Shadow From the Past
Chapter 69

Upon arriving at the room, Vano found Elvina who closed her eyes with a regular roar of breath. Arriving in Bali with the intention of vacation, Elvina even fell ill. It's a pity, but what can I do. Elvina herself also regretted why she was sick during the holidays, but Vano always assured her that this was the way from God so there was nothing to regret.

Vano head bobbles. She thought Elvina was waiting for her arrival as well as the food she wanted but apparently Elvina chose to sleep.

"Elvina, you don't want to eat? I bought him a fried duck,"

Vano woke Elvina up by patting her feet softly. He had to do it several times until Elvina finally closed her eyes.

"You're home already? really fast, yes,"

"Well, you wait for me while you sleep so feel fast. Let's go eat,"

Elvina moved from her lying position. Vano immediately handed over a portion of the fried duck he had just bought.

"It's delicious, isn't it?"

"Well, how do I know. But if the aroma is delicious, try it now," said Vano

"I wash my hands first," 

Elvina left the bed and rushed to the bathroom to clean her hands before filling her stomach.

Vano also washed his hands and then they ate on the sofa room.

"Still on the street, Mas?"

"Lumayan, there are even still people eating at this duck restaurant,"

"Their hunger turned out, too,"

"Yes in my heart also say that. I if so they really do not want to go out at night just to eat, mending hold until tomorrow morning. It's because you said I was hungry so I wanted to drive at night. I really want to sleep,"

"I'm sorry I interrupted your sleep, Mom. And thank you for finding food for me, too,"

"Next time don't do this again. I wasn't necessarily patient as of yet. Previously I had bargained for lunch in the afternoon, eh you even nolak. Night turn you whine hungry,”

"I don't know if I'm going to be hungry at night, I'm actually guilty, too,"

They started eating while interspersed with chatter. Elvina did not forget to say sorry and also thanks to her husband who tonight was willing not to continue his sleep just to buy food because he was hungry.

"Enak' right?" asked Vano who was replied with a nod by Elvina. Elvina's wife raised her thumb to praise the taste of the Balinese seasoning fried duck they eat now.

"Emang from the smell is already a good smell. Fortunately, there is no wrong focus because of fried duck. The smell was in the car,"

Elvina chuckles at her husband's story. It turns out that Vano can already guess that the duck he bought was delicious because of the aroma can be guessed he said.

"Are you hungry?" Ask Elvina.

Seeing Vano nod, Elvina immediately greeted her husband with a mocking look.

"So I remember a lot of people saying I had a rubber stomach. Who is that?"

Elvina brought up her summation earlier. He was hungry when he had time to eat chicken porridge and that's why Vano mocked him having a rubber stomach.

"I'm not as rubbery as you are" Elak Vano.

"Oh that? real timing? I don't believe ah,"

"I don't have a rubber stomach, you know. You're a woman so her stomach can be like rubber that can stretch if you're pregnant,"

"Males can know too! restless your stomach like a pregnant woman who soars. But you're damming not because there's a baby but because you eat mostly. Uh but that's okay, I still think of you as my husband, Mas VanGan, you remain handsome,”

Vano shrugged his shoulders amusedly hearing Elvina's words. He did not ask for such a blatant confession.

"No need to blink his eyes. Flirty, "Vano scolded when he saw his wife wink after saying that she would continue to be considered a husband.

"Can you not call me Mas VanGan? it stopped, eh now repeated again. Call a name can you? I don't take any calls other than names,"

After Vano protested about the call again, Elvina suddenly coughed due to her slow hardness.

"Hmm, don't laugh, then,"

"Yes, you're so funny,"

"I'm not a big clown, so I'm not funny,"

"Astaghfirullah,"

Elvina held back a laugh when her husband related to the clown in their conversation.

"Bah diem! don't talk about it later you cough,"

Elvina held back a smile hearing her summation. Vano did not want them to be involved in chat anymore because he had a cough and Vano saw it was quite torturing Elvina.

"Are you still hot?"

Elvina touched her own forehead and neck with her clean left hand, as the right hand was being used for eating.

