A Common Fate

She had given up a lot, she had only taken the bare essentials from the common house. Everything else she had bought cheaply or bought second-hand.It was, if you will, the first time she had the chance to stand on her own two feet.And that was a very good feeling. Rose was off at two o'clock. It had stopped raining in the meantime and the cloud cover seemed to be slowly dissolving.Rose quickly ran to the little shop on the way to the kindergarten. She bought peppers, minced meat, rice and two chocolate bars to eat away. Then she went straight to kindergarten to pick Melissa up.Her daughter came jumping towards her in the hallway."Mommy, Mommy!" She called from afar and flew into Rose's outstretched arms."Hey, honey!" Rose held Mel for a while before asking her how her day was.“Great, Mommy! I have a new girlfriend! ”Said Melissa proudly."Really? That's great, ”said Rose happily. "W

He looked pretty good, he was tall and slim, but also quite strong. Dave kept himself fit for the most part with his work, which often required a lot of physical effort.His short, brown hair was cut fashionably, his face was masculine, but with just that portion of bitter sweetness that made so many women's hearts beat faster.The fact that his green eyes were framed by long, thick eyelashes that some women would have been jealous of also contributed to the fact that so many of his patients adored him, no matter how old they were. And Dave, who secretly knew how he looked to women, played the youthful charmer without ever breaking the line. Although Dave was now earning significantly less than before, his fears that he would not be able to cope with the money were unfounded. Since Sandra no longer ransacked the account to go shopping, Dave saw how much money she had squandered month after month.In fact, the bottom line was that he was savi

”Rose was surprised that Melissa did not submit without complaint, but although she was secretly happy, she did not give in. She was tired herself and just wanted to take a shower and then fall asleep comfortably on her bed in the living room.Dave saw the disappointed faces of the children and said, "We can work something out again soon."Melissa immediately stormed her mother: "Tomorrow, Mommy, yes? Then Josie can come to me. “We don't even know if Dave and Josie will be fine tomorrow, and it would be better if you tidy up your room first and give me a day to clean up the rest of the apartment, you know Saturday is cleaning day. From me on Sunday. "That wasn't exactly what Melissa wanted, but she knew if she was drilling nowshe lost everything. So she limited herself to looking pleadingly at Dave.He nodded in agreement. “As far as I'm concerned, that's clear, we have nothing to do yet. Should I bring Josie at three? "

"You look awful," Rose greeted Dave the next day.Josie had hurried ahead to Melissa's room."Thanks," muttered Dave. "It was a long night too."Rose looked at him searchingly. "Do you want to come in?" She offered.Dave thought for a moment. “Well, maybe for a coffee. I don't want to disturb you. ""Oh, but you don't bother. If Josie is injured, at least her insurance card is already here, ”said Rose, grinning.Dave entered and glanced around. Rose didn't have much space, but she had cleverly used every nook and cranny to accommodate all kinds of things.Rose closed the door and led Dave into the kitchen. She turned on the little pad machineand made the coffee. She offered Dave a seat on the tiny corner seat.The furniture didn't look new or expensive. Dave wondered if she'd brought the essentials from her previous home or if she'd rather bought everything. He guessed the latter.Rose sat down and pu

After that, Rose must have made a trip into the world of hip hop, because there were several CDs from the Wu-Tang Clan, Notorious BIG, Tupac, Eminem, and many others."This phase took a little longer?" He asked.Rose nodded. “Yes, this phase is still ongoing. In addition to rock and metal, hip hop is one of my great loves in music. But in the past I mainly listened to hip hop. ""And then you were obviously on the dark side of the force."Dave pointed to a couple of albums that would fit in the Gothic corner.“Oh, that was only very brief and only purely musical. But at some point it got on my nerves. This constant moaning, life is so bad, nobody loves me, I don't even love myself, bu-hu-hu. ”Rose rubbed her eyes with her fists like a little child crying. Then she laughed. "And then I just heard the music that has a bit more bite." "Yes, I can see that," marveled Dave. The second shelf was almost exclusively filled with music that