Giving Birth to My Brother
24. Elin's Request

Sinta had just finished preparing dinner when she heard the roar of Ariel's car. He hurriedly released the apron and opened the front door for Ariel. Both of his eyes looked at Ariel's red car that had just entered their courtyard.

Sinta smiled, she was always like this welcoming her husband warmly. However, today he felt something different. He sees Ariel embracing Elin who looks so limp or sleepy, he is not sure. Obviously, he didn't like it very much. It was he who asked Ariel to always take Elin to work, but today he became regretful of her request.

"You guys are home? Elin why?" tanyakanya.

"Ah, this is so dizzy he said, lemes him," replied Ariel. He releases Elin's shoulder and moves to embrace Sinta. "So I was the same Elin stopped by the Maghrib fruit market in the mosque that was so quiet there so new nyampe deh."

"Yes, papa, you take a break, El. I think it's really lemes," said Sinta.

Elin just nodded. It is easy to get tired and sleepy these days. Especially after work, it feels like he no longer has the energy and just wants to lie in his room.

"I go to the room first, Ma'am," said Elin.

After bathing and changing clothes, Elin sat on the edge of her bed. His stomach feels hungry and bloated, what an uncomfortable blend.

"You don't eat, El?" asked Sinta who had just knocked on the door of her room and entered.

"Yes, it's coming down" replied Elin.

"You can eat well, right?" ask Sinta while sitting next to Elin.

"Lumayan, Ma'am. But not much, I want to continue to feel seger-seger," said Elin. He recalled that during lunch, he continued to be nauseous even though he had taken medicine from the doctor. He made Mirna wonder. Luckily, Mirna did not make any rumors about him.

"Yes, eat first. I'm sure you're fish soup, you'll like it. I guarantee you a seger," Sinta said in a persuasive tone.

"Okay, yuk."

Elin followed Sinta down the stairs. Ariel is in the kitchen. It looks like Ariel is peeling young mango fruit that he bought earlier. Elin's smile was expanding now. Ariel completely kept her word to peel the fruit for her.

"What are we doing, Mas?" ask Sinta. She approached Ariel and noticed what her husband was doing.

"Oh, this is what I bought mangoes for, honey. I also gave you a sweet taste" replied Ariel.

"Thank you, honey. This for Elin?" sinta asked while taking the plate in front of Ariel. Ariel who was washing dishes nodded. "I brought it to the dinner table."

"okay." Ariel nodded back. He cleaned up the mango skin waste and followed by carrying a mango plate for Sinta.

"You like the cool stuff, yes" said Sinta, putting the young mango plate in front of Elin. Elin just nodded slowly.

"Yes, Mother. Thank you for being brought in" said Elin. He looked at Ariel who was serving sweet mango to Sinta. Elin grunted softly. He thought Ariel had only bought him fruit, but Sinta also got it.

"You eat rice too dong," Ariel reminded Elin.

"I'm nauseous" said Elin. He had tried to eat Sinta's cooking, but he didn't like it very much. His stomach churned every time he scooped, so he only ate cut fruit.

"It seems you are getting worse, yesterday you can still eat" Sinta said.

"No idea, Ma'am. But I'm really happy" said Elin.

"Don't forget to drink water, the milk will be drunk as well" said Ariel. "You don't forget vitamins, do you?"

Elin shook her head slowly. "I drink it." He had not been drinking the pregnant milk that Ariel had bought for a few days. He didn't like it at all. It just makes it a lot more nauseous.

That night, Elin couldn't sleep well. He woke up when midnight had just passed, but he could not close his eyes again. He got hungry and decided to find something in the kitchen.

"Ehm, biscuits," he murmured as he opened the refrigerator. He tried it, but he didn't like it either. But because he was hungry, he ate it. He also ate some strawberries belonging to Sinta which turned out to be very delicious.

"Aren't you sleeping?"

"Eat it, you eat it" said Ariel. "You're lemes, what about the baby? You don't pity?"

"I don't know, I tried to eat too. But I'm sick of it!" elin was upset.

"I knew. But you eat too little. I'm worried that you're vomiting but no intake is coming in" Ariel said. "I made milk. Drink it!"

Elin was getting sullen. He knew Ariel was only worried about her content, not her.

"You said what you want to eat, tomorrow I buy it" Ariel said as she approached Elin.

"And I told you, I want a young mango picked on the tree, which is in our old house!"

Ariel took a deep breath. "That's a long way, El. You don't want anything else? I ate a young mango."

"But it's different. I want Ariel's own meticulous brother!" sergeant Elin.

"Well, I'll be there on Sunday."

"Seriously?" ask Elin gladly. Ariel nodded in front of him. "Assyc! I can't wait to feel."

"Yes patient dong, I'm waiting for a holiday" said Ariel. He smiled faintly looking at the happy hue on Elin's face. Already since the afternoon Elin looked limp and pouty, so she felt somewhat relieved when she could see the smile on Elin's face.

"I want to go to the old house, brother. May it?" ask Elin. He noticed how Ariel made milk for him.

"Yes look tomorrow. It's a long five-hour drive, back and forth all day. I don't think you should go, you'll be tired" Ariel said, holding out a glass of milk to Elin.

Elin returns moody, imagining being able to stay with Ariel longer if she travels to their old house. However, he also realized it was quite far away. With his current condition, he would only be stoned on the road.

"But the real big brother is going to climb the tree, right?" asked Elin in a doubtful tone.

Ariel laughed a little. "You forgot, I'm a climbing prodigy. Just relax if you don't believe me, I'll ask Mr. Jono to take a picture."

Ariel scrambled slowly with Elin's hair as she was anxious with Elin's request and question. Mr. Jono is a gardener in their old house. Even though the house was empty there were some people who were paid by their parents to take care of it.

"This is drunk milk is not taken," said Ariel when Elin just stirring the white liquid.

"I don't like milk very much" protested Elin.

"But this is good for your content. Tomorrow I buy you another flavor, who knows you'd prefer."

"okay." Elin finally started drinking her milk. Although he did not like it so much, he still finished the drink because Ariel made it. Ariel even accompanied me in the kitchen until she took a sip.

"Is he full now?" ask Ariel.

"Well, I'm afraid of vomiting" replied Elin.

"Yes don't dong, here's the glass let me rinse." Ariel takes the glass in front of Elin and then wash it in the sink. He wiped his hands and sat down next to Elin, who was reading something on his phone. "2 weeks later we can check the USG again. I wonder what size baby I've got."

"It's not visible yet" Elin said, wiping her stomach. He gasped as Ariel pulled his hand. Ariel's large palm replaced her hand that was originally in the stomach. He was so nervous because Ariel was touching his stomach. He felt Ariel's thumb rubbing quietly there.

"I just want to hold my baby" whispered Ariel. He looked at Elin's eyes gently and then looked back at Elin's stomach. "I hope my baby is healthy and grows well in there."

Elin nodded. Although Ariel mentions that the baby is the baby, Elin began to wonder if Ariel will call it their baby. Careful, Elin touched the cheek of Ariel who was so close to her. Ariel was a bit shocked, she looked back at Elin now. They were close enough to kiss.

Elin almost brought her face closer to Ariel's face when Ariel turned her head and said, "Love! You awake?"