"Still,"

"Geez, how do you keep dong? even though I took medication. Are you sure you don't want to go to the hospital?"

"No need, Mas. It's late, I-I"

"Hospitals keep opening, El. Twenty-four hours are always in operation so you don't have to be afraid to shut down,"

"I also know the hospital is open but I'm lazy nights out, let alone to the hospital. I sleep a little,"

"He went to the clinic. If the clinic is not so many patients, and earlier I think I had seen there is a clinic near this duck restaurant, not far from here anyway,"

Elvina shook her head and moved her index finger to the right and left to refuse to go to the hospital.

Even though the clinic that Vano said was close to their inn, and the patient was not as much as the hospital, still Elvina was reluctant to go anywhere, she just wanted to rest.

"Well, what if the fever doesn't go down?"

"You calm down, I'll get well soon enough, too,"

Vano was silent for a while and Elvina looked at her husband as she was thinking but she did not know what he was thinking.

Vano cleared his throat, after which sipped some drinking water and looked at Elvina.

"Yes, if you are not strong enough to go home, we do not need to go home first. We were ‘kan already want to go home. But we can stay here until you're strong to go home,"

"I'm strong, Mom. We're gonna keep coming home. I don't want to ruin the plan we made before we left. I could have had a three-day vacation and I'm glad, and I understand you can't stay for long," said Elvina who was grateful to be able to vacation with her husband even though it was only three days and returned home sick.

"Yes, but how do you want to go home if you think you are? I'm sure you won't be strong for long, either,"

"But we'll sit down later, you know, on the plane stand up?"

"But still it is not good if we travel with an unhealthy body condition. Until the house is even sicker,"

"We have to go home, you want us to be only three days, right here? I don't want to let you down because I didn't go home. You miss working on it,"

"Let's see how you are tomorrow. If you feel unable, don't force it,"

"I can do it, Mas. We'll be home tomorrow,"

Since the beginning of the holiday alone Vano has been warning them to go home on time even though Lisa, mama Vano suggested they add a day to vacation. Vamo has also firmly said they have to go home as planned, so Elvina does not want to make Vano disappointed or even upset because he hurt their return so delayed. Her husband did not want to take too long a vacation.

The duck rice was gone, Vano immediately washed his hands. After that, he returned to the sofa, while Elvina still finished her duck.

"Yes, I hope you're all right. So we'll go home tomorrow. If you can't, don't be forced. My mom also knew you were sick. If you still want to go home, I am scolded by my mother, and I am also afraid that you will do anything during the trip home. Instead of complicated business mending delay first,"

"Don't go straight to bed and eat" Elvina told Vano, who was sitting on the edge of the bed.

"Who would want to sleep anyway?"

"It went up to the bed,"

"I just want to sit down. I know you are, yes,"

Elvina shut her mouth holding back the laughter and embarrassment of guessing but the tip was wrong instead.

"Take the medicine do not forget,"

"I was taking medicine, right,"

"Gosh I forgot. Yes, you took the medicine,"

"That's why your mind goes nowhere, Mom,"

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This morning Elvina's health condition turned out to be no change. The fever is still high and even the cough is getting worse until Vano who saw it felt unbearable because Elvina looks so tormented when coughing. His face was red, his veins were neck to the point of being visible, and his eyes were also red.

At breakfast alone Elvina can not enjoy it because it must be interspersed with endless coughing.

"Geez, you don't think it's possible to be invited home,"

"I can do it, God willing. Okay, you continue the breakfast,"

Elvina gently brushed away the hand of the husband who had just rubbed his back gently and massaged his nape.

"You sure?"

Elvina nodded her head. He was sure to be fine on his way back to the capital.

"No need if you-"

"I can, Mom. Let's just go home. I miss my house, too,"

"Yes, it's up to you. As long as you are really strong. I don't want anything to happen to you. So the length of business is later,"

Elvina was stubborn because once again, she did not want to upset her husband. And Vano was astonished because Elvina stubbornly wanted to go home even though she had tried to accept with airy chest if indeed Elvina could not go home now.

"Now phone name," said Vano while showing the screen of his phone to Elvina.

