Shadow From the Past
Chapter 63

“Kak, I yesterday was willing to buy meatballs, but brother has not come home. I finally failed to buy meatballs. It's noon, brother? Temenin I bought meatballs,”

“Iya can, sorry I came home late,”

“Kakak home at what time?” Davina asked Elvina who was at the dinner table with her this morning, Vano, Lisa and Beni their parents.

“I'm home at nine,”

“Hah? How was the night? Getting scolded by Brother?”

“Hehehe no, just be told aja,” replied Elvina while chuckling like a horse. He initially hesitated to answer or not, but if He did not answer, Davina later confused why He chose not to answer.

“Why did it last night, son? Mama has gone to bed so don't know what time you come home,”

Vano let his wife answer because the one who knew exactly the answer was Elvina herself.

“I'm home at nine, Ma. I'm the same friends I fell asleep while watching Korean demaa, kept waking up shocked at nine, I'm sorry yes, Ma, Pa, home late last night,“

“Nothing late, Honey. Just don't be like that night? Prone to the problem, know yourself this world is getting crazy. There are more bad people, so we need to be vigilant. Yes one way to avoid going home at night, because if the night criminals are all freer to act. Moreover, you ‘kan women are considered weak with them, do not have strength. Which men can only doserang let alone you women,” Lisa said to her daughter-in-law.

Lisa didn't forbid her daughter-in-law from going anywhere, that's Elvina's right. But Lisa doesn't want anything to happen to her son or daughter-in-law.

“Yes, Ma, I get it. I'm sorry. I'm not gonna kayak last night again. I didn't know I was going to fall asleep, for example. When I woke up, I was shocked at nine o'clock. Shouldn't have to watch Korean drama at a friend's house, at home alone so that sleeping is okay,”

“Mending watch here, Brother, same me,” said Davina.

Elvina smiled and nodded her head. She will no longer fall asleep at her friend's house due to watching Korean dramas, because her home will be very happy, and her husband may not stop advising. Last night, Vano was lucky to stop because he said he wanted to sleep. If he repeats the same mistake Vano must be even more emphatic. Or, Vano can throw him out of the house.

“Ya already today ‘kan sunday, watch as much as Davina,”

“Iya, Ma,”

“Siang later anyway memenin I buy meatballs yes, Kak?”

“Iya, later buy meatballs with sister yes,”

“Yes finally sampean also buy meatballs,”

“Yesterday want to buy instead do not want, also do not want to, do not know what you want, Dek,” chirped Vano.

“Which I want, I bought it with brother. Not the same brother,”

“Ya is important. The title is buy meatballs, who would you like your friends to buy,”

“Ih like me, people I want to buy the same Kak El, not the same Brother,”

Vano head bobbles. Elvina is champion in her sister's heart now, not her brother anymore.

After preparing the rice and fried chicken menu, Elvina cleaned the dining table assisted by Davina.

Elvina cleans the dishes and Davina dries them. Lisa started making banana balls.

After washing the breakfast utensils, Elvina cleaned the dining table, and afterwards she rushed to the kitchen where her mother-in-law was stirring the dough.

“Mama, I help ya. Please give me a job, Ma,”

“No will be allowed, Brother, mama people do not want to be helped, just as I just do not want,” said Davina who eventually became a spectator only, because not allowed by her mother to help.

“I help ya, Ma?”

“Not done, darling. Let Mama, you're with Davina. Or meningan out gih, still early in the morning still looking for fresh air, do not stay home. There's a leisurely walk,”

“Ya come on, Brother,”

“I help Mama aja deh,”

“No need, already there the same streets Davina,”

Elvina did not feel good about not helping her in-laws make cakes, while her in-laws did not want to be helped.

“Come, sister,”

Davina took her brother out of the kitchen and even pulled his hand which finally made Elvina step out of the kitchen.

“Where are you?”

“Mau ngajakin brother ride aja bike, time meet hawker, Kal,”

“We ‘we've eaten, Dek,”

“Yes it's okay to meet snacks we buy, snacks that look delicious. I want to find a bakpao, brother. Hopefully there is yes,”

“Ya come on,”

“Bicycle ride yes, Brother,”

“Hah? You want to ride a bike? Sure?”

“Yakin,”

“Sister bike ride sister, well I ride my soeeda, how?”

