Shadow From the Past
Chapter 111
Vano was confused because his wife did not go into the room after arguing with him earlier. Two hours Vano was silent in the room and Elvina did not come too.
Vano was curious where the woman was, whether to leave the house or just decide to stay downstairs, Vano had to make sure of it herself.
Vano came down the stairs one by one with slow steps. After that he circulated the view looking for the whereabouts of his wife.
He found his wife sleeping on the couch. Vano clucked softly and shook his head. Elvina prefers to sleep on the sofa instead of coming to the room and sleeping on a bed that is much wider and more comfortable than the sofa.
Vano lowered her body. It makes his knees a focus. His hand moved rubbing the face of Elvina who was asleep sideways and strands of hair fell down to cover part of her face.
“Why are you here? Not just in my room, because I don't want to see me? Hmm?”
Vano knew the question would not be answered because Elvina was asleep but she still let out her voice to ask Elvina. He never thought Elvina chose on the sofa rather than to the room.
“I'm sorry I hurt you. I'm sorry yes, dear,”
Vano gave a kiss on Elvina's forehead after which she stood up. He grabbed Elvina into his carrier and rushed to his room.
He won't let Elvina sleep on the couch. She did not leave Elvina after knowing Elvina chose to sleep on the sofa while she could sleep very comfortably on their bed.
Vano pressed the door lever with his elbow after which he pushed the door with his back to open wide and He entered. Then he walked towards the bed.
He immediately placed Elvina carefully on the bed and wrapped Elvina's body in a blanket. He rubbed a moment of Elvina's hair only after he climbed into the bed following Elvina to pass into the dreamland.
“Eh door not yet closed,”
Vano just realized the door to the room has not been closed and the key. He finally had to do it. Before returning to bed, he turned off the main light and turned on the night light.
“Well if gini ‘kan delicious, time to sleep,” muttered Vano while placing his head on a pillow. He moved slowly closer to Elvina. If sleep has not hugged Elvina for a while, it feels something is lacking. Although he was upset or angry with Elvina but whose name was hugging or kissing it was never absent he did while there was a chance.
“Night, Darling. Again, sorry for all my mistakes yes,”
*****
Elvina cleared her throat when she saw Vano was busy with a cell phone while they were currently going to do breakfast together.
“Busy with mobile,”
“Custom, I don't know you. I'm reading about my work today,”
“What work does it do?” Sindir Elvina with his cynicism. Vano just chuckled in response.
“Start again,” Inner Vano due to his wife's behavior this morning.
“It looks like he's really jealous of me, but the time is?” Vano wondered inwardly while observing his wife who was serving food on the dining table, then sat down before him.
“You cooked the soto?”
“Hmm, don't you want to? I ate something else,”
“Who said you don't want to? I want to know, everything you cook is for sure I eat,”
“Oh yes good, kirain choose for breakfast outside, do not want to appreciate my time,”
“What time is it? What time did you wake up?”
“Four less,”
“Oh, I woke up at three if not wrong, to go to the bathroom,”
“Iya I know,”
“Oh you wake up at that hour?”
Elvina nodded her head. How he did not wake up, if Vano just turned on the main light of the room even for a moment. He opened his eyes a few seconds later to sleep again, and maybe Vano was not aware of it.
“Let's lunch together, come to the office I can't? Or I'll pick you up at home,”
“You'll pick me up, I want to know you're serious or don't take me to lunch together,”
“Okay, later I will pick you up at home yes, you do not go anywhere, later I reach your house even wandering unclear,”
“If I go, I will tell you, because I don't want to make any more noise about it,”
“Hmm yes you forgot to tell me if you want to go,”
“No destination wants to go, what for?”
“Go with your friends?”
“Yes if they don't, I won't go. I don't necessarily want to come, either. If I'm lazy I won't come, but if I want to go again I will come,”
Elvina took her chicken soto after getting it for Vano. They eat together quietly and hopefully that calmness can be until the end.
“Tata never make sure you go again huh?”
“The plan is Sunday to go to the concert,”
“What concerts? Korean boyband concert?”
“No idea, he's the one who's convinced. But not outdoor boyband concert, domestic singer concert,”
“I'm coming with dong,”
“Sorry, you are not invited,”
Vano chuckled at his wife's words. Elvina said it with a flat face but to her it was funny.
“Ya later I said same Tata,”
“Serah,”
“Well that's how girls are. Anything up,”
“This new feeling I'm talking is up. Which girl do you mean, Maa?”
“You ‘kan often talk up,”
“But this morning, yes just now,”
“Okay, I was wrong to say, but next time don't say whatever,”
“Because you want to come while you are not invited, so I say whatever,”
“Later that we both watch, will not? Or don't want to?”
“What's the plan?”
Vano rolled his eyes puffed. Elvina hasn't changed either. As if anyone can interfere with their time together, even though Vano wants just the two of them.
