Episode 58: Dissolution (Loong Part)
In the early evening.. After the house purchase had gone so well, Cassandra showed Lazlo around. He particularly liked the little gambling den. One of the slot machines quickly caught his attention. She watched curiously as he fought his way through level after level. And then it was a coincidence that she was discovered here. “I know those sexy leggings…! I can't believe it…what's she thinking?”.
Don walked in with quick steps, “Cassandra?”. When she heard his voice, her stomach suddenly tightened and she turned away from the vending machine. “D-Don, hello…“/”Why didn't you let me know you were back, when did you get back?“/”Since yesterday, I'm sorry, but a lot has happened, I had to deal with it first"// ‘and you're going to the arcade for that? ph….’.
It was obvious to everyone that Don was visibly angry. “Hey, don't be unfair, okay? Some things had to be clarified and restored first, I wanted to get in touch with you tonight"/ ”tonight first? Great, you're leaving your fiancé in the dark. I needed you here, do you hear me?“/”Are you sure? But I can't talk to you in this tone, not in here…”. She gestured towards the door to make it clear that she would rather talk to him outside.
Don was annoyed, but he complied with her request and went outside with the door slamming. “Are you really going to get this sorted?” Lazlo asked briefly. “I hope so. Please leave us alone, okay?"/ ‘,0.k., but if he…’/ ‘I'll manage, please!’. Lazlo pinched his lips together and just nodded. Then she went outside and the sounds of the slot machines fell silent behind her. “Can you please tell me what's wrong with you? And why are you drinking so much all of a sudden, it's not you!”. …
Don was annoyed, but still tried to get a few words out in a self-controlled manner. 'Hh, I was just frustrated, okay? You weren't there, Nina was busy with her move…“/”Nina? Moving? Where did she go?"/ ”Hh, she moved to Barnacle Bay with Dina, it was a spontaneous decision, she… She didn't want to talk to me about it because it must have had something to do with her sister. Jesus… And everyone else here is just focused on themselves, I was alone, okay? And then there's this shit with my doctor's license…"/ ‘What about it?’.
He turned around quickly and got louder. “Yes, what, I've lost her, Cassandra!“/”Please what? Why? And don't get any ideas about blaming me for it. You're responsible for drinking, you knew that I…“/”Yes, my mom, my mom… I know, o.k.?”. Then Don paused for a moment and took a deep breath. When she realized that he had slowly calmed down a little, she continued to talk to him calmly…. “Why did you lose your license, Don?”.
He went to the bench without a word and sat down. But she wanted to hear an answer from him. “I'm waiting, why?"/ ”Shit, man… It was Wednesday, they rang me out of bed at 3:30 in the morning for an operation. I wasn't really sober yet … and I accidentally cut the guy's tendon during the operation“/”I must have misheard you, you went into the operating theater still drunk?"/ “Don't make a scene now, I've had enough”.
„I'm not supposed to make a scene? You performed an operation under the influence of alcohol and then made a mistake…have they didn't realize you were still half drunk?“/”I had my methods to cover it up, okay? and someone had to operate on the guy…“/”hh… And now you're no longer allowed to work as a doctor?“/”yeah, and I don't think I want to anymore”.
“oh man, Don… But you also realize that it's your own fault“/”yes, yes, but if you had been here… “/"Then I wouldn't have said anything to you other than what I'm saying now, Don. Yes, and maybe you wouldn't have had anything to drink if I'd been here… But… It was really important to me with my mother. Believe it or not, I succeeded and… She's back here. And I… I've met someone.” There was silence again for a moment. Then he looked up at her and. He pointed with his thumb behind him in the direction of the arcade… “He?”/ “Y-Yes”…
He remained seated calmly. She actually expected a different reaction. “Please… Say something, Don?"/ ”What do you want to hear? Congratulations?“/ ,,No, but…”/ ,,You know what? I actually wanted to run away with you, away from here, away from this town and away from your old man, I would have allowed you to take your brother with you"/ ”I… But I don't want to go anywhere with you, Don. If you want to go, then… you'll have to do it without me from now on…”.
While they were talking outside, Lazlo was standing inside behind the window pane, unknowing. And of course he could only guess what they were talking about. He was just a little surprised at how calmly Don was sitting next to her on the bench. “He's easy to calm down, I wouldn't have thought it, now they're talking relaxed and I need to go to the toilet… But… I'd better hold out a little longer”…..
“You know, I thought it would work out with us… I would have thrown it all away here. “/"Yes, and I believe you too, Don. But now everything has changed… My mother is finally back home“/”is she well, I mean, as well as a ghost should be?“/”She's not a ghost, she's alive again and nobody knows why.“/”You're kidding?“/”Have I ever joked?”. Her tone was serious. And he realized.
“She's back here, she's alive and she and my father have been given another chance."/ in, ”That… That makes me happy, of course. No matter how you managed it, you should be proud of yourself…“/”Well… I wasn't the only one who got her back. There were a lot of other people and devices involved…“/”,And… one of them was the one in there?“/”His name is Lazlo“/”Is he from Hungary?”/ „My God, Don, no,” she stood up……
“It just happened with us, I had no idea he'd .“/”Blow you away like that?“/”Something like that. Don, I really let you get away with a lot of things without thinking about me and… Now I've done that, thought about me, and I've come to the conclusion that… we're just not made for each other, Don"/ ‘mh… was my age ever a problem?’/ ‘No, not at all, the problems were always somewhere else and you know that…’.
"So... is it over between us now?"/"Yes... and I don't want to break up with you in an argument. I don't think we'd forgive each other later."/"I'm the picture of calm now"/"Yes, now, but later? Will you reach for the bottle... I beg you, get this under control sometime. You were always under constant stress in the hospital, maybe it would do you good to be alone for a while now"/"Phh... Yes, maybe. First of all, I need a change of scenery."
Cassandra looked him in the eyes again. "Okay… No matter where you end up, I wish you all the best, Don. And who knows, maybe one day you'll meet the right person."/"Do you think so?"/"Good things come along unexpectedly, they say…"/"Speaking of unexpected… Does he actually know about your secret? The curse and all?" She waited a moment before answering. "Yes, he knows that and it's okay."/"Well then…I'll go. Take care"/"You too, Don."
Don left the place. And Cassandra was sure that at some point soon, he would start thinking about a lot of things. Now, on top of that, he'd lost his job and his fiancée. She knew he wouldn't be able to take it all so easily. He'd also find his own little room somewhere and process his feelings of guilt and other negative things in his own way.
Lazlo walked slowly out of the arcade. "I don't think I need to ask you how it went," he asked, tilting his head. "I don't really want to talk about it right now, Lazlo, okay? Anyway, it's over and… He's leaving town"/ "He's leaving so quickly? Oh, sorry… It's okay if you don't want to talk. But can you tell me where the restrooms are? I'm going to have a real problem otherwise"/ "Oh dear… Right over here…"
While Lazlo went to the bathroom, Cassandra was once again lost in her thoughts. ("What will happen now? Mom is back home. My parents got a second chance to be together for the rest of their lives. Lazlo is going to expand his house… Alex, he's so happy again. And me? I just feel sick right now…"). Her last thought was of Don, with whom she had spent a limited time of her life. But now it was time to redesign her own life.
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