Shadow From the Past
Chapter 54

“Your husband is awake, El?”

Elvina turned her head when someone asked her, her own father. He was fetching water in the kitchen and it turned out that his father was doing the same.

“Udah, Dad. Why the hell, Dad? Dad there need to be same Mas Vano?”

“Oh no, I want to ngajakin Vano pray in the mosque, just another ‘kan adzan shubuh,”

“Oh yes later I say the same Mas Vano, Well. He woke up, and woke up first. Last time again in the bathroom,”

Arman rushed back to the room to prepare for the mosque, while Elvina went to her room.

When she got to the room, her husband was still in the bathroom. While waiting for her husband to come out, Elvina tidied up the bed, after which turned off the air conditioning.

Not long later her husband came out while rubbing his stomach that had felt relieved. Elvina chuckled as her husband gave a small smile.

“Abis deposit yes, Mas?”

“Iya, so relieved of me. Most ate last night. Eat at home, eat here too. Fried banana Mother is very tasty,”

“Iya emang, I like it too. Oh yes just now I ‘kan out to take a drink accidentally met father, and father ngajakin Mas pray at the mosque,”

“Okay, I've taken ablution kok,”

“But I didn't bring you a cocoa shirt, Mas,”

“Yes, it's okay too, which is important to be polite. You brought a t-shirt ‘kan?”

“Bring if t-shirt,”

“Ya can already wear it, same holster, if your glove is carrying ‘kan?”

“Bawa dong, ‘kan for you to pray. Can't forget,”

Elvina immediately pulled out her t-shirt and also strained her husband's. Vano immediately changed his clothes and after that came out of the room.

But before that don't forget to say goodbye to his wife. “I go to the mosque first yes, you do not sleep again, pray,”

“Yes when I sleep again, Mas. I also know I have to pray,”

“Iya I just ingetin. Yes I have left yes, Assalamualaikum,”

“Waalaikumsalam,”

Vano came out of the room, carrying his father-in-law in the living room, while his wife took ablution water to prepare for prayer

****

“Ganteng really son-in-law, it fits Elvina. Long-lasting yes, Son,”

“Aamin-aamiin, thank you for praying, Sir,”

After performing congregational prayers at the mosque near the house, someone greeted Arman. They asked on average who was the man who was with Arman. And those who were not present when invited at the wedding of Elvina and Vano.

After praying and chatting for a while with the greeting, then Arman and Vano rushed home.

At home Elvina and her mother are warm tea, fried bananas again, and also fried rice.

“So later it's up to Dad to eat fried rice directly what fried bananas first. If Vano is usually a heavy direct breakfast, El?”

“What can Mas Vano, Bun. Bread he wants, cereal he wants, rice he wants. Eh earlier Mas Vano said the banana gireng Bunda very tasty, you know,”

“Alhamdulillah, don't like the Vano?”

“Likes dong, Bun. People say it's really good,”

“Eh sound bell house tuh, El. Open the door, son. I'm home time,”

“Iya, Bun,”

Elvina who was preparing the dishes immediately left a moment of her activities to open the door of the house. He looked at it from the window. Given today's many blessings, even if living in a housing complex with strict care, must remain vigilant. After making sure that came Vano and Arman, then Elvina opened the door.

“Assalamualaikum,”

Elvina immediately kissed the hands of her father and her husband. “Let's have tea, Well, Mas,”

“Change clothes first jerseys yes,”

“Okay shit, Well,”

Arman rushes to change clothes while Elvina's husband goes to the room to remove the scabbard and re-dress the pants. Then he went downstairs. At the dinner table there was Elvina and Dini. He sat down for a while, Arman came.

“Ayo-ayo we eat,”

“Mas, meet fried bananas again,” said Elvina tease her husband who likes bananas made by Dini.

“Emang tasty banana fried buata Mommy, Van?”

“So much, Bun,”

“Alhamdulillah, it was eaten yes, Mommy is still girling again, do not worry about abis,”

“Still yes, Bun,”

“Sama-sama, so often come here so often also meet the same fried banana made by Mother,”

“Ready, Bun,” replied Vano with a smile.

