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2020-10-17 23:16:58"Good evening! I'm Gina, the new waitress, ”she said to a young man who was polishing glasses behind the counter. He was slim, had ash-blonde hair that turned almost gray, and a pointed little face. His entire slightly stooped appearance gave the impression that he was constantly on guard not to attract attention.
He smiled and gave her a friendly nod, then briefly raised his right hand, as if to indicate to her in a noisy environment that she should wait a moment, and disappeared through a door into a side room. Around Gina, the guests began their conversations again, albeit more cautiously. She didn't need to listen to know that she was the subject of interest at the moment.
That was already shown by the hidden glances that were thrown at her. Gina put her suitcase down, listened to the old Beatless song that was playing, and turned around boldly. She nodded kindly to one or the other who was still staring at her and tried to gauge the audience. It was almost exclusively men who drank their evening bitter or ale here, there were only two or three women among them who obviously kept their husbands or friends company.
The noise level gradually increased again and Gina began to wonder how long she would have to wait when she was spoken to from behind. She turned around quickly and looked into a friendly, smiling, older face that was almost exactly a thicker and more wrinkled version of the young glass cleaner. "Good evening Miss." He had put his hands on his hips. “I'm Paul Drake. Welcome to the nine-armed Kraken. ”Then, with a slight delay, he extended his hand over the counter to greet her.
“I'm glad, I'm Gina, Gina Trippelton-Mews. But everyone only calls me Gina because it's so difficult to remember the surname. ”She noticed that she couldn't cover up her nervousness so badly, she took the hand offered in a friendly manner and shook it.
“Who did you pull ashore there? Are you sure your Holdeste won't get jealous? ", Boomed a voice across the room.
The landlord grinned. "Well, Tom, better two women in the house than none at all, right?" Crude laughter echoed through the room. He turned to his new colleague: “It's great, Gina, that you found your way to us. It's not that inviting outside at the moment! There is probably a storm coming up! ”
“ At the moment everything is still peaceful out there. But you have the house pretty full. ”
“ Yes, that's always the case when the weather doesn't cooperate. Then we have our hands full. Have you already brought your suitcase with you, or is it still at the train station? ”
“ Yes, I have it with me! ”Gina bent down and heaved the heavy suitcase onto the only free counter stool near her. The older fisherman, who was sitting right next to him, turned to her in surprise when the chair groaned violently. “What do you have in there? Lead weights? ”
Gina grinned at him. "I have to train so that I can assert myself!" Then she turned back to the host.
"Fine! My son Francis can carry it upstairs straight away. ”He grinned and slapped the young man, who was already standing behind the counter, so hard on the shoulder that he almost dropped the glass he wanted to hang on the bar .
She shook her head, pleased with so much friendliness. "Thank you, that is not necessary. I can do it alone. If you just tell me where my room is, I'll take it upstairs and I can start right away if you want. ”
The landlord gave a roaring laugh. “Always go slowly! First arrive in peace. You can go up the stairs next to the door and your room will be the first on the left. I left the key. You can settle in there in peace and then come down and eat something. We can talk later, then I have more time. Shall Francis show you the way? ”He nodded sideways at his son, who had turned back to his task.
"No thanks!" Laughed Gina. “I will probably find the way alone. It's not too difficult to describe. ”
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