Shadow From the Past
Chapter 144

“Eh, how can I meet Elvina here. The world is so narrow like yes,”

Elvina smiled wryly when she met Delila and her mother at a Japanese food restaurant that was a stopover for She and Amih after shopping before returning home.

When He and Amih were waiting for food to come, Delila and her mother happened to cross her table.

“Elvina how are you? Okay?”

Delila and her mother pick a table right next to Elvina and make Elvina uncomfortable.

“Alhamdulillah good, Aunt,”

“Vano healthy ‘kan?”

“He's healthy, Alhamdulillah,”

“Titip greetings to Vano yes,”

Elvina still maintained her smile and nodded her head. Elvina thought that after greeting her like that, her mother Delila did not ask her to talk anymore but she did not.

“Elvina, aunt apologize for the mistakes Delila made and make you so upset or hate Delila,”

Honestly Elvina was surprised as soon as her mother Delila sincerely apologized to her. Elvina guessed, Delila's mother already knew the tension that had occurred between them.

“Iya, I'm sorry too,”

Actually Elvina also did not want to be the one who was lured to be angry. But if there are things that try to provoke him, of course he can not dodge.

“I'm the same Mother moved yes, you seem uncomfortable,” Delila told Elvina.

Vano's wife immediately shook her head. It didn't matter Delila was sitting nearby, at first He did mind but come to think of it why should He mind? This ‘kan public place, anyone can sit at the table next to him. The problem between them is also over. So he shouldn't mind anymore.

“No need to move, we ‘kan not enemy,”

“I know you want to be uncomfortable near me, Anatha,”

“No, just sit where you want. I don't mind at all if indeed you want to side by side with me, if necessary right next to me aja,”

Elvina instead allowed Delila and her mother to sit completely right next to her empty seat. So that their position is very close and learn to behave normally.

Delila only chose a table that happened to be located close to her desk with Amih, but there was still a real distance.

“No need, I'm just here, not so move kok,”

Elvina nodded her head and smiled faintly. Their conversation ended after previously Delila felt bad sitting close to Elvina who had once hated her for assuming that she was the usurper of Elvina's husband.

“Bu, that's Mba Delila huh? I was half dead at first I wanted to know his face. I think I met but forgot who. What is Mba Delila?” Amih asked quietly and with a slightly advanced head, so that only Elvina would hear him.

“Iya, Mih,”

“Sama of his mother yes, Bu?”

“Iya, Mih,”

“Can happen to meet gini yes, Mom,”

“Iya, really fit yes,”

“Mother is still jealous of Mba Del?”

“No, he deket same Vano just want to make me jealous and it's the work of Ken, Mih,”

“Hah? The real one, Mom? I just found out,”

“I don't think I've ever told you? the point is that, Mih. I'm not jealous anymore, because they're just friends, and Vano deliberately wants to look so cute with Delila that I overheat,”

“Tuh ‘kan, Bu!”

“Sst!”

Elvina glared as Amih let out her voice a little loud to make Delila and her mother who was talking turned her head.

Amih immediately smiled awkwardly and bowed for a moment, as an apology had made the conversation between Delila and her mother become disturbed.

“Pak Vano who talks so same Mom?” Tanya Amih again still maintained her soft voice.

“Iya, she was honest with me last staycation time yesterday,”

“Alhamdulillah then, Ma'am. I'm sure Mr. Ken can't be the same mother. But hopefully he's the one who doesn't mess with ya, ma'am,”

“Hah? Meaning?”

“He's afraid he's a baper, ma'am. Current term ‘kan baper, really ‘kan ya?”

“Yes it's up to him to baper or whatever, the point is Ken only has me,”

Amih smiled broadly hearing Elvina firmly admit her husband was only hers, not to be contested.

“Alhamdulillah I grinning her,”

****

"Do you remember what day it was?"

"Your birthday. I can code it,"

Vano laughed as he blinked one eye. He was so happy his wife remembered. She thought like the year before, Elvina could not remember.

"Why do you remember, honey? usually not, either,"

"Remember usually just pretend not to remember,"

"Look away. It's my turn to ingetin new inget,"

"I remember, Mom. The proof now I remember,"

"Thank God you remember,"

"What do you want?"

Vano did not know that Elvina already had a real gift according to Elvina ordinary course because of course Vano can also buy his own. But the hope is, the gift from him is well received by Vano regardless of the price and how the goods are.

"Nothing, I don't garep gift, ngarepnya you beside me continue,"

"Well, if that's not a word, then,"

"That's my wish all the time, so I don't expect anything from you,"

"Oh, that means that other people expect that?" elvina asked with a slanted smile.

"Yes not dong, other people do not necessarily remember my birthday anyway,"

"If I don't give you a gift, it's okay, Mom?"

