Shadow From the Past
Chapter 66

This afternoon Elvina came to her parents' house because her mother was sick so Elvina wanted to visit. If you just know the situation of the phone is less for Elvina so she had to go to her parents' residence to see firsthand the situation of the mother.

Arriving home, the situation is much better, just like the explanation Dini when on the phone by Elvina who asked her news.

Now Elvina was invited to lunch together by her parents. As they were about to start their lunch, a guest suddenly arrived. Elvina immediately left the chair as soon as the bell rang.

“Liat who the guest was, El. If you do not know, do not need to be written. Remember, be vigilant,”

“Yes, Yeah,”

“If your friend Dad or Mommy will call if you want to come, so that you try to see first deh,”

Elvina stepped out of the dining room to open the door if it was a guest who came to know her.

Elvina did not immediately open the door of her house but recognized her guest first from the window.

Her eyes blinked when she saw the figure of her husband in front of the door. Elvina raised her head to see clearly.

“Eh it's actually Mas Vano it turns out,”

Elvina quickly opened the door. The woman was shocked to find the presence of the husband but she was also happy and did not expect that her husband would come.

“Assalamualaikum,”

“Waalaikumsalam. I'm so glad you came here, Mas, who told you?”

“Kok who told you anyway? I want to be alone,”

Elvina smiled widely until her eyes narrowed after that she embraced the arms of the husband to invite him inside and lock the door again. So after Elvina said she was at her parents' house because the mother was sick, Vano immediately took the time to visit and pick up his wife if she really wanted to go home. If if he does not want to go home alias stay alone is also okay. Considering that the mother is not healthy. 

“I thought you were told that, so I'd like to follow you here,”

“No nyusulin you really are. I want to know the state of Mother, I am worried because she is also my parent,” said Vano.

“Actually I met my father this morning and before I knew from you I actually already knew Mother was sick from father. I was going to invite you to look uh it turns out you have already come here first so yes I have all of you,” 

“Lho, did you meet Dad? Whereabouts? my father forgot to tell me. Did you have lunch? Let's eat together,”

“Iya I want to buy food and accidentally meet the father who wants to buy breakfast. We had a chat and dad said mom was not healthy anymore,” said Vano told the beginning He could know her mother-in-law was sick.

“Where is mother's father?”

“At the dinner table, we will eat together again. You're eating, Mas,”

“Okay, I happen not to eat yet. You cooked it?”

“Iya, mother ask for vegetables, salted fish, the same sambal terasi. So I made it earlier,” said Elvina while taking her husband to the dining room.

“Eh Vano who came turned out. How are you, Van?” Ask Dini as soon as Vano sits on one of the chairs precisely next to Elvina.

“Alhamdulillah well, Bun. What is the state of Mother?”

“Alhamdulillah has gone quiet, Van. Tau Mommy is sick from Elvina huh?”

“From Dad, I met Dad this morning. Keep chatting with Dad story that you are not healthy anymore,” said Vano answer a question from his mother-in-law.

“Oalah from father, kirain from Elvina, you ‘kan also less healthy, how now?”

“That's great if I, Bun,”

“Dah we eat first yuk, Vano follow the meal too, have not lunch ‘kan? Even if it is okay to eat. Calculate add portion,”

“Iya thanks, Dad,”

Vano chuckled in response to the words of his father-in-law who wanted him to join the lunch. It just so happened that he had not filled his stomach. So exactly the moment.

It was unexpected by Elvina that her husband would follow her to her parents' house and now they are eating together.

He thought Vano would come home late in the afternoon or evening, and then go back to their house. But it turns out that Vano came to meet with Elvina's mother who is not healthy.

Elvina's parents had already considered Vano like his own parents. He was quite surprised to find out that his mother-in-law was ill. Incidentally Elvina also visited, so He also came here to see firsthand the condition of his mother-in-law.

“You have no plans for a holiday?”

“Not yet, Dad. There's no time yet. Why, Dad?” Vano asked his father-in-law who had just asked him a question about the holidays.

Vano is always preoccupied with work let alone two days of leaving the automatic work piling up.

“Yes is okay, you want to know. I guess I've never had a vacation that was a little far away, huh? No mummy huh?”

“Mumet sih mumet, Dad. But later if Vano can already,”

“Actually the same mama Lisa has spoken directly to Mas Vano but Mas Vano who like not want to vacation with me. This is so strange about Mas Vano. Very busy, no time for a quick holiday,” Inner Elvina. He himself never invited Vano vacation because indeed Vano did not seem willing due to his busyness.

If he really wanted to, surely without him who gave his cue, Vano had invited him first.

