Shadow From the Past
Chapter 67

The day the Goddess married has arrived. Elvina felt healthy, and there was a chance to be present at the pivotal moment of her college friend's lifetime.

Elvina was invited by Dewi to attend the reception this afternoon and it just so happened that Vano did not usually come home at exactly three in the afternoon. Elvina didn't waste a chance. Perhaps if he again asked Vano to come, the man was ready. He wouldn't know Vano's answer if he hadn't tried. Maybe the previous answer with a different answer now.

“Mas, you ‘kan already finished shower nih, I have finished make up. You sure you don't want me to come to Dewi?”

Elvina asked quietly and timidly Vano was angry. He knew the risks but he did it anyway. He hopes Vano is willing to be his friend to the Dewi wedding reception.

Usually Vano will be upset if asked repeatedly, but Elvina hope not this time. Even if Vano refuses it doesn't matter the most important thing he's not scolded.

“Not from the beginning have I said yes if I do not want to meet you? I am lazy, mengingan break at home, mumpung go home quickly,”, said Vano who returned home in the afternoon because from the office directly to his home.

“Oh so don't want to? Hmm..yeah, I'm leaving alone,”

Elvina seemed disappointed that her husband chose to stick to her decision. Vano is not willing to go with her to attend the wedding reception of Dewi, her college friend. Elvina has tried again to invite Vano but Vano still does not want then Elvina is impossible to force.

Elvina who had finished decorating, immediately grabbed her hand bag and said goodbye to the husband who was sitting on the edge of the bed.

“I leave first,”

“Whose are you the same to it?” Vano asked his wife who was going to attend the wedding reception of his friend.

“Ya itself, ‘kan you do not want. So I'm leaving alone,”

“Emang no agreement same then?”

“Neither, it turns out my friend who has had a partner came with his partner, I also just found out. But that's okay, ‘kan many also do not have a partner,”

“So you will join them?”

“Ya ‘kan emang should join, his name is also friends. I don't want to be alone. Later ‘kkan time to gather together,”

“Ya already means nothing ‘kan I do not come?”

What Elvina could do other than nod her head. Of course, she tried not to object to the decision of her husband who was reluctant to attend the wedding of Dewi.

“I leave first, Assalamualaikum,”

“Yes I've done temenin,”

Elvina had already closed the door and did not seem to hear what her husband said too late. Elvina's turn was still in the room she didn't decide to go.

Vano finally opened the room door and called Elvina who was going down the stairs to the ground floor.

“EL, I am tense, wait a moment,” she said to Elvina who was surprised to hear her husband's words and happy because finally Vano was willing. But before being too happy, he asked to convince Vano.

“You really want to come, Mas?” Elvina's question was answered with a nod of the head by Vano who had just died if he was reunited with his former lover Elvina He must be ready to withstand jealousy.

“Please ready my shirt,”

“Udah kok, I am ready in case you want to come,”

“Ya where are you?”

“Itu—“

“Ambilin try, I want to go to the bathroom first,” Vano told his wife. After that Vano went into the bathroom while his wife went back into the room, He had to really give the clothes that He had prepared it right in front of Vano's eyes so that Vano was not spoiled asking to be taken even though it was clearly on the sofa of the room.

“Nih dress,” said Elvina while handing over the clothes she had prepared for her husband. Intentionally she kept preparing even though Vano said she did not want to come, lucky Elvina had prepared her husband's clothes so when Vano changed her mind all was ready.

“Okay thanks,”

“Kok suddenly you change your mind, Mas? Suddenly again. Last time I said you didn't say you wanted to come,”

“Ya ‘kan I'm still thinking. Before making a decision it should think carefully first,”

“Well the first time I asked you to go with me, instead of you thinking before saying no?”

“Yes, just suddenly I changed my mind. Abisnya kasian I hear your friends on bring your partner is you just alone,”

“Oh because you don't have the heart?

“Because of cassian,”

Elvina clucked slowly. Elvina pinches Vano's arm, who turns out to be her friend, goes to attend an invitation out of pity.

