THE SOURED IDYLL
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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
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