Giving Birth to My Brother
32. Elin's Resignation Letter

"I took a ride" Elin told Ariel the next day. He intended to come to the office to submit his resignation letter to Galang.

"I'm anterine, we're leaving now" Ariel said. When he came down for breakfast, Elin was already there.

"No, I haven't had breakfast yet. I want to go first," Elin said as she stood up and grabbed her bag. He was already full enough by eating half a boiled potato, one fried sausage and a glass of chocolate milk.

Ariel stood up as Elin walked briskly towards the front door. "El, you wait a moment, I say goodbye to Sinta first. I'll be anterin. Okay?"

"No, this may be the last time I come to the office. I've been pesen ojek online bentar again must have come. Kasian," said Elin quickly. He looked at Sinta who had just come down the stairs. "Lagian Mbak Sinta must have made breakfast. Mending Brother breakfast together with Sister's wife."

Elin left Ariel without thinking anymore. He was tired of being the one who was hurt. Moreover last night he heard the most painful chatter in his heart. Elin doesn't want to be weak. He may have long harbored his feelings for Ariel, but Ariel did not reciprocate at all. So, Elin just wanted to skip this period of pregnancy quickly, she did not intend to use her feelings anymore. If could.

"What's wrong with you, Mom?" sinta asked as she approached Ariel and hugged her arm.

"No papa. That Elin wants to go to work first do not want to be escorted even want to take a motorcycle taxi," said Ariel full of regrets.

"She said she wanted to resign?"

"Yes maybe today he wants to go to his superiors" replied Ariel. He kissed Sinta's cheek. "What are you cooking, honey?"

"Sit down, your favorite, Mas."

***

Elin arrived at the office earlier than usual. Intentionally, he did not want to get many questions from everyone because he had fainted in the building where the audition yesterday. When he got off the ojek, he had seen Galang's car, so he felt relieved. He can talk to Galang as soon as possible.

Geck! Geck!

Elin knocked on the door of Galang's room and opened it slowly. He smiled as Galang looked at him from behind the table. "Morning, Sir."

"Morning, Elin. Are you really healthy?" ask Galang.

"Alhamdulillah. I'm fine, sir." Elin approached Galang's desk, but Galang pointed at the sofa in the corner of his room. "Just sit. I made coffee."

"Ehm, yeah." Elin did not feel good to refuse even though he now tried hard not to drink coffee again.

Galang sat across from Elin after putting two cups of coffee on the table. He took a sip of his coffee and looked at Elin meaningfully. Elin drank the coffee.

"So, the audition process will be postponed until the end of this month if your condition is not fit, I have spoken with the production," Galang said starting their chat.

Elin put down her coffee restlessly. He grabbed something from his bag and put it on the table. Both of Galang's eyes narrowed as he looked at the brown envelope given by Elin.

"What's this?" ask Galang.

"Sorry, Sir. I want to resign" Elin said in a trembling voice. More than anything, he did not want to lose his dream like this.

"What's? Why?" ask Galang. He opened the chocolate envelope from Elin and read the contents. He really didn't believe Elin would do something like this. "Is it because I have expressed love for you and it has made you feel uncomfortable working with me? Or, do you get a better deal at another company? No right? That's not your reason, is it?"

"What pain are you? You're seriously ill?" ask Galang worriedly. He's been watching Elin's changes for the past 3 weeks. Elin often looks lethargic on her desk, even fainted yesterday.

"No, Sir. I'm doing fine. I hope Mr. Galang will accept my resignation because I can't work anymore" Elin said solemnly.

"I need a clear reason to accept this, Elin. You don't think that this job is just a joke, do you? You resigned when your career went up, it was very strange for me. I obviously can't accept it. You have talent, you can become a very famous person in the future, and you ... you suddenly retreat like this?"

Galang leaned back in annoyance. But a second later he leaned back forward. "Tell me, are you uncomfortable working with me because of that day? Okay, I'm sorry. I don't want you to stop."

"That's not the reason, sir. I felt awkward, but not because of it" Elin said. He took a little coffee back.

"So? Whahuh? Why did you choose to resign, Elin?" ask Galang.

Elin looked down deeply as Galang looked at her straight. "I'm pregnant, sir."

Both eyes of Galang broke into a moment. He felt he had just gotten a joke that was not funny at all. "You're kidding, right? You used to say to me, you have a boyfriend. Now, you say you're pregnant? Hah, that's right, Elin. You're not even married."

Galang sipped back his coffee, but he felt very upset. He should have produced a soothing chamomile tea instead of coffee with caffeine that managed to increase the tension in him.

"Are you married and I don't know?" ask Galang curious.

Elin squeezed his knuckles. He looked at Galang this time. He knew, he had hurt Galang by rejecting his love. And now, he again incised wounds on Galang by saying that he was pregnant.

"I was really pregnant, I was weak and was advised to rest with the doctor" Elin said. He showed a photo of his fetal USG on his cell phone to Galang. "If you don't believe."

"El, pregnancy is not a reason you can resign. You are climbing the peak of your career" said Galang reminded. "Okay, I believe you're pregnant. I also know pregnant women .. Well, I understand your condition now. I even saw you faint. But .. I don't want you to stop, Elin. I'll ask the production team to rule you out in all the process. You can work in the office."

Elin shook her head slowly. The main problem is not that. She just didn't want everyone to know she was pregnant. She has to keep her pregnancy and marriage to Ariel a secret.

"I just told Mr. Galang about my condition. My pregnancy is not known to many. So .. so I chose to stop" Elin said.

Galang was completely dumbfounded to hear Elin's words. "Why? Why did you cover up your pregnancy?"

Elin just shrugged her shoulders. Let Galang think as he pleases. Maybe Galang would think that she was a cheap woman who got pregnant out of wedlock. That way you can forget it faster. That way, Galang could hate him and accept his resignation.

"You .. isn't your boyfriend overseas? How did you get pregnant all of a sudden?" ask Galang. He did not want to interfere in Elin's affairs, but he was also curious to die. "You're married? Does your marriage have to be kept secret?"

Elin wet her lips. If Galang knew she was pregnant with Ariel's child, her own foster brother, Galang would be very surprised. Unfortunately, Elin had no intention of telling Galang everything.

"I'm sorry. I can't tell the details to my dad. I just, I want to stop working" said Elin.

Galang shook his head hard. He ripped off Elin's resignation letter and dumped her on the floor. "If you don't tell me everything, I won't take it."

"I can't, sorry. I'll still quit if you don't accept my resignation." Elin stood up because she didn't want to argue anymore.

"What's? And what about the company? You think, we don't lose money if you stop like this? Your script is amazingly good and you'll just let it go?"