Shadow From the Past
Chapter 17

“Eh yes Allah, so glad to meet you here, Lis,”

She hugged Lisa tightly. No doubt there will be a moment of meeting Lisa with herself again, but this time on the side of the road.

“Where are you abis from? Where to?”

“I'm from home going to my friend's wedding venue. And so I'm with Vano loi Elvina alone here, sitting on her bike. Finally we samperin El. Turns out the bike suddenly died and El says he's waiting for you, Din. I'm going home with me to Vano, we're going home but El won't. He wants to wait for you, he said,”

“Oh gosh. Thanks offer. But I told El to wait for me here. You guys are in a hurry, right? I'm leaving now afraid it's too late. Thank you for writing El here,”

“Eh later home kondangan we road yuk. I'm the only one who picked you up with El at home, how?”

Lisa is still not willing if her meeting with Elvina and Dini quickly finished because she had to attend an event. And later after the event, he had free time, as well as Vano who had finished teaching. He really hopes Elvina and her mother are not busy either.

“Where, El?” Ask your child who might be lazy to come out again, because usually it is like that when it is at home.

“Solar Mother only,”

Elvina let her mother make her decision. He is not busy, if indeed his mother wants to spend time with his old friend, he agrees. Remembering Lisa and Dini just met again once yesterday, after so many years of separation just once.

“Yes let's eat outside, all chatting,”

“Okay if so, later I same Vano pick up at home yes, El follow ya, son,”

“Iya, Aunt,”

“Eh don't get picked up, ngerepotin. I'm the same El directly to his restaurant how?”

“Chat in restaurant can also, Lis,”

“Ngak ah, I want to pick up, later delivered home just calm, not ngerepotin at all.

Lisa pats Dini's shoulder convincing Dini that she and Vano will come to pick Dini and Elvira then they go to the restaurant together. If leaving together ‘kan automatically have time during the trip to chat so more intimate if in the same car.

Lisa had the idea to eat with Dini and her son, so Lisa also wanted to pick them up and drive them home afterwards.

“Okay I same Vano say yes first if so. I'll see you later. Assalamualaikum,”

“Waalaikumsalam, be careful yes,”

“You two too,”

Lisa and Vano return in the car to the hotel that will host Leah's wedding reception, the son of Lisa's friend. Dini and Elvin return home.

“Nothing ‘kan if we go with Aunt Lisa and Vano to eat together, El?”

“It's okay, Ma. I ‘kan earlier already said, I'm with Mama aja,”

“Let you out, not at home mulu. Being told to walk alone is rare. Coincidentally Aunt Lisa ngajakin, Mama very happy. Mama was not satisfied to meet Aunt Lisa when Aunt Lisa came to our house with Om Beni, Vano, and her sister. Still less time kangen-kangen Mother same Aunt Lisa,”

“Mother, I think Mommy agrees yes if I am with Mr Vano?”

“Mother agrees because Mommy already knows the seedlings bebet weight Vano, even to her parents, Mommy already knows. That's the first, and the second is, Mommy can judge if Vano is a good man. He gentle came to the house, said he wanted to know you and your family further, even dared to say that he wanted to take you seriously. Her courage is greatly appreciated. His age is mature enough, he has maturity in thinking and behaving. The proof is that he is not selfish to want you to immediately return his feelings, and he also knows that you still need time to accept him and forget your past,”