Garbage

Эвелина Телякова

Какие чувства возникают, когда встречаешь бездомного? Жалость, отвращение, превосходство, неловкость?

А что, если я скажу, что они среди нас? Они тоже работают, отлично выглядят, обаятельны и много шутят. Они могут оказаться на вашей вечеринке и наслаждаться вином и закусками с вашего стола.

И все-таки они отличаются от вас: у них есть секреты, которые они защищают.

Это история одной бездомной, которая отправила в мусор все общественные устои, чтобы не возвращаться домой.

Примечание: текст создан в целях практики и публикуется на английской языке

Эвелина Телякова

Garbage

Part 1

– My place or yours?

– Let’s go to… yours of course! My parents are both at home and my father is a stern man.

– He ought to look way better after such a dizzyingly pretty daughter.

– That is all his fault! My daddy was so handsome! A spitting image of a movie actor.

– Was?

– Amm… Well, yeah! He was. Before…getting old and grouch.

I am swirling my glass with a middling red wine residue, trying to do it as elegantly as possible. “If I am going to pull my deal off, I need to make the right impression. I have to!”

I wait for my new partner to finish laughing and then lose a dress’s strap, slowly. As if by accident. And all what remains is watching him gulp. I have almost won, have gnawed out my victim! Name as you want. I am really starving!

We are leaving a party at last. I coquettishly ask him to take my things with us.

– Why are you dragging around this heavy bag?

– I was in a gym. What is the main point of our life? Being healthy, isn’t it?

“And get what you want!”

This place is crowded, no one will notice our disappearance (us missing). If so, who cares? As I am going downstairs, my brightening evening dress canopy is flirting with every single step. Just like a passionate whisper that promises everything you have ever dreamed of. My new lover catches my hand but I break out smiling. A fish is already on the hook.

The way to his house seems like a dream. Need to but I couldn't lose control. While my gallant is trying to watch the road, I am playing painful impatience.

“You are all mine!”

Having parked the car, the man impatiently tries to kiss me. Fortunately, I can manage that. It is not the right time, not yet.

– You are so hot, baby!

– It’s all your fault, honey! Only yous!

Finally, we got to his place. I expected a wealthy apartment, but I couldn't even imagine how luxury it is! A two-storey apartment, bingo! My intuition never lets me down.

“I won’t miss my chance!”

– I dreamed about you!

– Take it easy! Not so fast! Let me feel at home. – now I hurry playing an innocent: am pressing arms into my chest, lowering eyes down with shame, nervously touching my hair. So, I am shown a rehearsed Shakespeare’s scene about Lavinia from “Tit Andronik”. I know how to look miserable and proud at the same time, so no one is unable to resist the desire to protect me.

– Oh, you are absolutely right! I’m losing my mind when you’re close. You said it is the first spontaneous escape from your careful daddy!

– First, where can I take a shower? – my voice sounds blameless.

– Upstairs, the second door on the left. Meanwhile, I will prepare some snacks for us.

– That’ll be great! You are so cute! After a couple of wine, I am always hungry!

– Okay! I have enough delusions of food supplies for someone like you (??) What’s your fancy?

– Surprise me!

– Of course, baby!

I restrain an exclamation of a winner. No doubts I am the queen of fortune!

When the second-rate part with poor sex was finished and I sneaked out from the bedroom as soon as my cowboy fell fast asleep. I filled in a full bath, took all the snacks I found and lied in hot water for half of the night.

That’s my best X-mas day. My stomach was full of tasty food. My body felt renewed. The place was warm and safe.

That’s exactly what makes me really delighted!

***

Have I ever had such a future? This is my home, my bathroom. I feel the warmth in my toes. Soon, I’ll get out of the hot water and go to sleep in my bed, next to my husband. My d