“Told Mama's way, but we ride speeda,”

“Hahahaha it's okay, brother. I'm lazy ah on foot,”

“Yes okay let's go now,”

Elvina and Davina had already picked up their bicycles, and they immediately rushed out of the house on bicycles. Elvina just went away without saying goodbye to her husband so that her husband was confused where his wife went, why not go up and up to the room? Confused, and curious, Vano finally came out of the room leaving his laptop to look for his wife.

He went to the kitchen, Vano did not find Elvina, which there was only her mother. Earlier what He remembered Elvina washing the cutlery, now there was no sign of her presence in the kitchen.

“Ma, I'd like to ask. Elvina where ya, Ma?”

Finally Vano chose to ask his mother who was making a banana sponge.

“Elvina invited you went just now,”

“Where to go, Ma?”

“Go for a walk around the house, want to find their fresh air. Mama said so instead of helping Mama here,”

“Oh, hadi them road?”

“Ya—-kayaknya anyway, walk deh kayaknya, try to see just in front. Bring the motor or what not,”

“Consider the info, Ma,”

“Okay, Babe,”

Vano immediately came out to make sure Elvina and Davina were actually on foot or carrying a vehicle.

“Ah bike on none. Ride the bike. Why don't you get me Elvina? At least I'm not confused where you are,”

Vano doesn't like Elvina to be unselfish. Straight away go away, even though the purpose of their departure is close, but Vano wants to know if his wife is gone, using what, with whom. Vano has to let Elvina down if anything talks to her. Not just making a decision.

“I have to get used to Elvina if you want anything to talk to me first, I will not prohibit it also if not negative,”

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Elvina and Davina stop their bike in the park because they see a seller of bakpao and cold drinks.

They ate there while spending time with random conversation. Elvina's happy that since Davina was around, she doesn't feel like an only child anymore. Someone noticed him, invited him to chat, chatted. All this time because he was an only child, he felt lonely. Since having Davina who is a sister-in-law but already considered as her own biological sister, Elvina's life is really colorful.

“Kak, on campus sister there was ever such a walk that was nginap?”

“Early, why?”

“Keep the lecturer follow?”

“Yes there are those who do not, why the money, Dek?”

“Nnothing, if for example there is a nginap event that is somewhere, students and lecturers have to stay, would brother and sister be one room nginapnya? ‘And you are husband and wife, but the position is again the same as the campus people,” said Davina who invited Elvina laughter.

It's really unclear their chatter. Previously discussed Vano's favorite when he was a child, namely swimming until his legs had cramped, now talking about the potential that will occur if there are activities on the Elvina campus that require lecturers and students to stay overnight, whether Elvina will stay with Vano or choose to mingle. Honestly Davina was curious about that.

“Where, Brother?”

“Hmm like brother and sister friends brother deh,”

“Why?”

“Ya therefore ‘kan again same friends yes, well Mas Vano also the same friends lecturer. Am I the same as your brother is one room? I don't think it's possible. I want to be a professional student and Mas Vano a lecturer. So if you always remember that status on campus. Want again there are any activities that are frenetic or not fixed just me same Mas Vano it's just students same lecturer so limited inerraksya, if in the new house deh teraerah want how,”

“Wah so sister will choose room with friends sister?”

“Iya dong, ‘kan the context of your question was a campus event or activity that requires students and lecturers to stay somewhere, well yes I have chosen my friends to sleep, so I will, Mas Vano yes alone or the same lecturer friends maybe,”

“Hahaha fuck him when alone, Brother,”

“Nothing ‘kan just jerk,”

“Hahaha big sister really, really,”

“Eh home yuk, bakpao you are the same I have both run out,”

“Yuk, ntar we are looking for,”

“Well that's why,”

Elvina invites Davina to come home. She did not want to stay for long for fear that both her mother-in-law and her husband were worried about their long time outside.

They returned home with their respective bikes whose speeds tended to be low. They were really relaxed enjoying the morning atmosphere in the residential complex using a bicycle, then there was a husband and wife of the same age as Elvina's father-in-law greeted them and it certainly made them immediately spontaneously stop the bike boat.

“Elvina, Davina, where?”

“From park, Bu,”

“Oh that, which Vano? Not looking,”

“Mas Vano at home, Mom,”

“Oh yes-iya, not filled, Elvina?”

“What's up, Bu?”

“Pregnant means,”

The man next to the woman was seen reprimanding his wife using his elbow which deliberately offended his wife's arm.

The lady looked at her husband who looked upset after he asked like that - Elvina Elvina smiled and replied casually.