“By the way honeymoon is again. No honeymoon yet?”

Vano and Elvina chuckled and briefly glanced at each other. The honeymoon conversation made them awkward.

Elvina and Vano themselves do not want to rush to have children so it is quite awkward to discuss about children.

“Let's leave if you've had the chance, Dad,” Vano replied as if. He could not answer for sure because there was no chance to go on a honeymoon with his wife. But if he answers directly blatantly like that it doesn't feel good to hear.

“He is whatever is best for you, Daddy Mother supports. If it is more comfortable honeymoon at home is okay. The point is ‘kan important both continue, really not? Can't be imposed also if there is no chance,”

Their lunch ended and Dini went straight to the room, while Vano and Arman went to the living room to talk together, while Elvina herself washed the dirty dishes and Bibi helped save the dishes.

*******

Vano and Elvina have arrived at the runway where they live after a trip not so far from the residence of Elvina's parents.

Vano came out first while Elvina followed while carrying a paper bag containing a box in which there was a cake made by the mother.

“Mas, would you like to try Mother's cake? If not, I want to keep it,”

“Later aja,”

Elvina nodded her head. He immediately put the cake in the kitchen and followed Vano to the room.

“Rest, Mas,” Elvina told the husband who was standing near the nightstand busy with his phone.

“Mas, me or you first who entered the bathroom?”

“You but don't take long huh,” 

“Yes I never took a long shower. Obviously I'm clean, but fast,”

“Times yes?” Vano asked with a smile raising one eyebrow.

“Dih can't believe it. I'll be clean when I shower. And of course scented, want to kiss?”

Elvina looked at Vano with her nosy smile. Vano started by making a comment about how quickly he took a shower. He ladenin by banishing Vano.

“Yes already there shower, why look at me so cynical?”

“Lagian kepedean really. Do you think I want to kiss you?” Vano asked cynically and it irritated his wife. It turns out that guy can also act annoying.

“Kiss what did you mean? Lip kiss? I am not a pawn. What I mean ‘kkan kiss ketek me, make proof I really fragrant or not,”

“Ngiantur. Basic slob you!” Omel Vano made Elvina open and after that Vano closed the bathroom door violently. Vano seemed to be very upset that his wife was teasing him like that.

“It is not necessary to question my fragrance, Mas. Even though I take a cepet bath, I still smell and clean, you know?”

“Yes abisnya not like most girls who like to take a long shower,” said Vano.

“Different, each person ‘kan different. But I sometimes also take a long time if you want to soak it, or use a body scrub. Fast if again lazy too long in the bathroom, do not soak and do not use scrubs. Do you know where girls usually take long showers?” Asked Elvina with a suspicious tone.

“Yeah, I have a mama, I have their adek if ready to like long because of their long bath so I like to eat heart if go with them, fortunately love them, they are, if you are not emotional,”

“I sometimes like that too. I think your ex took a long bath. What about your ex, Mom? Long too? You keep waiting for them to take a shower?” Asked Elvina nosily.

“Crazy people! Why am I waiting for my ex to take a shower? Yes, it is,”

“Know that the bath is long. ‘Can not one room, not one house,”

“If you make the same agreement with those closest to me who women like to come late because of the shower. I arrived, they were still taking a shower, he said. From there I simpulin emang like a girl really likes long baths,”

“Not all, Mas Vano. Don't be called razed. If I wanted one fast,”

Vano also does not take long to bathe. As soon as Vano came out, it was Elvina's turn to comment.

"Aren't you clean in the shower? why cepet? follow me anyway,"

"Duh Elvina, I do if a quick shower, anyways I'm a man. Naturally if you take a quick shower, you like just know me anyway,”

"Don't want to be commented? so don't comment on me, handsome Mas Vano I sing Hadi Mas VanGan,"

"Once again you call me Mas VanGan, I'll--"

"Kiss? ah by the way it was grandiose but never really kissed," Elvina slanted with a defiant facial expression. Elvina challenged the man. 

"Later if the release is really new deh nangis, ngadu," said Vano.

"Huh? ngadu's? who is ngadu? who am I going to?"

"Fat to parents,"

Elvina chuckled at the husband's words. Where maybe he kissed even report to the parents. Want more than that will not be questioned by his parents because Vano is the husband of Elvina, their child.

"What the hell are you talking about? there I was married to Mother's Father if I did not mention being kissed by you. Ah you're-there's just,"

"Handering, don't ever say that. Very embarrassed about it,"

"Well, I understand, too, Mr. VanGan,"

Elvina deliberately called her husband with that designation again because it was fun to also make her husband feel upset.