"If you ask me, tell me I'm better" said Elvina, teaching her husband that her mother-in-law was not worried.

"Cock lying anyway? a great sin you have,"

"I don't want you to worry, Mom. It's up to you if you don't lie. My mom would not let us go home. We've been here three days and four nights, you want to stay? you will be upset with me for leaving work,” said Elvina who revealed her reason for wanting to lie to her in-laws about her current state.

"I picked up my mother's phone first" Argantara said to his wife who immediately nodded her head to invite the husband to take his mother's call.

"Hello Assalamualaikum,"

"Waalaikumsalam, Van. How's El doing? is it better or is it getting better?"

What Lisa immediately asked was the state of her daughter-in-law, not anything else. It was a picture that showed that Elvina was so dear and accepted by her mother-in-law. Knowing Elvina was sick, her in-laws were immediately worried. 

Elvina was very grateful to be in the midst of the family that received it with open arms, her husband's family was all good to her. 

"Elvina is better, Ma" replied Vano.

Elvina who heard her husband's reply immediately snorted. Vano said that lying was a big sin but now he does. Vano follows what Elvina said earlier to not reveal Elvina's true state to Lisa.

"So coming home means yes?" Ask Lisa.

"Yes so, Ma" replied Vano.

Elvina desperately held back the cough so that she could not hear her mother-in-law, but she could not hold it anymore because her throat was really very itchy.

“Lho kok El still coughing like that, Van? Is Bener El okay? That's the cough is still severe you know,”

“Why the hell? I tried but couldn't. Finally the release of the cough. I'm sorry,”

“That's why don't you teach me to lie! Mama doesn't believe me I know?”

Vano whispered with a sharp look at Elvina who immediately lowered her head. Nor does he want to be in a situation like this. I tried to hold the cough but couldn't. His throat was really very itchy finally coughing as well and was heard by Lisa who was previously told that Elvina's condition had improved.

“Van, still connect with mama nih? Mama's voice still heard?”

“Yes I heard, Ma,”

“Mama asked, El is still bad it's coughing? Dry cough is like, the name if a dry cough hurts really, bad taste. Have you taken the medicine yet? Don't tell me you're not getting medicine,”

“She's been doing drugs before she left, Ma. And I've taken medicine too,”

“Means that there has been no result it's medicine. Have you been sent to the hospital?”

“Udah but El won't, Ma. He stubbornly refused to go to the hospital, to the clinic too that,”

“Yes Allah, how to go? Is the fever still? Continues the flux is still too?”

Vano exhaled a rough breath. Looks like isa, his mother can guess how Elvina really is without him telling.

“Everything is still, Ma,”

“Terus why did you say it was better? Huh uh? Yes, this child. His job was a lie!”

“Elvina told me, don't tell mama that she's still sick, say it's okay. He said so, Ma,” replied Vano who was finally honest that he was forced to lie because of his wife.

Lisa grunted in annoyance. Apparently the son and daughter-in-law had worked together. He was happy because Elvina had improved but in reality he was lied to.

“Force to hospital, Van. In order to be examined the doctor continues to be given the appropriate medication. It was due to fatigue times huh?”

“It looks like that, Ma. But began to get dizzy as itchy as his nose was after almost to the waves,” said Vano who again reviewed the incident his wife almost got carried away by the waves when playing on the beach.

“It just so happened. Previously it was already willing to decline his health condition because of going to and fro continuously, lack of rest maybe,”

“He does not want to be invited to the hospital, to the clinic also does not want to. Don't know, dizzy I'm telling her,”

“Do not like that, Van. Persuade carefully, and take the decision not to go home first, until El's condition has completely recovered,”

“I told you so but El still wants to go home, Ma,” Vano said as he looked at Elvina who went to the bathroom to remove the liquid in her nose.

“Try to see a doctor again. Or you're the one who's talking to Elvina now. Elvina where now?”

“We're having breakfast, Ma. But El just went to the bathroom, wait a minute, Ma,”

“Okay, mommy wants to talk to El,”

Vano continued to hold her phone without making any more noise because her mother wanted to talk to Elvina who was currently still in the bathroom.

