DREAM OF THE SHADOW

CHAPTER 29

"Who are you calling?"  Becca's voice surprised Adit, he hurriedly stuffed his phone into his pants pocket.

"The phone insurance guy keeps. Where's Gracia?" tanyakanya.

"Sleep. Guarded by sister. We go yuk, baby. It's been a long time since we've been walking together." Becca slips spoiled in Adit's arm.

That Sunday afternoon the mall they both visited was quite crowded. Becca heads to a children's clothing boutique. He bought some clothes and accessories for his son. Then he went to a shoe store.

"Darling, you see these shoes. Good yeah..I haven't worn high shoes in a long time." Becca tries out a silver stiletto.

"good. But is it not altitude? You'll have trouble holding Gracia."

"If I bring Grace, I won't wear these shoes. Just relax." Becca tried several other models.

Adit took his phone. While at home, he had called Yuna several times but was not picked up. There's really no important business. Adit just wants to send siomay who deliberately ordered from Bandung.

"Darling, pay donk. I'm done." Call Becca. He bought a pair of silver stiletto shoes earlier.

"Honey, look at the Jack and co store on the right. Isn't that Yuna?" ask Becca while stopping her steps. Adit followed Becca's lead, and it was Yuna. With Joshua. Adit grunted annoyedly. They stopped stepping. A moment later Adit decided to approach them.

"Well, did they reprimand them? Lazy ah." Nagging Becca, but she was powerless when Adit pulled her hand. Really Becca regretted telling Adit about the whereabouts of his ex-wife. He was lazy to make small talk with Yuna.

"Yuna, Jo. You two are?" Adit was stale and seemed a little stifling to see them standing in a necklace display case. He felt his guess all along about the two of them was right. Yuna was surprised to hear Adit's voice, as she and Shua turned to their right.

"Adith?" call him. Yuna sees a woman behind the man who surprised her earlier, but she chooses to pretend not to see him. Adit looked at Joshua's hand slowly touching Yuna's waist as if to show something.

"Adit, Becca. Want to get some jewelry, too?" ask Joshua. Becca was a little upset, then she chose to take a look at some of the jewelry on display on the other side.

"Becca seems to be looking for something. You guys?" adit answered a little lie.

"I want to buy Yuna a necklace." Shua glanced towards Yuna who was smiling.

"For?" Adit's question confused them.

"Sorry Adit, just accompany your wife. We're not done choosing." Yuna pulled Shua's hand and invited her back to where they had been. Adit who was left alone chose to accompany Becca while continuing to steal a look at the couple.

"Darling, good isn't it?" becca asked while trying an earring on her right ear.

"Mmmm..Pretty." Adit replied without looking at Becca. He notices Adit hooking a necklace to Yuna's neck. Yuna looked towards the mirror then nodded in agreement. It seems they have finished choosing.

Becca heard what the cashier said near her standing.

"It costs twenty-five million five hundred thousand rupiah sir, what card would you pay?" tanyakanya. Becca takes a quick glance and sees Joshua handing over a card to the woman in the red uniform.

'Crazy ones! Is Shua Yuna's boyfriend?' Becca is a little curious about their relationship now. It's free that he once messed with Shua's shooting event first to Yuna if they were together now.

"We're first on Dit." Joshua greeted Adit as he finished paying.

"Oh yes. See you at Yuna's office." she said, looking at a necklace with a small diamond around her neck. He saw Joshua holding Yuna's hand out of there.

"They're dating dear?" Becca immediately asked what the answer could be. Adit just kept quiet, his annoyance and curiosity all this time answered already.

"Well, Yuna really won the lottery huh."

Becca's words made her snort an annoyed breath. The playboy Joshua. If only he was not the owner of the Global company, Adit would have threatened him not to approach Yuna.

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"Thank you for the necklace, honey. L like it. But don't you think it's too expensive?" yuna asked in the car.

"It has to be something special for a special woman. You're not nervous about meeting my parents?" ask Shua.

"What if I say I'm so nervous? What are you gonna do?"

