"I was only gone for a month, what could have happened?
"Oh... that's putting it mildly...
Do you remember our former classmates...so Michael Drives...
"Who's who..?Michael?that curly little guy?
"Yes..! the one who loved to brag about his brilliant music.
"ahhh.. yes, yes, exactly, I remembered, he confessed to me in front of the whole class then, what a shame, I had already forgotten.. and now you reminded me.. so what happened to him?
"Pha..you have no idea what he did..
Hahahahaha..
After catching her breath, she continued...
"He staged a coup in the headmistress's office... phhahahaha
"What did he do?! A coup? A strike or something?
"that's it... since there are few people in their music department, the director closed the music club, the budget is too big for a small number...
"Ahhh...so that's why he rebelled...funny
"Very, because I thought that he was in love with her.. pahah
"Who? The director?? Isn't she married?
"Yes, it seems not..and she's quite young..how old is she..? 30..?
"I think between 30-35..her father was the chairman of the university..but as soon as he resigned..she took his place..
"Wasn't the chairman 60?
"Well, about that...
_I haven't talked about such trivial topics for a long time...I've been so loaded lately...maybe I should lie down and sleep a little...I'm so tired.._
The exhausted body lay down relaxed... Sitting in the car, her eyes slowly blinded together...
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_Mmm..what's that noise...
"Mistress!
Please... run away..
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"ha...ha...
"What's wrong with you? Did you have a nightmare?
By the way, we have already arrived...see you...
Having said goodbye to her friend, she went home and crashed into her bed..
"What was it..?
_usually I don't remember anything after I wake up, but... this vision was so clear..._
"Maybe...maybe if I fall asleep I'll dream of something again...
_need to try.._
She closed her eyes and tried to fall asleep.
_sleep..sleep.._
From one side to the other...with and without a pillow...on her stomach and on her back...she tried all the positions but couldn't get into the dreams world..
_why, I'm so tired, the black bags under my eyes will soon fill up..._
The sun was shining outside the window, morning had come... and Mary's swollen eyes only became redder...
_I still couldn't fall asleep..._
"Mary! are you awake?
How are you feeling?
"Good morning Hilda..haaaa
"What? Are you still half asleep? Who is Hilda then...?
"What? I called you Hilda?...strange...I don't know anyone with that name...
"Okay..let's go to the cafe..!I have a day off today..we haven't spent time together for a long time..
Smiling, she grabbed Mary's wrist and her purse.
"Wait..! wait..!
I'm in a nightie..!
"What? I didn't know that you prefer to sleep in street trousers..
"Pants..oh, it seems I forgot to change my clothes yesterday and went straight to bed..give me 20-30 minutes..
"To change clothes?
"No.. I'll go take a shower, then I'll get dressed and we'll go out.. okay?
"Okay...quickly there
_damn, all my muscles ache.. I hope we have hot water.._
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*Madam..how do you like the water? Is it warm enough?What flavor do you prefer?
*Please use lavender.
*As you wish, Duchess..*
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"What ...
_what kind of passage was this..and who are these people.._
After 40 minutes:
"You've kept me waiting for so long, madam...
"Come on, I was only 10 minutes late.
I'm ready..where shall we go?
"There is a cafe nearby, my friend recently opened it..
"Great, let's go there..
"When are you going back to university?
"Well, probably in 2 months
"If so...help my friend in kindergarten...it will be like a part-time job...
"I'm lazy
"You will be paid
"I'm in
A few minutes later:
"Did we have to go in the car?
"It's faster that way
"But the distance is less than a kilometer
"Go back on foot, I have things to do later."
"This is betrayal
"Okay, let's come in, I just wanted to introduce you to someone.
"I knew that this was not an easy outing.
.
"Emma! I've come..!"
You have a lot of people today..
This is my niece Mary...
"Nice to meet...
"You?!
"Have we ever met..?"
"Dina..
"Oh...it looks like you confused me with someone...
My name is Emma Smich, I am an old friend of Anna..
"Ah..yes..
_Dina, for some reason, when I remember this name, I remember a very unpleasant person_
"So you will be helping me in kindergarten?