“Okay, El. After that we have to watch. Anyway should,”
“What watch? I don't like action movies,”
“Ya already romantic, you ‘kan love romantic, I'm also pretty, but the romantic there funny? Romantic comedy. I think there's a new movie,”
Seeing Elvina nodding lazily, Vano exhaled his coarse breath. Actually want it or not? Why just nod? he got confused.
“Ikhlas isn't? Or mind me watching?”
“I temenin,”
“Yess! So dong, where's the smile?”
Elvina shook her head. He had no desire to smile for no reason this morning. Especially when he saw Vano's face, he always remembered the incident where he saw Vano meet other women.
“Oh yes I want to say to you. If I choose to sleep outside the room, do not mind me to the room can not?”
Vano shook his head slowly after Elvina talked about the matter She who moved Elvina from sofa to room.
That He did because He prioritized the comfort of Elvina. He did not expect Elvina to protest. Though He only could not bear if Elvina slept on the sofa, so He moved to the bedroom bed so that he could sleep with her.
“Can't, El. I mean, how could you sleep on the couch. That's why I moved you to bed. Yesterday I was good to sleep in bed while you were on the sofa. Yes although also convenient, but ‘kan much more comfortable in the bedroom bed,”
“But I'm better like that, than in the room even fight, it's ‘kan we ran out of a fight so I'm on the sofa,”
“Iya I know, but ‘kan, have not fought again. You're asleep, so you won't fight,”
“Ah you don't understand,”
“I don't have the heart. If my eyes see you sleeping alone on the couch like that, seriously. Unless I don't see, well maybe wake up tomorrow morning you stay on the sofa. The problem is that I turned on you because you did not come to the room, so I went down, I continued to meet you who slept on the sofa, while I could sleep in a nice bed, if you don't want to sleep with me, yes I'm the one who goes, don't you, if you really want to just talk so much so I find another bed,”
“I don't want to go in the room because I'm afraid we fight again. And I'm afraid you're angry again. You're mad to the point of clutching my hand,”
Vano was silent to Elvina's words. For a moment he stopped his chewing mouth. He also placed a spoon and fork on the plate, then stared at Elvina's goal-grip.
“I'm sorry yes, I'm really sorry I hurt you, made you sad, or disappointed. I'm sorry,”
Vano grabbed Elvina's idle hand, or she didn't use it to bribe her left hand. Then he put a soft rub on the back of Elvina's hand.
“I have no intention to hurt you, seriously,”
“I was shocked but I also realized that I was wrong already overflowing my emotions into things that were not wrong. I made a broken glass plate,”
“That's not what I'm really worried about. I just don't like you being emotional. I also follow his emotions. And I didn't realize it hurt you, just clutch your hand until it hurts. I'm sorry,”
“I'm emotional because I feel lied to you, Mas,”
“I did meet a girl but she's my friend, and I didn't cheat,”
Elvina pulled her hand from Vano's. Until now he did not believe what Vano said.
He could not believe they were just friends. Then what about Vano's problem of lying about his destination? Vano claimed to be going straight to the office, but did not even know the woman when he said it was too late.
“Udah, don't discuss anything. Continue eating,”
Instead of Elvina even upset again because Vano is still kink, better they continue the breakfast that had stopped earlier.
“You're kind of jealous again, El. But honestly I'm happy anyway,”
“Jealous how does it mean?”
“Yes, you're jealous of me again, I'm the one who met my friend. It's kind of jealous, but you don't want to admit it. Yes already, maybe it is true you are not jealous,”
“Ya indeed I am not jealous, I ‘kan not love you yet,”
“Some time when you can love me. Angry is usually, but love can not be, strange. I'm starting to look like I don't like it when I'm close to each other. But strangely not love-love,”
Elvina frowned as Vano looked at her deeply, instead of continuing to eat. He flicked his finger in front of Vano's face which immediately snapped in shock.
“Why call me that?”
“Again,”
“Ngedumel to me?”
“Yes yes, time to Pak RT?”
“Eh by the way Mr. RT, here is an event like that from our RT,”
Vano laughed at their strange discussion. Earlier about their household problems, now discuss RT.
“Who's doing it?”
“The wife is Mr. RT more precisely,”
“Oh bu RT, keep you coming?”
“I was taught, but I haven't answered yet. Nice show,”
“Forward, count-count,”
“Iya deh, I'll answer,”
“You are rather than bored at home 'no mending activities participate in such activities, Na,”
“I'm sometimes lazy. I'm passive when it comes to that,”
“Unmarried time never join mother to events in the neighborhood?”
“Never, but I don't come often,”
“You why don't you come along often?”
“Said, I'm passive when it comes to kayaking. Mending college, keep busy with friends, well if the holiday at home. Mother also rarely ngajak children anyway, most if her friend ngajak children, yes mother also ngajak. Often mother ‘kan event with friends without children,”
“Yes, ordinary are mothers. Later if you bring the child must be a chat. I'm successful, married, hah anyway,”
“Ih mother I'm with her friends not so yes! They don't know. Eh a little crumpled anyway, but not a hobby ngerumpiin people that,”
“If there is a child who has not married the same has not been successful ‘kan be thought,”