school education. lt wouldn't look prestigious for me, an academician. l love you, my Mongol, my blind girl. Many kisses, my little one. How lucky that you're little. How unfortunate that you're little. Don't worry, l'll be back soon. Your Roman. l write to him, l write every day. And in each letter he asks why l'm not writing. What's happened, Romka? - l'll go buy some cigarettes. - You bought them already. They may have good ones here. lf you say you can't live without me, l'll come at once and for good. l can live without you. lt's not true! Oh God, it's true! Then why are you crying? l'm not crying. Yes, you are. l can feel it. - Where are you calling from? - lt doesn't matter. Are you alone? She's watching the bags. But it's not important. Come on, tell me that l'm a fool, that l made a mistake. Tell me that you need me, that you'll accept me as l am. Why don't you say something? Where is she... watching the bags? At the airport. What difference does it make? Have a nice flight. Never call me again! All new, as you like it. lt's my weakness. And who doesn't like it, the money? You know that l'm not mercenary. We've known each other for so many years, my friend. But l've never seen you in bed before. l'm 10 years younger, but l'm sickly, with legs like an elephant's. l've always told you: don't eat so much. Look at me... Not one extra pound. And all your ailments come from your getting married at 16. lt was so long ago. Now l have two grandchildren. And yours keeps running with bags of groceries. Must be a good boy. Here's another letter for him. They keep coming and coming. lf only you knew what a terrible trouble we're trying to save him from. Who's that girl? A fool, like you were at 16. l'm lucky to have Roma here when l'm sick. l'd like to be sick like that. Warm and comfortable. What do the doctors say? They ordered me to lie down. And stay in bed. All right, l got to go. Lisa, take this coat for your grandson. lt's Roma's. l meant to give it to you. Oh, l feel so embarrassed. Come on, we're like family. You help us a lot. When l get up, we'll do a thorough cleaning here. No problem, l'm always ready to help. Take some apples for your boys. Thank you, we've got them. l understand it all, but you have to finish school. l'll finish it, l have no choice. lt's hard for you to understand it now, but... life is notjust loving. lf all you have is only love, you know, it means you're poor. Romka is a fool. He's developed such a big sense of duty that he can't carry it anymore. l write him about it in every letter. My dear girl, when you have a husband, you'll understand how reliable is a man with a sense of duty. Nonsense. l gave it a lot of thought. They only bind a person with a duty. But there must be something that inspires a person... to take care of the sick, feed the old, look after the children. Only love can inspire. And what if you had an unhappy love? How would you have looked at the world then? l wouldn't live then. l often felt unhappy, but the thought of not living has never occurred to me. - Excuse me? - Of course. Try to imagine, what if l had none of this in my life - you, my mother, our school, my duty. But l'm bound by all this, and it holds me together very safely. lt can't be the same with everybody. Of course, it can't. And yet, love is not as important as your whole life, take my word for it, girl. All right? How can you live without love? - Mom! Mom! - l'm here. l'm making tea. - You're out of the blue, as usual. - An uninvited guest? No. l'm very glad to see you. And where's the girl? l saw you from the window. She went home. l hope. A difficult case? Mom. Remember the boy who took me for rides on his bicycle at school? Kolia Redhead. Yes... You kept saying: Redhead is his surname. Do you remember how angry you were? Me? Angry? "A human being ------------------------------ Читайте также: - текст Калина красная на английском - текст Старухи на английском - текст Кандагар на английском - текст Охранник на английском - текст Кино Лиззи МакГайр на английском |