“Doain the best yes, Mom,”

“Surely, yes already if so greetings to Vano yes,”

“Yes, Mom, let me go home first,”

“Yes be careful,”

Elvina and Davina who had been riding their bikes back home.

“That mom meant that it was like what the hell? What's that polite thing? I'm the one who maish school knows that it's not natural to ask any woman who is married!”

Davina grumbled at his feet while pedaling the bike home. Elvina chuckled to hear her sister-in-law grumbling. Though according to Elvina naturally He was asked so, because he was married to Vano six not but there were no signs of pregnancy. Maybe the person was impatient to get news that she was pregnant, although in fact it is only natural that six months there have been no signs of pregnancy. Many people who are older than their marriage have just given birth to children after that long wait, because God has the best time for each plan.

“Let's go, Dek. People ask us yes we have to answer,”

“Yes but it can't be like that, brother. Not very polite. You are not taught what manners? I'm old too, when is his mouth like that? Anyway, the present day is no longer the time when to have children, when niksh, when blah blah blah blah. I don't think there's a job that likes it like ih,”

“Nothing, his people could be a prayer maybe,”

“I really want to have a bangkan but yes not sepo it was also time, other people but doc familiar deh it-nanya like that. It's not natural to have privacy,”

“Udah, Darling. Don't be upset like that. Her mother is no longer with us,“

“Iya, Brother. I'm just a goiter,”

“Condress is upset huh?”

“Iya does not know?”

“Often dnegar but all this time just nebak-ndbak aja what it means,”

“Part is not the same thing that often says so,”

“Ah doing less work hahahaha,”

“Hmm yes also,”

They had already arrived home and were shocked to see Vano in the front yard sitting opposite the laptop on the table and there was a cup of coffee near his laptop.

“Eh Abang is here it turns out,” greet Davina on her brother who directly looked at his sister and also his wife who just samlai at home.

“Where?” Vano asked the two of them.

“Abis buy bakpao equals drinks in the park,”

“Oh, how quickly to go home?”

“Hah? Not long, is it? This was just brother udha ngajakin I came home maybe brother is afraid I've been sought same brother,”

“Kirain reached twelve hours of his departure,”

“Yes, Abang lebay ah,”

“Udah yes I want to enter,”

Davina went inside the house, while Elvina sat in front of her husband who had previously raised one of her eyebrows and hinted him to sit down.

“Why, Mas?”

“I was confused how you did not go up to the room. Finally I looked you down, into the kitchen more precisely and said Mama you same Davina went. You forgot to say the same to me? I want to know when, where, who?”

“Yes what to do, Mom? People weigh go to the complex park diang, do they have to gutu permission first?”

“Pamit, if the issue of permission yes I may not not give permission to you,”

“People are just close by,”

“Ya go near aja you bodo very, do not want to pay attention to me, you often so you know aya aya notice. Only now I am talking. You often like to make your own decisions. I can't stop you from leaving, but at least tell me. I udha think you where it is, it went the same Davina,”

“Mas why be over protective gini anyway same me?”

“If you think so it's up to you, it's your right,”

“Mas over protective and I don't like,”

“If you think so I'm sorry,”

“We have to talk first weigh out the same Davina to the park?”

“Ya is wrong? Let me know, I think you're going to your friend's house,“

“Yes, if I go to a friend's house I can't? Is it wrong if for example I go to my friend's house?”

“I didn't say wrong, Elvina,”

“Ya continue?”

“I just want you to talk to me. ‘Kan easy stay talk about where, who, what up. I am not prohibited, as long as not to a strange place,” said Vano.

Vano just wanted to be told that his wife was leaving, not that she wanted to ban it. Tidka wrong ‘kan husband want to know where his wife went? And his wife should also emmang say if he wants to do something ternasuk it go to a place so that his duami know too, and can more easily monitor.

“I don't like it if my partner is too over—“

“If you were a million just now, I can't possibly talk this well to you. I must immediately mrah as soon as you go home because your power does not succeed you go. But the spa? I'm talking well. I'm talking about how I went, and that's for your hike too, Elvina. If you say, automatically I know and I make it easy to monitor you ‘kan. If there is anything left I am not stupid really fitting asked there the police where his wife went, the same who, when it went,” said Vano with ketus. It turned out that Elvina was not with her request.

“Yes, I'm sorry to upset you,”

“I am not upset, just want you to appreciate me, you ‘kan my wife when I can not know where you are? Who just went close, who went far how? Quite likely

You will often go without saying goodbye to me if I don't talk like this to you,”

Elvina sniffled. Her husband is too eager to take care of her when she is not a child anymore so should just relax. Tidka needs to know where He is rasnaya okay-okay only, not amsalah, especially if He only goes to places that are depraved distance.