"Elvina! why are you so bad? I told you not to call Mas VanGan but you're still stubborn,"

"Yes, please love me" This time Elvina challenged. That made Vano grit his teeth. He quickly pulled Elvina's cheek until she grimaced.

"That hurts!"

"Lebay, people just slow down,"

Vano lay on the bed and was immediately warned by his wife.

"Sholat Ashar has not. Pray first, Mas,"

"Are you?"

"Not yet, here I want to take ablution. Had forgotten all about taking ablution," said Elvina while entering the bathroom again this time not for bathing but taking ablution water.

Elvina came out of the bathroom and afterwards held a prayer mat and put on her face.

"Eh El, don't you want to be with me to pray?"

Elvina who will raise her hand to start the prayer finally did not so because of the voice of Vano who spoke to him.

"What bear?"

"Bareng. Tumben didn't make me, why?" vano asked with one of his eyebrows rising.

"Yes already hunted, I think Mas want later, I want to pray now,”

"Yes patient, my legs again a bit tingling, together yes, do not like being alone is dong,”

"Emang actually rarely, so if you are at home again like me ajakin but you often sewot me pray alone," said Elvina not the intention of insinuating. But she just reminded her husband with her own attitude when he invited her to pray together. Though Elvina wanted to while her husband was at home, they prayed together. It's just that Vano often doesn't have similar desires. Vano is often reluctant to be the leader in performing prayers. 

"Yes because you like to not be patient too, it is already ngajakin praying together like ngomel. I don't get upset sometimes. Yes, I was wrong because I told you to finally pray by yourself but you do not like ngagel also ngajakin I pray, as if I am lazy if praying. Yes, I took ablution first,"

Vano left the bed to go to the bathroom to get water. Elvina who heard the words of her husband and Vano to the bathroom without saying much, She smiled faintly.

"I'm glad we did anything together so soon I can love you, Mas,," inner Elvina who was very happy because this time her husband did not refuse to pray together even she who invited. He was not asked to pray alone anymore.

After Vano came out of the bathroom taking ablution water, the prayer rug was held by Elvina and Vano immediately stood on the prayer mat which was positioned right in front of Elvina.

******

Vano had just spent his time on the balcony of the room by himself.Turned back to the room and he climbed onto the bed and lay there.

"You want to work or it's not up to you. The important thing is that my work clothes are ready, yes" said Elvina who was replied with a nod by her husband. Because Vano had just been sick so Elvina did not know the decision of her husband to work or not tomorrow, the important thing is that he has prepared the equipment

"Thank you, El,"

"Sama-sama, even though I only heard the words thank you, El aja I am happy not to play, especially if you hear another sweet sentence, I certainly melt like ice cream. Like for example thanks to beautiful El,”

"You like being weird. I could fuck me,”

"How weird?"

"Yes just now. I call myself an ice cream. That's weird,"

"I was hoping you'd say pretty, uh even weird,"

"Yes after all the time of nyamain himself like ice cream.when it is far different, if ice cream is often sweet, if you---"

"What's? wry asem? it's good for you!"

Vano laughed loudly at Elvina's protest. Though she would not say that, it's just that Elvina was too far thought or indeed sensitive so protest fiercely but on the one hand sad because her husband like to deliberately want to mock her.

"You're so mean to me, Mas,”

"Huh? meaning?"

"You want to say I'm sour, really? but you still think about it?”

"No, I'm just kidding. Do not enter the heart. This is kidding, El,"

"I'm sweet as ice cream?"

"Huh? not really,”

"Ih means actually dong you really want to suck me if I'm not the same as ice cream because ice cream is mostly sweet, and you want to leadekin I sour wry,"

Vano laughed loudly at his wife's words with a frowning expression.

"You why the hell? think ugly to me. Who wants to lead you? that's your mind only once,"

"Yes, I look like ice cream means, right? so sweet, or am I pretty?"

"No, no,"

"Ish is not clear on the answer. You said you didn't mean anything? I don't understand, yes it's more dizzy thinking about your words mending I open a cellphone,"

Instead of continuing the conversation with her husband, Elvina chose to explore social media.

"Duh, look at people on vacation with her husband, I want to be," Elvina can only be sober when she sees one of the posts of an old friend who is on vacation in Sakura country with her husband and family.

Elvina looked at the photos posted by her old friend while hoping in her heart she could catch up soon.

Switch to his friend who is also on vacation to a country that is identical to the lion statue. Elvina increasingly wants a vacation if she has seen others post their vacation moments.