"That's okay, honey. I told you, I don't expect a gift from you or anyone,"

"I don't have a gift, though,"

"No problem, but if I ask for prayer can't I?"

"If it's always dong,"

"Alhamdulillah didoain my beautiful wife,"

Vano kissed the top of his wife's nose. He was very happy when he found out that his name was in the prayer that Elvina said.

"Not really?"

"You don't believe me, do you?"

"Believe me, I am glad to be mentioned in your prayer. Keep going, honey,"

"We should pray for each other,"

"I doain you too,"

"Oh, thank God, that's how it should be,"

"I love you, honey,"

"Aren't you going to reply?"

"Reply what?"

"Say love also dong to me,"

"I can't, hard,"

Vano exhaled his breath violently. What is it hard to say love. It's that short but Elvina says it's hard.

"What's the prestige?"

"It looks like both,"

"What a wonder, usually the guy who is prestige, this is back. I'm the same you went back. You are proud and I am not. I'm easy to be honest about how you feel like it's hard. Must be made desperately jealous new out the word love,"

"Are you seriously not looking for anything?"

Elvina diverted the conversation. Again, she discussed the gift again because soon her husband will have a birthday.

"Nothing I want. I told you just now, I just want to be with you, you keep next to me, that's enough for me anyway,"

"Correct? nothing you want now?"

Vano shook his head firmly. When he was a child, there were many requests as a birthday gift. But as he grew older, there was nothing more he wanted as a gift from those closest to him. He only wished them a good prayer because it was much more precious.

Vano flicked his finger in front of Anatha's face which instantly made Elvina flinch.

"Why daydream, honey?"

"Huh? not dreamy. Who said I was daydreaming?"

"What can't I see? you're dreaming, think what the hell?"

"Your gift," Elvina's inner near-discharge. Not her name if it was known by her husband.

"Eh, were you shopping the same?"

"So, the thing is, the contents of the refrigerator have started to run out,"

The reason Elvina when leaving on Vano is shopping for basic ingredients, when in fact Elvina's main goal is to find a birthday gift for her husband.

"Keep out shopping what? straight home?"

"I ate like a regular, first,"

"Oh, did you just go home?"

Elvina nodded in confirming. Indeed, after eating, He and Amih went straight home, no more pleasantries with Delila. They met in a restaurant. Just talk for a while after that don't engage in any more chats until you get home. The time to go home was only on Delila and her mother.

"I just ate home. Uh I met Delila, you know,"

"Huh? how can? you promised him he'd see you again?"

"No, don't just talk, no,"

"Yes, he's used to his eyes, honey. Then why did you meet?"

"Because it wasn't intentional. Suddenly, her mother hit me,"

"Where are you, honey?"

"Where did Amih and I eat,"

"Seriously? how could that happen, yeah,"

"So, I never thought I'd see him. I was shocked too,"

"Keep talking about what?"

"Mama Delila apologized to me. Not talking much because while eating too,"

"I'm sorry? then he knows about the problem, right? delila was not wrong, I was wrong. His mother was very nice, I went there a few times so good attitude to me,"

"You go to his house often?"

"Yes, he deliberately lured you to follow me,"

Elvina's mouth opened and her eyes widened. In an instant she pulled the earlobe of her husband until Vano grimaced.

"Sick, El, don't pull dong, what are my ears?"

"So you know that I'm following you?"

"Yes dong, I deliberately make you suspicious and finally you go fishing to follow me away. And I also purposely went to meet him. I designed everything, Na. Sorry-"

Elvina lifted her pinch on Vano's waist until Vano grimaced in pain. Elvina if pinching mekang painful.

"Your deadly pinch is really terrible, El,"

"That's why don't fuck with me!"

Elvina removed her husband's waist. He felt sorry to see Vano grimacing. It is not until the heart if it pinches more using energy, emotions and also longer. Her husband could scream.

"You're so mean, anyway,"

“If not so yes I will not know how you feel,”

“It turned out so bad, until I had a plan like that I didn't expect it,”

“I ‘kan was indeed unexpected person,”

“Not unexpected, let's have you. You don't know every abis follow you and wriggle you to meet him how upset I am. Ergh! The host wants me to giggle both. Confused me why don't you just die the people who cheat like you guys,”

“Eh, no cheating dong,”

“But at that time he thought ‘kan still cheating,”

Vano chuckled not expecting that his wife would have such thoughts. Too emotional to want to strangle He and Delila, also regretting why He and Delila are still alive when clearly a hobby of cheating.

“You're the same all-out guy whose name is cheating huh?”

“Hmm, why ask that. Wanna cheat? No problem but I am castrated want?”

