THE SOURED IDYLL

The following event took place in Detroit. One day I encountered an acquaintance of mine at the hotel where I was staying. Her name was Kate and I hadn’t heard anything about the why she “had disappeared” from Macedonia. I knew that she had moved away but I didn’t know where, in spite of my numerous contacts and inquiries of our emigrants on all continents. Our meeting was unexpected and exciting. It was a surprise for both of us. She came from a mixed family, from the southern part of Macedonia. Although she was married, she was as beautiful and charming as she used to be in her youth. She was a brunette, with long hair, prominent cheeks and attractive brown eyes. Word by word, starting from her youth and mending with her moving abroad and marrying Atanas K., she told me all about her rise and fall, living and working abroad. After her arrival in the USA, she had some problems adapting to her husband. She had met him in Macedonia and after a very short time she married him. However, she managed to overcome her nostalgia for Macedonia and succeeded in building her career as a successful businesswoman. She also told me that she fell in love