"Danger to see people posting yes. Bring it to be continued pengenen. If what is posted is food, I want to be posted about an automatic vacation I also want to take a vacation. Basic man wants a lot, "inner Elvina said to herself who suddenly linked her friends' holiday posts and also remembered her papa question about vacationing with Vano.

"Mama has told me to take Mas Vano vacation together, just now Dad also like to make me tell Mas Vano vacation together, but Mas Vano is not yet clear what his plan is like he is still busy," inner Elvina again.

Vano suddenly cleared his throat after observing what was being seen by the woman next to him on her phone screen.

Elvina scrolled the screen to see other posts. Later his desire for a vacation is even more passionate if he sees the posts of people who are on vacation. But the tip he again saw the posts of his other friends and was on vacation too but to Bali.

"Vacation?"

"Who?"

"That's what you just saw the post,"

"Oh yeah, he's an old friend of mine. Again to Bali, the picture on the beach is very good,"

"Oh, so the holiday season, too?"

Elvina looked at her husband then nodded her head. Vano asked so he answered. It was not his intention to throw a code so that Vano would take him on vacation.

"It was a holiday there, by itself,"

Elvina snorted and rotated her eyeball. If He wants to vacation alone, He has been doing it since He was coded for holidays by his parents and also his parents-in-law. The problem is they want him and Vano who are vacationing not He alone. What do they say if he goes on a vacation by himself.

In fact, she did not want to do something pleasant only alone, but willing to be alone with her husband, so she had no intention to vacation alone.

"Usually if women are married, rarely want to vacation alone and after all the husband also usually does not give permission,"

"Yes if my same vacation is impossible" said Vano who made his wife exhale rough.

"It is impossible if not the intention to look for opportunities. Actually it can be tried but like you don't want to really, really mind vacation with me," Elvina grumbled in her heart. Vano is just a lazy libiran with Elvina because in the end they will be busy with their respective duani maaing, so for what is also a vacation.

Vano told his wife to take a vacation by herself. All Elvina wants is to go on vacation with her husband. He knows Vano is busy but actually it can if Vano wants a vacation. Vano stay looking for the right time, he empties the time when the work is quite a bit after that they vacation themselves.

"Here's your own vacation,"

Vano again told his wife to take a vacation of her own. Elvina was upset to hear her husband.

"I don't want to go on holiday alone. Do not make me," said Elvina whose heart is hot because her husband has also twice told her to go on vacation alone.

"Why maksa? I'll tell you to go on your own vacation because you think you want to,"

"I want to,"

"That's why I'm on my own vacation because I can't get you,"

"No need to say anything. If you can't help me, then you don't have to tell me to go on my own vacation, okay?"

Elvina snorted then put her phone on the nightstand, then lay back to Vano while pulling the blanket to cover her body from top to bottom. Vano who was one blanket with Elvina snorted then pulled the blanket.

"What the hell? I'm gonna take a break,"

"Yes, don't pull the blanket,"

"Let's just like me,"

"Both the blankets, El,"

"You're so noisy,"

"The whole vacation was sewot. It's so weird of you,"

"Well, did you think before you talked? I have a husband when asked to take a day off alone with the same ease as my own husband. You'll see how I stumble when you say that. You can tell if I don't like you asking for a vacation by yourself. Uh you just keep telling me to take a vacation,"

"Yes if you don't want to. Because your father seems to want us a vacation, my mother also at that time had touched on the honeymoon vacation that is. Rather than waiting I am not yet clear when exactly mengingan you go alone. Anyway yes I am lazy vacation with you, end must be busy alone, trauma also fitting holiday yesterday met your ex,”, Vano told his wife.

Instead of realizing what was discussed by his parents and in-laws, Vano just told his wife who was on vacation while he wanted to stay with his busyness.

"I didn't ask you for a vacation either, did I? I know you're a busy man, so I don't want to ask for this. But that doesn't mean you can tell me to vacation alone dong, I don't want to. Even if it's a vacation, I want to be with you, be cemented with you because I'm your wife and you should be husband with wife everywhere, right? yes if you can, but if not no problem. I'm not mean but you also don't force me to vacation alone. The point is I don't want to,"

Elvina's phone on the nightstand shook and Elvina immediately rushed to pick it up.

Elvina opens an incoming message from a friend during her High School. Her friend sent her wedding invitation along with a word meant specifically for her.

- El, come to my wedding event yes, ajakin your husband too. Thanks in advance

"Woah the Goddess wants to marry? oh my goodness, how terrible it is,"

Vano frowned at his mumbling wife while staring at his own phone.

"Who wants to marry? you want to marry again? I heard it like that,"

Elvina looked at her husband with a fierce look. Obviously he didn't say that.