“Astaghfirullah gnawed eh!”

Vano spontaneously closes his lower half with a hand imagining Elvina doing something to his future.

“Yes that's why don't fuck around,”

“Aman, Darling. Uh later I'll have our birthday dinner outside yeah,”

Elvina nodded in agreement. Usually, there will be a meal if one of them has a birthday. Ken shouldn't have to talk anymore, just talk to him. Of course he will immediately rush away if he eats both of them outside.

“Eat at home or outside?”

“Two,”

“Well how the story is eating at home keep eating out too,”

“It's okay, so eat first at home the next morning, keep the night we're out,”

“Well if breakfast at home aka breakfast is already every day we sell, what's the difference?”

“Ya different points,”

“Oh later I make a special menu yes?”

Elvina spoke while playing the button of the husband's nightshirt with a nosy. While Vano let it go, Elvina likes it. He won't ban it if it makes Elvina happy.

Not only that, Elvina also deliberately run her index finger along her neck it makes Vano shudder until the fur of the romance rises but still he let it. He wanted to know how much Elvina could harm him.

“Honey, what special menu?”

“Yellow rice or rice uduk?”

“Lah we buy rice tumpeng aja,”

“No want, I want to make aja deh,”

“Oh that, yes it is up to want yellow or nuduk. ‘Kan makes you, so what you think is easy just so as not to bother you,”

“Everything is easy if I think,”

“Oh yes? Have you ever done it?”

“But ‘kan can see from the internet the material and the steps make it,”

“Okay, means it's up to you,”

“Hmm it's up to me to cook yellow or sit yes,”

“Yoi, I'm eating it all, baby,”

“Kok you can not be silent anyway?”

“Means?”

Vano clucked softly and pointed at his wife's still-at-home hand doing nosy around her neck.

“It looks like more fishing,”

“Mancing how do you mean?”

“Mancing yes that's what I mean,”

Vano raised his eyebrows after blinking one eye while biting his lower lip. Elvina immediately pushed her husband's face.

“Those thoughts go everywhere,”

“Yes your hands are also everywhere tuh,”

“Well, what's wrong if I want to hold your neck? No ban?”

“Yes no heck, just ‘kan me so think you again angled me, El,”

“Mancing mah in the same dam, not here,”

“Hold another dong, El, don't just neck,”

“Mas, I tonjok ya. Your face is so cute,”

Vano deliberately put on a naughty facial expression and that was what upset Elvina. Once again He pushed Vano's face not even just up there, He pinched his nose.

“Why the hell? How I got physically sick,”

“Yes you are weird anyways. Thought sexy what a wink so, keep biting lips. Idih, like your lunatic if it's like that,”

“Crazy for your charm,”

“Udah diem!”

“You are on them! Your hands do not like fad, said if you want to hold do not bear. Hold the other dong let's not bosen,”

“What to hold? Huh?”

“What can I do too, I'm a very happy person. You just choose which one to hold. Lips, chest, stomach, or what? Which you think sexoy,”

“Your lips are more like a dower, Ken. Kiss often huh?”

“Iya is often with you, like gini nih,”

Vani immediately scooped his wife's lips quickly without cue to make Elvina surprised and did not have time to avoid.

*****

“Can-can be anjir! You are crazy, why would you want to know Elvina so anyway?!”

Ajun shakes his head inexhaustibly hearing Vano's story about a feigned affair between himself and Delila that managed to make Elvina almost kill herself because she was too depressed.

“Yes because I'm out of my mind, bro. I used it that way,”

“But you really don't cheat ‘kan?”

“Yes, crazy. I really just want to make Elvina jealous and thank God it works, uyeyy!”

“Dih, delight him,”

“She's doing grumpy work when I see the road with Delila. Though it's just my scenario so Elvina gets hotter,”

“Ih crazy ni person. How can you be so bad?”

“Not bad, Jun! I so want to be jealous of my wife, finally use the way I like it. No coats, Jun?”

“Hall of the mantep!”

“Keren ‘kan me? Creative and innovative huh?”

“Lo keep my word,”

“He's the same with me, Jun,”

“So the story you want revenge with your wife?”

“Not revenge, but I had to use that way so I know how Elvina's heart is. I'm tired of being dicuekin mulu with him. We're husband and wife but I'm not husband and wife, like everyone else in one house, Jun,”

“But now he's in love with you really? Forgot about his ex?”

“Iya lah, I believe she loves me. And he's afraid of losing me so grouchy that if I'm with Delila, until the worst would commit suicide by means of a glass to the hand, that's what I don't think and I don't really like him acting like that. I'm so scared to lose him,”

“Ya because of lo, she is so,”

“But I didn't expect him to be that close. If it happens, I won't make Elvina jealous, Juni,”

“Such competition Elvina yes,”

“Why kasian?”

