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Post by Salome Weil on Jul 15, 2005 1:38:57 GMT -5
"She knows Shura! Well, that's wonderful Zivon!"
"I haven't met any of Shura's Russian friends. In fact, I know very little of his life before he met me!" I say and start laughing.
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Post by Zivon Nechayev on Jul 15, 2005 1:46:14 GMT -5
Zivon's a little annoyed by Salome's outbursts, and he's been walking eggshells lately with Heikki, Helvi, and a little bit moreso with Natasha, and his patience wears a little thin.
"Well, maybe it's not so good." I tell her, then start talking again to Lillia.
"Where did you two meet?" Zivon asks, again in Russian.
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Post by dead character on Jul 15, 2005 1:52:38 GMT -5
"I was working for a rich family in Moscow. I remember now...the orphanage. I was never adopted and went into a foster home. And when I was old enough to work on my own I went to live with the rich family. I was a servant to them. " Her memories become a little vague about the beating and how the master of the house treated her. "The master of the house took me in and treated me like a daughter. He was a true gentleman." She lies, not wanting to talk about being abused. "And one day he took me asside after I had been hurt badly. I had a swollen face, and he touched it and kissed me on the crown of my head." She says dreamily. "As much as we like you working here, Lilia, a kind man has come and says that he wants to make you his wife. And he wants to take you from us. We don't want you to go, but since he is so very kind, and we want you to be happy, you are going to be leaving us. That is what the man of the house said..." She says, closing her eyes and then touching her own face. "And so Shura and I were married. And I never worked in that house again. He took me on a trip... a trip to Finland. He wanted me to see another country and he loved to travel. And he was good with directions. He was very good with directions and traveling. We were in Finland for a few months, where he treated me well, and showed me all kinds of things."
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Post by Salome Weil on Jul 15, 2005 1:54:42 GMT -5
"Oh..." I say to Zivon and struggle to understand what they are talking about. I become a little worried.
"Helvi, let's go to the kitchen while they talk. Shall we? You can help me with the dishes."
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Post by Helvi Toivonen on Jul 15, 2005 1:56:04 GMT -5
"Ok, Salome." I go to the kitchen with her and start working on the dishes. I feel a little sad still. "You are so lucky, Salome."
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Post by Salome Weil on Jul 15, 2005 1:57:23 GMT -5
"Why do you say that, Helvi?" I ask her and toss her a cloth for drying.
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Post by Helvi Toivonen on Jul 15, 2005 1:58:22 GMT -5
"You have a good relationship and are a smart and talented woman. You are a lot more confident than I am." I say and sigh.
"I just wish that things could be different for me."
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Post by Salome Weil on Jul 15, 2005 2:01:21 GMT -5
"Things are not as easy as they appear. It is a struggle for me as well. But the soul flourishes in struggle. It makes it bright and strong to be challenged."
"I have my own issues, but I am fortunate. I love Shura, which is a strange thing to say, since not long ago, I was against the sort of relationship I am now in."
"I thought it compromised intellectual integrity."
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Post by Helvi Toivonen on Jul 15, 2005 2:02:11 GMT -5
"Did you ever treat Shura coldly or...tell him that you didn't care?" I ask her.
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Post by Salome Weil on Jul 15, 2005 2:03:27 GMT -5
"I have been cold to Shura on many occaission. He is a very patient man."
"I nearly left him the other week, but I am glad that I did not."
"It is hard to change. I still wrestle with it."
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Post by Helvi Toivonen on Jul 15, 2005 2:05:39 GMT -5
"People make things to hard. It isn't hard for me. If you love someone, you just do. I don't understand why people have to make things so complex." I say in an angry tone. It sounds like I am upset with Salome, but I am not.
"Intellectual integrity? It probably really hurt Shura's feelings how you treated him or how you just kept him guessing. That isn't very nice." I say, raising my voice.
"It isn't very nice..."
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Post by Salome Weil on Jul 15, 2005 2:08:11 GMT -5
"Excuse me? I am sorry if I offended you, but this really isn't your business. You don't know who I am, and I am not the kind of person who just goes and changes what I believe in the face of some new event in my life."
"It takes time and examination. And I have appologized to Shura for being like I am. But I can't change that. I am still working on things."
"You have no right to scold me. You don't even know who I am or the life I have lived. Love is not as easy as you think. Everything in this world must be carefully thought out before acting upon. That is the trouble with people, they don't think enough."
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Post by Helvi Toivonen on Jul 15, 2005 2:10:05 GMT -5
"I'm sorry. I didn't mean to raise my voice. I am sorry Salome. Please forgive me. I am just upset." I turn towards the living room and my eyes tear up.
"I didn't mean to. You are a good person Salome. I like you, I am sooo sorry." I say now sniffling.
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Post by Zivon Nechayev on Jul 15, 2005 2:11:03 GMT -5
Zivon remembers hearing that Shura was a cartographer. He leans back on the couch as though he had just heard something really bad. He hates drama, and knows that this place is going to be seething in drama in the next week or so.
"Well, I guess Shura will be back soon. I shouldn't have told Salome anything, damnit. Wait here." I tell her, then walk into the kitchen where Salome and Helvi are talking.
"Hey. You should ask Shura about this one when he gets back." Zivon says, somewhat cryptically.
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Post by Salome Weil on Jul 15, 2005 2:11:11 GMT -5
"It's no matter." I reply and get her a tissue. "Here, now there is no reason to cry. You didn't offend me too terribly. So, so..don't cry now. You are starting to make me feel bad."
"Oh, hello Zivon. Well, okay, I will ask him about it."
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