Loves of Yulian (2012)
“Mother had taken me aside to explain that I shouldn’t expect much in the way of presents, because of our precarious finances, which wasn’t, at all, necessary to tell me. I suggested we forego a tree, and Mother agreed, saying we would make up for it next year, when we were in America.
But Irenka brought us a little, tabletop tree, which she decorated with stars, angels, and balls that she had cut out of colored paper. She even bought me a box of watercolor paints, that she said were from he...r and Andre. And, so that I could buy something for my mother, she gave me some money, with which I bought two pieces of bath soap, shaped like an angel, for Mother and Irenka. Mother gave me a cowboy gun belt with two cap pistols.
Because Mother had gotten word that our entry permit to America would be coming soon, she decided that I did not need to go back to school, which was a big relief to me, particularly since it would save us money.
Three weeks after Christmas, January 13th, was my ninth birthday, and I got a cowboy hat from Mother, to go with my gun belt.MoreLess
But Irenka brought us a little, tabletop tree, which she decorated with stars, angels, and balls that she had cut out of colored paper. She even bought me a box of watercolor paints, that she said were from he...r and Andre. And, so that I could buy something for my mother, she gave me some money, with which I bought two pieces of bath soap, shaped like an angel, for Mother and Irenka. Mother gave me a cowboy gun belt with two cap pistols.
Because Mother had gotten word that our entry permit to America would be coming soon, she decided that I did not need to go back to school, which was a big relief to me, particularly since it would save us money.
Three weeks after Christmas, January 13th, was my ninth birthday, and I got a cowboy hat from Mother, to go with my gun belt.MoreLess
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