“I don't want to be kasianin with anyone, especially for such light things. If you don't want me, then there is no reason because of kasian or all kinds. I go alone no problem either,”

“i'm coming,”

“Why come? Because kasian? If because I'm not kasian you let you come, the fall is not sincere. As soon as I go alone, it's good to go alone. Imagine that you have no partner. Many of my friends who do not have a partner, and maybe who have a partner not necessarily also his partner can come because there are one and another things. If my partner ‘kan was not able to come because he did not want to, no time, busy,”

Vano is still preparing. He wore a quick dress, tidied his hair, then he also used a fragrance after that wrapped the watch around the wrist.

“Come to leave,”

Vano was ready and his appearance was one hundred and eighty degrees different from before who only wore nonformal home clothes and now his shirt and pants wrapped his tall strapping body.

“So really want to come? still want to say because of Kasian?”

“No, Elvina. I'm sincerely this is you, not because of kasian kok,”

“Ya is great. I don't mean yes, you want to come,”

Elvina walked out of the room followed by her husband. Unexpected by Elvina today she will be present at the wedding reception of the Goddess by including the husband. He's really happy.

Although at first, he was upset because he heard the reason Vano wanted to accompany him out of pity. After he was upset and did not accept Vano's reason instead took the initiative to keep going alone, finally Vano said that he sincerely accompanied his wife to go to her friend's wedding, not out of pity for Elvina.

“About there rame no, El?”

“Entah, I ‘kan not yet there how do you want to know the atmosphere? Your question is strange, Mas,”

“Ya according to your estimates,”

“I don't know because it's not me who's married,”

“Many of your college friends definitely yes? Many of your ex's also possible,”

“Tau where did my ex get much? Hm? Don't be so clueless,”

“I'm just nanya. Your ex during a lot ‘kan?”

“No, don't be pretentious tau spielin, still no second-guess,”

“Oh yes? Howmany? How can you ask where is your ex or my ex?”

Elvina rotated her eyeballs and threw away her face. She prefers to look at the atmosphere around her rather than serving her husband's strange questions that there is no wind and rain instead discuss the former.

“You have never told a story about the ex, do-not because most ex become confused want which story,”

“I was one, you don't turn back the facts. The ex is a lot you ‘kan? How do you show me?”

Elvina chuckles to reverse the words of her husband who suspects he has many ex-lovers when the reality is not like that.

“Just one? Seriously? You ‘kan beautiful, only one?”

Elvina plays her tongue inside her mouth and holds a smile by folding her lips inward when Elvina says she is beautiful. It's not usually Vano to talk like that. Whether consciously or not Vano. praised, in essence Elvina was happy.

“No need to discuss the former, do not worry about the past?” Vano.

“Yes no, we ‘kan kayak already so. Want to tell a story about the former or the past is also not a problem I think,” replied Elvina lightly.

“Except later if you are already in love, then there is jealousy,” said Elvina.

“Yes possible,”

“Mas, I have not loved you, rather than you endure the same I do not love you, it ‘kan painful yes. Better to split up. I, if you're better off, make that decision, Mas,” 

“i am not you who want to play wedding,” one sentence Vano sharply expressed into their chat cover because they have arrived at the hotel whose ballroom is used as a venue for the wedding reception.

Elvina gets out of her own car no scene is opened the door by the prince who accompanied her to go to the party today.

But Elvina was quite surprised when Vano grabbed her hand. Their hands were tightly knit and Vano pulled him to walk as he froze in place for a while staring at the link of his hand with Vano and also staring at Vano's face.

“Come for the road, why silence?”

After Vano spoke like that and her hands were slightly drawn then Elvina stepped gracefully right next to her husband.

Elvina was too shocked, so she had a silent caress first for a while. She did not expect that her husband would hold hands. He thought Vano just to accompany did not show such sweetness. Yes, according to Elvina, Vano's attitude is sweet because he suddenly grasps his hand tightly and warmly. Somehow Elvina felt her heart warm.

“This we must pretend friendly or how, El?”

“Yes, why not? You hold my hand gini so that it looks so friendly huh?”

“No, I'm afraid you just aja, later ‘kan shyly,”

Elvina gritted her molars and then pinched Vano's waist in a sassy manner. He did not care that Vano was upset that the most important thing was the retaliation for Vano for his evil words.

Elvina and Vano rushed to the bride and groom to congratulate them and pray.

