I Slipped Into His Bed โ Learn English Through Story (A1-A2 Level) ๐ฅ โ Transcript
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- 0:00My name is Nina.
- 0:02I was staying at my older sister's
- 0:04house.
- 0:06In the middle of the night, I walked
- 0:08into the master bedroom.
- 0:11I knew she wasn't home.
- 0:13I slipped into his bed.
- 0:16It was my dark desire.
- 0:18I am 22 years old.
- 0:21My sister is 28.
- 0:23Her name is Clara.
- 0:26His name is David.
- 0:28This is my story.
- 0:30It is a story about a big mistake.
- 0:34It is a story about being lost.
- 0:37And it is a story about finding the
- 0:40right path.
- 0:41When I was young, I was a good girl.
- 0:45I listened to my parents.
- 0:47I did my homework.
- 0:49I loved my sister.
- 0:52Clara was always the smart one.
- 0:55Clara was always the pretty one.
- 0:58She did everything right.
- 1:01She went to a good university.
- 1:03She got a good job.
- 1:05She bought a big house.
- 1:08And she found a good man.
- 1:10I was different. I was always lost.
- 1:14I did not know what to do with my life.
- 1:17I went to a small school.
- 1:19I did not like it. I left school early.
- 1:23I tried to work.
- 1:25I had many jobs.
- 1:27I worked in a shop.
- 1:30I worked in a restaurant.
- 1:32But I always lost my job.
- 1:35I was not focused.
- 1:37I was always dreaming.
- 1:39One day, I lost my job again.
- 1:42I had no money.
- 1:44I had no home.
- 1:47I was living in a very small apartment.
- 1:50The owner said I had to leave.
- 1:53I was scared. I was very sad.
- 1:57I cried for 2 days.
- 1:59I did not want to call Clara.
- 2:01I was ashamed.
- 2:03But I had no choice. I called her.
- 2:07"Clara," I said, "I need help."
- 2:11Clara was a good sister.
- 2:13She did not yell at me.
- 2:16She did not say bad things.
- 2:19She just said, "Come here. Come to my
- 2:22house.
- 2:23You can stay with us."
- 2:25I took my small bag.
- 2:27I took a bus to her city.
- 2:30She lived in a very nice city.
- 2:33The streets were clean.
- 2:35The houses were big.
- 2:38I arrived at her house. It was
- 2:40beautiful.
- 2:41It had a white door.
- 2:43It had a green garden.
- 2:46There were red flowers by the door.
- 2:49I felt very small.
- 2:51I felt very poor.
- 2:53Clara opened the door. She smiled.
- 2:56She hugged me.
- 2:58"Welcome, Nina," she said.
- 3:01Then I saw him. David. He was Clara's
- 3:05husband.
- 3:06He stood behind her.
- 3:08He was tall.
- 3:09He had dark hair.
- 3:11He had kind eyes. He smiled at me.
- 3:15"Hello, Nina," he said.
- 3:18His voice was deep and soft.
- 3:21"Welcome to our home."
- 3:23I felt a strange feeling in my heart.
- 3:27It was a fast beat.
- 3:29I did not know why.
- 3:31I just smiled and looked at the floor.
- 3:35"Thank you," I said.
- 3:37They gave me a nice room.
- 3:39It was upstairs.
- 3:42It had a big window.
- 3:44The bed was soft.
- 3:46The sheets were white and clean.
- 3:49I lay on the bed.
- 3:51I looked at the ceiling. I thought about
- 3:54my life.
- 3:55My life was a mess. [clears throat]
- 3:58But this house was perfect.
- 4:00Clara was perfect.
- 4:03David was perfect.
- 4:05I wanted a life like this.
- 4:08I wanted a house like this.
- 4:11Days passed.
- 4:12Weeks passed. I lived in their house.
- 4:16I did not find a job. I just stayed
- 4:19home.
- 4:21Clara worked hard.
- 4:23She left the house early in the morning.
- 4:26She came back late at night.
- 4:29David worked from home.
- 4:32He had an office in the house.
- 4:34He worked on his computer.
- 4:37I was alone with David all day.
- 4:40In the morning, he made coffee.
- 4:43He always made a cup for me.
- 4:45"Here you go, Nina," he said. "Have a
- 4:48good day."
- 4:50He was always kind. He always asked
- 4:53about my feelings.
- 4:55"Are you okay today?" he asked.
- 4:59"Do you need anything?"
- 5:01I watched him.
- 5:02I watched him drink his coffee.
- 5:05I watched him look out the window.
- 5:08I watched him laugh when he talked on
- 5:10the phone.
- 5:11He was a very good man.
- 5:14He loved Clara very much.
- 5:16He talked about her all the time.
- 5:20"Clara is amazing," he said.
- 5:23"Clara works so hard."
- 5:26I felt jealous.
- 5:28I felt very, very jealous.
- 5:31Why did Clara have everything?
- 5:33She had money.
- 5:35She had a house.
- 5:37She had David.
- 5:39What did I have? Nothing.
- 5:42I had an empty bag and an empty heart.
- 5:45The jealousy grew.
- 5:47It became a dark thing inside me.
- 5:51I started to look at David in a
- 5:53different way.
- 5:55I did not look at him like a brother.
- 5:58I looked at him like a man.
- 6:01I wanted him to look at me.
- 6:03I wanted him to say my name with love.
- 6:07I wanted him to hold my hand.
- 6:09I wanted him to be mine.
- 6:12This was my dark desire.
- 6:14I knew it was wrong.
- 6:16I knew it was very, very wrong.
- 6:20Clara was my sister.
- 6:22She helped me.
- 6:23She gave me a bed.
- 6:25She gave me food.
- 6:27I was a bad person to think these
- 6:29things.
- 6:31I told myself, "Stop it, Nina.
- 6:34Stop looking at him."
- 6:36But I could not stop.
- 6:38My mind was sick.
- 6:40My heart was confused.
- 6:43Sometimes, I wore pretty dresses in the
- 6:46house.
- 6:48I put on a little makeup.
