Giving Birth to My Brother
56. Ariel Jealous?

"Sir Galang?" Elin felt so nervous as Galang tightened the jacket that enveloped her. Now he feels so warm while Galang only wears a thin white shirt. "I'm not papa."

"You sure? I have noticed that you have been shivering. Want to go back to the motel?" ask Galang.

Elin weighed for a moment. "A little while, sir. It's nice and fresh, I forgot to bring a jacket." Elin looked at Galang who was smiling faintly. He then moved his eyes to the right and left. "On your own, sir? I think Mr. Galang has returned to the city. Is there still work?"

"Yes. Yesterday it was the night we met it, but just returned because there was business," said Galang answered Elin's question.

Elin nodded. He looked back at the beach and sat in the sand. Several times he took a deep breath. The action did not escape the observation of Galang who eventually followed sitting in the sand.

"I can sit here, right?" ask Galang.

"Maybe" replied Elin.

"Your husband wouldn't be upset if he knew I was here with you?"

Elin swallows saliva. Well, she forgot to pretend she was on vacation with her husband. "Ehm, no, sir. Just calm. My husband is not jealous."

"Why are you here alone, Elin?" asked Galang with a suspicious tone. "You lied that you were with your husband? Or you ... What is it? It feels awkward to see yourself on the beach at night like this. This is a lonely place. What kind of husband would let his wife walk alone?"

Elin gaped at Galang's question which made sense. He even ran out of words to lie again. Perhaps, he did not have the talent of lying.

"You can be honest with me, El. What happened to you?" ask Galang. He was silent because Elin did not immediately give an answer. Taking a deep breath, he gazed into the vast ocean. "Are you really pregnant and married?" ask Galang again.

"Yes, I'm pregnant, sir. It's been 17 weeks." Elin thrust a photo of his USG results on Galang. The man looked over and took the photo. "Baby girl. Just as my husband expected."

Both eyes now glued to Elin's face. "Ehm, so you're really pregnant and married?" Elin nodded slowly. "Then, where is your husband now?"

"At the motel" replied Elin. "Sir Galang why is not the same Mama Firda?"

Galang smiled bitterly as Elin switched the chat. "I didn't bring my girlfriend when I was working."

"Ehm, I see," muttered Elin. He received back his USG photos. "It looks like it's too bad, sir. I have to get back to the motel."

Elin took off Galang's jacket and returned it to Galang. "It's not cold, sir. I'm not papa."

"Ehm, okay. By the way, you didn't consult about your old script?" ask Galang.

"Ah, which one is it?" Elin seemed to think. That must be the script that he did not publish in Swara Media. "That's what I want to keep first, sir. I'm writing something else."

"OKAY. Good luck!"

Elin smiled. He did not look at Galang and walked away. He was already quite far from the beach when he realized, there was someone who took his step. He thought Galang was coming, but when he turned he found Ariel.

"You're here with Galang apparently," Ariel accused. "You don't know I've been looking everywhere! Days you're gone without any news!"

Elin clenched her hand. He had only met Galang 2 times and Ariel behaved like that to him. It's not fair, Elin thought. At first, he felt shocked and amazed because Ariel appeared there, but now he actually felt annoyed.

"Why is my brother here?" elin asked as he stood in front of Ariel. "Don't you care about me? Why come here?"

Elin laughed in annoyance. "You're freaking out 'cause I'm taking this baby away, right?"

Ariel turned to her left right because she didn't want anyone to hear. Lucky the place was so quiet. "You don't misunderstand me. I'm not just worried about the baby in your womb. I'm also worried about why you. I've been around here and there for your nyari, don't know you're together with Galang nights like this."

"What if I'm the same as Mr. Galang? It's not my business. You never care about how I feel, so don't be pretentious to care!"

Elin flipped over and walked faster to her motel. Of course, Ariel followed. Elin looked irritated.

"Where are you going? Where have you been living all this time? I need to know" Ariel said, grabbing Elin's arm. He firmly gripped her.

"It's not the business of the brother! Leasin!" hardik Elin's. He really did not want to be touched by Ariel. No, after he saw Ariel was venting his passion with Sinta.

"I'm sorry, I'm really sorry. Love me the time and opportunity to talk to you" Ariel said in a pleading tone.

In front of him Elin began to cry and shook her head. Ariel instantly knew how heart-wrenching Elin was right now. "I'm sorry" said Ariel again. He extended his hand to Elin's face and rubbed his face. "I hurt you, didn't I?"

Elin pushed Ariel's chest hard despite the man flinching in front of her. He cried even harder and Ariel pulled Elin's body into his arms.

"I don't want to go home" sobbed Elin in Ariel's arms. He was so upset with Ariel, but he also missed Ariel. And this, he was holding tightly to Ariel's very warm body. "If you're here just to tell me to go home, I don't want to!"

Ariel tightened her embrace on Elin's body. He rubbed Elin's back gently because the girl was crying so hard. He let Elin cry for a while to feel more relieved. After that, he broke off the embrace.

"Where do you live?" ask Ariel.

"Motel," replied Elin, pointing to the White Rose motel building.

"For a few days?" Elin nodded. "Let's go there. You are cold."

"I don't want to go home!" squeal Elin. "Big brother came here just because I wanted to go home, right?"

"Yes. I want you to go home" replied Ariel. Elin's face was flushed even more in front of Ariel, either out of anger or wanting to cry again. "Not now, El. I'm .. I'm not here just to pick you up. But, I also want to make you feel much better and can forgive me."

"How'd it go?"

Ariel shrugged her shoulders. "Eitherway. Maybe, you can vent your anger just like me or I can apologize many times. Just like you used to eat me."

Elin turned her face away. He is not only sulking because of trivial things like when he was a teenager. Of course, this time was a different thing.

"I promise you won't make it home" said Ariel. "But now we have to go back to your room. You are cold."

Ariel noticed the trembling Elin and she felt so stupid to have left her suit in her car somewhere. Since arriving on this island, Ariel went to an obstetrician clinic known to Soni. He searched around there then when night fell, he just went down the beach area until finally he saw Elin was with Galang.

For some reason, his heart ached when he saw Galang covered Elin's body with a jacket and they talked together on the sand. He didn't know if it was just an upset or because he was jealous.

"Come, I don't want you to catch a cold, El."