Shadow From the Past
Chapter 116

As Elvina had said earlier, she would make the grilled chicken from Jona as a dinner menu. Only eat chicken without rice because before Elvina had eaten rice instead after entering the afternoon.

At half-nine he was hungry. Finally decided to take the roasted chicken.

He searched the kitchen but could not find it. Then he went to Amih's room to ask Amih where he kept the grilled chicken given by his friend. Elvina asked Amih to help save the roasted chicken.

“Save where, Mih?”

“Anu—itu—maaf, Ma'am, Mr. Vano told me to throw the grilled chicken away. So I—“

“What?! So you threw it away? How was it thrown away? Why do you think what Mas said?! Huh huh? I'm ‘kan hungry, Mih. Partly dearly discarded,”

“Sorry once again, Mom. I just follow what Mr. Vano said, because Mr. Vano said that there is poison, so I throw it away, than the housewives why eat it,”

“That's a great habit, no matter what Mas Vano says! Tick-about him the salary, erghh!”

Elvina gritted her teeth of emotion at Amih who threw away the food just for hearing Vani's edict recklessly saying that the chicken was poisonous.

“It's not so, Mom. I am worried if it is not thrown away, because ‘kan Pak Vano has said if it has poison, so I throw it away to be safe,”

Elvina clucked in annoyance. He bent his body and walked back to the room with a rough leg.

“Mas Vano is really looking for a problem anyway. I'm hungry like this even lured to nag! Extremely it's people, no fuss aja,”

Elvina brushed open the room door until Vano, who was playing games on her phone, looked surprised. He was more surprised and confused after seeing the annoyed face of Elvina.

“Why you?”

“Why-why?! You told Amih to throw the grilled chicken out of Jona?! How outrageous is that anyway? The roasted chicken is not wrong, your jealousy is wrong,”

Vano rolled his eyes irritated. Apparently because of the rooster given by Jona, Elvina to this extent.

“I think because of what, it turns out just because chicken roasted from him? El, I just want to be careful. Fear that the chicken has been really winnowed or already given poison, so I told Amih to throw it away. Don't blame anyone, I want it thrown away so you don't eat,”

“Udah said he would not want to poison me, Mas! He knows me, if he wants anything, then he's ready to go to jail. What the hell are you?! It makes me a very person. I'm hungry, time just eat the same wind eat your heart just ngadepin?”

“Ya have eaten aja sekuteng through tuh. Usually ‘kan through him in the complex. Or do you want what? Let me go out to buyin,”

“No way! I'm pissed off by you. Sweetheart throw away food, it's expensive tau!”

“Ya want expensive cake, cheap cake, I'm very bodo. Rather than you actually doing anything because of him, mending I throw it away. I don't trust him. Anyway, I can buy a roasted chicken like that, tomorrow I buy it, or let you be satisfied, you buy it yourself, later I give you the money,”

Money matters, Elvina still has. Her husband is not over. What He is concerned about now is his hunger and Vano's behavior that really provokes emotions.

“That's it, I'm just sleeping. You do have the heart, make me hungry,”

“Chooking up? I want to buy it, what do you want? Fried rice? A martabak? Chicken satay? Horse satay?”

“Apaan anyway! Not funny know,”

Vano held back his laughter as Elvina grew even hotter to hear him offer horse satay. It doesn't seem like anything, thought Elvina. He just spoke his purpose so that Elvina would not be angry with him anymore.

“What do you want, El? I buy what you want, just call it, mumpung me good nih,”

“Not done! I don't need it. Later if you wait to buy. If it's at home ‘kan delicious, even though I've been baiting the roasted chicken into my stomach, uh even you throw away,”

“Ya I bought it,”

“Buy what?”

“Buy refrigerator? Yes buy grilled chicken, still ask again,”

Vano was forced to stop struggling with the game. He had to make his wife not upset anymore. He will replace the chicken he threw away with a new chicken. Guaranteed no incantations from Mbah Dukun, and no poison.

Vano out these nights to comply with Elvina's wishes is actually not a rare thing. He is said to often sacrifice his rest to fulfill the wishes of the wife. It's okay as long as Elvina doesn't suck. The problem is, sometimes Elvina still sucks after she complies with her wishes. Either he sleeps after he comes home with food, or he protests this or that's what the food he brings. But what makes him is not himself. He just buys, spends money, does not taste before.