“Let's be fishing yes?”

“So, Yeah,”

“I'm coming,”

“Ah you bosenan her son. Don't come along. I don't want you whining bored,”

“Dad know aja,”

“Yes your habits ‘kan so, Son. Before marriage, Dad often took to the fishing place. Sometimes I don't want to come along. Even if you come, must have just stopped coming home, said he was bored. Lah if fishing ‘kan emang must be patient, can not be quickly bored,”

Vamo chuckles at Arman's story about his wife who apparently does not have a hobby similar to his father.

“If you like fishing?”

“Suka-like. It makes me more patient. Suitable for students who want to learn patience,”

“Nah really that, so if you want to learn sanar, love fishing,” said Arman to his son who spontaneously shook his head.

“Ndon't want to, Dad. Impressions I'm just like a tissue, not suitable for fishing,”

“Lho, Elvina is angry, Van?”

Hearing Elvina's confession about patience as thin as a tissue, Dini immediately assumed that her son liked to be angry with her husband.

“Kan biasnaya have patience little likes to be angry,”

“Ngak, Bun. If easy badmood yes,”

“It's the same. Don't be that way, dizziness your husband ngadepin you are not clear that his mood, fickle,”

“Yes it's okay, Bun. Mas Vano his patience is as thick as an English dictionary,”

“Hadeh, any-anything called,”

“Emang yes, yes ‘kan, Mas?”

“That's according to you. If I think it's too much to carry a dictionary,”

Elvina laughed, there was a point as well. No wind and rain suddenly discuss english dictionary.

“Then more obstacles usually, Bun,”

“If at home like fishing, Van? Or follow Papa fishing for example. As for Dad, your dad also likes fishing,”

“He likes it, just not every week, Dad. Papa at least twice a month. Rarely so. I've never been with Papa fishing. You are never invited too, if the same father invited ‘kan,”

“Ih is not not invited, Papa is afraid you do not want, or maybe you have no other activities. From Papa disturb ya mendingan not need,”

“Iya looks like that. Papa lazy ngajak me, and maybe according to Papa, I do not like fishing, even though I like it. Although I do not make a hobby,” said Bindra while chuckling.

“That bike or golf ride is frequent,“

“You're at home on a sports weekend, El?”

“Rarely, hehehe,”

“Kok rarely? Does it mean every week?”

“Ngak,”

“Sure males?”

“Iya hehehe,”

“Udah ketebak. People time in other aja like to be lazy taught to jog with father mother, ride a bike also like to be lazy,”

“But sometimes diligently ‘kan, Yah? Not lazy mulu, Dad,”

“Often you are lazy to be invited to sport,”

“After what marriage, Van? Have you ever jogged, the same as that? How does his reaction feel?”

“Alhamdulillah no, Bun,” replied Vano to a question posed by her mother-in-law.

“Oh yes? Alhamdulillah that is. Kirain nolak mulu if taught to run in the morning, something different,”

“If again lazy yes lazy, if again diligent yes diligent. I ‘kan his son that, Dad, Bun. I just knew me,”

“If take care of husband is not lazy ‘kan?”

“God willing,”

“Where, Van? Really not?”

“Nno, Bun. Elvina smart straightening Vano,”

“Oh yes? Wow, this spoiled only child can take care of the husband, Alhamdulillah who Buda is worried does not happen,”

“Ih Mommy why should there be a word of promise huh? It should be called if I'm spoiled,”

“Lah ‘kan emang spoiled,”

“No ah, don't say that in front of Mas Vano dong, Bun,”

“Always remember the message Mother ‘kan? Take care of that husband don't mess around. If you want to be appreciated, you have to appreciate it too,”

“Iya, Bun. Don't tell me I'm spoiled in front of Mas Vano huh, Bun. I'm ashamed of it,”

Dini laughed when she heard Elvina grumble. Apdahal without being told, Vano was able to marry if his wife was a spoiled child. Given Elvina is the only child and her parents also spoil Elvina. Not that it's not strict. What Vano saw, the upbringing of Dini and Arman was good even though Elvina was her only daughter and child.

