Curby by Del Valle Adrian

Author:Del Valle, Adrian [Del Valle, Adrian]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2013-11-06T18:30:00+00:00

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Chopped carrot

2 cups

Macaroni

As Olga filled their plates, Nick held back from grimacing. Raised on red tomato sauce cooked over a stove for hours and the best ricotta cheese, he remained expressionless as he eyed the chopped carrots, cabbage and caraway seeds mixed in with the pasta. As soon as she turned her back to them, Nick gaped silently down at Curby with glaring eyeballs and his mouth stretched wide open as if he was just frightened by a horror movie. He shook his head vigorously, his arms flailing about at his sides.

Curby giggled.

Despite the alien smell of it, Nick gave it his best try. Surprisingly, he liked it.

After he left for work, Olga tended to the usual, tidying up the apartment and getting Curby to put his toys away. Her last cigarette was hours ago and she craved another. It wasn’t time for the boy’s nap, so she put the TV on and settled in with his favorite cartoon.

As soon as she was able to put Curby to bed, she dug into her bag for the cigarette pack.

Empty!

Desperate, she battled with herself over whether or not she should take a quick walk to the store or wait until Curby woke up. She chose the former. She double checked that he was asleep. The apartment door, she left opened in case of an emergency and ran down the steps. At the store, there was a line so she used the time to pick up some of the things she needed besides cigarettes at the back of the store.

(Speaking Russian)

“Olga, how is the new job working?”

“Raisa,” what are you doing here?”

“My client moved.”

“Too bad.”

“No, it’s good. That kid was such a handful. Besides, it gave me a chance to go back to the old country for a visit.”

“I’m sorry to hear that. I mean about the boy you were watching. My little Curby is such an angel. What are you going to do, now?”

“I will find another one. If you hear of anything, Olga, let me know. So, let me tell you about my trip. The flight was delayed and we were diverted to Krakow…”

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