- 6:50I walked past his office.
- 6:53I wanted him to see me.
- 6:55He always looked up. He smiled.
- 6:59"You look nice today, Nina," he said.
- 7:02"Are you going out?"
- 7:04"No," I said. "Just staying home."
- 7:07He went back to work.
- 7:09He did not care.
- 7:11He did not see me that way.
- 7:14But his smile made my heart beat fast.
- 7:18I lived for his smile.
- 7:20One day, Clara came home.
- 7:23She looked tired.
- 7:25She sat on the sofa.
- 7:28"I have to travel," she said.
- 7:30"I have a big project for work.
- 7:33I have to go to another city for 3
- 7:35days."
- 7:37My heart jumped. 3 days.
- 7:40She will be gone for 3 days.
- 7:43David kissed her.
- 7:45"It is okay, honey," he said.
- 7:48"Nina and I will be fine. You do your
- 7:51work. Be safe."
- 7:53"Thank you," Clara said. She looked at
- 7:56me.
- 7:57"Nina, be a good girl.
- 7:59Help David with the house."
- 8:02"I will," I said.
- 8:04My voice was very quiet.
- 8:07The next morning, Clara packed her bag.
- 8:10We walked her to the car.
- 8:13She hugged David.
- 8:15She kissed him for a long time.
- 8:17I watched them.
- 8:19It hurt my eyes.
- 8:21It hurt my heart.
- 8:23Then she hugged me.
- 8:26"Bye, little sister," she said.
- 8:29"Bye, Clara," I said.
- 8:31Her car drove away.
- 8:34She was gone.
- 8:36David turned to me.
- 8:38"Well," he said, "it is just us.
- 8:42What do you want for dinner tonight?"
- 8:44"Pasta," I said.
- 8:47"Okay," he said.
- 8:49"I will make my special pasta."
- 8:51He smiled and went inside.
- 8:54I stood in the garden.
- 8:57The sun was hot.
- 8:59I felt a strange fire inside me.
- 9:02This was my chance.
- 9:05My crazy, sick mind thought this was my
- 9:08chance.
- 9:09I was alone with him.
- 9:11I thought maybe he liked me, too.
- 9:14I thought maybe he was just hiding it.
- 9:17I was very young.
- 9:19I was very stupid.
- 9:22I did not know anything about real love.
- 9:26Evening came.
- 9:28The house was quiet.
- 9:30David cooked dinner.
- 9:32We sat at the table. We ate the pasta.
- 9:36It was very good. We drank a little
- 9:39wine.
- 9:40We talked about small things. We talked
- 9:44about the weather.
- 9:45We talked about movies. He laughed. I
- 9:49laughed.
- 9:50It was a nice night.
- 9:52But he was just being a good host.
- 9:55He was just being nice his wife's
- 9:57sister.
- 9:59I did not see the truth.
- 10:02I saw what I wanted to see.
- 10:04I thought his smile meant something
- 10:07else.
- 10:08After dinner, we washed the dishes.
- 10:12Then we went to the living room.
- 10:15We watched a movie on TV.
- 10:18I sat on the sofa.
- 10:20He sat on the other sofa.
- 10:23I wanted him to sit next to me,
- 10:26but he did not.
- 10:27At 10:00 he stood up.
- 10:30"I am tired," he said.
- 10:33"I am going to bed.
- 10:35Good night, Nina."
- 10:37"Good night, David," I said.
- 10:39He walked up the stairs.
- 10:42I heard his door close.
- 10:44The house was completely silent.
- 10:48I sat on the sofa for a long time.
- 10:51The movie ended.
- 10:53The TV screen went black.
- 10:56The room was dark.
- 10:59My mind was racing.
- 11:01My heart was pounding.
- 11:03I thought about him up there.
- 11:06I thought about the big master bedroom.
- 11:09"Do it," a voice in my head said.
- 11:12"Go to him. He wants you."
- 11:15It was a lie,
- 11:17but I believed the lie.
- 11:19I stood up. My legs felt heavy.
- 11:23The house was cold.
- 11:25I walked to the stairs.
- 11:27I walked up the stairs step by step.
- 11:31My bare feet made no sound.
- 11:34I reached the top of the stairs.
- 11:37The hallway was very dark.
- 11:40There was a little light from the moon
- 11:43coming through the window.
- 11:45I walked down the hall. I passed my
- 11:47room.
- 11:49I did not stop.
- 11:51I walked to the master bedroom.
- 11:54I stood in front of the door.
- 11:57My hand was shaking.
- 11:59I reached for the door handle.
- 12:01It was cold.
- 12:03I turned it slowly.
- 12:05It made a small click.
- 12:08I pushed the door open.
- 12:10The room was dark.
- 12:12The curtains were closed,
- 12:14but I could see the big bed.
- 12:17I could see him.
- 12:19He was sleeping.
- 12:21He was lying on his side.
- 12:23His back was turned to me.
- 12:26The room smelled like Clara's perfume
- 12:29and David's soap.
- 12:31I walked into the room.
- 12:34I closed the door behind me.
- 12:37I did not make a sound.
- 12:39I took a deep breath.
- 12:41I walked to his side of the bed.
- 12:44I lifted the heavy blanket.
- 12:47I slipped into his bed.
- 12:49The bed was warm.
- 12:52I lay down next to him.
- 12:54I did not touch him.
- 12:56I just lay there.
- 12:58I could hear him breathing
- 13:00in and out, in and out.
- 13:03My own breath was very fast.
- 13:06I closed my eyes.
- 13:08I felt a crazy happiness.
- 13:11I was here.
- 13:13I was with him.
- 13:15But then he moved.
- 13:17He felt the bed move.
- 13:19He felt the cold air from the lifted
- 13:22blanket.
- 13:23He turned over.
- 13:25His arm touched my shoulder.
- 13:28He stopped.
- 13:29The breathing stopped.
- 13:32Suddenly, he sat up.
- 13:34He turned on the small lamp next to the
- 13:36bed.
- 13:38The light was very bright.
