Altynai Translated by Lois Kapila
Once we turned onto the deserted street, nothing could hold us back from arguing. He threw his school bag onto the scorched ground, clapped his hands aggressively and shouted scornfully, “Now we know who your girlfriend is!”
I’d been waiting for this. I’d even had an inkling that something like it was going to happen today after school got out. We had exchanged glances far too often in class today, Altynai and I. We hadn’t been able to look away and had stared and stared at each other, until classes were over. We might have thought that we had been doing it secretly, that our sighs had been furtive, hidden from those around us, but they were nonetheless noticeable to those who were interested.
And now there was finally proof that all the stories about u
