Shadow From the Past
Chapter 107

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,”

“How long has he been there?”

“No idea, he also seems not to tell,” replied Dini after her son raised questions still about Rendra.

Vano was jealous. Vano is unhappy when the woman he loves, his own wife, discusses another man who is his former lover. Whether it was Rendra or Jona, Vano would never be happy when they were close to Elvina. Let alone being close, just discussing like this time Vano's heart burned.

Vano immediately looked at Elvina who also happened to be staring at him, finally they looked at each other. Vano hopes that Elvina will realize that she is uncomfortable when Elvina asks about Rendra who has nothing to do with Elvina.

“Vano likes what? Go with friends too?” Ask Arman.

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 Arman's speech made 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,”

“Remember your father's message, if there is a problem, solved well with a cool head, do not get emotional, talk to both. God willing, quickly finished,”

“Iya, Bun,”

“Elvina, you answer, do not just be silent, you are still childish if Mother is involved,”

Elvina immediately got a warning from her mother because only Vano answered, while she was silent, as if she did not understand, or was not happy to respond to his words.

“Iya, Mother,”

“Value respect is important, you do not want to be appreciated just the same Vano while you yourself do not want to appreciate,”

Elvina exhaled a rough breath. It seems that his position as a favorite child has begun to be shifted by Vano as the son-in-law of his father and his mother. He is upset because it is considered wrong continue, while Vano vice versa.

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Elvina, who was about to untie her hair, prepared to go to bed, took the time to answer her husband's questions with her head.

“No, don't accuse ya,” he continued by mouth.

“I'm not accusing, I'm just asking. Perhaps you told your mother's father why he came here,”

“You shouldn't be surprised if I come here. Because this ‘kan my parents' house. So I want to come here when it's up to me, don't think that I'm here because I want to tell my mother's father anything, Mas,”

“Yes you ‘kan often so, El. Actually want to tell your father also no problem. I ‘kan not wrong. Try to remember, who initially suspected to me who?”

“Yes how do I not suspect? In your body there is the scent of another woman's perfume,”

“Continue what's the problem? Bodo very well should, as usual,” said Vano while raising his eyebrows. Elvina's molars fused with each other, her hands also clenched tightly.

Elvina chose to sleep instead of chatting with Vano because in the end it must be noisy. Vano is good at looking for a storm lately.

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“Elvina, can you shift anyway? I want to fall on this floor. You took my position,”

Elvina sleeps on Vano's back and takes the position of Vano who is getting longer and more on the edge of the bed.

“El, slide dong, do not be too stuck to me,” said Vano while encouraging Elvina to slide into her own place. There was already a roll between the two of them but Elvina drove the roll somewhere.

“Sana go,”

“I had a really bad stomach, no idea dapet,” said Elvina while shifting into place.

Vano breathed a sigh of relief. He was finally able to sleep with relief, not narrow anymore because his place was taken over by Elvina.

“Now still hurts?”

“Neg,”

Vano sat down. He rubbed Elvina's stomach gently. Elvina said she no longer felt pain.

“Ngapain anyway?”

“I help you so that the pain does not come again,”

“People are no longer sick,”

Vano moved his hand away from Elvina's belly and then he lay down next to Elvina and closed his eyes.

Vano can go back to sleep while Elvina is difficult to continue to sleep after being awakened by Vano.

Elvina turned to the nightstand next to Vano's head because it sounded Vano's phone shakes. Elvina, curious about who contacted Vano, decides to pick up Vano's phone.

Elvina's eyebrows shot up looking at the name of a woman she didn't recognize. It flashed in Elvina's mind about the scent of the woman's perfume that she had breathed from Vano's body yesterday.

“Who the hell? It's still dark like this phone of a man who's clearly got a wife,”

Elvina gritted her teeth in annoyance. He looked at Vano angrily. Vano doesn't like him to walk with others but Vano himself seems to be creating a game behind him, that's what he doesn't like.

“Mas, wake up!”

Elvina shook her husband's arm to wake up from a deep sleep that even started a few minutes ago after waking up feeling tight pressed with Elvina who took over her bed until she was forced to sleep on edge.

“Elvina, don't bother me. I'm still sleepy,”

“Build first! Someone called you, her name is Delila. Who her? Why did he call you all those nights? See what time it is,”

“This is in the morning. It's almost four hours ‘kan?”

“Iya why is he your phone is still dark like this? There is no manners, already know this is still a break and you are married. Does he know or not about your status? Huh?”

“Everyone knows I'm married. Not kinky, I'm still sleepy anyway not yet adhan also,”

“Mas, wake up I said! Answer who is Delila?!”

Vano just muttered that he did not respond to all his wife's words. He let Elvina babble alone.

“Mas!”

Elvina pulled the earlobe of her husband who chose to be indifferent even though he needed an answer from Vano. Who is Delila, the woman who has contacted Vano at such an unnatural time.

“Elvina, can be silent? It's still morning, at my dad's house too. Don't be weird,”

Vano admonished Elvina whose voice grew. It's not in their own homes that are free to want anything. The thing is, this is Elvina's parents' house. Not good if noisy or disturbing calm when still early in the morning blind.

“You don't want to answer my question!”

“You why take care of my business anyway? Important about Delila?”

“You are jealous not playing yes, whereas you yourself—“

“I myself what? I told you I wouldn't mess around. He's an office guy,”

“But the time is right at this hour of your phone? Huh?”

“Because of work, not others. Naturally, anyways I do not answer also ‘kan,”

“I can't believe it, Mom! You've started to mess apparently yes,”

“Sort of things, not clear, look for a grandiose storm,”

Vano pulled the blanket to cover his entire body and then he turned his back to Elvina who was upset instead of playing with Vano. He did not accept Vano to be this kind of indifferent when He needed to be convinced.