Amih who will make sure whether the door is locked properly or not, was surprised to find Vano who walked quickly blocking his intention to ensure the door security.

“I want out, Mih. I will have the key yes,”

“Oh yes, Sir. By the way Mr Vano where are you going?”

“Buy grilled chicken for big mistress,”

“Oh because I was angry because the chicken was thrown away huh, sir?”

“Iya, exactly. That's why I want to buy it again. I go first, Assalamualaikum,”

“Waalaikumsalam,”

Amih locked the door and Vano had brought the door lock that was the handle every day. After that Amih returned to the room and Vano went out of the house at night to look for roasted chicken that Vano doubted was no longer there. But he hopes there are still roasting chicken sellers these nights.

Usually what he often saw on the side of the road if that night there was only fried rice, kebab, martabak, catfish pecel, chicken satay, padang satay. It is rare to see a grilled chicken restaurant that is still open.

“Tadi si Jona tuh buy grilled chicken what brand anyway? There's not a thing here?”

Vano drove at a low speed so he could observe the surroundings more carefully.

“Ntar if I buy chicken at catfish pecels, Elvina protest. Usually ‘kan it fried. Hadeh ribet has a protesting wife,”

*****

While waiting for Vano to come home, Elvina chose to be busy with her face mask. He wanted a mascerine after eating, the plan was so. But since there's no food, it's better that he's a mascer now. Not necessarily Ken managed to get a grilled chicken.

“Hadeh is delicious, this cold face. Abis ngomel-ngomel emang exactly masceran after,”

Elvina closed her eyes for a moment while lying on the bed. Long-time even asleep, but the intention is just to close your eyes so that you feel more relaxed.

His intention was to play mobile phones while waiting for the mascerine time to end, now that happens, the woman even overslept.

*****

“Bang, that chicken can not be burned what?”

“Can dong, Mas. How much?”

“Alhamdulillah can turn out. Yes, I asked for one tail,”

Vano did not manage to find a place to sell grilled chicken under a certain name. Finally he decided to go to the seller of catfish pecel which usually in addition to selling catfish, also selling fried chicken. He thought he could not ask to burn the chicken, but it could and he was relieved. He finally didn't have to look here anymore.

“Ayam only? Its name?”

“No need, chicken only one tail,”

“Tempe, tofu, or satay his intestines not too?” Asked one of the two men whose job it was to wrap, while the other was burning chickens.

“By his chicken intestines, five skewers,”

Chicken intestine satay with sambal has entered into the plastic, just wait for the chicken to finish processed by burning it on the grill.

“How much, Bang?”

“A hundred twenty,”

“Can you add sambal? I pay for the extras,”

Vano likes spicy, especially Elvina. It looks like grilled chicken chili is also delicious, so Vano asked for more. It is not enough to have five small plastics. Later there is not only Elvina who protested, in his heart he protested.

“Bby, plus yes,”

The man didn't take the chili-sambals that were already in the plastic. He took the chili from a container and then poured it into a larger plastic.

“Udah enough, Bang,”

“Okay ready,”

The plastic chili is filled a lot then directly tied and put back into the plastic.

“So how much?”

“One hundred two five aja,”

“Hmm nice nih aroma, like Elvina will like,” her inner.

If Elvina was happy with what He bought, He would be glad to feel appreciated by his own wife. On the other hand, if Elvina seems unhappy or unhappy, she will be disappointed.

*****

Vano entered the house with a plastic bag containing grilled chicken and another plastic carrying drinks and snacks that he bought at the minimarket. Before returning home, Vano stopped there for shopping.

Vano was shocked to see his wife lying with her face attached to the sheet mask. Vano tickled Elvina's legs to wake up.

Elvina felt her sleep was disturbed finally forced to open her eyes and moan. After his eyes opened perfectly, he saw Vano standing looking at him with a smile.

“I thought it was pocong, his face was all white,”

“This again mascerine,”

“Iya know, but I was still surprised to see earlier, the appearance of your face is very white, just the eyes look the same as lips,”

“There's his roasted chicken?”