“Happy new life. You finally got a mate, Dew. Good luck, keep on,”

“Still, El. Best prayer for you same husband also yes,”

Both Elvina and Vano have met the bride, they are both welcome to enjoy the hidnagan available by the Goddess.

Vano brought Elvina to the still-empty table. Elvina was about to sit down, suddenly summoned by a man.

“El, here join us dong,”

“Eh Gino, we're just going there? Or do you want to stay here?” Elvina asked her husband's opinion first. He wanted Vano to be comfortable so he freed Vano to choose a place. Vano fears to be joined by approximately seven people at a large round table and they are all Elvina's schoolmates.

“Ya joined aja,” said Vani who agreed to join the table of friends Elvina, his wife.

As soon as they arrived near each of them carrying their hands, Elvina certainly shook hands as well as Vano.

“How are you eh?”

“Good Alhamdulillah, here's proof it can come,”

“Ah thank you so much. I don't think you came,”

“Come, if you have a chance come,”

“Vano is back to work? Afternoon already cemenin wife to kondangan aja nih,”

“Iya was not willing, but forced,” replied Vano who immediately made Elvina frown and looked at Vano with a sharp highlight. He immediately pinched the thigh of Vano sitting next to him, and it was unknown to his friends.

“No thanks, you want to come me,”

“Long him not to be bullied,” said Elvina defended herself. She does not want to be considered a forced wife. But the truth is not like that.

“Hink, let me want,” said Vano while chuckling.

“If I really am forced to. I used to want to be the same child at home yes ‘kan, uh even forced to come, finally the same child his grandmother,” said Ali while glancing at his wife who is a friend of Elvina as well.

“Terus son of lo gambek left behind? Or just ordinary?”

“Malah seneng's. Because if the same grandmother ‘kan aja diturin. Different if the same father. This can't it can't be. Take for example if you want to snack. If you want to buy ice cream has been rationed the same Nita can only two at most. For fear of coughing ‘kan. Lah if the same grandmother mah can be more than that because it does not have the same grandchild,”

“Lah, same as my nyokap. What he wants grandchildren to obey, because they do not have the heart he said. You see the same his father's mother has been banned, dibatesin ‘kan, well so they are the opposite,”

“It turns out someone already has a child yes his friend Elvina,” Inner Argantara while glancing at his wife who is now chatting with Nita, his wife Ali.

Although he had talked about children, Elvina did not look inferior or anything like that. He enjoyed the conversation.

Vano went to get some water, and Elvina, who saw her husband, asked.

“Where are you, Mas?”

“Take a drink, want?”

“Mau, ask please yes,”

Vano nodded his head. He immediately rushed to fetch some drinking water for himself and his wife Elvina.

Not long after Vano left, Elvina's stomach felt uncomfortable. Not because you want to defecate but like signs of coming to the moon. Eventually Elvina decided to rush to the bathroom.

"Where are you going?"

"Bathroom for a minute,"

"Cock his face doesn't feel good at all? want to poop, right? pantes aja stink," whispered Vano who had just taken a drink, frowning confused when he saw his wife rising from the chair where he was sitting.

He immediately asked his wife who wanted to rush to the bathroom. He immediately guessed that Elvina wanted to defecate because her face looked uncomfortable. Elvina pinched his waist and He immediately glared in warning.

"How dare you be? usually never nyubit, either,"

"Because your mouth makes me upset. Don't you know why,"

"Your face is not comfortable anymore, which means you want to go pup,"

"Have you, my people don't want to poop, anyway,"

"Yes, why is his face so uncomfortable?"

"I have stomach-ache"

"That means you want to go pup,"

The husband and wife were talking while standing not far from where their table was. Elvina is not happy her husband guessed the origin.

"Hell, you accuse me of his work. Anything that smells, don't say anything. My stomach hurts like it's mens,"

"Oh, do I need to go to the bathroom?"

"No, I'm on my own,"

Elvina rushed to the bathroom while Vano returned to her place with two glasses in hand for her and also for Elvina who asked for a drink as well but now instead went to the bathroom.

"Elvina's the guy at home talking a lot or not, Van?" ifan asked Vano who immediately gave an answer with a nod of his head.