- 13:41It hurt my eyes.
- 13:43He looked at me.
- 13:45His eyes were wide.
- 13:47His face was white.
- 13:49He was in complete shock.
- 13:51"Nina," he said. His voice was a
- 13:54whisper.
- 13:55It was full of fear.
- 13:57"What are you doing?"
- 13:59I did not speak. I could not speak.
- 14:03My mouth was dry.
- 14:05The crazy happiness was gone.
- 14:08It was gone in 1 second.
- 14:11Now there was only fear.
- 14:14"Nina, what is wrong?" he asked.
- 14:17"Are you sick?
- 14:19Did you have a bad dream?"
- 14:21He thought I was a scared child.
- 14:24He did not understand.
- 14:26I looked at him. I had to say the truth.
- 14:30"No," I said.
- 14:32"I am not sick. I wanted to be here
- 14:35with you."
- 14:36Silence.
- 14:38A terrible, heavy silence filled the
- 14:40room.
- 14:41I watched his face change.
- 14:44The shock went away.
- 14:46The fear went away.
- 14:48Now there was anger, deep, cold anger.
- 14:52He got out of the bed very fast.
- 14:56He stood up.
- 14:57He pointed to the door.
- 15:00"Get out," he said.
- 15:01His voice was not loud,
- 15:04but it was very hard.
- 15:06It was like a knife.
- 15:08"David, I I started to speak.
- 15:11"Get out," he said louder.
- 15:14"Get out of this bed.
- 15:16Get out of this room
- 15:18right now."
- 15:19He was disgusted.
- 15:21He looked at me like I was a monster.
- 15:25He looked at me like I was dirty.
- 15:28I jumped out of the bed.
- 15:30I felt sick to my stomach.
- 15:33I felt a terrible shame.
- 15:36A hot, burning shame covered my body.
- 15:40What did I do?
- 15:41Oh my god, what did I do?
- 15:45I ruined everything.
- 15:47I ran to the door.
- 15:49I opened it.
- 15:51"Nina," he said from behind me.
- 15:53I stopped.
- 15:55I did not look back.
- 15:57"Do not ever do that again.
- 16:00You are Clara's sister.
- 16:02Pack your bags.
- 16:04I want you out of this house by tomorrow
- 16:07morning."
- 16:08I ran to my room.
- 16:10I slammed the door.
- 16:12I fell on my bed.
- 16:14I cried. I cried louder than I ever
- 16:17cried in my life.
- 16:19I hit my pillow.
- 16:21I hated myself.
- 16:23I was so stupid.
- 16:25I was so blind.
- 16:27He loved Clara.
- 16:29He only loved Clara. He never looked at
- 16:31me.
- 16:33It was all in my head.
- 16:35My dark desire destroyed my life.
- 16:39I did not wait for the morning.
- 16:41I could not face him again.
- 16:44I could not look at his angry eyes.
- 16:48I took my small bag.
- 16:50I put my few clothes inside.
- 16:53I did not fold them.
- 16:55I just pushed them in.
- 16:58I took my jacket.
- 17:00I had a little money in my pocket.
- 17:03Not much.
- 17:04Just enough for a train ticket.
- 17:07I went downstairs.
- 17:10The house was very quiet again,
- 17:13but it did not feel like a safe home
- 17:15anymore.
- 17:16It felt cold.
- 17:18It felt angry.
- 17:20I found a piece of paper.
- 17:23I found a pen.
- 17:24I wrote a note.
- 17:26"I am sorry. I am so sorry.
- 17:30Tell Clara I am sorry.
- 17:32I will never come back."
- 17:34I left the note on the kitchen table.
- 17:38I opened the front door.
- 17:40I walked out into the night.
- 17:43The air was very cold.
- 17:46The wind blew my hair.
- 17:49I walked down the street.
- 17:51I did not look back at the beautiful
- 17:53house.
- 17:55I walked to the train station.
- 17:57It was very far. My feet hurt,
- 18:01but I walked fast.
- 18:03I wanted to run away from myself.
- 18:06I arrived at the station.
- 18:09It was empty.
- 18:10Only one man was selling tickets.
- 18:14"Where to?" he asked. He looked tired.
- 18:17"Anywhere," I said.
- 18:19"A big city far from here."
- 18:22He gave me a ticket.
- 18:24I gave him all my money.
- 18:27I had only coins left.
- 18:30I sat on a hard bench. I waited.
- 18:33At 3:00 a.m.
- 18:37a train came.
- 18:39I got on the train.
- 18:41I found an empty seat.
- 18:43I sat down by the window.
- 18:46The train moved.
- 18:48It went faster and faster.
- 18:51The city lights disappeared.
- 18:54We went into the dark country.
- 18:57I looked out the window.
- 18:59I saw nothing but darkness.
- 19:02I put my head against the cold glass.
- 19:05I cried silently.
- 19:07I was alone.
- 19:09I was really alone now.
- 19:12I had no sister.
- 19:14I had no home.
- 19:16I was a bad person running away in the
- 19:18night.
- 19:20The train ride was very long.
- 19:23Morning came.
- 19:25The sun rose.
- 19:27It painted the sky pink and orange.
- 19:31It was a beautiful morning,
- 19:33but I felt very ugly inside.
- 19:36The train stopped at a big station.
- 19:39It was a huge city.
- 19:42I got off the train.
- 19:44The station was full of people.
- 19:47People walking fast.
- 19:49People talking loudly.
- 19:51People drinking coffee.
- 19:54Nobody looked at me.
- 19:56Nobody cared about me.
- 19:59I liked it.
- 20:00I wanted to be invisible.
- 20:02I walked out of the station.
- 20:05The buildings were very tall.
- 20:08The streets were very busy.
- 20:11Cars were everywhere.
- 20:13The noise was very loud.
- 20:16I walked for hours.
- 20:18I was hungry.
- 20:20I was thirsty.
- 20:21But I had no money for food.
- 20:24I needed a place to sleep.
- 20:27I needed a job.
- 20:29I went to a poor part of the city.