Elvina finished removing the liquid that filled her nose even though before she started eating, Elvina had already cleaned it. Elvina sat down to face the food.

Vano immediately reached out to Elvina and told her that her mother wanted to talk to Elvina.

“Assalamualaikum, Ma,”

“Waalaikumsalam, El kok do not want to go to the hospital, son? You should be examined so that after that you are given the appropriate medicine. Your voice is so different, El. Fever must still be high too huh?”

“I'm fine, Ma,” replied Elvina.

“You don't lie to mama, son. Mama would know. There's a way you know, El. Like earlier, suddenly mama heard you coughing. Mom was suspicious. Because if it's better it's impossible to cough it still ugly like that. Better not go home first. The cold cough fever must make the dizziness extraordinary. Of you why-not while on a passing trip held back first home. God willing, if indeed your situation has improved, you can go home soon. After all Vano is easy if you want to take a vacation, you are not tied to anything now so your mother's advice is better if you delay going home first, later if you have really recovered, then you will, then you can go home,”

“Yes, that's why I say. Mama also said that. So you should be yes,” said Vano slowly. He also hesitated to bring Elvina home. From his face alone Elvina looked very weak. If anything happens to Elvina during the trip, he is also made difficult later.

“El, to the hospital yes. Don't keep going, son. Fear your situation is getting worse,”

“But I've taken the medicine I used to take when I was sick, Ma. I deliberately brought the medicine in case,”

“But not maxain go home ‘kan? You stubborn want to go home or Vano who makes you?”

“Nno, Ma. Mas Vano doesn't mean me. I want to go home because I already miss the same house,”

“Lho, it's not good to add a few more days there, son. But it is also useless to spend time there, because you are sick. So can't enjoy the holidays,”

“But I still want to go home, Ma. You see, I want to get home, and I also do not want if Mas Vano too long to leave work. As for him, his job has become stacks because of being here too long and not because of holidays but because I am sick. Which was only three days, suddenly so added. Automatic work Mas Vano so more and more stacked,”

“Ah your husband is working a lot of times. Stack of mulu proof of returning home irregular time. From the time of unmarried likes so emang,”

“God willing I am strong, Ma,”

“Do not maxain yes, El. Please think well. If you are sick like this continue to be invited home it feels like it will torture yourself. Want to stand up mama sure still limp, let alone the trip home? Yes even though on the plane just sit but ‘kan body must be healthy if going anywhere,”

“Don't be stubborn. Mama said that, you still want maksa?” Desis Vano who saw the doubt in Elvina's eyes to agree with what her in-laws said. Though it has been persuaded by Lisa to go to the hospital or postpone the return. Vano himself also tried to accept that Elvina had not yet returned home. The important thing is that Elvina can rest until her health condition is restored after that then they go home. Because if he forced a will, then something happened to Elvina, the business became long. And although a little, there must be guilt for forcing the will to go home when Elvina's health condition is declining.

“Elvina, my mother's advice is not to go home until you get better, okay?”

“Iya, Ma,”

“Yes my mom hung up first. If breakfast is not finished, and you should go to the hospital, and do not forget to take medicine,” Lisa told her daughter-in-law. Lisa could not keep quiet after knowing her daughter-in-law would still force herself to go home. 

“Iya thanks, Ma,”

“Assalamualaikum, be careful yes you are the same Vano,”

“Waalaikumsalam Yes, Ma,”

After the phone call with Lisa ended, Elvina handed the phone in her hand to the owner.

“Kok not continued eating?” Vano asked his wife, who had not eaten the food. 

“I'm full, afraid of vomiting,”

Vano nodded not forcing Elvina to finish her meal. Most importantly there was already food going into Elvina's stomach.

“You're going to the hospital? Mama ‘kannya u saranin you to hospital,”

“No,”

“Keep until when does it hurt?”

“Ih I do not want to go to the hospital, afraid the end even told to be treated, then when do we go home if I am treated?”

