Shadow From the Past
Chapter 2

Vano's confession of her honest feelings made Elvina surprised. But Elvina's reaction does not seem to be happy, proud to have been liked by a Vano. Elvina seemed confused. Vano, whose term is very extraordinary, likes Elvina who is just an ordinary student. That's weird according to Elvina.

Although now feeling nervous, afraid of getting an uncomfortable reaction from Elvina after her confession, but on the other hand Vano felt relieved because his feelings had been conveyed to Elvina.

“I want to know you and your family more closely, can?”

“Hah? Mr Vano why? This I didn't hear wrong?”

Elvina really didn't know what to say. After expressing her heart, Vano now asks for permission to get to know her and her family more closely. This is too shocking for Elvina.

“I want to know you and your family further, if it is suitable, I want to dare to ask you to your parents,”

“Gosh, it's been a long way of thinking, ” Inner Elvina who can only mumble in the heart. His mouth seemed frozen, and it was difficult to move even if he only spoke one broken.

“Why am I impressed fast? Because I think six months is enough to know you from the outside, at the age of twenty-eight, I feel it is no longer time to just mess with women. I want to be serious, and my parents did, oh yeah I forgot to say. My parents already knew about my feelings for my students, which is you, and they supported me even though they did not know you directly. They say, just from my stories, they can already judge if you are a good woman,”

“I was confused as to how,” finally came out also that sentence from the mouth of Elvina who was a few minutes just silent without a real reaction.

“You do not have to how, I as a man who must move to prove my seriousness. You definitely need time to digest all this. It's okay, slowly but surely you can judge for yourself what I'm talking about is true. I love you, that might sound ludicrous to you huh? But what I feel has reached that stage, is no longer just amazed like the first time I met you,”

“Yes Allah, why is this so? Never in the shadows I liked, let alone loved my own lecturer,”

“I can ‘kan know you and your parents further?”

Again Vano asked that. Because he had not yet received a definite answer from Elvina. He must first permit, before embarking on any further steps.

“If you know how to do it, sir,”

“While you are thinking, you will not be taken seriously with me,”

“But I don't love my father,”

Vano smiled at Elvina's honesty. It's okay to hurt, but it's important to be honest. “I think, the expression of love can come because we are used to it, El. Besides ‘kan we want to know more first. If it is a mate, everything must be made easy,”

“I love each other,”

Vano's face immediately pias heard the words of Elvina. Honestly, knowing that Elvina doesn't love her is better than hearing that Elvina still loves someone.

“If I could know, who is it? Sorry before, but before I dared to express my feelings to you, I already sure you are no longer in a relationship with anyone, so I was a bit surprised to hear your confession just now,”

“Bapak know where I no longer have a relationship with anyone?”

“I find out for myself,”

Elvina was flabbergasted at Vano's honest words. So Vano had secretly been finding out about Elvina without Elvina noticing.

Seeing Elvina's shocked expression, Vano chuckled. “How are you surprised? If I were interested in a woman, I would find out about her. So before too far away my feelings for the woman, I already know how she is,”

****

“Why come home from home that way, son? I think again very happy,”

Lisa opened the door for her first child who had just returned home. Vano kissed her mother's hand and then laughed as Lisa brushed her chin.

“Why you? There are things that make me very happy like,”

“Iya, Ma,”

“Wah, what is it? Mama can you know?”

“Bby dong, Ma. I was honest about my feelings for the woman I admired all this time you know, Ma, uh don't admire me anyway, love even,”

“Eh this really?”

“Alhamdulillah, how do you keep responding? It's okay to be disappointed that it's important you have dared to say. A soul mate is not going anywhere, Bang,”

Vano nodded his head. The most important thing for him is that he is honest. And actually Elvina's response to her honesty is normal, not disappointing, but not happy too. What makes him disappointed is precisely the honesty of Elvina about the man who is said to be still loved by Elvina but dear Elvina does not want to say more about who the figure of the man.

“What says Elvina, Bang?”

“She was shocked anyway, Ma,”

“Definitely surprised, people so far Elvina does not know you like Elvina secretly,”

“So she looks upset, or how?”

“Not upset, Ma. Ordinary, not happy, not upset, just mediocre,”

“Yes sign you have to fight surein him that you are serious,”

“Well that's it, Ma. I have also told him, I want to know him and his family further, while he thinks or not I am serious,”

“God willing, has that been the chat? You're cool to admit feelings, men should be. Gotta get started. If you get it later, don't waste it! Remember, it needs a struggle. Six months or so, you can only observe him from afar because there is the status of lecturers and students between the two of you, and after you succeeded in owning him, you even wasted it. Don't get it,”

“Iya, Mother. I love her, and I promise myself I won't waste Elvina because she's a different woman, Ma. I like her character, apart from her beautiful looks,”

Lisa smiled happily at her oldest child, who was already quite mature, did not hesitate to start a serious relationship with the woman she wanted.

“When you want to know Elvina's parents, Bang?”

“Hmm..Elvina hasn't told me when I can go to her house, Ma,”

“Yes has been awaited, she definitely needs time to talk to her parents about you,”

“Iya I will be patient, Ma. Yes I've been to the room first yes, Ma,”

“Okay sip, please rest,”

Vano climbed the stairs to his room on the second floor. In the middle of his journey, he accidentally met his sister who had a neat appearance about to leave.

“Abang, anterin me yuk,”

“Where?”

“Ke mal lah,”

“He wants a break, Dek. Sent by Mr. Hendra aja yes,” said Lisa who did not want her youngest child to interfere with the rest of her eldest son who had just returned home to teach, and certainly tiring.

“Bang, want ya?”

Davina looked at Vano. Davina still hopes her brother will take her to the mall for shopping. Seeing Vano silent, and staring at his mother, Davina clucked in annoyance.

“That's that anyway? If you are married, how to try?! I will definitely not be considered again deh now just not married I have not been considered,”

“Yes yes, come on Brother Anterin. Only once Brother answered long ago, usually also directly yes, who says you are not being treated? Don't say that, you have only one sister, and that's you. Maybe you are not paying attention. Yes, you are ready first jerk,”

“No need, wear the same shirt with her pants,”

“Ngak ah, Brother want to change clothes. I was like anything to the mall wearing formal clothes,” said Vano Smabil applies to his room.

Davina exclaimed pleasure because Vano did not refuse to deliver her to the mall. Then he got a reprimand from Lisa.

“Never say that again, Davina. That brother is so dear to you. Brother just came home really, Mama wants him to rest, so Mama told you to go with Mr. Hendra. Butwhat? Your brother still wants to nganterin you, sacrifice his rest time,”