- 20:32The houses were old.
- 20:34The streets were dirty.
- 20:36I saw a sign on a window.
- 20:39It said,
- 20:40"Room for rent.
- 20:42Cheap."
- 20:43I knocked on the door.
- 20:45An old woman opened it.
- 20:48She had gray hair and soft eyes.
- 20:51She wore an old dress.
- 20:54"Yes?" she asked.
- 20:56"I saw the sign," I said.
- 20:58"I need a room."
- 21:00She looked at me from head to toe.
- 21:03"You look tired, child," she said.
- 21:06"Come in."
- 21:08Her name was Mrs. Green.
- 21:10Her house was very old.
- 21:13It smelled like soup and old books.
- 21:17She showed me the room.
- 21:19It was tiny.
- 21:21It had a small bed, a small chair, and a
- 21:24small window.
- 21:26The walls were yellow.
- 21:28The floor was hard.
- 21:31"It is $50 a week," she said.
- 21:34"I have no money today," I said. I
- 21:37looked down.
- 21:38I felt ashamed.
- 21:41"But I will find a job today.
- 21:43I promise.
- 21:45I am a hard worker.
- 21:47I will pay you tomorrow."
- 21:49Mrs. Green looked at me.
- 21:52She saw my sadness.
- 21:54"Okay," she said.
- 21:56"You can stay tonight.
- 21:58But you must pay me tomorrow.
- 22:01I am not a rich woman."
- 22:04"Thank you," I said.
- 22:05"Thank you so much."
- 22:08I sat on the small bed.
- 22:10It was not like Clara's house.
- 22:13It was hard and cold.
- 22:16But it was mine.
- 22:17I was safe here.
- 22:19I did not rest.
- 22:21I washed my face with cold water.
- 22:25I walked out of the house.
- 22:27I had to find a job.
- 22:29I walked to many shops.
- 22:32I went to a grocery store.
- 22:35"Do you need a worker?" I asked.
- 22:38"No," the man said.
- 22:40I went to a flower shop.
- 22:43"Do you need help?" I asked.
- 22:46"No," the lady said.
- 22:48I went to five different restaurants.
- 22:51They all said no.
- 22:53My feet were bleeding.
- 22:56My stomach was making loud noises.
- 22:59I was so hungry.
- 23:01I wanted to cry again.
- 23:03But I stopped myself.
- 23:06Crying does not buy bread.
- 23:09Crying does not pay for a room.
- 23:12Then I saw a small cafe.
- 23:15It looked very busy.
- 23:17Many people were drinking coffee and
- 23:20eating cakes.
- 23:21The sign said,
- 23:23"Leo's Cafe."
- 23:25There was a piece of paper on the door.
- 23:28It said, "Dishwasher wanted.
- 23:31Start today."
- 23:32I pushed the door open.
- 23:35A bell rang.
- 23:37The smell of coffee was wonderful.
- 23:40I walked to the counter.
- 23:42A big man with a beard was there.
- 23:45He looked very busy.
- 23:48He was making coffee very fast.
- 23:51"Excuse me," I said.
- 23:53"Yes, what do you want?" he asked.
- 23:57He did not look at me.
- 23:59"I am here for the job.
- 24:01The dishwasher job."
- 24:03He stopped making coffee.
- 24:06He looked at me.
- 24:08He looked at my small hands.
- 24:10He looked at my tired face.
- 24:13"It is hard work," he said.
- 24:15"It is dirty work.
- 24:17The water is hot.
- 24:19The plates are heavy.
- 24:21Can you do it?"
- 24:23"Yes," I said. My voice was strong.
- 24:27I can do anything. Please, I need this
- 24:30job."
- 24:32He wiped his hands on a towel.
- 24:35"Okay.
- 24:36My name is Leo. Go to the back.
- 24:40There is an apron on the wall.
- 24:42Put it on. Start washing.
- 24:45I will pay you at the end of the day."
- 24:48"Thank you, Leo," I said.
- 24:51I went to the back room.
- 24:53The kitchen was hot.
- 24:56There was a mountain of dirty plates and
- 24:58cups in the sink.
- 25:01I put on the apron.
- 25:03I turned on the hot water.
- 25:06I started to wash.
- 25:08I washed plates.
- 25:10I washed cups.
- 25:12I washed big, heavy pots.
- 25:15My hands became red.
- 25:17My back started to hurt.
- 25:20The steam burned my face.
- 25:23But I did not stop.
- 25:25I washed for 6 hours.
- 25:28I did not take a break.
- 25:30At the end of the day,
- 25:32Leo came to the back.
- 25:34He looked at the empty sink.
- 25:37He looked at the clean plates.
- 25:39He nodded.
- 25:41"You are a good worker," he said.
- 25:43He gave me some money.
- 25:46"Come back tomorrow at 7:00 in the
- 25:48morning."
- 25:49He also gave me a sandwich.
- 25:52"Eat this," he said.
- 25:54"You look too thin."
- 25:57"Thank you," I said.
- 25:59I took the money and the sandwich.
- 26:02I walked back to Mrs. Green's house.
- 26:05It was dark now.
- 26:07The city was scary at night.
- 26:10But I walked fast.
- 26:12I went to my small room.
- 26:15I ate the sandwich.
- 26:17It was the best food I ever tasted.
- 26:21I gave the rent money to Mrs. Green.
- 26:24"Good girl," she said.
- 26:26She smiled at me.
- 26:28I lay on the hard bed.
- 26:30Every bone in my body hurt.
- 26:33My hands were burning.
- 26:36But for the first time in my life,
- 26:38I felt proud.
- 26:41I worked hard.
- 26:42I earned my own money.
- 26:45I paid my own rent.
- 26:47I did not ask Clara for anything.
- 26:50The days became weeks.
- 26:53The weeks became months.
- 26:55My life was very simple.
- 26:58I woke up at 6:00 in the morning.
- 27:01The room was always cold.
- 27:04I washed my face.
- 27:06I walked to the cafe.
- 27:08I put on my apron.
- 27:10I washed dishes all day.