“Abang, nih pastries, temenin coffee brother,”

Suddenly Davina came with a glass jar out. Vano immediately clucked slowly.

“Dek, do not carry one hand so ding jars, ntar if broken, Mama angry, you know,”

“Iya know this is Mama's favorite jar but calm will not break. I want to tell you brother,”

“Should be bakpao dong brought to brother, not this,”

“Oh Your brother? Okay-okay bentar Kak El buy kok,”

Davina immediately rushed to bring back the container that she had previously brought out because she thought her brother needed a coffee friend in the form of a pastry but apparently wanted bakpao. Fortunately Elvina bought ten bakpaos to take home.

“Nih, Bang,”

Davina came again to the porch of the house. Then he placed a small noisy plate in front of his brother.

“Well it dong, thanks,”

The conversation between Vano and Elvina ended immediately of course, because there was Davina near them.

“Abang, I want to tell you the same brother,”

“What story?“ asked Vano while enjoying the bakpao and moved one of his hands on the laptop.

“Ih brother ntar used to work, this is no electrifying splashy story,”

“Hah? What the hell? How come anat an uproar?”

Davina laughed because of her brother's confused expression. He managed to make Vano confused as well as curious about the level of gods. Called a stirring up by his sister must not be news or ordinary news, Vano thought like that.

“So we met with the neighboring mothers so keep time he nanya to brother when it is, Bang. I mean she's pregnant. Not polite, her mouth?”

“What circuit, it turns out that the electrifying is just a neighbor's talk that does not matter?”

“Ih kok Abang underestimated anyway?”

“That underestimates who?”

“Yes my brother, that just said so time,”

“Ya said that people talk about it. When do you have a human child? ‘Kan no,”

“That's it, I got upset there. Why is he like that. I'm not very polite, Bang,”

“Ya has just been liking her to say what. Don't worry,”

“But Kaisna Kak El,”

“I'm fine, Dav. You are calm, do not mind me. People think it's a joke that's not a serious thing, because it's true said Mas Vano, who knows smeua utu not we havei who is not pellru asked yes should not be asked yes just ‘kan nulut different people. Yes it's up to him to do it,”

“Both brother do not have to think, I do not want to have a nephew but do not want brother to feel depressed tau,”

“Yes, thank you,” replied Elvina with a smile looking at her sister.

“You why so look most upset when Kak El looks good, he relaxed, you are upset,”

“Yes I'm upset. I don't want yes brother-in-law sku so feel stressed because of that question,”

Elvina smiled down at Davina who was now her protector. Elviba pinches gently on Davina's cheek.

“I'm lucky to have you,”

“Have me means no luck huh?”

“Lucky too, Mas. Calm down, you've never missed me,”

Vano chuckled at his wife's words. He only found out when they left there was a saha that made Davina upset, while Elvina was the opposite. Maybe because of the age difference too. Although not much different but Elvina has an age that is above Davina and her emotional maturity also began to be trained while Davina vice versa. Some talk a little bad, has managed to make Davina's annoyance arise to the surface.

“Yes don't think about people anymore, Dek. Because if you think you can stress yourself. Let alone, respond casually like your sister,” said Vano while staring at Elvina.

“Part asked pregnant who is upset who,”

“Ih I never like ya dnegar nanya like that especially if fellow women. Not polite! Especially if it is no one, aka family, not a friend or depraved person, amsa he said that. If the family or closest relatives are okay it can still be understood seidkit this, the neighboring duma people also, too, do not know the neighbor where I ‘kan not know many neighbors here, people rarely out of the house,”

“Yes same as you, out if you want to school or streets doang, the rest is mah kayak chicken again keep his eggs. Did nature cage mulu,”

“It's good to call me chicken! I don't accept yes, Bang,”

“Hahahaha how reckless you are, Mas. Yesterday I was named as a chicken kayak guarding his eggs. Yes if anka needs mah emang good at home aja why do a lot of wandering out of the house? Not good know, mending also at home, do not have to be stuck, not spend money, already the most real at home. Yes, if you occasionally come out, her name is also a girl ‘kan, I also like it,”

“Tuh listen, Brother. Don't tell me I'm like a chicken guarding eggs. Ih brother just haphazardly yes,”

“Yes abisnya you look like a chicken guarding eggs. Speaking of neighbors in silence in the house, it is you yourself too, Dek,”

