Shadow From the Past
Chapter 5

“Assalamualaikum,”

“Waalaikumsalam,”

The one who welcomed Vano's arrival was Elvina herself. Vano immediately smiled and greeted Elvina warmly.

“Hai, El,”

“Iya, Sir. Please come in,”

“Hmm...i am on the terrace only time yes,”

“Lho why?”

“Not good with your mom's dad,”

“They are in the living room,”

Vano suspects that his arrival has been awaited by Elvina's parents and honestly it makes her nervous. He has not expressed his intentions yet. Especially if later come again to tell Elvina's parents that He wants Elvina to be his wife, it is certain He is very nervous.

“Assalamualaikum, Om, Aunt,”

“Waalaikumsalam, Vano,”

Vano smiled, in his heart he was very happy because it turned out his name was already known by Elvina's parents.

“It looks like Elvina told me about me to her parents, because they already know who I am,” Inner Vano.

“Sorry interrupt the time,”

“Ngot bothering. Vano from home?”

“Iya, Om. From home straight here. I asked Elvina if I could or could not come, Alhamdulillah could. You want to know the same Om Aunt. Oh yes, this is a deposit from mama,”

“Waduh why bother, thank you, greetings to your parents,” said Dini.

“Elvina has permission before to us. Yes we answer nothing, just come, ‘kan people want to connect the cord so it's good,”

“Where are you busy, Vano?”

“Aligned, Om,”

“Just teach at Elvina campus huh?”

“It happens that there are two campuses, but the other one is only Saturday and Sunday, if on the campus where Elvina, I every day,”

“Oh so,”

Slowly Vano's nervousness disappeared as Elvina's parents accepted her well, so as not to make her awkward. They immediately invited him to chat as if they had met before. They are also very warm so as to make Vano comfortable.

“Oh yes, if Om and Aunty allow, can I invite Elvina to eat out for a while?”

Elvina blinked her eyes and looked directly at her parents who were holding a smile amusedly at her son's reaction.

“Eat where?”

“So Elvina, Om. As per Elvina's taste,”

“No, I don't want to go out anymore, sir. Sorry yes, Sir,”

Both Elvina's parents were quite surprised to hear Elvina's answer, who apparently did not want to go with Vano.

“Gimana Elvina. If you want, please. But Elvina won't, Vano,”

“Oh it's okay, Om. Next time,” Vano looks no problem when it gets rejected even though he is actually disappointed.

“Lain times? Well, don't let me go alone again, afraid I'm innate,” Inner Elvina.

“We ate here together, how? You are no longer in a hurry ‘kan?”

Not so eating with Elvina, it turns out Vamo even invited to eat with Elvina's parents at home.

Elvina looked at her parents with round eyes. He did not understand why his parents even invited Vano to eat together. The atmosphere will be awkward if Vano is willing.

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“Mama, can you tell me? Who's that girl you like? He said ‘kan sorority, whose name was it? El who, Ma?”

“Well yes Elvina, keep her face like what? I haven't seen his face. Beautiful, surely? Brother's taste must not be messing around,”

“Hahahaha yes according to you,” Lisa laughed because her youngest child turned out to be that target on the woman who managed to attract the attention of her brother. Lisa hopes that after getting to know, her son can adapt, can accept, as well as what Elvina will do later if he is Vano's soul mate.

“I said I'm beautiful,”

“Abang it actually does not think the physical should be beautiful, should be spec model, should be like this. But Abang said to Mama, anyway fit ngeliat Elvina first time, brother has a crush, continue to pay attention to his character if in class how. Before his crush even further, Brother also find out about Elvina,”

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“Abang, how? How long anyway? Abis walk first yes same girl?”

“Yeah, Brother just came directly ganged up on you, Dek,”

Davina grunted in annoyance. Yes naturally He was curious, and immediately attacked his brother who had just arrived home with such a question because his brother had wanted to go to the house of Elvina.

“Iya ih si Adek why is so possessive with his brother. If you are the same way El why?”

“Yes is okay, but occasionally ajakin me dong,”

“You what?”

“Let me interrupt,”

“Sstt eh how is it? Can't ya disturb romance Brother,”

Lisa looked at her youngest child with a sharp gaze and it instantly made Davina silence her mouth.

“Yes, I was just kidding. Ih Mama why so much baper anyway,”

“Yee. Want to get to when your brother is single if his sister is possessive gini,”

“Ngak, Mom. Later also if you already know El, Davina immediately familiar, not possessive nyebelin like gini again, even I believe she could be bestie with Elvina. Because their age ‘kan not far,”

“Ih I don't know anyone yet. Try dong see the picture,”

“Ntar meet directly aja,”

“Yes when, Brother? Later brother ah, I want to value him nih,”

“Heleh, your real style. I'm like a big guy just want values,”

“Lho, ‘kan should dong, Ma. I don't want you to choose the wrong partner,”

“Before you score, Papa Mama has already rated first, Brother moreover. So you don't have to worry about that,”

Davina snorted with her face scowled. He was afraid that his only brother was let down by women. Fear also attention and affection his brother so lost. Although it has often been reassured by his parents and brother that until anytime He will be the princess in this house, Vano will still be a brother who loves him as a sister, as well as a sister, it will not diminish his affection or attention.

“Eh dong story how was it? Meet Elvina's parents ‘kan, Bang?”

Lisa pulls her child's arm to sit in the living room, so they don't talk while standing, and not in front of the door either.

“Meet, Mom. Even I was taught to eat together,”

“Lho, instead of wanting to eat out with Elvina ya plan Brother before?”

“Yes but Elvina won't, Ma. He might not want to do a lot of interaction just the same as me, so he refused. Continually I was taught to eat with his parents who were really good with me, they were warm, I was nervous eh not long later melted and familiar with them,”

“So you ate with Elvina and her parents?”

Davina took a seat to the right of her brother, while Lisa sat on the left side of Vano. Both are equally curious about the story that will be conveyed by Vano about his first meeting with Elvina's parents earlier.

“Yes, taught to eat together. Yes you have come along, continue to be more and more chat with his parents Elvina,”

“They're good to brother? Really?”

“Iya, Deck,”

“Gratitude, if you are angry, do not need to lighten up, Bang. Find another one,”

“Hahahaha where can that be?”

“Yes can do it, find another, whose parents are good, can accept brother. If you accept brother just can not continue how to accept me as mom papa try?”

“It should be an effort to be accepted, ‘kan many like that. Initially opposed by parents, but because of the efforts of parents finally meluh deh, but fortunately you meet Elvina's parents who are not hard. They're really good. Brother also initially deg-degan right to meet them, but because they immediately welcome, so Abang do not deg-degan anymore. Most later back again the deg-degan pas want to talk to them if Brother wants Elvina to be brother's wife,”