Hello friends! Once upon a time I had the idea to write a mini-novel and tell that life has many different paths. There are certain changes after each turn. 10 Lives is a story about men in a woman's life. It is more a fictional work than an autobiographical one. True, some elements or prototypes still have a place to be.
Natalie was a prominent girl, and already in the first grade she stood out among her friends with an active character and outstanding appearance. She was also distinguished by a mole above her lip, just like Marilyn Monroe's. The groovy nature did not allow her to sit still, she constantly came up with some kind of games that she took all her classmates into.
I remember that "rubber bands" were popular then, through which not only girls, but also boys jumped. During breaks, first-graders often caught up with each other or played hide and seek. Natalie was cheerful and easily turned any game into a real holiday. It was interesting with her from the very first day of meeting.
In the first grade, and maybe even earlier, her first love happened to her. However, now it is recalled that in kindergarten there were certain hobbies at the level of friendship, in the first grade everything became a little more serious.
The boy lived next door, but they did not go home together. Somehow it happened that in the fall, at the very beginning of the school year, another boy began to give her gifts. Either he will bring a beautiful pen, or a sticker, or he will just share a candy. The second boy did not indulge in gifts so much, but he was handsome - blond with blue eyes.
Natalie was friends with everyone and secretly had feelings for the blonde.
- Will you go home or will you go for an extension? - Pasha approached Natasha and helped to lift the handle off the floor.
- Of course, for an extension! - she answered.
- Maybe home after all? My parents came for me, we can go together.
- No thanks! I'm fine here, too, ”the blond girl laughed.
Feelings are feelings, and lessons should come first! In addition, parents will not be at all happy that they will have to teach their homework in the evening.
Rare communication was exclusively during breaks. They did not give any general tasks in the first grade, but walked on the street with the whole crowd - the class turned out to be surprisingly friendly. The second boy sometimes approached Natasha and gave gifts. She accepted them, modestly thanked them, but did not give any reasons. And what are the reasons if you are only seven years old?
IT HAS BEEN TEN YEARS
- Where will you celebrate your birthday? - Pasha asked Natasha.
- In a cafe, probably, or in a restaurant. We must see where is cheaper.
The blonde graduated from high school with a gold medal, and Pasha - the second year of college. They both appeared to be adults, although they were essentially children. They spent their entire adult life side by side, observing or sometimes admiring each other from afar. Everything changed at the age of 15: he learned what smoking and drinking are, she also got involved in discos and karate.
Such a busy schedule made her tired and exhausted. More and more irritation grew at the young man, who in life did not strive for anything. He studied to be an auto mechanic. It seems to be a demanded profession, but the atmosphere of student life significantly influenced the study.
Natasha understood that she had to make a difficult choice: go to enter a big city and make a career, or stay with Pasha, become his wife and have children.
ANOTHER FIVE YEARS PASSED
The couple had two adorable babies. But Pavel was disappearing more and more in the auto repair shop, preferring to use pieces of iron to communicate with his family. Often he came home drunk. Natasha even suspected of treason, but did not arrange public scandals - after all, children were in the first place, and a drunken husband would find his sofa himself.
From a former jolly woman, she turned into a tired woman who worked two jobs to feed her children. The positive in her, of course, remained, but woke up quite rarely. She did not go to the capital's university, deciding that with a lovely paradise in a hut. Only the "hut" turned out to be a room in a hostel with a total area of 20 square meters. Did she dream of such a life? Probably not. However, she did not admit this even to herself ...
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In fact, this is only the first fork in the heroine's life path. Our Natasha made a choice in favor of studying. The story of first and possibly second love ended right after first grade. The blonde decided to go to another school - albeit further from home, but more prestigious. However, what is prestige? For her, the transfer to another school was rather an attempt to follow her sister, who had just finished her "beginnings" and was preparing to "storm" high school. Parents supported the idea of both daughters studying in the same institution. They say that one will look after the second and take home when needed.
To be continued...
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