“Yes because she lied to her husband,”

“Ah already, you make me think more of it anyway,”

“Other times don't be so again, Van,”

“Yes, I will not do that again, enough once. Once I know how Elvina feels to me, there is no intention to repeat it again,”

“Ati-ati lo, Van. Could be Elvina revenge,”

“Revenge how does that mean?”

“Ya revenge he made you fire beard too,”

“He made me jealous that means?”

“Yoi, watch it later,”

Vano pelted his friend with a pen, not only until there, Vano also drove away the Ajun which actually did not make Ajun hurt but was satisfied.

“Campret lo! Prayer lo ngadi-ngadi aja,”

“Ya ‘kan as preparation to let you not be surprised,”

“Do not, nyet! Don't fuck around by the way,”

This time Vano would throw his friend with shoes but Ajun again laughed with satisfaction. Vano looks panicked. She was afraid that Elvina would actually do something similar.

“If Elvina makes you jealous, not often already huh? Lo yourself said so,”

“But I don't want any more,”

“Nothing, it's the name of the seasoning in marriage,”

“Plant nutmeg lo! I don't want any more jealousy ah, I want to get along with Elvina. Enough spice in his wedding. I don't need seasoning anymore,”

“There will be later, Mas,”

“Yes, and I'm still not ready like,”

“Should be ready, oneng. If you are not ready to get spices in marriage such as fighting, playing cats and all sorts of things, mending do not marry! Uh I mean don't get married!”

“I'm tired of fighting, June,”

“It is, everyone is also tired if the fight continues, let alone the same couple. So one must be a cool atmosphere, do not both hot and big ego, then it can separate,”

“Gue dengerin lo talking from earlier mixed taste. Sometimes sprains, sometimes frenzied also hear the advice lo, seriously deh,”

“That's what I'm here for, Van. But by the way I'm going back to the office ah,”

“That's a moment,”

“Barusan lo ngusir me, ah not clear lo,”

“Yes because I was horrified to hear your words. Elvina can't take revenge, she wants me to kill myself? Not going to, he loves to die with me because,”

“But if it makes you stressed because of jealousy like yes. I'm sure Elvina has a grudge against you, Van,”

“Do not carelessly say yes. I'm wearing shoes,”

“Do not dong, Ayang,”

Vano looked at his friend with a disgusted expression. He nodded while patting Vano's desk and got up from the chair he had been sitting on.

“Dah yes, I want to go back,”

“Back to office?”

“Yoi dong, time back to the village. Not yet the time, because it has not been lebaran,”

“Greetings to your child yes, Jun,”

“Yes, God willing if I want to take you,”

“Lo did not bring him here ah, but I already miss him. Kangen carrying her same mouth that likes cherry blossom,”

“Ya later meet again sometime lo,”

“Gue gemes same child lo,”

“Don't gemes the same child aja, when to have their own child nih?”

“Yes not yet loved, Jun. Doain aja deh,”

“Hopefully as soon as possible to be her friend Kay,”

“Gue want male, so it can be betrothed to Kay ceriwis,”

“Still far oy! Thought you've been a match-making,”

*****

Elvina set off the alarm in the middle of the night at exactly twelve in the evening to welcome her husband's birthday.

He went downstairs to pick up the birthday cake he had bought for Vano in the freezer.

After that he took it to his room and woke up Vano who was still asleep. Not bothered at all when Elvina's alarm goes off.

“Mas, get up first,”

Vano muttered, and was still comfortable closing his eyes. Elvina kept trying to wake her husband up until he had to put the cake on the nightstand and then use both hands to wake her husband up.

He closed Vano's nostril and also played Vano's lips so that Vano felt disturbed and finally chose to wake up.

“Mas, wake up yuk,”

“It's wake up,”

“You're hard to build,”

“No, it's up,”

His mouth said he was awake but his eyes were still closed when he sat down. Elvina who saw that immediately chuckled.

Elvina immediately brought the cake to the face of Vano who was still closing her eyes while sitting leaning on the head of the bed.

“Mas, keep your eyes open and pray,” Elvina's word to her husband.

Now Vano immediately opened his eyes as soon as Elvina said that. It was enough He closed his eyes, pity his wife tried to wake him up but He did not wake up.

And as soon as his eyes looked forward, they were immediately greeted with a birthday cake. His eyes that originally still felt heavy to open perfectly, immediately brightly because He opened as wide as possible. His smile was no less wide. He looked at Elvina and directly pressed his head towards Elvina.

“Thank you, Honey. So sweet really, I did not expect to be built because I want to be given surprise,”

“This is not a surprise,”

“Surprise it, I'm really surprised,”

“Okay, I pray now,”

Vano immediately raised both hands and then closed and began to pray in his heart. All the requests at his new age He made to God.

