elin followed her sister leaving the room. He was silent as they went down the stairs. Inwardly, Elin was already wondering why Ariel could appear. Ariel did not return the message. And it's still very early morning! That means, Ariel left in the early hours of the morning from her home. Elin wanted to smile, but she just bit her lips hard.

"I went to the receptionist first" said Ariel. He wanted to pay for Elin's stay, but apparently Galang had already paid him first. For two nights! Ariel took a deep breath, why would Galang be able to book a room for two nights while Elin would rather be taken to the hospital?

Ariel put Elin's bag in the back seat and then he got into the car. Elin was sitting next to him. He glanced at Elin who was typing something on her phone, probably texting Galang, Ariel thought.

"What is your relationship with Galang?" ariel asked when they had been silent for minutes and her car was already very far from the inn.

"What?" Elin looked at Ariel in shock. He almost fell asleep because the journey was quite far. "I'm .. He's just my boss, brother."

Ariel's lips lifted. He stared at Elin. "But he spent the night in your room?"

Elin shook her head hard. "Sir Galang just came for breakfast. Seriously!"

Elin doesn't want Ariel to misunderstand. He often went out of town, staying on set and in hotels, but he never spent the night with Galang or any other man.

"I saw for myself Galang just put on a fitting clothes from your room," said Ariel again.

Ariel just laughed bitterly. His sister is a real adult, he thought. He stopped his car on a fairly quiet roadside. They were still half way to get home, they had not stopped by the hospital either.

"Why stop here?" elin asked confusedly. He looked at Ariel who was hugging her steering wheel in fret. "If you suspect I'm weird, plis, stop! I'm the same Mr. Galang did not say anything, do not think negatively with me."

Ariel returned Elin's gaze sharply. "I don't care if you've done it with Galang or any other guy! I'm just .. I want to discuss something important with you."

"What's? What's the problem?" elin asked doubtfully. After six more months had passed since the accident, Ariel very rarely asked him to talk. And perhaps, this was the longest chat he had done since then.

"It's about what I said to you in the hospital" Ariel said. His words spontaneously made Elin gasp. "I told you before, that you have to replace my dead baby."

Elin's heart was pounding hard. He wanted to respond to Ariel's words, but he didn't know what words were right. Her lips are so cuddly.

"At that time, I was just talking because I was emotional, but after I thought about it you were the one responsible. You've made me and Sinta lose a baby, Sinta can't even have any more children" Ariel said coldly.

Elin. He thought Ariel would pick him up because Ariel had forgiven what happened half a year ago, but apparently Ariel had other intentions. Ariel will sue a baby from him. How then?

She had to marry someone and get pregnant and give birth. Then they'll take the baby! Like those? And what about her husband? Who should she marry? Or, he does not need to get married, he can sleep with anyone and give a baby to Ariel. But it doesn't feel right.

"You heard, right?" ariel asked in a frustrated tone. He's been thinking since last night. He could hardly sleep because of Sinta's request. He wants to be honest with his parents that Sinta's condition is not possible to get pregnant again, but he also does not have the heart with Sinta.

Then, a crazy idea pops up in Ariel's head. No one knew about Sinta's condition. Only he, Sinta and Elin knew. He didn't want to add to the list of people who knew that. And if he picks another woman at random, that means there will be more people who know. He will also need to pay a lawyer to make an agreement with the woman. So, he started thinking about Elin. After all Elin was the one who made the accident happen.

"What am I supposed to do?" asked Elin nervously. "I can't suddenly get pregnant and give birth. I'm not .. It was an accident. Ariel's sister is still beating me up?"

Ariel nodded loudly. "Because of you, my wife has become disabled!" the hardic. Elin's tears flowed for a moment. "Don't cry, you should know how Sinta passed this half year. She still cries a lot even until last night she keeps crying!"

"Sorry," muttered Elin. He rubbed his face with the back of his hand. "I'm sorry. I have to let me be forgiven."

Ariel turned her face away from Elin and then she put her head on the back of the seat. Both of his hands gripped the steering wheel tightly. He didn't want to say that, but he didn't have a better choice. If Elin is pregnant with her child, it will be easier to hide Elin at home because they already live together. It won't be so complicated.

"Sister." Elin shook Ariel's arm carefully.

Ariel turned to Elin. He took a deep breath and said, "I want to borrow your womb. I want you to give birth to my baby."