Shadow From the Past
Chapter 106

“Kok didn't take Vano anyway? Didn't you go home, did you? ‘And it's afternoon, El,”

Elvina thinks her husband will be home in the middle of the night again so it's better he goes to her parents' house. At eight o'clock, the plan is to go home.

“Mas Vano I think I'm coming home for the night so I'm here. You see I'm lonely at home, Bin,”

“Oh so later Vano pick you up here?”

Elvina shook her head, not yet knowing what answer she was going to give. Yesterday's pick up time after walking with Jona, Vano refused outright. If he asks you to pick him up later, either Vano is willing or not, but it seems not because last night they were out fighting too.

“How are you with Vamo? All right ‘kan?”

“Iya, Bun. Pray for me as Mas Vano continues, Bun,”

“Dong sure, El,”

Elvina did not convey what had just happened with Vano. The mother was happy to hear the answer earlier that he and Vano are fine.

“Udah get along with Vano huh, Brother? I'm sorry, don't get tired of the storm? You have changed so much better ‘kan after Vano home?”

“It is precisely Mas Vano that seems to change, Bun,”

Elvina spoke like that. His mouth was itching to tell him that Vano had turned into a bitch lately.

“What do you mean?”

“Ya—-yes, Bun,”

“Iya what? How changed?”

“If all I see is that he's not the usual Mas Vano. More cuey, continue ferociously also again,”

“Lho is that? You made a mistake especially?”

“Ma, why is it always me who is considered to have wrong?”

Elvina was tired of being held guilty either by Vano, by her own parents, by Elvina as well.

“Yes because usually you are looking for trouble ‘kan, El?”

“But after returning home, Mas Vano did change as I said earlier,”

“Yes maybe he doesn't want to dream again showing his feelings because you've been bodo very, so now he's cute,”

“Ya shouldn't do that, Bun. I'm learning to change, to be able to react to her feelings, to appreciate her. Uh she turned into that,”

“You should try to make him kayak again. Maybe if you already love him, everything will come back like before. This Vano is again recovering his own feelings, Elvina. You've disappointed many times about it,”

He rubbed his son's head gently. Seeing the gloomy face of Elvina came up with the idea of Early to keep her son entertained.

“Mau karaoke with mom?”

“Hah? Karaoke, Bun? Tumben mommy making sure I'm karaoke? Where?”

Elvina chuckled at her mother's invitation which sounded tickling her stomach. Because Dini does not usually invite him to karaoke. Usually also invited to cook or walk to the mall only.

“Karaoke where? It's up to you. Home come, mall also come,”

“No, Bun. I'm not interested,”

“Yah, even though mom wants to entertain you. Let's not keep thinking about Vano. I think the Vano change is enough to make you think yes?”

Elvina nodded honestly as Vano was not usually like that. Even what Elvina realized once was that Vano never called her dear again. His attitude is also indifferent as usual, He was once expelled from his room Vano, not to mention the perfume of the woman he found from the body Vano.

“Let's have fun, El,”

“Neg, Bun. Cook it, cook whatever it is up to mama deh,”

Instead of karaoke, Elvina prefers cooking. No need to go anywhere, and the results can be enjoyed.

“Oh want to cook? Cook what? Or we make a cake. Which is easy and which you like,”

Elvina nodded her head in agreement. He will be happy to taste the cake made with the mother later.

“Bikin sponge banana only. Banana stock a lot,”

Elvina just follow what the mother said, which is important to make the title cake. The one rooting all the ingredients was Dini while the stirring part was Elvina.

Elvina has not been that great at making her own cookies without the help of her mother or the internet. At home already using the help of the internet alone is still not satisfactory results.

“It wasn't long ago stirred it, don't stop first, El,”

Elvina revived the mixer that she had stopped working because she thought she had finished stirring it.