“Aamiin,”

“Dah, now cut the cake,”

“You don't have a candle, honey?”

“No need, hunt cut cake,”

Vano nodded his head and his hands immediately worked to cut the cake held by the wife.

“Thank you one more time yes, dear. You are so good. Wake up at midnight to give you a surprise,”

“I use alarm, you don't wake up at all,”

“I'm so good. I didn't want to wake up, honey, but because you told me to keep my eyes open and then I opened my eyes,”

Vano made the first piece of cake for his wife. Then he bribed the cake for himself but Elvina soon took over.

“I'm a bribe, open your mouth, Mas,”

“Acute romantic really,”

Vano immediately opened his mouth to receive a mouthful of cake from his wife. He raised his thumb and shook his head slowly.

“Hot cake, Babe,”

“The usual cake, this is our subscription,”

“It's so good, thanks ya,”

“You've said twice thanks like yes,”

“Yes it's okay, abisnya I'm really happy,”

“Alhamdulillah if happy. Oh yes I have something for you, hold the cake first,”

“I ate again yes, Darling,”

“Iya can,”

Vano held the cake while Elvina immediately rushed to her closet to pick up the gift she had prepared. Vano was flabbergasted to see Elvina carrying two paper bags while walking towards him.

“Honey, so much,”

“Tau where if much?”

“Yes that is proof until the left right you hold,” said Vano while pointing at his wife's hands.

Elvina chuckled and she immediately extended the two gifts to her husband who placed the cake on the nightstand and immediately received the gift of the wife who was put in two paper bags.

“Wuah what is it?”

“Eh bought shoes, belt—“

Vano mentioned one by one the items given by his wife who was deliberately not wrapped with wrapping paper so as not to waste time opening it and also adding garbage in the room.

“Like not?”

“That's great, there's a wallet too, there's a PS too. You are so good at choosing it. Thanks yes, Honey,”

“Sama-sama, really like it?”

“That's a joy, El. Everything's great. When it comes to kayak ginian you cannot be doubted. But what do you think of buying me PS anyway?”

“Dikasih same advice Amih,”

“Yes, what a intention, I am happy this birthday it feels different,”

“How different?”

“Yes is different, because you remember, keep you want to bother thanks surprise,”

“Touch us to optics yes,”

“Why? Would you like to buy glasses?” Ask Vano who does not know if his wife invites him to the optical destination so that Vano can change glasses.

“I want to buy you glasses, Mas,”

“Oh so it's a gift for me too huh?”

“Iya in fact, to optics tomorrow yes,”

“Ngerepotin you ah. Lots of gifts. No, I bought it myself. No intention to buy only I still have no time and lazy also to his optics,”

“Yes that's why tomorrow, please take your time for a while,”

“Do not buy ah,”

“Emang why the hell? You don't appreciate me,”

“Eh isn't like that, honey. I don't want to bother you. This is all enough for me, again I want to say thank you, so you don't have to think about my glasses. Anytime I buy it, if it's not lazy and there's time,”

“Don't wait later, Mas. Later your eyes more plus minus, the faster the better,”

“Iya easy,”

“Ih don't be easy, it should be prioritized. You work, everything uses eyes, yes ‘kan?”

“Yes already God willing I will go to the optics as soon as possible but do not want to be with you,”

“Should be with me anyway,”

“Abis your money,”

“What the hell are you, how do you say that? I don't like it,”

“I also don't like you too all-out ngadoin me. This is enough, don't buy anything else for me. Don't spend any more money just to give me a gift,”

“Ya why the hell? ‘And only once a year,”

“Do not, save the money,”

“Must, Mas. Anyway tomorrow to the same optics I yes,”

Vano shook his head and Elvina gave him a sharp shot. Elvina did not like it because her husband refused. Only once a year, what's wrong with spending a little more money on gifts.

“Yes yes, tomorrow I go to the same optics you,”

Elvina smiled broadly at the words of her husband. He was happy because Vano did not reject him anymore.

“Tomorrow home you work yes,”

“Okay, keep running out of it we have dinner outside yes,”

“Iya, for breakfast tomorrow morning I have prepared the ingredients, and God willing yellow rice makes me really, hopefully good, and you hopefully want to try,”

“I'll definitely try and I'm sure it'll be good,”

“Aamiin, hopefully really good. Yes already we sleep, yes, the cake does not want to be eaten again?”

“Still want dong, but tomorrow morning again, now I'm full,”

“Okay, I got into the refrigerator again yes,”

“Come on me,”

“I'm alone, why is it cemented?”