- 27:13I swept the floor.
- 27:16I cleaned the tables.
- 27:18It was very hard work.
- 27:20My hands became rough.
- 27:23I had cuts on my fingers.
- 27:26My feet always ached.
- 27:28But my mind was quiet.
- 27:31Hard work is good medicine.
- 27:34When you are very tired, you cannot
- 27:36think about bad things.
- 27:39You cannot think about dark desires.
- 27:42You just sleep.
- 27:44I made a friend at the cafe.
- 27:46Her name was Anna.
- 27:48She was a waitress.
- 27:50She was my age.
- 27:52She had bright red hair and a very loud
- 27:56laugh.
- 27:57Anna was always happy.
- 28:00She talked to everyone.
- 28:02She knew all the customers.
- 28:05One day, I was eating my lunch in the
- 28:07back room.
- 28:09Anna came in.
- 28:11She sat next to me.
- 28:13"Hi, Nina," she said. "You always sit
- 28:16alone.
- 28:17Why are you so quiet?"
- 28:20"I am just tired," I said.
- 28:23"You work too hard," she said. She gave
- 28:25me an apple.
- 28:27"Here, you need fruit.
- 28:29You are too pale."
- 28:31"Thank you," I said.
- 28:33We started to talk.
- 28:36Anna told me about her life.
- 28:38She had a big family.
- 28:40They were loud.
- 28:42They loved music.
- 28:44She asked about my family.
- 28:47My heart felt heavy.
- 28:49I looked at the apple.
- 28:51"I have a sister," I said.
- 28:54"Where does she live?" Anna asked.
- 28:57"Far away," I said.
- 28:59"We do not talk."
- 29:01Anna looked at me.
- 29:03She saw I was sad.
- 29:05She did not ask more questions.
- 29:08She was a good friend.
- 29:10"Well," she said.
- 29:12"You have me now. We are friends."
- 29:15I smiled.
- 29:17It was my first real smile in a long
- 29:19time.
- 29:21"Yes, we are friends."
- 29:24Having a friend made life better.
- 29:27Anna made me laugh.
- 29:29Sometimes, after work, we walked in the
- 29:32park.
- 29:34We watched the birds.
- 29:36We ate cheap ice cream.
- 29:38She taught me how to talk to people.
- 29:41I was very shy.
- 29:43But Anna helped me.
- 29:46Leo saw that I doing better.
- 29:49One day, he came to the sink.
- 29:52"Nina," he said,
- 29:54"you are too fast.
- 29:56The sink is always empty.
- 29:58Wash your hands.
- 30:00Put on a clean shirt.
- 30:02You are going to be a waitress today.
- 30:05Anna will teach you."
- 30:07I was scared.
- 30:09"But I do not know how to talk to
- 30:11customers.
- 30:12I am shy."
- 30:14"You will learn," Leo said. "Go."
- 30:17So, I became a waitress.
- 30:20It was harder than washing dishes.
- 30:23I had to smile.
- 30:25I had to talk.
- 30:27I had to remember orders.
- 30:29At first, I made mistakes.
- 30:33I dropped a cup.
- 30:35I gave the wrong cake to an old man.
- 30:38But people were kind.
- 30:40Anna helped me.
- 30:42"Smile, Nina," Anna said.
- 30:45"A smile fixes everything."
- 30:48I learned to smile.
- 30:50I learned to say, "Good morning.
- 30:53What can I get for you?"
- 30:55I started to like the customers.
- 30:58They were interesting.
- 31:00I liked watching them.
- 31:02Then autumn came.
- 31:04The leaves on the trees turned yellow
- 31:07and brown.
- 31:09The air became cold.
- 31:11People bought more hot coffee.
- 31:14The cafe was very busy.
- 31:17One rainy Tuesday,
- 31:19a man walked into the cafe.
- 31:22He was wearing a brown coat.
- 31:25He was wet from the rain.
- 31:27He carried a book.
- 31:29He had kind eyes and a gentle face.
- 31:33He was not very handsome,
- 31:35but he looked very safe.
- 31:38He sat at a table by the window.
- 31:41I walked to his table.
- 31:43I had a menu in my hand.
- 31:46"Good morning," I said.
- 31:48"What can I get for you?"
- 31:50He looked up from his book.
- 31:52He looked at me.
- 31:54His eyes were very warm.
- 31:57"Just a black coffee, please," he said.
- 32:01His voice was calm.
- 32:03"Okay," I said. "Coming right up."
- 32:07I brought him his coffee. He thanked me.
- 32:10He sat there for 2 hours.
- 32:13He read his book.
- 32:15He drank his coffee slowly.
- 32:18Before he left, he looked at me again.
- 32:21He smiled.
- 32:23It was a real smile,
- 32:25not a polite smile like David's.
- 32:28It was a smile just for me.
- 32:31I felt a warm feeling in my chest.
- 32:35But then,
- 32:36I remembered my past.
- 32:39I remembered the dark room.
- 32:41I remembered the shame.
- 32:44I looked away quickly.
- 32:46I wiped a table very fast.
- 32:49I told myself I was a bad person.
- 32:53I did not deserve a good man.
- 32:56The man came back the next day.
- 32:59He came back every day.
- 33:02His name was Tom.
- 33:04He was a teacher at a school near the
- 33:06cafe.
- 33:08He taught history.
- 33:10He loved books.
- 33:11He loved coffee.
- 33:14And slowly, I realized he liked me.
- 33:17Every day, we talked a little more.
- 33:21"What is your name?"
- 33:22he asked one day.
- 33:24"Nina," I said.
- 33:26"Nina," he repeated.
- 33:29"That is a beautiful name."
- 33:31My face became very hot. I smiled.
- 33:35"Thank you."
- 33:36Tom was different from any man I knew.
- 33:40He was not rich.
- 33:42He did not have a big house.
- 33:45He lived in a small apartment full of
- 33:47books.
- 33:49But he was deeply kind.
- 33:51He listened to me.
- 33:53When I spoke, he really listened.