"I said I let you check your ear to the doctor so that it can be taken immediately,"

"Have a son! what do you think I'm a prank?"

"Yes, I don't want to marry again. You're the one who sent the code to me to get married again, right? hm? but you turn around so I'm the one who seems to say that when my friend who wants to marry and he sent an invitation. I'm not saying you want to get married again, so your ears need to be checked, Mas,"

"Not polite his mouth is, yes,"

"You were the one who said weird. When did I tell you I was getting married again? how strange you are, the turn is told to check with the doctor even sewot,"

Elvina ended her debate with her husband after that she replied to a message sent by her friend named Dewi who had just sent an invitation to attend as an invited guest at the Dewi wedding it will be held in a hotel ballroom.

"Later to meet me, will you?"

"No, you alone," said Vano curtly and unceremoniously rejecting Elvina's request.

"Why are you rejecting? I want to look at you the same. I don't want to be the same with me, why the hell? I won't make you a map?just don't worry. I can definitely carry myself well,"

"What the hell, digress when you say. Your mom, huh? You if the same condition I even like my own insecre ‘kan? Mending himself there,”

"Yes end you are very heavy want me to meet the condition. When your co-worker who named his son's wedding event, you did not attend, I also ended up not attending, but was invited too,”

"That's nothing to talk about anymore, Elvina,"

"I ended up not attending when I was invited. I still don't understand the real reason you don't want to attend. Either because you're ashamed to want to make sure of me or because there are other obstacles that make you finally unable to attend,"

"You already know that right after the event I again have a meeting and anyways I've also apologized to Mr. Irwan if I can not attend the wedding of his son. I don't want you insecure being taught the love of bandingin' yourself with others,”

"Isn't it because you don't want to take me?"

"In addition to me again meeting, busy work, I am lazy to invite you marena insecure you it,”

Elvina smiled at the husband who came back blatantly saying that she did not like him who was not confident.

"Yes so now the point is you don't want me to go to the wedding of my friend Goddess? he's my college friend and I'm pretty close to him. I want to come if there are no obstacles and want it to come with you,"

"Isn't it awkward for me? there must be a lot of your High School friends, right?"

"Yes, why? won't be awkward, we'll all keep frequent communication in the group,"

"What people don't say if you come to me?"

"Yes, I'm already married, so if you come to the same person's event husband himself is not a problem, unless I go with the husband of the person. Well that just can't be. Why do you even think we're gonna be talked about? yes it will not be, my friends are all good people and after all there is no reason they talk because we are married, it does not matter I make you come. They know you, too,"

"People just met, at our wedding,"

"Yes means 'will already know so there is no need to fear awkward or talk about it,"

"I don't want to come, you go alone," said Vano, causing disappointment in Elvina's heart. Though Elvina hopes her husband can accompany her to the wedding of Dewi, her college friend. He and Vano have never been to a friend's event together.

"Come with me dong, Mas. Please, I beg you. Let me have a friend,"

"Geez, don't need to be stopped. Then there must be a lot of friends, you will not feel lonely just calm,"

"Ih but I want to go with you. Why don't you want me?"

"Because I don't think it matters. Moreover, it's your friend's event, so you're the one who came. Later on ana you insecure, you even make me dizzy because you like to bandingin yourself with others who say you are more than you,” 

"Just for a minute, promise. And I won't insecure, pliss me,”

"Are you sure, Elvina? Why do I have to come along? the famous kayak is a show of couples, huh?"

Elvina is offended when her desire to be accompanied by Vano is instead considered a way to show off the couple.

"You don't talk like that. I'm sure you're because let's have friends, you're really mean mouth anyway?"

"Yes anyways very maksa," said Vano with ketus.

"There is no need to be evil mouth if you do not want me to attend the show Dewi, where there is a show of couples. Your mind is still bad about me,"

"Yes, maybe you want to show everyone that your husband is handsome,"

Elvina squinted her eyes at the husband's words. Vano who was too confident even became annoying in Elvina's eyes.

"Some of you there won't be a shortage of friends. You know, a lot of your friends are sure too. Maybe a lot of your ex's coming, too,"

"Any thing, her mouth can not be taken care of," said Elvina who was already upset because her husband banged his talk.

"Well, isn't it? I'm sure many of your ex came, so you don't have to feel lonely later. Talk to your friends, your ex. Don't make me, I'm busy anyways and I think there's more to it than coming to your friend's show,"

"What's more important? work?"

Vano nodded his head. Of course, more important than the event was the work. Vano was reluctant to attend because he prioritized work. Instead of having to meet his ex-wife's lover, he better not just come.