“Yes aja you are afraid to go down alone,”

“So I went down alone, Mas,”

“Definitely scared huh? But because for my sake I became brave. Now I'm back,”

Vano immediately stood up and stepped out of the room followed by his wife. Vano walked side by side with his wife and even he embraced Elvina so that Elvina was not far away from him.

“Why embrace me anyway?”

“Emang why? Can't do? I ‘kan don't want you far from you, already don't protest, Honey,”

Elvina opened the refrigerator door and placed the birthday cake in the refrigerator. Vano all take drinking water.

“You drink no?”

Elvina nodded and immediately received the glass that Vano extended after Vano sipped a portion of the glass.

“Now we ride,”

“Ih jerk off, wash the glass first,”

“Can tomorrow, El,”

“Neverything is difficult to wash for a while,” said Elvina while smiling. He did not mind if they had to wash the glass they drank earlier.

Only then did the two of them return to the room to continue the break as time almost showed at one o'clock in the evening.

****

“Mih, someone sent flowers the same food for Mr. Vano,”

Amih who was humming while working in the kitchen immediately turned his head as soon as the security of the house entered the kitchen and told that there was a shipment for Vano who came this morning.

“From whom?”

“Mba Delila,”

“Lah, why give this?”

“Lho, Mr. Vano again birthday, Mih. Forgot ya?”

“Jeez, yes forgot. Pantes aja,”

Not long after the security left the kitchen, he came again with a box filled with food and a paper bag in his hand.

Amih looked at him confused. Just a few minutes to deliver Delila's gift, now there is another shipment coming.

“This from Mba Delila,”

“Wuih on very good yes same Mr. Vano, thank God for the blessings deh,”

Amih was very happy because the gift that came for Vano alternated on his birthday.

That means a lot of attention to Vano.

Amih went downstairs with Vano. After cooking for breakfast in the form of yellow rice, fried chicken and sweet sour squid, Elvina immediately took a bath. And now He and Vano are ready for breakfast.

Seeing that there was food other than what He cooked, Elvina felt confused and of course what He asked was Amih.

“When I buy a gift, I ‘can meet him at the restaurant. I've told you the same story ‘kan? Well at that time he asked me what shopping abis and I said buy a wallet for your birthday gift. Maybe he knows from there, but if it's true you don't talk to him about your date of birth yes,”

“Semember I never got there our discussion,”

“Keep what are you discussing?”

“Nothing but you, El. Never talked about birthdays. I think it is. Because you said so he knows, but why does he know the date so well?”

“I forgot to tell him about the date or not. Yes, don't think about it. The point is received a gift from him as a form of appreciation,”

“Iya I always accept, Honey. I never refuse to give people,”

“Everything loves flowers, very sweet of her, try to read her prayer dong for you,”

Instead of being curious about the gifts sent by her sister and husband who this morning also sent gifts to Vano, Elvina was more curious about the prayer from Delila for her husband who is officially getting older today.

“Happy birthday, Vano. The best prayer for you is yes, my friend,” Vano said reading what was in front of his eyes now. That was all Delila wrote on a small piece of paper tucked inside the flower.

“He just said that?”

“Yes, if you don't believe,”

Vano handed over flowers and a greeting card given by Delila to his wife in order for Elvina to believe. She did not want Elvina to be suspicious or wondering. Let Elvina see for herself that only that short sentence is written on a small paper as a complement to the flower bucket which is also given by Delila.

“Why love flowers huh? Very sweet, you know,”

“Yes if not sweet his name is not me,”

“Ih I'm serious about this, Mas,”

Vano chuckled at the annoyance of his original wife. Elvina was confused as to why Delila gave her a flower bucket instead.

Actually it's common for people who are on birthdays, getting flowers from others on birthdays is common. But somehow Elvina was quite distracted by it.

“Yes, why did I get flowers? Is there a ban, honey?”

“But strangely so, why try him to love flowers? Love the food,”

“Honey, can the flower it's a natural thing times. I ‘kan again birthday,”

“Yes I'm grateful, just why try flowers? I just don't give you flowers,”

Vano was stunned to hear Elvina grumbling after learning that Delila was sending flowers for her. He thinks it's no problem. But it turns out Elvina is jealous. The look of his face and his words.

“Yes don't sprain his face, relax, Mom. Mending a meal, I'm hungry,”

“Yes this has eaten,”

“You are even more special. Flowers from him are nothing. I didn't ask either. I never told him when I was going to have a birthday. And I also didn't think she'd love this,”

“After hearing that you had a birthday today, he immediately thought he would like to give you a gift what turned out,”

Vano chuckled and moved his hand to gently rub Elvina's cheek. Delila's concern for herself made Elvina dislike her appearance.

“You turned out to still be upset with him huh, Honey?”