- 33:57He did not look at his phone.
- 33:59He looked at my eyes.
- 34:01Winter came.
- 34:03Snow covered the city streets.
- 34:06It was very cold outside.
- 34:09But inside the cafe, it was warm.
- 34:12One evening, my shift finished at 6:00.
- 34:17It was dark and snowy.
- 34:20I put on my coat.
- 34:22I walked out of the cafe.
- 34:24Tom was standing outside.
- 34:27He was wearing a hat and a scarf.
- 34:30Snow was on his shoulders.
- 34:33"Tom," I said,
- 34:35"what are you doing here?"
- 34:37"I was waiting for you," he said.
- 34:40He looked a little nervous.
- 34:43"I wanted to ask you,
- 34:45would you like to have dinner with me?
- 34:47Real dinner,
- 34:49not just a cafe sandwich."
- 34:52My heart jumped.
- 34:54Part of me wanted to say yes.
- 34:57Part of me wanted to shout yes.
- 35:00But the dark shadow in my heart woke up.
- 35:03I remembered Clara.
- 35:06I remembered David's angry face.
- 35:09"I am bad," I thought.
- 35:11"I will ruin him, too."
- 35:14"I I can't," I said. I looked down at
- 35:16the snow.
- 35:18"I am sorry."
- 35:20I started to walk away.
- 35:23Tom walked next to me.
- 35:25"Nina, wait," he said.
- 35:28"Did I do something wrong?"
- 35:30"No," I said quickly.
- 35:32"You are perfect. You are very kind.
- 35:35But I am not."
- 35:37"What do you mean?" he asked.
- 35:40I stopped.
- 35:41I looked at him.
- 35:43The street light hit his face.
- 35:46The snow was falling around us.
- 35:49"You don't know me, Tom.
- 35:51You don't know who I am.
- 35:53I did bad things.
- 35:55I am a bad person.
- 35:57>> [clears throat]
- 35:58>> I do not want to hurt you."
- 36:00Tom did not run away.
- 36:03He did not look angry.
- 36:05He just looked sad for me.
- 36:07He took a step closer.
- 36:09"Nina,
- 36:11everyone has a past.
- 36:13Everyone makes mistakes.
- 36:15I am a teacher.
- 36:17I see children make mistakes every day.
- 36:21They learn. They grow.
- 36:23You are not a bad person.
- 36:25>> [clears throat]
- 36:25>> I see how you work.
- 36:28I see how you smile at the old lady who
- 36:30comes on Fridays.
- 36:33I see how you help Anna.
- 36:35I see a good, kind woman."
- 36:38His words made me want to cry.
- 36:41Nobody ever called me a good, kind
- 36:44woman.
- 36:45"Please," he said softly.
- 36:48"Just dinner. One dinner.
- 36:51We can just talk."
- 36:52I looked into his warm eyes.
- 36:55I felt safe.
- 36:57"Okay," I said. "Just dinner."
- 37:00We went to a small Italian restaurant.
- 37:04It was warm and smelled like garlic and
- 37:07bread.
- 37:09We ate pizza.
- 37:10We talked for hours.
- 37:13Tom told me about his childhood.
- 37:16He grew up in a farm.
- 37:18He loved animals.
- 37:20He told funny stories.
- 37:22I laughed a lot.
- 37:24I felt happy.
- 37:26I felt light.
- 37:28That night was the beginning.
- 37:31We started to spend all our free time
- 37:34together.
- 37:35On Sundays,
- 37:37we went to the museum.
- 37:39We walked by the river.
- 37:42We fed bread to the ducks.
- 37:45We watched the snow melt and the spring
- 37:47come.
- 37:49Spring brought green leaves and flowers.
- 37:52It also brought love.
- 37:55I was falling in love with Tom.
- 37:58It was not a crazy, dark feeling like I
- 38:01had for David.
- 38:02It was not jealousy.
- 38:05It was a slow, quiet, warm love.
- 38:09It was built on truth.
- 38:11It was built on friendship.
- 38:14But I had a heavy rock in my heart.
- 38:17The rock was my secret.
- 38:20Tom did not know about Clara.
- 38:23Tom did not know about the bed.
- 38:26I knew I had to tell him.
- 38:29I could not build a life with him on a
- 38:31lie.
- 38:33If he loved me,
- 38:34he had to know the ugly truth.
- 38:38If he left me, then I deserved it.
- 38:41One Saturday night,
- 38:43I invited Tom to my small room.
- 38:47Mrs. Green was reading downstairs.
- 38:50I made tea on my small stove.
- 38:54Tom sat on the only chair.
- 38:57I sat on the bed.
- 38:59The room was very quiet.
- 39:02I gave him his tea.
- 39:04My hands were shaking a little.
- 39:07"Tom," I said.
- 39:08My voice was very small.
- 39:11"I need to tell you something."
- 39:14He put down his tea. He looked at me.
- 39:17"I am listening, Nina."
- 39:19I took a deep breath.
- 39:22I looked at my hands.
- 39:24I could not look at his face.
- 39:26"When we met, I told you I did a bad
- 39:29thing.
- 39:31I never told you what it was.
- 39:33I have to tell you now,
- 39:35before we go any further.
- 39:38You need to know."
- 39:40I started to speak.
- 39:42I spoke slowly.
- 39:44I told him about my past.
- 39:47I told him I was lost and lazy.
- 39:51I told him about Clara.
- 39:53I told him how she saved me.
- 39:56I told him about the beautiful house.
- 39:59Then I told him about David.
- 40:02"I was jealous," I said.
- 40:05Tears started to fall from my eyes.
- 40:08They fell on my hands.
- 40:11"I wanted her life.
- 40:13I wanted her husband.
- 40:15My mind was sick.
- 40:18I made myself believe he wanted me, too.
- 40:21I told him about the night Clara left.
- 40:25I told him about the dark hallway.
- 40:28I told him about the door.
- 40:31"I walked into their room," I whispered.
- 40:34I was crying hard now.
- 40:37"I slipped into his bed.
- 40:39I waited for Tom to yell.
