Marlene was leaving the lecture hall when she saw Georg in the hallway, waving at her.
“Hey, Marlene, do you have a moment?” he asked. Beside him stood Julian Berger, a slim and tall chemistry student with a shock of curly blond hair.
“Sure, what’s up?”
“Well, now that the elections are over and we have won—” Georg said.
“We? I thought you’re a Christian Democrat?” Marlene interrupted him.
Julian gave her a hard look. “It doesn’t matter which kind of democrat he is, as long as he’s against the communists.”
Marlene rolled her eyes. This Julian was much too serious for his own good, he never seemed to laugh and certainly didn’t understand a joke.
“So, now that the elections are over and the democratic parties have won, we want to implement changes at the university. But we need some m
