Giving Birth to My Brother
28. Left Alone at Home

The next day, Elin wakes up to the sound of Budhe Sarti knocking on her bedroom door. He was still lazing to get up, but he opened the door.

"August, Budhe. How come Budhe is here? Usually it's a little afternoon coming," said Elin curious. "It's Sunday, right? Budhe's not a holiday."

"Yes, yesterday Mr. Ariel said I told him to come early in the morning because Mr. Same mother would go out of town," replied Budhe Sarti.

Elin cringing. He knew Ariel would visit their old house because Ariel had promised to pick mangoes there. However, he did not know that Sinta would also come along.

"Sinta's sister's gone too?" ask Elin pout.

"Yes. I just left earlier," replied the middle-aged woman.

Elin's pouting now. He wanted to go there, but Ariel invited Sinta. They did not say goodbye when they left.

"Neng Elin wants breakfast? Let me prepare."

"Later on, Budhe. I want to pray at dawn first" replied Elin. "I'll be down if it's a laper."

"OKAY. I want to be holy first, Neng."

Elin closed the door to her room. He was silent for a while because of the pain in his heart. He was left behind by Ariel, so he was really upset.

Not wanting to drown in his sadness, Elin immediately performed the morning prayer service, then he tried to call Ariel afterwards.

"Hello, are you awake, El?" ask Ariel across the street.

"Udah, Brother. Brother, why didn't you tell me you left so early in the morning?"

"Yes, let's not have bad luck. You know our old house is far away" replied Ariel.

Elin is still tickling. "Yes knows. But why not a surprise? I am alone at home. Sinta's mother was also invited. I didn't come yesterday."

"Yes, you were still sleeping well. So I'm not saying goodbye" said Ariel. He also did not have time to see Elin in his room because Sinta had said that Elin was so sound as to sleep so it is better not to bother him.

"But it's as if you want to go, dong" said Elin in a disappointed tone.

"Yes sorry. You just wait, I'll bring the mango fruit for you. Maybe we'll go home in the afternoon."

"OKAY. Don't forget you have to climb a tree!" Elin reminded Ariel. He heard Ariel's laughter. "I'm serious, I wouldn't eat if it wasn't for Big Brother. I'll chat with Mr. Jono."

"Yes-yes, you calm down. Yeah, I closed first, just down this street."

"Yes. Careful, Brother."

Elin put down her phone and felt a little calmer after talking to Ariel. However, his sense of calm did not last long. He remembered the chaos that happened yesterday. He has made his job messy even Ariel asked him to stop working. Shall?

'If I'm at home, I don't know what to do, ' Elin said in her heart. 'But if I work, I can't either. I'm still nauseous and everyone will know I'm pregnant.'

Elin was really stricken with turmoil right now. If he considered his condition, he would indeed not be strong at work. Especially if the filming has been done. He won't have much rest. Gently, Elin felt her stomach. More than Ariel and Sinta, she also wants her baby to grow well and be born safely.

Elin stopped her activity when she heard a knock on the door. "Neng, Neng Elin would like breakfast?"

Elin stood up to open the door. He thought for a moment because he also did not know what he wanted for breakfast. "Sayur bayem clear, Budhe. Same fried chicken just know. I'll help you cook."

"No need, Neng. Later the smell of onions even nausea," said Budhe Sarti reminded.

Elin chuckled softly. "Yes. I took a shower, haven't showered."

***

Elin spent the whole day writing a few lines of words in her latest script, but she did not concentrate at all. He vomited half an hour after breakfast. She had a good breakfast, and unfortunately she vomited. Elin felt so weak now.

"Neng isn't papa, is he?" budhe Sarti asked as she checked Elin in her room.

"No, Budhe. I just lemes really, abis eat should really vomit so bad," replied Elin.

Budhe Sarti held out a glass of warm orange juice that he brought. "Try drinking first, Neng. It's a locker."

"Goodoo, Budhe." Elin tried to gulp down the warm water. "Yes, this is good Budhe. It turns out to be pregnant, I don't think it's this bad."

"It's different, Neng. I was pregnant three times and the sensation was different. The first can not do anything like this Eneng kayak, if not nausea, vomiting yes dizziness. Pregnant the second child is delicious, not feeling at all, eating anything delicious so easy to stretch the body," said Budhe Sarti. Elin laughed at the woman's story.

"What's the third one, Budhe?" asked Elin curiously.

"The third worst, Neng. I went to the hospital because lemes could not eat and I continued bleeding anyway, anyway the most drama deh," replied Budhe Sarti while reminiscing about her pregnancy.

"Oh, but the baby's not papa, Budhe?" ask Elin again.

"Thank God, no papa. Now it's SD, Neng. I used to work while I was pregnant with my third child, maybe tired. Just as the husband continues to be told to stop aja first rather than why-why the baby," said Budhe Sarti.

Elin nodded slowly. He was also asked to stop working by Ariel. Hearing the story of Budhe Sarti, he became more steady. Maybe it's good that he should give up his dream. Perhaps, tomorrow morning he will hand over his resignation letter to Galang.

"Sir Ariel about to come home at what time have you been telling me, Neng?" ask Budhe Sarti.

"Yet. But I got home, Budhe. It's mango methik as well," Elin said while holding her grin widened. He actually asked Mr. Jono to take the moment when Ariel climbed a tree. He also missed the big house. In the past, he, Ariel, Gladis and their two parents spent many years there.

"This ring is weird. Nyampe sent Mr. Ariel out of town for mango methik," said Budhe Sarti while holding a laugh.

"Yes, I'm very happy soon, Budhe. It's a tree of memories" muttered Elin.

"Yes, Neng. I'm gonna go get a clothesline. Neng fell asleep, later I prepare another meal for lunch."

Elin nodded. He looked back at his laptop screen and opened a new page there. Elin almost typed in her resignation letter, but she was still a bit doubtful. He looked down to look at his flat stomach.

"Maybe it's the best decision." And Elin started typing.