“Sama Davina get along ‘kan? Watch out if you can't protect her, can't give up. Face-to-face at home just alone continue there is adek, you become as you please,”

“Jeez, no, Bun. I think I'm going to Davina. Mother asked Davina how I had been all this time. I'm even happy to have adek, not thinking about fighting. We both got along really well,”

“If same Davina, don't ask, Dad, Bun. They have become very friends, the term bestie if today. I'm losing the throne now. Elvina's number one, I'm number two in Davina's eyes,”

“Mas confide nih likes to be dicuekin equally adek after there is me?”

“No, let Daddy Mother know if you are very good with Davina. Hence ajdi friend,”

“Alhamdulillah then. Mother semoat worried you can not adapt to Davina. But it can, huh? mommy was happy to hear it. Come on, ‘kan that's what you wanted at that time. You often say you want to have a bitch, want a girl so you can be a friend. Well given to God adek chick in accordance with your request,”

“Alhamdulillah thank you, Allah,”

“If Elvina is in the room, she likes to go to Vano. Where's brother, Bang? Lah if Vano who said not sought, if El sought it really fast, but previously also new gaze,”

Hearing Vano's story, Elvina and her parents laughed. Elvina's parents are thrilled to hear of their son's life that turns out to be no less happy than it was before marriage and living with them.

“Eh jerk, Mommy forgot still fried banana,”

“Yah gosong deh it,” said Arman.

“No small fire really, Dad. There's aunty in the kitchen, just afraid Auntie forgot too,”

Dini rushed to the kitchen to pick up the ripe banana but it was already done by the housekeeper they called Auntie.

“Alhamdulillah has been appointed Aunt, thank you, Bi. Eaten his banana, Bi,”

“Yes, Mom, that was it,”

“Truly already? Eat a lot, Bi, let's get healthier, ‘kan yesterday abis sick,”

“Heheh yes thanks, Bu,”

Back to the dining table. Continuing the chat for a while before it was ended by Elvina who resigned to resign first because she wanted to urinate, followed by Vano who went to the room following Elvina, while Dini and Arman wanted to go to the market.

“Mas, I want to take a shower, I want to enter the bathroom?” Elvina asked who was at the bathroom door.

“Ngak,”

“Ya already,”

“You don't want to take a morning walk?”

“Mau but ride motor aja, Mas,”

“That's not the name of the streets, El,”

“Jalan dong, Mas. ‘Kan core around,”

“Yes already abis we both shower we road ride motor, borrow motor have father,”

“Motor has me, I haven't used it for a long time,”

“But I'm driving yes, not you,”

“Okay,”

Elvina disappeared behind the bathroom door. While waiting for his wife to finish the bath, Vano decided to take a look at the collection of books that Elvina had.

There is nothing interesting because most cockerels and novels, even romantic ones. While Vano has different reading tastes, so does his spectacle taste. Vano prefers humour, mystery, or action.

There is one book that makes Vano interested to see the contents because ampoule there is the writing “Punya Elvina & Rendra”

As soon as he opened it turned out to be photos of the two of them. Vano's heart instantly felt like it was squeezed firmly looking at their photos showing how close they were.

There are pictures of them wearing school uniforms. Surely this was taken during their school years and when they still had a relationship, or maybe still an approach.

“You look so happy with Rendra, El. Your eyes are not empty. As for me, I often see that your eyes are empty. Although you try to cover with laughter or a smile,” muttered Vano while continuing to see photos of his wife with the former kaakanish who is ampai today is still a shadow of Elvina because it follows wherever Elvina goes.

“When can you be so happy this is my same time? What my less effort is to make you happy,”

Unknowingly, behind Vano was someone whose two eyes were glazed over, the look of an angry and sad face mixed into one. Then the person came out of the room leaving Vano who was still busy with his activities.

Although injured, but Vano still see the photos of Elvina and Rendra up to the last page. Then he closed the book and exhaled a rough breath. “There is a possibility or not yes for me to get your heart?”