Finally they arrived at a magnificent house with a spacious yard. Yuna knew Shua was the son of a rich man from the time they went to school. But he did not expect the luxury house he often passed in the area of Winangsia is owned by the Shua family. He's getting nervous now. Although Yuna knows Shua loves her, she still lacks confidence. Suppose she was not a married woman, Yuna would be very happy to meet Shua's parents now.

"Yep, come in." Shua held onto Yuna's cold hand. He rubbed it slowly.

Nissa who heard Shua's voice calling out to him, came out still wearing an apron on her body. He can't wait to meet the woman who has melted his child's heart. Nissa stopped after she saw the woman Shua was holding.

"Ma, menatin. Her name is Yuna Sakura." Yuna shook Nissa's hand which looked familiar to her.

"Have we met?" The question made Yuna realize that they had indeed met.

"Oh, Auntie bought milk." Yuna's brain thought hard before recalling that brief encounter.

"Really.true..You paid for the milk yesterday. But it looks like you've changed yeah, Aunt hardly recognized you."  Nissa looked at Yuna from top to toe. She looked just as beautiful, but her posture changes that became proportionate made her more attractive.

"Let's go in. Papa Shua is already waiting inside." Nissa took Yuna towards the dining room.

Yuna was a little relieved to see the attitude of mama Shua who seemed to accept her presence. He did not think fate had brought them together first. They ended up having dinner together with a little casual chat. Yuna could see that they did not have much questions about her status once married. It turns out that all his fears were wrong. Shua was right that he would overcome everything.

"So now you live alone?" ask William.

"My parents are still here. Maybe they'll be back in Japan in two weeks, Om." Yuna replied.

"Oh so. Play here often Yuna. Later Aunty ajarin cook Shua's favorite shindang." Yuna laughed at hearing that. He nodded happily.

"Shua, be careful with Yuna. You went straight home, right? Don't make it, tomorrow's work." said Nissa as she hugged Yuna briefly.

All the way home, Yuna was very happy. He laughed a lot with Shua.

"I'm so happy tonight. It looks like I'm going to have a very beautiful dream." Yuna said as Shua stopped her car in front of Yuna's house.

"I'll catch up with you in dreamland. I'll pick you up tomorrow morning." Shua opened her seatbelt.

"It seems unnecessary. Tomorrow I'm a little busy, the day after birthday. Mama asked me to accompany her after-work shopping, she'll follow me to the office."

"All right then." Shua kissed Yuna's forehead without asking for her approval. He saw Yuna step in before it started to pass from there.

Shua knew her parents were modern-minded people, but she did not expect them to be so sweet with Yuna. Everything William did, it must have come from what his wife thought. So as long as Nissa agrees, everything will definitely go smoothly. That was why Shua loved them so much, especially Nissa, her mother. Shua will never be able to resist what her mother wishes.

*****

"So how's baby? Smoothly?" Rossa waited for Yuna in the living room, she could not sleep before hearing the story from her son. Curiosity has filled his brain. Yuna simply replied with a smile and a nod. Rossa covered her mouth to cover up the cries of excitement she might not have been able to bear. He hugged Yuna tightly.

"What did mama say? Good and wise people will be able to see something great in you. There is no need to be inferior or down because of failures that you are not the source of the problem. Understood it? From now on, lift your chin. You deserve to be happy, and I'm sure Joshua can give it."

"Thank you, Ma. Mama and papa have always been Yuna's source of strength."

"Not Joshua?" ledek Rossa's.

"Haha...He's one of them, Ma. But the level is still below you."

Yuna looked at the mirror in front of her. Touching the beautiful necklace around her neck. That's the sweetest thing he's ever got. Of course the era of per-adit-an does not include the count.

'I will no longer be caught in the shadows of the past. The only way is to make peace, not to forgive but to try to forget. Won't be able to forget completely anyway because I'm not amnesiac, yeah just trying not to remember everything anymore.'

Ahhh...Yuna's dizzy. Anyway he doesn't care anymore about the two traitors in his past. Point. Yuna just needs to assume they're nobody. Point again.

Good bye past. Welcome to my wonderful future.

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