- 40:42I waited for him to stand up and leave.
- 40:46I waited for the same anger I saw in
- 40:49David's face.
- 40:51He woke up. I continued crying.
- 40:55He was so angry.
- 40:57He told me to get out.
- 40:59He was disgusted.
- 41:01I ran away.
- 41:03I ran away like a coward.
- 41:06I broke my sister's heart.
- 41:08I ruined my family.
- 41:10I am a terrible, ugly person inside."
- 41:14I covered my face with my hands.
- 41:17I cried and cried.
- 41:20The heavy rock in my heart broke open.
- 41:24All the pain, all the shame,
- 41:27all the sadness poured out.
- 41:29The room was completely silent.
- 41:33I just heard my own crying.
- 41:35Then I felt a hand on my knee.
- 41:39I looked up.
- 41:40Tom was sitting on the bed next to me.
- 41:44He was not angry.
- 41:46His face was full of deep sadness and
- 41:49love.
- 41:51He took my wet hands in his warm hands.
- 41:55"Nina," he said softly,
- 41:57"look at me."
- 41:59I looked into his eyes.
- 42:01"You did a bad thing."
- 42:04"Yes.
- 42:05It was a terrible mistake.
- 42:07It was wrong."
- 42:09He spoke the truth.
- 42:11He did not lie to me.
- 42:13"But you are not a terrible person.
- 42:16"How can you say that?" I cried.
- 42:19"Because a terrible person does not cry
- 42:22like this," he said.
- 42:24"A terrible person does not run away in
- 42:27shame.
- 42:29A terrible person does not work as a
- 42:32dishwasher
- 42:33for months to pay her own rent.
- 42:37A terrible person does not punish
- 42:40herself every single day."
- 42:43He wiped a tear from my cheek with his
- 42:46thumb.
- 42:47"You were a lost, sick, confused girl,"
- 42:50he said.
- 42:52"But you are not that girl anymore.
- 42:55You grew up, Nina.
- 42:57You worked hard.
- 42:59You learned how to be honest.
- 43:01You learned how to be kind.
- 43:04The woman sitting in front of me is a
- 43:06good woman
- 43:08and I love her."
- 43:10My breath stopped. "You love me?"
- 43:13"Yes," he said. He smiled.
- 43:16"I love you.
- 43:18And your past does not change that.
- 43:21It only shows me how strong you are.
- 43:24You walked through the dark and you
- 43:27found the light."
- 43:28He hugged me.
- 43:30He held me tight.
- 43:32I cried into his shoulder.
- 43:34But these were not sad tears.
- 43:38These were tears of relief.
- 43:41The heavy rock was gone.
- 43:43I was forgiven.
- 43:45Not by Clara, but by a good man.
- 43:49And more importantly, I started to
- 43:51forgive myself.
- 43:53"But," Tom said softly, pulling back to
- 43:56look at me,
- 43:58"there is one thing you must do."
- 44:01"What?" I asked.
- 44:03"You must face the past.
- 44:05You must call your sister."
- 44:08I felt a cold fear in my stomach.
- 44:11"No, I can't. She hates me."
- 44:15"Maybe she does," Tom said.
- 44:17"Maybe she will yell at you.
- 44:19But you owe her an apology.
- 44:22You ran away.
- 44:24You left a note.
- 44:26That is not brave.
- 44:28To be truly free, you must face her.
- 44:32You must say sorry for real."
- 44:35I knew he was right.
- 44:37I was brave enough to work hard.
- 44:40I was brave enough to tell Tom.
- 44:44Now
- 44:45I had to be brave enough to face Clara.
- 44:48The next day was Sunday.
- 44:51I did not go to work.
- 44:53I went to a public phone booth down the
- 44:55street.
- 44:57Tom stood outside the glass door.
- 45:00He smiled at me and nodded.
- 45:04"You can do this," his eyes said.
- 45:07I picked up the phone.
- 45:09My hand was shaking so much I dropped
- 45:12the coin twice.
- 45:14Finally, I put the coin in.
- 45:18I dialed Clara's number.
- 45:21I remembered it perfectly.
- 45:23The phone rang. Ring, ring, ring.
- 45:27My heart was beating in my ears.
- 45:30I wanted to hang up.
- 45:32I wanted to run away again.
- 45:35"Hello?"
- 45:36It was her voice.
- 45:38It was Clara.
- 45:40Her voice sounded older, a little tired.
- 45:44"Hello?" she said again.
- 45:46"Who is this?"
- 45:48I opened my mouth.
- 45:50No sound came out. I took a deep breath.
- 45:54"Clara," I said. My voice broke.
- 45:57"It is Nina."
- 45:59Total silence on the phone.
- 46:02The silence was louder than a scream.
- 46:06It lasted for a long time.
- 46:09I thought she hung up.
- 46:11"Nina," she said finally.
- 46:13Her voice was ice cold.
- 46:16"Please don't hang up," I begged.
- 46:19"Please, Clara.
- 46:21I just want to say one thing.
- 46:24Then I will go forever if you want."
- 46:27More silence. Then she said, "Speak."
- 46:31"I am sorry," I said.
- 46:33"I am so, so, so sorry.
- 46:36I cannot find a big enough word for my
- 46:39sorrow.
- 46:40I was sick.
- 46:42I was crazy.
- 46:44I was jealous of your beautiful life.
- 46:47I made a terrible, disgusting mistake.
- 46:50I know I hurt you.
- 46:52I know I betrayed you.
- 46:55I ran away because I could not look at
- 46:57your face.
- 46:59I hated myself.
- 47:01I still hate what I did."
- 47:04I stopped to breathe.
- 47:06I was crying again.
- 47:08"I am not asking you to forgive me," I
- 47:10said.
- 47:12"I do not deserve it.
- 47:14I just wanted to tell you the truth.
- 47:17I am working hard now.
- 47:20I support myself.
- 47:22I am trying to be a good person.
- 47:25But I could not move on without saying I
- 47:28am sorry to the sister who loved me."