"Yes, not really fastidious. But sometimes it can be chatty too. Depends on her mood yes,"

"Yes means the same as when I was in school. What I remember is yes, he did not have a lot of omomg people, just as necessary if ngeluarin tuh talk, but emang firmly the person, I admit it. You know, someone once liked him, but he didn't like it. He talked to the person that he could not reciprocate the feeling of like that and his attitude was also firm, not the one who called out the love of false hope that,"

"Kok you know what? you like him, don't you?"

"Well, he was shot the same way. Answer you Fan!"

"Reply, Fan! and honest yes,"

Ifan laughed loudly when his friends mocked him who had just discussed Elvina with Elvina's husband.

"No, I consider Elvina a friend. But there are my different majors who demen the same bini lo but Elvina's response is not excessive. Once I was honest about my feelings, Elvina said that she could not reply to my feelings, from the attitude also had confirmed that my friends were forbidden to ngarep more to him. Keep being nice but like keep that distance, and if you meet also reply as necessary, so I understand and retreat alon-alon,"

"Many of them?" ask Vano who is starting to be interested in the chat about Elvina.

"All I know is just one,"

"Who?"

"Has he never told you?"

"Which geu knows is also just one,”

"Udah discussed Elvina means, okay we do not discuss the Elvina people already nimah," said Tina who was approved by others.

Though Vano was curious about the answers from Vano's friends about his ex Elvina. I don't know why he was interested in finding out. Usually not like that.

"Oh, don't you want to tell me? though I'm curious you know, because he never stories about his past, so sometimes curious,"

"Yes, you ask him yourself, bro. Dare not?"

"Males, let me discuss something else,"

Vano chuckled, discussing the matter of children is still very rare between Vano and Elvina.

"You talked about the first night?"

"Crazy, why talk about the first night again? 'it's past, bro,"

"Oh yeah, means what night is a hundred dong? 'it's not the first night anymore,"

"Kepo aja lo,"

"He has not married because, Van, so kepo," said Tito meredek Ifan who did come last among other waiters at the table. He is still single because it became a material.

Vano felt a tremor inside his pants pocket. He immediately grabbed his vibrating phone.

Elvina contacted Vano, instead of returning to the table. And it makes Vano certainly feel confused.

"Hello,"

"Mas, I actually got it turned out. We go straight home. I'm in the car deck, please, sorry to my friends, I have to go home now,"

"Oh okay-okay, let's go home now,"

Vano was quite surprised Elvina decided to go home earlier than her friends because she was menstruating and Vano could guess why Elvina wanted to go home quickly. It seems that Elvina has no preparation to receive her monthly guest arrival and maybe Elvina's state is not good now due to the first day of menstruation.

"Guys, I'm so sorry that Elvina has to go back now,"

"Lho why? why rush? Elvina's not in the bathroom anymore, Van?"

"Yes, she's a little unwell so ask to go home now. Sorry once again,”

“Okay is okay hopefully next time we can meet again and get together again kayak gini yes,"

"Okay, be careful, you guys,"

"Elvina's nauseous huh, Van? that's why I'm going back,"

"Signs of being pregnant,"

VNo only chuckled in response to Ifan's remarks. After saying goodbye, Vano immediately rushed out of the hotel ballroom towards the hotel parking area. Just now that he heard Elvina was near the car.

Sure enough, from a considerable distance, he could already see the whereabouts of his wife right next to the car.

Vano quickened his footsteps to approach Elvina who was standing next to the car without leaning back.

Vano immediately opened the door for Elvina whose face looked irritated.

"Why you?"

"I'm mens, and I don't have a sanitary pad. I'm so upset, Mom. It was good to gather again. I was very confused to stay there or go home, but I will not be comfortable if you want to stay there, finally I go to the parking lot and call you to make sure you go home. But my friends don't have a problem, do they? what do they say?"

"It's okay. They said hopefully they could meet again next time and they thought you were nauseous about signs of pregnancy. Emang on your strange friend yes, especially ifan tuh. Talk about the first night, tell me you've got signs of getting pregnant,"

"Oh the Ifan is really cool. If the same he was the topic of conversation will not run out, but unfortunately still single,"

"Have you ever dated her?"

"Why did it come?" asked Elvina who was surprised because the husband asked things outside of Elvina.

"Never, but a friend he once liked me and he also had a match, but it's not because I can't return the feelings of his friend he was,"

"Oh means to be honest about Ifan was also the story earlier,"

"Who am I honest. Did I ever lie to me? never know,"

"So we go straight home?"

