Secret of love
the icy wind ended up bani
ing in the air tonight.
ary?' You must be crazy
have poetry in your soul
y?" A catalog containing all parts of the human
tic as you're trying to be, Laura. It's j
!" I laughed because I wasn't
gleaming in the bright light and
bit, did you study hard
he hours I had spent wandering through the shops to choose a new coat. I watc
u know I'm not the type that doesn't care about anything. I desperately want to pass the
otta go, Rob. - I got on
is hand on my arm. 'You're from
surprise. - My whole family is
hat's one of the reasons I took this job: trying to go back t
opping you fr
tation, and no local knowledge. I've
same time. - But what can I do? Unfort
off duty he's filling in for me at the hospital
in case of traveling around the surroundings. I would really like to he
tly, and a strange tremor crept up my arm. "When I have an idea, I'll talk to you.
d turned to him. "Good nig
I felt intrigued. Was Rob really interested in getting to know the
liked: tall, with brown hair and a plain but friendly face. He wasn't a glamorous figure or anything like that. Perhap
ed on the nightstand lamp. Seven and ten. I must have forgotten to turn on the alarm clock. I had to be at the hospital at se
, the door opened and my mother
yet, Laura?"
and slippers to go to the bathr
d brought it to my parents in bed. I felt relieved that I didn't have to. Ten m
's going to be time t
need a lot of energy, and you can't do al
was concerned, my mother didn't give a damn. My brother and I ha
ked. "In the meantime, I'm going ups
sides because it always came loose when trying to do a ponytail. A patient had said that ha
r three years now, do
arious ranks of the nurses at Augusto because all
ing it to the hospital in time. But I was not lucky. The bike didn't want to start. It had been giving me trouble lately and I kn
ered every branch and every leaf on the trees. Like pearls. A few drops fell on me as I ran along the sidewa
sudden brake, and a
h soon vanished: I didn't know anyone who had a car like that. It was a very expensive sport model, which
t the man in the driver's s
w. 'I thought it was you, Laura, although you look very
going the
can handl
argument. The bench was comfortable, and I felt a little awkward sinking into it. I tri
rned down a side street. Everything seemed to have cost a lot, and
was becomi
te for the hospital i
- he asked. "Di
to turn on the alarm clock and th
ouldn't have been out so early if he hadn't been summoned
ly interested. "Or was it the boy wh
- He gave me a quick explanation of the case. "We managed to finis
and figured it must be because our conversation was prof
ell are you
a bite of the sandwich. - I didn'
don't get us
was a child. - In two years of work, I've only been late about three times, and I assure you th
ece of bread that was cho
in the cars I'm used to riding in, but I under
fortunately the opposite happened, an
aius sai
always l
ke t
ive and r
ggled to find the appropriate words, he con
en in this car before, La
stutterin
ned to me. Please forgive me
Yesterday, for example, the day started very well. I was eager to start my new job and arrived at Augusto full of enthusiasm; t
ng to take the lead
ital and I was looking forward to getti
Dr. Gaius. Thanks
reating each other so formally. After all, we a
lities. Thanks again, Dr. Gaius. ' Satisfied that
and new. The main ward was L-shaped, with Victorian doors leading to the annexe, which