Next Bed

Are you Arlo's mother?

"Arlo, mommy's going to go find work. Aunt Nola's gonna pick you up. Remember, don't go out of school if Aunt hasn't picked you up yet" Alin recalled.

"Yes, Mom." Arlo nodded obediently.

Alin smiled. Then stroked his son's head accompanied by a sweet kiss on the little boy's forehead.

"Then mommy left, first, huh? The spirit of learning, dear." Alin waved his hand about to leave from inside the taxi.

"Be careful, Mom!"

"You too, Arlo!"

Alin saw his son once more before he completely moved on. When he saw Arlo had mingled with his friends, then Alin told the taxi driver to take him to one of the companies where he would propose.

Circumstances changed Alin by one hundred and eighty degrees. His life used to be so easy that he could waste money easily. He had also participated in a design race that was already clicked by Angela making him lose in a landslide.

Now, Alin is trying a new designation by starting everything from scratch. Some days he tried to send me a CV and show me some of his clothes, maybe someone recruited him. And it turns out that there are companies that are interested and ask Alin to come and do a job interview.

Upon arrival at the location, Alin circulated a gaze toward the multilevel building in front of him. Alin hopes that this will be the beginning of his steps to success and earn a lot of money.

Alin was told to wait in one of the rooms by an HRD while waiting for the company boss to come. Alin enjoyed the design of the office, he thought it was quite good for the size of the office that had just stood.

"Sir Raka, this is Miss Alin who has that attractive design."

Alin who heard the voice of someone immediately stood up from his seat and turned to face his future boss. However, when it was faced, how surprised Alin knew who was standing in front of him.

She is Raka, Alin's past. The man who underlies all of Alin's pain is venting it out by hiring someone at the club. Not sure what a coincidence, today Alin was reunited with his past.

"A-lin?" Raka surprise.

Alin gulped down a rough saliva. His gaze remained fixed on Raka who was as shocked as he was. So, the company that recruited him was Raka's company?

"Is there a problem, sir?" ask the employee who saw the awkwardness.

"No. Go, I need a minute." Raka ruled who instantly got the nod.

Raka walked up to Alin who was still pecking there.

"A-lin? Is this really you?" ask Raka.

"Good morning, sir." Alin responded with another.

"Alin, how are you? Have you been okay all this time?"

"I'm good, right after our breakup day that time." Alin tried to smile. His heart was screaming in pain.

Raka mute. He could clearly capture that Alin was insinuating him.

"I am very happy to get a job offer at the company that you lead, but it seems I am considering accepting this job" explained Alin complete.

"Alin," call Raka.

"thank you. I didn't take this job. I'm saying goodbye." Alin who was about to step away first was blocked by Raka.

"Alin, I beg you to forgive me for my mistake back then. I didn't know it was gonna be like this at last." Raka explained.

Alin releases Raka's hand which blocks her.

"I've forgotten that incident. And, congratulations to you, finally your relationship can unite without any barrier that is me."

Raka shakes. "No, Alin. This is not what I expected."

"Other than you expected? Aren't you and Angela together now? Then what do you want again?" Alin stared furiously at Raka.

"I'm sorry, Alin."

Raka again held Alin's hand that was about to leave. Which even made Alin pull him off violently.

"I told you not to touch me again!" snapped Alin.

"What do you want? Seeing me more broken? Da? Haven't you guys ruined my life enough, huh?!" Alin began to get emotional.

"Alin, listen to me first."

"Enough! I don't want to listen to anything anymore! It was enough for you to spend the night as proof that you're a man who doesn't know yourself, Raka! You're a stupid man!" yelling Alin while pushing Raka's body.

"I-I should be married and have kids by now, but that's why you ruined it all! You're having an affair with my own half-sister, Raka! Are you still sane?" Alin could not hold on to his emotions anymore. Even his tears occasionally drip.

Raka fell silent, receiving all those blows. However, for a few seconds he grabbed Alin's body and clenched it tightly. Despite the rejection, Raka still maintained her position.

"Take me off, damn it!" alin Ogat.

"Hussst, calm your mind first."

Just as usual, a hug from Raka was able to melt half Alin's sanity.

As they hugged each other, no one opened the conversation. Until the silence between them is sidetracked when the ringing sound of the cell phone distracts him.

Alin let go of the hug by keeping his distance. Then pick up a call from that unknown number.

"What is this about Miss Alin? I'm from Medika Hospital to inform you that your son Arlo has an accident and is currently receiving treatment at the hospital."

"What?!" Alin is almost unsteady, if only not immediately captured by Raka.

"Why, Alin?"

"I have to go." Alin grabbed his bag and rushed out of the room. Without heeding the screams from Raka.

"Well!"

***

Alin immediately ran towards the ER after getting information from the receptionist that his son was still being treated by a doctor. Alin ran over to the still-closed room. Drooping to think about how the fate of his son was in there.

Alin sat in the waiting chair while cupping his face. She cried. He was afraid something might happen to Arlo. Alin was very afraid of losing his baby.

"Are you Arlo's mother? I'm sorry for this, I'm guilty" said someone.

Alin looked up to hear someone say that. I was surprised to see who was standing next to him. The person he had been avoiding. No other and no. It is not Daniel.

Daniel is the same. He was surprised to find Alin in front of him. It has been a week since that incident, Daniel did not see Alin and now they are reunited again.

"Th-you?" show Daniel a shock.

Alin is the same. His breath was blocked for a moment. Alin fears that he will be kidnapped by Daniel again, but Alin cannot leave because Arlo needs him.

"Why are you here?" Daniel is confused.

Alin gulped his saliva rough. He doesn't know what to answer. However, a doctor who had just walked out of the room diverted all attention from Alin. Alin stood up and faced the doctor.

"Dok, how's it going? Is she okay?" ask Alin to worry.

"He's fine. There were only a few cuts. The rest is no problem."

"Thank God. Thank you, Doc." Alin looked down when the doctor resigned.

All of this did not escape Daniel's sight. The man frowned in astonishment when he saw how Alin behaved. Like a mother who worries about her child. What don't-don't ....

"A-are you Arlo's mother?"