“There is, like it's good, hopefully it's really good, same drink there is also, I buy it for us to eat,”

“What drink?”

“Azcohol drink,”

“Sorry yes, I've never again—“

“Yes, you already miss mabok. That time ‘kan mabok same friend yes,”

“Yes that's because taughtakin!”

“Basic! Want to be taught. Yes already there, wash your face with the same hands, the ashes we eat,”

“Truly good? If it's not good I don't eat,”

“Enak, sure is good,” concluded Vano.

Elvina immediately rushed to the bathroom to remove the sheet mask and also washed her hands and then came out of the bathroom. Vano washes his hands.

Then they sat facing the grilled chicken and drink in their midst. The drinks are all sorts, Vano bought five bottles.

“Very many drinks, Vano,”

“Ya already save the refrigerator if it does not run out,”

“Not really alcohol ‘kan?”

“Susu and tea turned out,”

“Yes, bottled drinks are not far from it,”

They prayed for a while and then immediately gas tasting the grilled chicken that Vano bought night after his wife sulked after the roasted chicken gave her friend, He threw it away because he did not want Elvina in danger because who knew the roasted chicken had been winnowed by the Shaman Mbah and poisoned.

“Enak not? I said good, really good turned out,”

Vano nodded his head and brandished his thumb. He asked the wife's opinion.

“Enak cocoon,”

“Wuidih happy I heard you said good food,”

“Truly good ‘kan?”

“Hmm tasty and spicily steady,”

“I deliberately asked to add sambal. Eh not stingy also the brother sambal his,”

“Pedas, be careful, later abdominal pain,” said Elvina commemorate her husband who likes spicy too but not like her. Vano is also sometimes not strong spicy, the stomach is not always ready when stuffed with spicy taste.

“There's you, so if I'm sick, I have a treat,”

“Ya I'm not taking care of, because it's your own fault. I reminded you earlier that it is still stubborn yes it is up to,”

“This is your mouth if you get angry with me, El,”

“What the hell, how is it like my mouth? It's good for you!”

“Iya anyways why say spicy? Ordinary people only,”

“He is strong spicy. Later abis it diarrhea, out all,”

“Ih don't doain so dong, El. You like to talk, remember that it is prayer. Means you bedoain your husband diarrhea,”

Elvina laughed and it made her choke from laughing while eating. Vano immediately extended a drink to his wife.

“Esayya do not laugh if you eat again, especially if ngetawain husband. His sins are bigger, El,”

“Eh you are nothing ‘kan? Same face your eyes go red, El,”

Vano turned anxious. The look on her face could not be lied to seeing Elvina who was like she was about to cry.

“El, you are nothing ‘kan?”

“Nothing,”

“But kok—“

“Diem first, my nose is spicy,” whine Elvina so as not to be spoken to first by her husband.

Her tears are dripping. Vano widened his eyes. Elvina was really crying. But this time it wasn't crying out of sadness or anything, it was choking.

“Yes Allah, Elvina is-there are you,”

Vano patted gently on the back of Elvina who was breathing out. After coughing due to choking, Elvina so feel tight plus the spicy taste in the nose has not disappeared.

“El, are you okay ‘kan? Seriously? I'm freaking out, El,”

Elvina nodded her head. After He felt better, He looked at Vano with his smile.

“Why panic at all? I'm just choking, relax,”

“But until I looked sick earlier, kept coming out tears too, I ‘kan so more panic,”

“Iya because choking on spicy food so the more bad taste,”

“Each him do not laugh if you eat again,”

“Yes abisnya I feel funny after squirming you sprain because I said you would diarrhea,”

“Udah don't eat again,”

“Lho why?”

“Still spicy not your nose? Not yet full?”

“Not yet, still want,”

“Yes, but be careful eating, don't laugh again,”

“Okay,”

Vano reprimanded firmly his wife then pin a kiss on Elvina's forehead without realizing her lips contained stains from roasted chicken seasoning.

“Ah Mas! Why are you kissing me anyway? There's spice in my jidat,”

“Sorry-sorry, I forgot my mouth was dirty,” said Vano while chuckling and cleaning his forehead using tissue.