The new girl by Summer Ross https://padlet.com/SuperSummer26/eeut7csnycaf Made by Summer Ross en-us 2017-12-11 00:23:02 UTC 2023-05-13 21:23:19 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Doubleheart.png His daughter Eva stops him as he enters the dining room. She informs him of the news he already knew, subconsciously. SuperSummer26 https://padlet.com/SuperSummer26/eeut7csnycaf/wish/214871768 Reluctantly, he accepts it. Arianne greets him with a drink and neither of them can bear to discuss the matter further. ]]> 2017-12-11 00:23:02 UTC https://padlet.com/SuperSummer26/eeut7csnycaf/wish/214871768 When he goes downstairs, he finds the doors barricaded and the children counting silver SuperSummer26 https://padlet.com/SuperSummer26/eeut7csnycaf/wish/214871769 They tell him that the house is too big and they are moving him out of it. ]]> 2017-12-11 00:23:02 UTC https://padlet.com/SuperSummer26/eeut7csnycaf/wish/214871769 Convinced by his own lie, Alexei decides to win Elena back from her lover SuperSummer26 https://padlet.com/SuperSummer26/eeut7csnycaf/wish/214871770 He packs some suitcases, and prepares to go into town. He plans to buy her a necklace and a new wedding ring. ]]> 2017-12-11 00:23:02 UTC https://padlet.com/SuperSummer26/eeut7csnycaf/wish/214871770 The children are not happy. SuperSummer26 https://padlet.com/SuperSummer26/eeut7csnycaf/wish/214871771 They do not want to ruin their good memories of their mother and besides, there's no evidence of such behavior. ]]> 2017-12-11 00:23:02 UTC https://padlet.com/SuperSummer26/eeut7csnycaf/wish/214871771 Once the family is gathered, Alexei elaborates that Elena has not only gone shopping, but that she has taken a lover SuperSummer26 https://padlet.com/SuperSummer26/eeut7csnycaf/wish/214871772 He's very pleased with her for doing so. It seems to ease the guilt about his own infidelities. ]]> 2017-12-11 00:23:02 UTC https://padlet.com/SuperSummer26/eeut7csnycaf/wish/214871772 Alexei's four children, Arianne, Ilya, Eva, and Katya then come to pay him a house visit SuperSummer26 https://padlet.com/SuperSummer26/eeut7csnycaf/wish/214871773 Alexei is indifferent, but he goes out to buy a cake for the occasion. ]]> 2017-12-11 00:23:02 UTC https://padlet.com/SuperSummer26/eeut7csnycaf/wish/214871773 He calls his eldest daughter Arianne to tell her that Elena has "gone shopping." SuperSummer26 https://padlet.com/SuperSummer26/eeut7csnycaf/wish/214871775 Arianne is concerned that her father is in denial and tells her siblings. ]]> 2017-12-11 00:23:02 UTC https://padlet.com/SuperSummer26/eeut7csnycaf/wish/214871775 Alexei refuses to cope with his grief over the loss of his wife SuperSummer26 https://padlet.com/SuperSummer26/eeut7csnycaf/wish/214871776 Instead, he distracts himself with stories he makes up about her.]]> 2017-12-11 00:23:02 UTC https://padlet.com/SuperSummer26/eeut7csnycaf/wish/214871776 His grown children resent him SuperSummer26 https://padlet.com/SuperSummer26/eeut7csnycaf/wish/214871777 He wasn't present at the births of most of them. He was out with his mistresses. The one exception is his eldest daughter Arianna, who shares many of his interests - like heavy drinking. ]]> 2017-12-11 00:23:02 UTC https://padlet.com/SuperSummer26/eeut7csnycaf/wish/214871777 1934. In the little town of Cheddar, France, everything is peaceful. Nobody is ever sad, everyone is happy. But one day... SuperSummer26 https://padlet.com/SuperSummer26/eeut7csnycaf/wish/214871779 As Bastien goes to the bakery, as every Sunday morning, he passes by the shoemaker. This day, he opens the heavy wooden door. As the door opens, an old lady comes to greet him. She shows him around. He asks for a pair of leather boots. The lady asks Bastien if he has seen her daughter, whose name was Alexandra, at school. He shakes his head negatively. He tries the boots happily. As he leaves, he thanks the lady. He comes out the door. As Bastien passes the little door of the bakery, Meganne, the baker, greets him happily, as always. Bastien asks for a baguette and a few croissants.]]> 2017-12-11 00:23:02 UTC https://padlet.com/SuperSummer26/eeut7csnycaf/wish/214871779