Gypsy Lover

knew it would be muddy later on because of the melting snow under the sun. She looked around her. There were only

ck. Perhaps, the street snow cleaners were already done earlier that day and he had to shovel the rest of the massive snow drifts. His back was

s ever. He was apparently well built far more better than before. His slightly beaky nose was looking arrogant as ever while the

hen did he arrive? Has he found me yet?

ittle Romanian boy, seemed to w

man who was shoveling the snow could see

th the little kid, forcin

cars, the one she usually uses, was broken and wasn’t repaired yet, while the other one was used by her employer, Nicu’s mother, who was a care

d him like her own son. Therefore, she would do everything for him just l

day. And whenever she finished every household chore, sh

er passengers’ attention. She was half- Filipino and half-American. Her late mother was a Filipino and her irresponsible

City, she was always an attention gr

ke her everyday. And there were also a lot of poor people in the country like the gypsies. Alodia learned and heard there were some opportunists just to get by. Not being racist or anything at a

to. It was Harman Mihalache. The man that she just saw shoveling the snow d

Nicu tugged at her scarf to get h

at the bus window. The grocery stores, pawnshops, flower shops and people walking on the pavements a

three years. But then, she hadn’t. And she had to remember that she ha

er truly, then she had to endure

o to the mall first and then we’ll go to

are we going to surprise her?” she asked

ening to me, Alodia. It’s Mama’s bir

r. It was because of Harman’s fault for appearing in her life again. She never expected it! “I was… uh… thinking if I co

not blame him for that. He was after all a bright kid. “I thin

at the little kid. She was of course! And not only disturbed

his new home now. She even left Bucharest so that their paths won’t cross again but here he was! In Iaş

et away as she wanted to. She had n