Quain Laroche#5

Morning. I wake up. I 'ad the most wonderful dream, in it I was sleeping indoors.

What's this?

It's dry and warm.

Where am I?

Of course, it wasn't just a dream.

I get up, it's time for breakfast and morning smoke.

I light a cigarette, it feels good to smoke indoors for a change.

So, very – good.

After the smoke I go to kitchen. Time for breakfast. I find some bread and wine, finally I can 'ave a real breakfast.

I take the wine and the bread to the kitchen table.

I open the bottle and pour the wine in a bowl.

Then I put the bread in the wine.

Then I eat.

It's good.

It's been too long since I last ate bread.

After the breakfast I go outside. Rene and 'e's brother 'ave already left for work.

I think.

I don't know we're they work or are they working.

Only thing that matters is that they 'ate Boche

Like me.

I walk in the village.

I still don't know where I am, or where Colmair is.

There is always next time.

I don't know where I go, I just walk.

And smoke.

It's a nice day today.

Soon I'll be living with Jacque. 'e's a good man. Bit nervous, but that's fine.

Don't know much about Jacque. 'e 'as a cafe and that's about it.

Still 'e knows Boche, that's the downside. If I'm to live with 'im I must come to use them. That doesn't feel right.

Still I'm going to live with a man who serves them by day and by night 'e tries to kill them.

Don't know if I can trust 'im.

What if 'e rats us out to them? What if 'e rats me out to them?

Wait.

If Jacque is going to rat us out, why 'asn't 'e done that all ready?

What is 'e waiting?

I must ask from Rene if 'e thinks that Jacque is going to rat us out to Boche.

But what if 'e 'as?

And Boche are simply just waiting.

But why?

I must ask this from Rene too.

It's afternoon. I return to Rene's place. I knock on the door 'e's brother opens it and let's me in.

I ask about Rene.

'e's out.

'e's brother asks me if I ever clean myself. I say no. I live in the streets in a constant fear of Boche, therefore I don't 'ave that many chances to take a bath or anything.

Auguste says that, that wasn't what 'e meant, but 'e goes to make the bathtub ready for me.

I sit down in the sofa.

It's so soft.

I fall asleep.

Rene wakes me up.

'e smiles.

'e says that the bath is ready.

I go and take the bath.

I take off my clothes, and go in the water.

It's wet.

Feels good.

Bit cold, but that's fine.

I don't find a soap but that's fine.

Once again in a long long time I'm clean.

I put my clothes on and leave.

I go to Rene and ask about Jacque, 'e says that 'e was busy and didn't make 'ave time to. 'e goes on saying that 'e's still going to and that I can stay 'ere 'till then.

That's what I'll do then.

Also ask 'im about Jacque and wheter 'e's planning on giving us in for the Boche.

Rene says that that's for me to find out.

The end