Shadow From the Past
Chapter 29

“What are you doing anyway? Seriu really callap mobile,”

Vano reprimanded his wife who was seriously observing the phone screen, while Vano enjoyed the beach view while drinking coconut ice. It's the second glass, and it looks like it's going to add more. Because the combination of coconut ice with the beach is unopposed.

“Hm? I'm seeing people on vacation,”

“Who's on vacation?”

“Friends me,”

“Ngapain looking at holiday people, El? You yourself ‘kan now again holiday,” said Vano who is actually trying to think positively. Somehow seeing Elvina focus on mobile phones, Vano immediately guessed that his wife was observing photos or videos of her ex-lover, Rendra, who still looms over Elvina. Vano can do nothing but be patient. Because what He knew from the beginning, Elvina was still stuck in her past, and He had said no objections. He can make Elvina love him by the process. Because everything needs a process. Vano also believes once with the words ‘love can be present because it is used’

Before making Elvina love, Vano must get used to seeing Elvina who still likes to observe her former lover's activities through social media. Vano restrained himself so as not to be hurt, He must be aware. But it's hard to turn out. His jealousy immediately stirred when he knew, if what was noticed by his wife was not a photo of him, but another man.

“Yes it's okay dong, Mas. Why can't I take a vacation? I ‘kan happy,”

“Instead of busy with mobile phones, mendingan busy enjoying our holiday, El. Like I'm here, drinking coconut ice while watching the waves,”

“No bored what watch the waves?”

“No, because I like it,” replied Vano while looking straight ahead, where the waves come quietly.

“There is more interesting to watch than the waves,”

Vano immediately turned his head to the side where Elvina was, then Vano smiled back at Elvina's gaze which was currently sitting cross-legged facing her, but still in different chairs and positions next to each other only separated by one table only.

“What is more interesting than the waves?”

“Ya..what cake. ‘Kan much, Mr. Vano—eh Mas I mean. Duh sorry yes, I sometimes still like to forget to call Mas using that designation again,”

“Liatin coconut ice seller tuh interesting, there continue to be mothers who again braid the hair of the girls also pull tuh, or see aja bule-bule who again sunbathe the title of cloth in the sand, the,” said Elvina while observing one by one what she called just now.

“Unfortunately it's nothing that makes me interested anyway,”

“Instead of watching the waves, watching others, Mas, pay attention to what I just called,”

“Nothing is more exciting than the waves, El,”

“Oh so much like the waves? Why emang? Any reason?“

“The reason, makes me calm, and my eyes feel pampered just like that,”

Elvina nodded her head in understanding hearing the brief explanation of her husband who was a lecturer. Lucky explanation with a language that lay people can understand. Elvina had thought her husband would answer with such heavy words that it was difficult for her to digest.

“Eh there is one interesting thing also in my eyes,”

“Well, the time of the waves anyway? What if I could know?” Elvina was happy to hear her husband's answer. And she was excited to hear the next words from her husband.

“Yes you are, let alone?”

Elvina laughed at Vano's reply. Elvina did not expect that Vano would answer like that. According to him, Vano is not a man who likes to say sweet, but it seems that the assumption is wrong.

“Why me?”

“You're interesting, don't get bored I look at you. So besides I like to look at the waves, I like to look at you too,”