Nightfall“IS THAT ALL OF IT?” Edi asked, looking down at the two duffle bags and two boxes I took out of my father’s car. Auntie, who had driven me all the way to Bucharest, chuckled and picked one of the duffles.
“I have my computer on the back seat.”
“Seriously, this is all?”
I shrugged and looked away. I didn’t have a lot of clothes and all my money went into games and sci-fi books. I’d only brought the ones I hadn’t read and a few favorites. “I didn’t bring my winter clothes yet.”
Edi picked the other duffle and one of the boxes. “Let’s do this then.”
It took us no more than ten minutes for the two trips needed to bring everything inside. Auntie kissed us both goodbye and left, pretending not to be crying and trying to hide it with a nervous laugh.
“Welcome to Bucharest, kid,” Ed
