Subject:  Mirage - Epilogue |
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Date Posted: 12:12:02 05/31/01 Thu
Mirage - Epilogue
Anne inhaled deeply, put on her best smile and rang. She was holding a small plant in her hands, nothing extraordinary, just a welcoming gift.
After a moment the door opened. "Yes?", the woman asked, a bit unfriendly. "Uhm", she hesitated briefly. "I'm Anne... I'm living in the flat next to you and I thought since you were new here, you'd like something green...", she gestured towards the plant. "But if I came at a bad time, I'm sorry... I'll come back later?"
The woman opened the door completely and smiled a little. "No, no, you weren't interrupting something- I just didn't expect guests. Please, come in."
She slowly stepped into the apartment and looked around. It mirrored hers, a big living room, with separated bedroom, bathroom and kitchen. Not very big, but nice. "Ahm, should I put it on the table?" Anne asked the woman. Now she laughed. "My, I'm rude. Yes, thank you,...?"
"Anne. Anne Winters." she completed the sentence.
"I'm Elena. Sorry if it's a bit messy, I haven't had time to clean up yet. Would you like something to drink? I can make coffee, or tea." "Coffee would be great."
"I'll come back in a moment" Elena said, going to the kitchen.
Anne could hear her rummage through the closet as she looked around the living room. Some boxes were standing on the floor, still closed; on the table were several books and an open notebook. Curious, she stepped closer. The screen showed a picture of three people of which one was Elena herself, a man and a small boy. Her family?
"The coffee's ready." Elena's voice startled her as she quickly stepped back. If the other woman had noticed her surprise she didn't comment on it, but set two steaming cups on the table. Then she carefully closed the laptop and sat down.
While sipping on her coffee, Anne couldn't contain her curiosity much longer. "Do you have a family?"
Elena seemed taken aback, then sad. After a moment, she answered slowly. "I had one... a long time ago. They died in a car crash five years ago."
Realizing her mistake, Anne hastily excused herself. "I'm sorry, if that... I'm really sorry." Pretending to glance at her watch she stood up. "It's late... I should go. Thanks for the coffee..."
"Yes, no problem..."
Elena smiled as she closed the door.
Anne just stood there, breathing slowly out. Something seemed wrong with the other woman- of course if she'd lost her whole family... Shrugging, she opened the door to her flat and shut it softly behind her.
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