“Let's take you home the result is yes,”

“Eat here aja, Bun,”

“Nothing to take home let Vano cobain too,”

“Tasting me last night was almost not eaten with him, because I came home at night. Maybe this cake will also be the same fate,”

*****

“Elvina where? In the room ya?”

Vano came home at half-six in the afternoon, much sooner than last night who came home at midnight.

“Mother again to her papa mama's house, Sir,”

“Oh, has it been a long time?”

“Iya pretty good, said the mother was going home at eight o'clock maybe, because ‘kan last night Mr. Ken came home late, so rather than lonely and bored at home I thought mending to his parents' house, I said so,”

Vano nodded after Amih gave an explanation to him. He again felt guilty that last night he came home once a night when Elvina was waiting for him and even postponed dinner because she planned to have dinner with him. Then after that he also served Elvina until finally they were involved in the cold war until this morning before He went to work. He who does not want to look stupid and weak again because love chooses to follow what Elvina has designed. Elvina wanted to talk to him, so he followed.

“Pak Vano to follow Mom?”

“Iya,”

Vano stared at his clothes. He felt it would be better if he took a shower and changed clothes first just picked up Elvina who he suspected reports to his papa mama about the problems between them. Let Elvina report that her papa mama will probably blame her for just hearing the explanation from Elvina's side. He was just defending himself being accused of cheating by Elvina, is that wrong?

*****

“You came here?”

The arrival of Vano made Elvina who happened to welcome his arrival feel confused. Vano didn't say anything if she would approach Elvina at her parents' house.

“Not happy I came?”

“Not that, sewot aja,”

Elvina told her husband to sit down and ask what he wanted to drink. But Vano shook his head and he observed the atmosphere around.

“There, again at prayer,”

“You why don't you pray?”

“Tadi monthly guests. Have you prayed yet?”

“Nih want to pray,”

Vano moved from the sofa where he sat for a while to hurry to worship.

“You want to stay here?”

“No, why?”

“Oh I think I'm going to catch up. I'd also like to join you if you stay here,”

“It's not like,”

Vano leaves Elvina who chooses to go to the dining table waiting for her parents and Vano for dinner.

While Vano came to mushalla in the house of Dini and also Arman to perform his maghrib worship.

“Lho no Vano it turns out. When's it coming, Van? Have you been long?”

“New, Yeah,”

“Nginap is here yes,”

“If Elvina wants to pray, I also want,” Vano said before preparing for prayer. His father-in-law had finished praying, while he was just about to begin.

“Yes pray first, dad wait at the dinner table yes,”

“Yes, Well, I'll follow,”

“Yes we have dinner whether you want to talk to you,”

Seeing Vano looking at him with a stiffened gaze, Arman chuckled. What's up with his words? Vano looked tense when he heard he was going to say something.

“Seat, Van. I don't want to ngomelin you really, really tense,”

Vano chuckled softly. It turned out that the look on his face made Arman know how the tension was after Arman said there would be things to talk about him.

*****

Because her father continued to persuade her to stay the night, and indeed she had not stayed at her parents' house for a long time, then Elvina chose not to go home tonight, except for spending the night at his parents' house.

Vano, her husband also followed in her footsteps, Vano had told her before that she would follow Elvina. If Elvina wants to go home, she will go home, but if Elvina wants to stay at her parents' house, she doesn't mind.

While waiting for drowsiness, they sat in the living room enjoying the television broadcast while enjoying the popcorn. The atmosphere is exactly like a cinema, only in a dark cinema, if it is bright there.

“Eh by the way ‘kan movie background Bandung yes, mama suddenly remembered Rendra. If it's not wrong he's leaving tonight huh, Dad? I accidentally met him and he told me,”

Dini went from her husband's side to talk to Elvina. She did not want to disturb her husband, son, and daughter-in-law who were enjoying the movie.

“Rendra to Bandung, Yah?”

Not only Elvina, it turns out that Vano is also curious about Rendra who said Dini went to Bandung. So Vano asked his father-in-law.

