Giving Birth to My Brother
36. Hated First Wife

Elin was crying in Ariel's arms that night. He resolved all the sadness he felt. Until finally, he felt so calm in Ariel's arms. Elin did not know how long they had been hugging, but Ariel broke away from her and gently rubbed the top of her head.

"You're still nauseous?" ask Ariel.

"No. But I'm sleepy. I want to pray and sleep" replied Elin.

"OKAY. You just take a break. I'm taking this down." Ariel put back Elin's plate and bowl on top of the tray. He also arranged the dishes that were still on Elin's desk this afternoon.

"Thank you for me" muttered Elin as Ariel left her room.

Ariel took all the cutlery to the kitchen. He put them in the sink and washed his hands. Shortly, Sinta came. He plans to prepare dinner for her and Ariel.

"Where's Elin? She wanna eat?" ask Sinta. He glanced at the plate and bowl of Elin, with only a small amount of food left.

"Lumayan" replied Ariel. He turned his body and leaned back on the counter. "Why didn't you tell me Elin was vomiting like that?"

"What?" ask Sinta in shock.

"I just had a chance to see Elin in her room. And he's lemeshed from vomiting all the time. Is Elin like that from yesterday?"

Sinta swallowed hard. A few days ago, Elin was like that. However, since he did not want Ariel to worry about Elin too much, he always prevented Ariel from coming to Elin's room.

"Yesterday he didn't papa, Mas," Sinta answered lying. He took two plates and sat down at the dinner table followed by Ariel. "She's probably because she's been raining, so she's catching a cold."

"Where can Elin be rained?"

"Yes, because it's raining outside, Mas. I'm still asking!" Sinta stared fiercely at her husband. "Misone does not carry an umbrella. It's soaking wet back home."

"You can use an umbrella if there is no umbrella. Or ask Budhe Sarti to come out pick up in front. It was bright this morning, so Elin did not bring an umbrella" Ariel said in an annoyed tone.

"You why the hell? Are you worried about Elin? Her name is a young pregnant person also many dramas, Mas. I used to be so nauseous and lemes like that. You forgot?" Sinta gulped down the water in her glass quickly. He was really upset with Ariel right now.

"I didn't forget, Sin. But Elin's condition is different, she's vomiting all the time. Budhe Sarti also said that, he could not eat and drink. I was worried that Elin was doing something" Ariel explained.

"So now you care about Elin? You said last night you were just worried about the baby in Elin's womb. What now, you already have special feelings for Elin, Mas?" ask Sinta with wet eyes. His face turned red because he was very angry.

"It's not. I just want you to pay more attention to Elin. If there's anything with Elin, our baby can also be why, dear," said Ariel more gently. Seeing Sinta angry made her go awry.

"Reason! You're just making it an excuse so you can give Elin the same attention!" hardik Sinta did not accept.

Ariel took a deep breath. He took a sip of his drinking water and looked at Sinta. "Did I give Elin the wrong attention? She was pregnant young. He can't even eat and can only eat when it's nyapuin."

"So you want to bribe Elin every day? Morning, day and night?" ask Sinta loudly.

Sinta was still pouting. He simply pulled his hand from Ariel's grasp. "I'm just afraid you're gonna fall in love with Elin, Mas. I'm not leaving you behind me."

Ariel grabbed Sinta's shoulder and rubbed there. "No, Honey. Won't do. Elin was already 2 months pregnant, not nyampe 7 months her baby will be born. You are patient. Didn't you ask me to get married first?"

Sinta looked at Ariel with wet eyes. Well, he was the one who asked for it. "Yes, Mas. I'm sorry. I've been so emotional lately. Mama called a few times. Mama also asked me when I could give Mama a grandchild, but I was confused what to answer, Mas."

Ariel rubbed Sinta's clothes. "Later I told Mama not to bother you again. Um? Do not be jealous. I just love you. Okay?"

"okay." Sinta nodded. He wanted to trust Ariel even though it felt so heavy. He who is already disabled, it does not feel appropriate to be with Ariel even though he really does not want to be left behind.

"Yes, don't cry anymore. Let's eat" said Ariel.

"Yes, Mas. I went in, but you also bought oxtail soup. It's for tomorrow morning sopnya," said Sinta. "Later to be simple in the refrigerator can make breakfast or .. who knows Elin still wants tomorrow."

"Yes, honey." He rubbed the back of Sinta's head lovingly. "You don't get jealous anymore."

"Ehm, I'll try, Mommy."

***

The next day, after Ariel leaves for work, Sinta intends to open some novels that she took from Ariel's old house. He kept the box near his bedroom closet. Because today he did not get a cake order, so Sinta wanted to relax by reading the novels.

"Good indeed" muttered Sinta. He just had a chance to see it. Gleefully, he took one novel at a time and stuck them in bed. He wanted to choose which novel was the most interesting to read.

Sinta's eyes suddenly glued to a book at the very base of the cardboard. He has published at least twenty novels and now he finds something that does not look like a novel at all.

"What's this?" Sinta lifted the book and realized that it was a diary. "Does this have Gladis?"

Sinta stared at the door to make sure the door was closed. He was alone in the room, but somehow he felt uncomfortable when he got a gray-coated book with a picture of a large palace. Sinta also opened the first page of the book.

"This .. has Elin" he muttered as he read the introduction on the first page. Sinta doesn't know how the book got to Gladis's box of novels. However, Ariel once said that the possibility of the novel was mixed with Elin's because Gladis likes to take things that belong to Elin.

Sinta re-opened the page of the book. He was rather curious because the book looked so thick and a little more bulging than it should have been as if there were some things stuck there. Well, there are a lot of photos posted there!

"Why are the photos of Mas Ariel here?" Sinta turned her head when she saw the photo of Ariel with Elin in a very close pose. It seems that Elin cut the photo into a heart shape and then stuck it in a book.

"The love of my life. Brother Ariel." Sinta's heart was pounding when reading the caption below the photo. He quickly flipped through the pages of the book, there were many photos that were affixed by Elin. If it wasn't a photo of the two of them, then there would be a photo of Ariel that was probably taken secretly by Elin.

"No way!" Sinta closed the book. He felt very angry and played with now. "So, Elin's been with Ariel for a long time?"