“Before not, just I wonder why he can think of food love same flower for you who want birthday,”

“Means her sign she's paying attention to me, honey,”

“H what attention hell. Are you being watched with him?”

Vano nodded with a plain face and it made Elvina growl. Elvina pinched her husband's hand on the side of the meal because she had already dared to nod.

“Ang pain, Honey,”

“Yes that's why don't be flirtatious so people, what's less than me? So it turns out you've been hoping to give him?”

“Gosh, yes, if I wish I'd told her from a long time ago if I had a birthday, the truth is ‘kan nah, Darling,”

“You get attention from him. Ih amit-amit yes, Mas, you are not quite what is received from me,”

Vano felt there was some entertainment this morning. His mood became more colorful on his birthday. It was unexpected that Elvina would feel jealous about the presence of a present from Delila this morning.

“This I just got food with flowers doang you know, darling,”

“You hope to be loved what is the same him?”

“No hope, but if he happens to love the wallet too, how do you react? Add a sprain?”

“No, mending that love rather than flowers. Because I'm the one your wife doesn't love flowers,”

“I don't like flowers. You don't really love me flowers. This Delila love flower bucket because confused would love what time yes, or important just give the title,”

“Yes whatever it is don't forget to say thanks,” though not so happy Delila gave flowers to her husband who is identical with the symbol of romance, but not so happy, but Elvina still commemorates the husband to appreciate the gift of people by saying thanks.

“Iya later I say thanks to him, I chat him,”

“Don't forget, later thought you weren't happy he gave,”

“Happy anyway can same flower food for display,”

“It will wither, display where?”

“On the balcony,”

“Kok on the balcony? Not in the living room flower vase?”

“But it will wither as well at the ends, dear. Later Amih bothered to move it. It was on our balcony dry by the way. You don't take care of plants in pots anymore huh?”

Elvina shook her head. Somehow He forgot to water it when usually He was diligent. Finally, because he often forgets, he just let it go and the plants become dry.

“Eh yellow rice I'm really good?”

Elvina left the discussion of flowers from Elvina by returning to discuss her homemade yellow rice.

“So much, I never lied,”

“Oh yes it's Vano card same Elvina unopened,”

“I'm eating,”

“Ya will not be,”

“It's from Rendra same Agatha,”

“Iya, shoes couple story. About when do we use this?”

“Entah, any time,”

“Eh later eat out,”

“Ya it's up to you,”

“Don't forget to say thank you too,” said Vano reminded the wife who immediately nodded obediently. He will thank Rendra and Agatha for their gift.

“I don't have a birthday but get a gift, thank God,”

“Rezeki wife shalihah and kind hearted,” said Vano who diramini Elvina.

“Aamiin, may you really be a good wife yes,”

“Good dong, you are very good, dear,”

“Masa anyway? I don't feel good ah,”

“Good, if not good then I will marry you,”

“Yes thank goodness that you think so,”

“Don't forget to get ready for dinner later ya,”

“Where to get ready?”

“Each way with me dong, babe,”

“Ya is the same road as you mah, do not need to be too ready. Unless I want to go the same—“

“Whose name?” Vano asked with sharp glaring eyes. Elvina held back her laughter because Vano was quick to respond to her words immediately.

“Joint Cristiano Ronaldo,”

“Yes I thought who,”

“Emang who would you like?”

“Jona,”

“Ih why bring Jona anyway? we ‘kan no longer chat him,”

“Yes any time you want to go with him,”

“No, why do you think so?”

“I'm afraid you really want to go with Jona. No ‘kan, Darling?”

“Yes, why? ‘And he didn't hire me, Ken,”

“Oh so if invited yes?”

Elvina chuckled after finishing her meal and was urged by her husband to answer the question.

“Ngak,”

“Long, would like,”

“Yes if invited you want for sure,”

“Means?”

“If invited by you, I want to go,”

“Which I asked if invited by Jona would not?”

“Not a problem I accept his invitation. Because he ‘kan my friend, I do not want ya you jealous, Mas,”

“You are jealous of Delila,”

“Not tight,”

“Ah time? Yes already means I walk with Delila later coming home from work, not so eat with you ah,”

“Dih, yes already. I also did not ask,” said Elvina with a cynical look towards Vano.

“No kidding, don't sulk dong,”

“Let you walk with other women, I have no problem. You are a sin,”

“Ngak, Darling. I was just kidding. I will not go with anyone, with the purpose of cheating, if business affairs yes I do not promise,”

“Yes I will also not be prohibited if business affairs, did I ever forbid you to go this same for business? Never been ‘kan?”

