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Post by Leo on Dec 28, 2011 12:05:41 GMT -5
((they have such an interesting clash of cultures haha))
Leo frowned. "What happened?" He instinctively held her closer.
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Post by Svetlana on Dec 28, 2011 16:37:22 GMT -5
((haha, I know! I'm loving it! Pasha will be furious, of course, but she doesn't care.))
"They... they got ill," Sveta answered softly. She let out a quiet sigh and let her head lightly come to rest on his shoulder. "Mameh and Tateh, they did not make it past Ireland." She closed her eyes tightly and swallowed hard. This was the most she had talked about her parents' death with anyone, even her brother. "I only have my brother."
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Post by Leo on Dec 29, 2011 1:53:16 GMT -5
"That is horrific. I am sorry you had to experience that," Leo told her gently, rubbing her back. "Would your- Mameh- be happy for you to have a sewing job?"
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Post by Svetlana on Dec 29, 2011 8:46:08 GMT -5
"I think she would, yes," Svetlana answered with a nod. "She taught me how and she was very good at it. I think she would be proud." Her brother, on the other hand, would definitely not be happy about this situation.
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Post by Leo on Dec 29, 2011 12:28:03 GMT -5
Leo grinned. "well that is wonderful then. Are you going to tell your brother?"
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Post by Svetlana on Dec 29, 2011 12:32:15 GMT -5
"Nyet," she answered with a laugh and a shake of her head. "If I tell him, Leo, if I tell him, he will never let me out of the house!" She saw the lodging house come into view and she quickly felt her heart start to sink. "He will not be happy." She almost dreaded walking back into the lodging house. Even though she was almost completely sure that Pasha wasn't home, there was still the slight fear that he was. If he was home before her, there was no telling how angry he would be!
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Post by Leo on Dec 29, 2011 12:46:05 GMT -5
"will he...um, does he, hurt you when he's displeased?" Leo asked awkwardly, but with high concern.
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Post by Svetlana on Dec 29, 2011 12:53:07 GMT -5
"Hurt me?"Svetlana asked, her eyebrows arching. "No, no! He just yells. A lot. Tells me to not leave the house unless he is with me." She paused and let out a frustrated groan. "He is all talk, but sometimes, I don't think he even knows what he is saying."
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Post by Leo on Dec 29, 2011 12:54:39 GMT -5
Leo cleared his throat, a little worried about getting sort of caught up in this. "He is right that this city is dangerous. It's important to be alert, and to not walk around alone."
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Post by Svetlana on Dec 29, 2011 13:09:47 GMT -5
"I can understand this, yes," Svetlana finally agreed. They reached the front steps of the lodging house and she carefully took a hold of the railing before climbing up the first step. She stopped haflway up the steps and leaned back against the railing. "It just... it gets lonely, inside all of the time. I don't think he sees this."
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Post by Leo on Dec 29, 2011 17:43:31 GMT -5
"Well you got a job now," Leo pointed out with a smile. "Maybe something interesting will happen to you now."
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Post by Svetlana on Dec 29, 2011 19:37:30 GMT -5
"Something has already happened," she remarked happily. "I have made a new friend, have I not?"
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Post by Leo on Dec 29, 2011 19:44:44 GMT -5
"Yes you have," Leo smiled at her, following her inside the lodging house.
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Post by Svetlana on Dec 29, 2011 22:45:33 GMT -5
"I do not think I can ever thank you enough," Svetlana said sweetly once they stepped inside the lodging house. She could feel herself start to blush and quickly looked away, not wanting Leo to notice. "You, Leo, you are a good person."
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Post by Leo on Dec 29, 2011 23:39:39 GMT -5
"I want to be," Leo replied, with a shrug. "too more horror in the world not to be. It's why I prefer animals. They are more humane than humans are."
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