“Yes if you are treated means that your condition does not allow you to rest at home,”

Elvina shook her head. He did not want to go to the hospital because for him the usual medicine he drank would be able to cure him.

“So how? We going home or not?”

“Yes how do you want?” Asked Elvina who did not dare to make a decision. He was afraid if he agreed to stay in their vacation spot, Vano objected. He did not want Vano also disappointed because he did not go home as planned.

“I've resigned the same way you want. Are you strong when we go home? Can?”

“Yes is only strengthened, I think it can be kok,”

Vano clucked at Asyira's reply. He knew Ashira was trying to force himself, so He decided to postpone his return.

“Neas not forced to be strong. We'll go home if you've heard,”

As Elvina's mouth was about to open, Vano immediately hissed, bringing her index finger closer to her lips.

“You don't have to say anything anymore. Listen to what I say, if I say no now go home, yes you do not argue!”

“But you're okay? I can do it, Mas. God willing, I am strong. Just the same fever cough flu is not a problem,”

“Yes, later if you faint, on the road, who bothers? I am! Therefore do not need to maxain because your condition does not allow,”

“You swear I fainted? How do you say that anyway?”

“Yes anyways want to max anyhow, stubborn,”

“I can go home if you want us to go home today,”

“I don't make it, Elvina. You also do not lose your body. Yes I broke up for here first, until when I can not mastiin. Anyway, until you are healthy, then we go home. I don't mind. If you go home anyway, fear you even why. So the length of the business,”

Elvina was shocked to hear her husband's decision. He thought Vano would insist on taking him home even though after he was sick Vano did seem to start worrying or back and forth to go home. But Elvina did not expect that Vano would confidently take the decision to postpone their scheduled return when their pre-departure plans were scheduled for home today.

“You're not angry ‘kan, Mas?”

“Yes is not. Why am I angry? Most annoyed a minute,”

“Ih same as dong. I don't want to until you get angry because you don't go home. How do you keep working?”

“Ya I'll work a little bit,”

“I'm sorry that you don't work anymore. Your work is so piled up. Again, I'm sorry, Mom. I don't want to be sick either. But it turns out you are sick, even though you have fun because of the holidays,”

“Yes, don't say that. Your pain is ‘kan bekilled the same above, just accept, do not complain,”

“I do not complain, just confused aja suddenly sick, whereas before I was all right,”

“Why do you want to open your shirt?”

Elvina frowned when she saw her husband suddenly undressing. After eating, Vano undressed. Of course Elvina was confused.

“I want to swim, let seger,”

“Lho, new to eating. Later, it should have known,”

“Yes I've been sitting around by the pool, you rest there. Don't worry,”

“I didn't do anything during the holidays. It's just walking, eating, sleeping,”

“I am a lazy creature. If you are still mending. Suitcase and all sorts of things ‘kan you all,”

“Yes hence helpin,”

“I already want to help you yes but you instead refuse, even forbid me to hold a suitcase and goods. Yes, I'm staying asleep,”

Elvina chuckled while her husband had already stepped towards the pool. He sat on the edge and played his phone. Elvina shook her head to see Vano who was undressing early in the morning.

“Mas ‘kan already shower earlier huh? She wanna swim? Means shower again dong,” muttered Elvina.

Elvina immediately approached her husband who was calling someone. The sound of his footsteps rang out in Vano's ears which immediately turned his head.

Vano's jaw tightened seeing his wife walking towards him. He was told to rest and approach her.

“What are you doing anyway? Did you finish eating?”

“I said I finished eating because I was full of fear of vomiting, why are you swimming? ‘And have a shower?”

“Ya why? Like me, it's up to me to swim or do anything. Go into the room, don't go into my room. You have to rest, Syira,”

“Oh yes I'm in. But it's still cold, Mom. Are you okay?”

“Yes no problem, already in there!”

“Yes already, Mas, usual dong do not be soiled, I can not do ngeliatin you swimming? I ‘kan ngapain ngeliatin aja. Not tired,”

Vano directly stared at Elvina flatly as he said full of emphasis “Rest, Elvin,” 

Elvina snorted and immediately turned around leaving Vano who was upset because he approached Vano.