“Yes anyway, you are always understanding,”

“I wouldn't be nosy if it was a business. Want you to go with this woman or that if for work please just. The problem is that if Delila at the time it worked you just chatted, kept laughing, continued to be friendly. How am I not hot? While you also do not accept that I am close to each other, I am just the same Jona just like not like it very much,”

“I'm jealous is normal, honey, don't be surprised, you are jealous is just amazing because never before. So I'm really happy,”

Elvina pointed at Vano's plate with her chin to get Vano to finish the meal immediately so that Vano could leave for work as soon as possible.

“You're late,”

“Nothing, it's birthday again,”

“Lah, what's the connection?”

“So it's a special day, it's okay to be late,”

“Can be so yes, make your own rules, Mas,”

“Nothing late every once in a while, the important thing is not every day, My dear,”

Elvina's done eating and so is Vano. The woman washed the dishes and glasses immediately after breakfast.

“Darling, I want to bring his yellow rice to the office can not?”

“Bby, you want?”

“Iya, because yellow rice makes you feel good. So later lunch does not have to search first, Honey,”

“Ya I've prepared to back ya,”

“Okay, I wait,”

“You're not late ‘kan?”

“No, relax,”

“Telat also bodo very,” said Elvina casually, like Vano was relaxed also because the birthday was relaxing so relax even though it was too late because it was rarely too late, only occasionally.

“Wear all side dishes yes, dear,”

“Yes, this I brought everything, does it need to be finished all?”

“Eh don't dong, Honey. What will be in the restaurant?”

“Yes easy, serious if you want, I bring all,”

“Not done, darling. I brought rice with side dishes to taste aja,”

Elvina finished putting her yellow rice and side dishes inside the food box, after that He put it in the lunch bag and He handed it to Vano who was waiting near the dining table observing Elvina who was quick to prepare everything neatly.

“Udah nih, eaten yes,”

“Okay, thanks yes, dear,”

“Sama-sama,”

Elvina followed her husband's footsteps out. Vano opened the car door and immediately got into the car and put his box of supplies in the seat next to the steering wheel.

“Salim first,” Vano said as he reached out his right hand to Elvina.

Elvina kissed the back of her husband's hand and Vano kissed the back of Elvina's hand.

“I go first yes, Assalamualaikum,”

“Waalaikumsalam, be careful, once again happy birthday,”

“Udah last night, Honey, this morning say again?”

“Yes is okay, ‘kan is still in order for your birthday,”

“Yes, thank you so much so welcome my birthday,”

“Lebay you mah,”

“Emang is amazing for you,”

“Ya already left there, do not talk later later late,”

“Babay, Babe,”

Elvina waved her hand at Vano who deliberately lowered the car window. After that Vano drove his car at a normal speed while Elvina entered the house.

“Mother, this food is so much thank God,”

“Iya, Vano birthday blessing, eaten, Mih, do not just be looked at aja,”

“Iya ready, Mom, I will definitely eat,”

“That's nothing from Delila too,”

“Mother wants to eat ‘kan?”

“Iya dong, did Amih think I would throw it away? No, dear if thrown away,”

Amih chuckled, He asked like that because Elvina once threw away food given by Delila, while in the heat of Delila's relationship with Elvina because Delila was considered as the usurper Vano.

*****

“Where are you out of? How long? From home Vano aja ‘kan?”

Once at home, Delila was immediately greeted by the mother who felt confused because her son had long gone, even though the permission to deliver food and flowers to the house Vano.

“I went for a walk earlier, Mom,”

“Oh, continue to meet who the time to home VNo?”

“I give it to the security guard, it's better so, so don't talk straight home,”

“Hmm so, yes thank God that your good intentions have been conveyed, dear,”

“Nothing ‘kan, ma'am, if I give the same food flowers to Ken's birthday? I ‘kan his friend, and I happen to know today he birthday taun that's why I love it, but roughly accepted the same Ken huh? How do you feel about Elvina?”

“Accepts for sure, Elvina must also appreciate kok, you don't worry, darling,”

“I'm afraid to make them fight again,”

Her mother Delila smiled faintly at Delila's words. Her son was too afraid of causing trouble in people's households and he was happy about it.

“Yes is not, ‘kan natural if you want to give a gift to his friend who is again birthday,”

“I'm afraid they fight, for misunderstanding,”

“No, it's your goodwill and God knows it, so don't worry, even if they fight because Elvina might misunderstand, they can solve it. But if you see Elvina is not upset anymore with you anyway, if jealousy may still be and I also think that Elvina must be a bit uncomfortable you love a gift for Vano's birthday. But yes justin aja, the important thing is you do not neko-neko,”

“After I was confused about what to love, so yes I already love flowers same food,”

“You whatever it is, they must thank you kok,”

“Vano said thanks in chat, Mom,”