- 47:32I waited. I heard a small sound. Clara
- 47:36was crying.
- 47:38"Oh, Nina," she sobbed.
- 47:40The ice in her voice broke.
- 47:43"Clara, please," I cried.
- 47:45"Do you know how worried I was?" she
- 47:48shouted.
- 47:49She was angry and sad at the same time.
- 47:53"You ran away in the middle of the
- 47:55night.
- 47:56We called the police.
- 47:58We looked everywhere for you.
- 48:00David told me what you did.
- 48:03I was furious.
- 48:05I wanted to kill you.
- 48:07But then days passed.
- 48:10Weeks passed.
- 48:11I thought you were dead in a ditch
- 48:14somewhere.
- 48:15You are my little sister.
- 48:18I am sorry. I was a coward."
- 48:21"Yes, you were," she said. She took a
- 48:24deep breath.
- 48:26"David and I, it was hard.
- 48:29It caused a big fight.
- 48:31But we survived it.
- 48:33We are still together.
- 48:35We knew you were unstable.
- 48:37We knew you were lost.
- 48:40"I am so glad you are together," I said
- 48:42[clears throat] truly.
- 48:44"He is a good man.
- 48:46He belongs to you."
- 48:48"Where are you?" she asked. "Are you
- 48:50safe? Are you eating?"
- 48:53Even after everything,
- 48:55she was still my big sister.
- 48:58She still cared if I was eating.
- 49:02That broke my heart completely.
- 49:05"I am safe," I said. "I live in the
- 49:08city.
- 49:09I have a job at a cafe.
- 49:11I rent a room.
- 49:13I have a good man who loves me.
- 49:16I am okay, Clara."
- 49:18"A cafe?" she asked softly.
- 49:21"You work?"
- 49:23"Yes, I clean. I serve coffee.
- 49:26It is hard work, but it is honest."
- 49:29She sighed. A long, deep sigh.
- 49:33"I am glad, Nina.
- 49:35I am glad you are safe.
- 49:38I cannot forget what you did right now.
- 49:41It still hurts.
- 49:43But I don't hate you anymore.
- 49:46Thank you, Clara.
- 49:48That is enough for me.
- 49:50Call me again next month, she said.
- 49:53We can talk a little more.
- 49:56I will, I promise.
- 49:58Goodbye, Nina.
- 50:00Goodbye, Clara.
- 50:02I hung up the phone.
- 50:04I stepped out of the phone box.
- 50:07The winter sun was shining brightly.
- 50:10The air was cold and fresh.
- 50:14Tom opened his arms.
- 50:16I walked into them.
- 50:18He held me tight.
- 50:20I did it, I whispered.
- 50:23I know, he said.
- 50:25I am proud of you.
- 50:27I felt a massive weight lift off my
- 50:29shoulders.
- 50:31The sky looked bluer.
- 50:34The snow looked whiter.
- 50:36I was finally free from my past.
- 50:40Years have passed since that phone call.
- 50:44My life is very different now.
- 50:47I am not 22 anymore.
- 50:49I am older.
- 50:51I am wiser.
- 50:53I still work at Leo's Cafe.
- 50:56But I do not wash dishes anymore.
- 50:59I am the manager.
- 51:01I run the whole cafe.
- 51:04Anna is my best waitress.
- 51:06She is also my best friend.
- 51:09We laugh every day.
- 51:12Tom and I are married.
- 51:14We did not have a big, expensive
- 51:17wedding.
- 51:18We had a small party at the cafe.
- 51:21Clara came.
- 51:23Yes, my sister came to my wedding.
- 51:27We hugged for a long time.
- 51:30David did not come.
- 51:32And that was okay.
- 51:34I understood.
- 51:36Clara and I are building our
- 51:38relationship slowly.
- 51:41It is like a small plant.
- 51:43We water it carefully.
- 51:45Tom and I live in a nice, small
- 51:48apartment.
- 51:50It is full of books and plants.
- 51:53We have a simple life.
- 51:55We work.
- 51:56We cook dinner together. We talk.
- 52:00We love each other very much.
- 52:03It is not a perfectly easy life.
- 52:06We worry about money sometimes.
- 52:09We get tired.
- 52:11But it is a true life.
- 52:13It is my life.
- 52:15I earned it.
- 52:16I learned a very big lesson.
- 52:19You cannot steal happiness.
- 52:22You cannot look at another person's life
- 52:25and take it.
- 52:27Dark desires only lead to destruction.
- 52:31They burn down everything good.
- 52:34Real happiness is built slowly.
- 52:38It is built with hard work.
- 52:40It is built with honesty.
- 52:43It is built by looking in the mirror
- 52:46and accepting who you are.
- 52:48The good parts and the bad parts.
- 52:52If you are listening to my story,
- 52:54maybe you feel lost.
- 52:57Maybe you are jealous of someone else.
- 53:00Maybe you did a bad thing and you feel
- 53:03terrible shame.
- 53:05Maybe you think you are a bad person.
- 53:09Listen to me. You can change.
- 53:12You can make mistakes.
- 53:14Everyone makes mistakes.
- 53:17Some mistakes are very big.
- 53:20But your mistakes do not define your
- 53:22whole life.
- 53:24You can stop.
- 53:26You can turn around.
- 53:28You can start working hard.
- 53:30You can build something new.
- 53:33It takes time.
- 53:35It takes bravery.
- 53:37You have to face the people you hurt.
- 53:40You have to face yourself.
- 53:42But you can do it.
- 53:44Do not take the easy road.
- 53:47Do not give in to dark desires.
- 53:50Choose the hard road.
- 53:52The hard road makes you strong.
- 53:55The truth makes you free.
- 53:58You can do this, too.
- 54:00Keep going.
- 54:01Keep working.
- 54:03The light is waiting for you at the end
- 54:06of the dark hallway.
- 54:08You just have to walk towards it. Open
- 54:11the right door
- 54:12and step into your own beautiful life.
- 54:16Thank you for listening to my story.
- 54:19I am Nina.
- 54:21And I am finally happy.
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