"Huh? yeah...
Approaching Anna, she whispered in her ear:
"Have you decided everything already?
"Well, yes ..
"And you didn't even bother to ask me? Is my opinion so second-rate?
"Sorry..it was an urgent topic..and there was no one available except you..
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*How could you betray me like that? You planned everything behind my back and didn't even ask me...! is my opinion so second-rate? Why do I always find out everything from strangers?
*Sorry duchess...this won't happen again.
*I really hope so, but now... call Reinhard... I urgently need to discuss something with him...
"But for now...
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"Mary..!Are you offended? I'm sorry, I won't do anything behind your back anymore..
"Oh, no...
_again an unknown but painfully familiar passage ... and Reinhard, isn't that Rey? I need to try to remember the face.
"And by the way, I found you a new place to live, you will live there for these two months... and when you return to the university, live in the dorm...
"What, what? Are you evicting me?
"Well.. I have a boyfriend.. and we decided to live together, since we are getting married soon.. we need free personal space, and you will only get in the way.
" you have a lover? When did he appear??
"We've been together for three years...
"And I'm just finding out about this...
"I didn't want to tell anyone about this, but after you said that you didn't want me to die alone.. I decided to reveal my relationship..
"Well, come on, I didn't know you were so secretive...
"In short, you can spend the night at Emma's house today..
"Damn, You should have at least warned me that I won't be coming home today, my things were left in that house..!
"You'll still have time to pick them up, I'm not saying that you won't be able to go there anymore, you'll just live separately, it's high time by the way, you're already old enough to live alone..
And...it's going to rain today, don't get wet.
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*Here... take an umbrella... don't get wet, you'll catch a cold...
*What are you doing? Are you worried about me?
*Damn it, I just don't want you to infect others.. so will you take it? My hand is already numb..
*It's such a bore, I won't take it, I have my own, keep it for yourself.
*Well, okay..!
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"Can you hear me?
"oh yeah
_I didn't sleep all night today but even with this ,there wasn't any success in studying my memory... but why then do passages appear in my consciousness...
Every time something happens between this time and that time...
"It might be worth taking a walk in the rain,
Mary muttered under her breath.
"What? Do you want to catch a cold so you can take time off?
"Huh? Did I say something?
"I think I misheard it...Emma, don't you dare spoil her, put all the hard work on her...
"For what?!
"This is my revenge for the fact that you left for a whole month, leaving only a letter...
"But at least I left something...
"If you haven't left anything, I would have found you even if you were a corpse and buried you..!
"Yes Ma'am!
"Stop messing around, I'm leaving, bye...
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"Okay Mary...will you start working now or tomorrow?
"Isn't today Saturday? Is the kindergarten open on that day?
"I'm talking about the cafe... you need to earn money to pay rent.
"Oh... that's right, so I'll have a double part-time job... you love to push me...
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"Thank you all for today! We are closing.
Mary! Ask Miles to bring the keys to the front door.
You can go out the back door.
"OK
"I won't return home now because I have some work to do. If you want, you can take a walk, I'll call you later when I'm free.
"OK!
"Don't forget your umbrella..!
_I don't need it, I should try to walk in the rain, because that girl didn't have an umbrella with her.._
Coming out through the emergency exit, she sighed and exhaled...
"So, where should I go? To the park?
_there it won't seem strange if it starts to rain and I'm under it, but if I'm indoors and go out when it rains they'll look at me with sideways glance.._
She reached the nearest park and lay down on the grass, after a while the sound of drops falling on the foliage began to be heard.
"So refreshing...
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"Lord, I should have listened to that rude guy...!
Due to heavy rain, the entire road is blocked and the horse cannot be used...
"So how is it?
"What?
Turning back, Vienna saw an impudent face, bending over the girl and covering her with an umbrella, he grinned..
"Heh, I told you that you would regret your refusal..
Placing his hand on her forehead, he was surprised...
"When did you catch a cold? Your face is so hot..
"Huh? AHH? I.. I.. it's none of your business!
Throwing off his hand, she turned away from him.
_fool, why did you come so close!