Elvina nodded her head. He is already uncomfortable because of menstruation when he does not have the preparation of pads.

"Mas, sorry yes earlier.this is your car seat like it will get dirty, deh,"

"It's okay, I'll clean up,"

"Sorry, I also did not expect to mens when we meet,"

"Next time always bring what's his name?"

"Garden" said Elvina because her husband forgot one of the equipment that must be owned by women because every month at least for one week need once with it.

"Yes, you should have brought a bandage,"

"I'm not thinking, sorry,"

"Keep also put in this car so 'right if we go-go do not bother nyari. You can get it in the car, right away,"

"Okay, next time I will. May you remember,"

"That time you were still the girl there was no kayak preparation in the car, in the bag, where the cake was,"

Elvina laughed at her husband's words. Elvina who suddenly laughed of course made Argantara feel confused.

"Why are you laughing?"

"So you said when I was a girl I didn't do anything? yes nyiapin, in the car I was, in the bag also sometimes there if I remember entering it. But now I'm not going in my own car anymore,"

"Well, keep it in my car, too,"

"Maybe?"

"Yes, you may be confused, she said. Then later you can just mints help me to buyin, I'll not understand like that. I don't know which make you. Rather than that there's preparation,"

"Isn't it okay to put a pad in your car drawer?"

"It's okay, as long as it's not on the car door, if the drawer's rarely opened,"

"You are understanding, but yes too. Let's not bother, there should be preparation in the vehicle. But by the way, I am still a girl so there is no difference when it is the same today. You said 'then you're still a girl-' right now I'm still, too,"

Vano was immediately silent because Elvina discussed her mistake in speaking earlier.

"So well, we're not a full married couple yet so I'm still a virgin girl, Mas,"

"Sorry I forgot,"

"Yee about the first night I forgot,"

"Cerewet ah, instead of thinking it's coming again the moon,"

"Why am I thinking? don't be, 'it's time and it's normal, too, Mas VanGan,"

"Elvina, if you call me like that, I'm really down now, huh?"

"Eh don't-don't!"

"Yes, so do not call me by the name of kayak that. have been said I do not like how you do not understand anyway? I'm so confused,"

"Because I like to call you that. Sweet, macho, and polite whimper of course,"

"That's what you think, I still don't like at all," said Vano who had not received the protest by calling Elvina against him.

"If I call you baby, don't you want to?"

"That's more than it is,"

Vano laughed and he pinched her husband's arm. Vano clucked softly and retracted Elvina's cheek to vent her frustration.

"I really thought so,"

"Yes, don't call me weird. I wouldn't like it,"

"Wouldn't love be too?"

"What kind of call is that? I don't like romantic horror because we are not suitable for romance, El. Especially you, his mouth does not feel romantic,”

"Yes okay, hopefully I can continue to be comfortable with the usual call to you, yes, I sometimes like to try new things. For example, call you. Usually use the name Mas aja continue to suddenly like to call you as Mas VanGan, it's strange huh?"

"That's weird, ask again,"

The wheels of Vano's car have arrived in front of the gate which was opened by Mr. Arif.

After the car engine stopped, Elvina got out of the car and she quickly walked into the house because she was really uncomfortable. While Vano cleaned the car seat that was only a little dirty.

"Gue has never cleaned up the former sitting of a girl who is menstruating. Just this time, and that's because of Elvina. Only the woman who makes me want to intervene," muttered Vano as his hands worked to clean the car seat repeatedly to be completely clean.

After that Vano closed the car door and rushed into the house. He asked to make iced tea by Bi Rumi and then went to the room.

He arrived at the room, Elvina was still in the bathroom changing clothes. Vani sat waiting on the sofa of the room, and the furrowed Elvina was not too long in the bathroom.

"Tok the car if you haven't cleaned it yet let me, Mas,"

"My mother cleaned up,"

"Seriously? geez, I'm not good, I'm sorry. Again I'm sorry. I don't feel good about you, which is not polite. I'm dirtyin the husband's car, not clean yourself too,"

"It's relaxing, though,"

"But you're not angry, are you?"

"If I want to be angry, I'm already angry with you" said Vano.

