Roni's Journal

Tuesday, 21 November 2000

A simple 'no'

Woke up several times, and finally got up at 1 pm. Mum and dad dropped me at the metro station, I went to my teacher's house, had a voice lesson. Went through Old Arbat Street and KFC to the Academy to practice. Saw Marina when came in - a few words.. Decided not to stay, went back by metro.



While going out of the metro station, I put on my scarf, and then the coat round it, so that it doesn't keep flying off; then closed the coat's zip. Put on my gloves, and then my hat, and was outside.

It started snowing. Very lightly... The snow melted immediately when touched the ground, so there was no real snow on the way, only flakes coming down from the skies.

I was wearing my low shoes, and it's not that good in such weather. It's better when I'm wearing my high shoes, since they're plastic on the outside, and don't let water through as easily. But there I was. So I walked carefully, so as not to step in a puddle.

It was cold. Colder than usual. But I didn't feel cold except on my face. I held my hands closed so that the inside of the outside of my gloves stays warm, and then I put them on my face to warm it up once in a while, and then again.

I walked on the left side of the street, and kept thinking.

A man walking in front of me threw a finished cigarette aside, on the pavement. I felt like giving him a punch in the face... But didn't, and walked by.

I walked, and thought... Walked for 5 minutes or so, then wanted to cross the road over to the right-hand side. I waited for a bit while there were no cars on the left and crossed to the middle - where the tram rails are. I walked along the rails for some time, waiting for the cars on the right to pass by, but there were just so many of them.

Then behind me, a tram was coming.. On the left there were cars by now.

I kept walking forward for a bit..

Then there were no more cars on the left, and I crossed back, and continued walking.

Another few minutes, and finally, no cars. I crossed the road.

Then there was a traffic light. It was red to the cars, but they kept on going; I crossed in between them, while there was a small local jam.

On the way, a woman was walking next to her what seemed like a 4-year-old girl. She was walking a bit ahead of her mother, and kept telling her to hurry up. I walked by.

Turned right at the second traffic light, after crossing the street.

About 200 metres down the road, I popped into a shop. When I found out the price, and came to stand in the queue, a woman jumped out of nowhere and said "excuse me, I was just here, just checked the price" - pushing me aside. I replied "woman, I'm just paying my 15 rubles, ok?"; then she saw my face. Didn't argue.

I paid and got my Magnum ice cream.

Opened it when came out of the shop, and started 'eating' it.

Turned left after another building, and was home in 3 minutes.

Then I finished my ice cream.



Practiced violin for an hour, then piano, then violin for another hour, then it was 10 pm.

No support from parents.



I really needed to talk to someone.

Thanks to Lena (Matrix) for being there.

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