DREAM OF THE SHADOW

CHAPTER 39

"Hello, mama Yuna. My mother is Joshua, Nissa. This is my husband, William." Nissa introduced herself and her husband to a 60-inch television screen in their living room.

"Hi, Mba Nissa and Mr. William. Just call me Rossa, this is my husband Kenichi. Hello, yeah, yeah." Mama Yuna was seen beaming with the family gathering online. Yuna and Shua sat down with Shua's parents at her house.

"It's a pity that we can't meet in person" Nissa said.

"Yes, but later we will still have a chance to Mba" said Rossa.

"Look, Mba Rossa, Mr. Ken.." William took over the conversation.

"I, as Shua's father, want to ask for your consent as Yuna's parents, to give our children's blessing to have a more serious relationship. Joshua wants to get Yuna engaged. We, Joshua's side have already approved of them and are supporting their relationship to a more serious stage. For that, we want to know the answer from old man Yuna." William glanced at his wife and son.

"Thank you, William, for the blessing given. We had previously told Nak Shua that we allowed them to date. For the more serious direction, we can only give our blessing. We believe children are adults and we can determine what is best for them" Ken said.

"Sorry Pa, there's something you want to add. This is Mba Nissa, Mr. Will. As you already know, Yuna was once divorced. I hope that let it be the past. I'm sorry, but I hope it doesn't get pushed back in the future." Rossa's voice trembled slightly as she said that.

"I understand Mba Rossa's feelings. Although my son is a boy, but I know what it's like if our son is hurt. Take it easy, I'll take Yuna like my own son and take care of her." Nissa's reply slightly calmed the feelings of old man Yuna.

Family chats went well for almost an hour. Shua gives Yuna a ring to strengthen their relationship witnessed by their parents. They agreed not to hold an engagement party. If all goes well, Yuna's parents will return to Indonesia to prepare for their child's marriage.

"Thank you, honey, for organizing everything" Yuna said as they reached her doorstep.

"Thank you for what. This is one way to achieve my dream. It seems like tomorrow you can be a little busy. Mama's too enthusiastic about taking ghost hahaha..." Yuna hugged him.

"Just thank you."

'Thank you for your sincerity. I hope our love can last forever.' Yuna prayed in her heart. Shua released their embrace and kissed Yuna's lips briefly before finally landing her lips on the beautiful woman's forehead.

"Come in first. Otherwise I'm not sure I can control myself." Shua whispered in her ear. Yuna slapped Shua in the chest before entering and was again tormented by her temporary separation.

Shua got into her car and laughed. He actually did not expect the meeting between his family and Yuna's family to be through an online video. Actually, he and his parents planned to come to Japan for a more formal introduction. However, Yuna's parents insisted that it was not necessary. They do not mind online meetings that can save time. But in any case, Shua felt relieved that everything was going quite smoothly. Yuna actually did not know that Shua had already prepared the ring for her. The man wanted to show his seriousness in front of their parents both.

Yuna was already wearing her pajamas. He turned on his YouTube channel on his smart tv and chose one of the cooking shows that appeared on his homepage. He just listened to it, his hands were busy dismantling the closet drawer to look for his passport. For two years he never left the country and forgot where he had kept it. Suddenly his eyes caught something he thought was thrown away. The wedding photo used to be with Adit measuring 6 inches. The reflex he wanted to tear it apart, but his hand came to a halt. His mind returns as he tells Marsha that he doesn't hate Adit, just like numbness. Yuna looked back at the photo. The picture with Adit holding a golden balloon. In the past, Yuna chose the golden color because she hoped that at least they would celebrate their golden wedding anniversary. Yuna laughed cynically, golden wedding? Cc.ck...Your dream is the height of Yuna.

Yuna stuffed the photo into a large crackle bag along with some of the items she was about to throw away. Yes, the memory is indeed unforgettable, but Yuna can choose to throw it away because she does not need it anymore.

'Goodbye to the past, now I will step into my future. Whether it's happy or not on his journey, but I will try to achieve happiness in the end.' Yuna Prayer.

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"Haha...There-there are times now. But congratulations, you finally made that decision." Marsha swallowed the small meatballs she had been stirring from earlier.

"I hope it's the right decision Sha."

"Actually appropriate or not it depends on the time. Not exactly in one more month, but it might be exactly two more years. Exactly for these five years, but it's probably going to be destroyed ten more years. It's not that I want to scare you, but that's reality."

"Yes, I see what you mean Doctor hahaha...Now I want to hear your story, do I have a boyfriend?" ask Yuna. Marsha shook her head.

"It's okay to ask like this? I consider you my best friend. But if you don't want to talk about personal things it's ok Sha." Yuna laughed casually.

"I'm glad you can consider me a friend. I honestly don't have any close friends, just a few acquaintances. I feel like we've been a great fit from the past. Remember how we often eat meatballs with abis hiking or just clean the foot of the mountain?"

"Inget dong - Sha. That's why I'm eating meatballs today hahaha.."

"I used to be engaged to Yun, but failed to get married." Marsha tells a relaxing story while drinking her sweet iced tea.

"Oh, sorry to hear that.""It's ok. We got engaged two years ago, broke up a year ago. Actually, he asked me to get married three months after we got engaged. But I was at the peak of my career, so I asked him to postpone it. Last year he asked me to remarry before he moved to Medan. I was so upset at the time. On the one hand I love her, but on the other hand I can't stay away from my parents and more selfishly, I can't leave my job. Logic overcomes my feelings. I don't know who broke up until we finally broke up." Marsha rarely talked about her personal life, but today she is more willing to open up. Tired of keeping all his own weight. Just like his patient needs him, he also needs someone who just listens to his story.

"You still love him?"

"Do not know Yun. Maybe it's because I haven't met her yet so I don't know how I really feel."

"Oh, he never called you?"

"No. Maybe he has forgotten me. After much thought, I've been cruel to her." Yuna was silent hearing Marsha's outpouring of heart. He is not very good at words.

"That's it. Enough with my past stories. Finish your food hahaha..."

'A beautiful artist with the initials VA was seen visiting an obstetrician at a well-known hospital in Jakarta. VA wears a mask and sunglasses to cover her beautiful face...' A TV was seen airing gossip shows of local artists.

"VA must be Vanya Aprilia. He should wear a hat too, his hair can not cover his identity even though he has a mask and glasses" said Marsha. Yuna who heard the name immediately choked on the spicy noodles she was eating.

"Open.uhuuukk.." His eyes immediately looked sharply at the television broadcasting the news. The figure of the girl who was considered a sister by Shua, was really her.

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