"Ikhlas, right? not stirring in your heart?"

"No, Elvina. Very chatty of you,"

Elvina chuckled to hear her husband grumbling. Vano closed the bathroom door, he still chuckled.

"Thank you, Mum,"

"Sama-sama," said Vano from inside the bathroom.

"No, don't you think it's the same with me, Mas?"

"Rapid,"

"Huh?"

Elvin did not hear her husband's answer so he asked again. This time it was answered more firmly by Vano.

"Sauff me,"

"What is kapok anyway?"

"She's just one of them,"

"How did I repotin just now?”

"No idea,”

"Certainly? my friends make you comfortable, don't they? or didn't? if what I see you easily blend in with them anyway, the sign is that you feel comfortable, right?"

"She's the same as you. Very ribet, all menstruation again. Which should still be at the event venue finally so go, and yes, I'm comfortable chatting with your friends,"

"Sorry, I don't know if it will happen. I panicked too, and I was confused about what to do. I don't have a pad, I don't have the car keys either. If I hold the car keys, I'm in the car and I'm waiting until you're done talking to my friends. Unfortunately I didn't bring the car keys so I was forced to call you and make sure you get home quickly,"

The sound of knocking on the door made Elvina who would still be standing in front of the bathroom door chat with her husband who was inside the bathroom, immediately rushed to open the door of the room.

"Mba, this is Mas Vano's iced tea with Mba El,"

"Duh Aunty knew I needed one that was really hot,"

"This is Mas Vano asking for help, Mba. So I also made it for Mba. Mba overheated because of what? there's no cooling at the event, Mba?"

Elvina chuckled at Bi Rumi's innocent question that didn't know what happened that upset her earlier.

"Not that, Bi. I'm menstruating and don't bring pads so the luggage messes up. The same kind of self exists, feeling guilty about Mas Vano there because he I'm going home fast when he's talking to my friends again, and he's also the one who cleaned the car seat,"

"Oh Mother menstruation kirain hot because at the event venue there is no cooling,"

Bi Rumi laughed at herself who initially did not understand the words of her master.

"I'm sorry, Mba. Please drink iced tea if you want anything just call me aja kayak ordinary,"

"Yes, thank you very much, Bi. Sorry to bother you, Auntie,"

"Not bothered, Mba. I'm down first yeah, Mba,"

Elvina nodded with a smile. Elvina immediately brought the tray with two cups on top of it into the room.

"Mas, this tea has been made with Bi Rumi,"

"So put it, I'll have a drink,"

"What are you doing again? no sound of water,"

"For the tripe I have run out of my mustache, it has begun to grow thin,"

Elvina slightly rounded her eyes and smiled. Without saying much, he knocked on the bathroom door.

"Here I help you,"

"Huh? What the hell? I don't need your help, I used to be alone,"

"I want to help you shave your beard, Mas,"

"No-no! I don't want to. There'll be injuries if it's you,"

"Well, I'm sure it's safe,"

"No, thanks for the offer. I can do it myself,"

Elvina clucked slowly. Though she was eager to help her husband cut off the fine fur on the area above and below her lips. I don't know why he wanted to do it when there was no experience at all.

"Mas, are you sure I don't want to help you?"

"No, thanks,"

"I'll see, it's done?"

VANO immediately opened the bathroom door showing the work of his hand earlier. Now his face is clean enough there are no longer thin and short hairs on his lower face.

"God, my husband is very handsome"

Vano rotates his eyeballs hearing Elvina's praise which he thinks is excessive.

"Okaya people who just know me. I emang from the content is already handsome,"

"You're prettier if you're clean without a mustache and a beard, yeah,"

"Make it up, I'm gonna finish it,"

"There's still a little bit of your sideburns. Here I help you to be really clean,”

"No, I don't have any help,"

Elvina breathed a rough sigh because her intention to help was flatly rejected by her husband.

"When the will of the wife can reward you know, and this is simple I just want to try to shave your thin sideburns,"

"No way, Elvina! can't you make it?"

"Why is it?"

"I'm afraid you can't, continue the results are not good, meningan myself aja,”

Vano avoids disaster. It just so happened that his razor was safe without causing any injuries to disappear so now He was using a manual one, and He was afraid it hit his skin if it was held by Elvina who liked to be unscrupulous.