“Udha usual if in the complex like to live alone, there is a positive there is a negative. Positively we do not bgeliat mothers huddle, negative yes less familiar with each other, so foreign gktu it feels aldahal neighbor,”

“But this complex is still much more mending than other complexes. ‘Kan there are really-banar do not care about the neighbors, for example neighbors ngalamin calamity yes they still do not want to know that, no empathy. If here ‘kan there is still gotong royong it is yes although not all. There are dead, there are many who come, there are many events also present at least there are still people who care so,”

“I don't like these mothers, which neighbor is that anyway? Neighbor block where I mean, I think I just saw the first time but how does he know the same Sister El yes?”

“Yes may come time for his wedding Brother Sama sister El. Don't be upset, Dek. Anggao aja he udha not patience see his son Brother and Kak El,”

“He was not impatient especially me but I did not kelo until it was like that too times. The time suddenly nyapa continues nanya like that, ‘kan not very polite, Bang,”

“Updah-udah, hangan ngomel again ya,”

Vano rubbed his sister's shoulder and laughed at Elvina. It looks like Vano is often a sedative for his younger brother who is provoked by emotions at his age which is still unstable today.

“True your brother, Dav. Consider him impatient times ya geliiat I have a child,”

“Not your son, my son too,”

“Who said my son did, Mas?”

“From your words just now,”

“Ih you misunderstand, mas fagak understand the same thing I say?”

“Hahaha Abang was very afraid to be admitted as the father of his son himself,” jeered Davina Smabil pointed at the face of his brother who is now acting.

“So I misunderstood ya?”

“People I never told my own son. You misinterpretation tau,”

“But you said Narusan ‘take it he can't wait I have a child’ ya will mean it's your son doang,”

“Jeez, yes if I misspoke, I'm so sorry. Do not extend it again. Fear even become a prolonged storm, there is Davina not tasty if until we storm,”

Davina looked up at the resigned Elvina. I don't know who's wrong, Davina can't decide either, but when she sees a husband and wife have their own opinion and then argue this way so it's fun to watch.

“Kakak same Brother why so funny anyway? It's gemes deh,”

“Neating, Deck. Another difference of opinion,”

“Iya exciting if you have a different opinion,”

“According to Brother, Kak El's speech was wrong, and according to Kak El, he was not wrong. Well so complicated,”

“Yes anyways Brother problemsin little things deh,”

“Oh so you're guilty brother?”

“Perkara kak El's talk is like that so complicated. Huh, Bang, don't be like my sister,”

“Dibela mulu you, El,” said Vano while looking at his wife.

Elvina stuck out her tongue mocking her husband. Then Elvina invites Davina to stay high-five.

“Udah ah we enter yuk, Dek. Why syik, whose work does not need to be won, huh? Holiday time even work, very strange yes,”

“Yes, holidays are still working, not bored what? If I'm really bored,”

“Continue, just keep saying, just assume you didn't hear,”

Elvina and Davina laugh because of Vano's innuendo to them. As they leave Vano alone on the porch.

“Eh jerk off, want to see home later?”

“Abang ngajakin who is it?”

“You are the same Brother El lah if you want,”

“Whose house?”

“Ya home Brother Sis El, Deck. Time of the neighbor's house,”

“Oh..mau-mau,”.

“What time, Mas?” Elvina asked her husband who was homesick and wanted to visit her for a while.

“How much time is up to you,”

“Ya up to Mas aja, ‘kan now Mas again work tuh,”

“Ya will be late in the afternoon, how?”

“Okay can,”

“Dek, follow ‘kan?”

“Ikut dong, I want to go for a walk so that you do not say like chicken keep his eggs again,”

Vano laughed, his sister again brought up his words just now. “Ya already thankfully so as not to like a chicken that did alam kandnag mulu when it runs out,”

“Ih brother why the hell? Is there a grudge like me? Hmm?”

“No dong, my beautiful and kind sister. Abang grudge is his own time? It's impossible,”

“”Ya anyway I want to come with ya, so brother same brother do not go just two doang you know, ntar forgetfulness invite me. Well if for example I fall asleep to the door of my room, tell me to be ready ntar also I wake up for sure,”

“Don't be hard to build,”

“No, Bang,”

“Then know that girls are difficult to build, ntar if you already have a husband and husband is easy to build, kamu—“

“It is not necessary to discuss husbands first deh, people are still long too,”

“Yes who told you to have a husband now, Dek?”