“Iya there is touring with his futsal friends,”

“Terus Agatha not coming?” Elvina asked her father. Elvina wonders if the ex's wife is coming or not.

“Now, El. People are pregnant again so, where might be obtained the same Rendra,”

“Touring, Dad? Means Agatha left?”

“Iya, Van. It was also after she repeatedly asked Agatha for her objection or not staying. Agatha is relaxed. He may, even tell Rendra to leave, he said he could still get out. Rendra also asked the same mother papa, before to Rendra's parents themselves. We are up to Agatha, if Agatha can be, yes we can also,”

“But Agatha doesn't mind either, because she ‘kan again pregnant,”

“Yes because maybe he thinks later Rendra ‘kan will go less often to spend the same time his friend. While you can now why not ‘kan? She doesn't want to be too clingy with her husband. Moreover, he knows that touring is one of the things that Rendra likes,”

“Vano likes what? Go with friends too?”

Vano was surprised to get the question from his father-in-law. Being discussing Rendra, it suddenly now turned towards him.

“Mas Vano mah all like. The same way friends like, the same way I like, the way itself also like, that's proof a week not go home, Dad. Means he likes,”

Vano glanced at his wife. Who asked who, but who answered who. Elvina's answer also seemed to corner him.

But luckily the words of Armab make the atmosphere so calm and peaceful even though before Elvina like sparking fire anger in Vano's chest.

Indeed because of who Vano went from home to a week? Because Elvina! Elvina who secretly had the intention of parting with him without saying anything to him, then he was made to constantly give in, who was at home? While in the hotel he lived a comfortable and quiet life although it is undeniable He could not really calm because he thought of Elvina.

“It's okay if occasionally Vano wants it. ‘And the intention is not to want anything, just to calm down, melt the hot atmosphere between you. Instead of being close together but even noisily, mending away for a while, right ‘kan? Not good noisiness keep,”

“Tuh, hear ?” Vano said with a slanted smile at Elvina. Let's hope Elvina digests her papa well.

“Listen! I've got two ears and thankfully it's still normal, so I heard,”

“That's not good. Who's your friend talking to now, Elvina? Your husband isn't?”

Elvina was stunned by Arman. His father apparently saw him roll his eyeballs and also greeted Vano with his jutek, so Arman reprimanded him.

“Iya sorry, Dad,”

“Don't apologize to Daddy. Who does wrong?”

Elvina gritted her teeth in annoyance. Somehow their spectacle was now even ignored, and he was actually required to apologize with Vank. Erghh! It doesn't really matter. Usually he never apologized if he had said a jutek like that to Vano.

Vano folded his lips inward, He held back the laughter from seeing Elvina who was the target of his papa's advice, seeming Elvina to hold back her annoyance. Especially after being asked by her father to apologize.

“Okay, sorry,”

“Lah? So then?”

“Ya how do I keep, Dad? Kowtow at Mas Vano's feet?”

“Ya is not dong. Apologizing is fine, not a storm. Where does his face judge so much more,”

Elvina gritted her teeth furiously. His facial expression was disputed by his papa. This time he really made a dead flea.

“Sorry, Mas Vano,” he said repeating an apology. This time it was more polite than ever.

It was only fitting that Vano looked tired of Elvina and their relationship, Elvina, made him that way. It's natural that Vano makes occasional contact. He did not want Elvina to constantly lure his patience to run out. One side Vano wants to be more patient with Elvina, on the other hand he also wants Elvina to change for the better again, can appreciate it more is the most important. Although Elvina may not be able to reciprocate Vano's feelings, but at the very least, Vano's existence can be very well appreciated by Elvina.

“Mother equally or wish you peace, no more debate. You can live quietly. It's like a dope, the romances still like to fight after Vano comes home. Any more problems? Try dad's story,”

“Nothing, Dad. Just fine,” said Vano while smiling. Speech is prayer, so He wished the sentence had just become reality, forever He was fine with Elvina.

“Ah thank goodness then,”