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This 3rd chapter is about the time after Sasha's and Chris' first anniversary.
I am very thankful for the help of my editors Dale and LaRascasse. They did a great job and made really large efforts in order to get all my mistakes out. For any tedious English only I am to blame.
You guys are great. Thank you so much!
I wish you an entertaining read.
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Golf-India-Romeo-Lima - Chap. 3:
The Icarus experience
"Thus, Marlowe posed the silent question: could aspiring Icarus be happy with a toilsome life on land managing a plough with plodding oxen having once tasted the weightless bliss of flight?"
β E.A. Bucchianeri, Faust: My Soul Be Damned for the World: Volume I
Since Sasha had become my roommate, we were inseparable. It became so casual being together that even Richy became bored to tease us 'the twins'. We lived together, went to the University together and we slept together. Though daily routine required more time as during our first month, as we were still in the honeymoon phase, our relation did not change. We were still madly in love with each other and same way she could make my stomach flip with just a passionate glance from her deep brown almond eyes.
The days seemed to pass us at the speed of light while we were floating through them happily. Summer became autumn and afterwards the winter arrived. For the Christmas holidays we visited Sasha's family and it was simply wonderful. I experienced a happy joyous season like I could barely remember one as happy before and they gave me the feeling that they considered me a part of their family.
Meanwhile, the snow had melted and the first blossoms announced springtime. And with spring the anniversary of Sasha's first phone call applying for the free room was about to come. I cudgeled my brains how to make this day special. I started to check what bands would be around these days and I was indeed lucky. The Pretty Reckless were announced for two weeks after our anniversary. I knew Sasha being a fan of Taylor and their music and I booked two tickets.
Besides that I had another plan to surprise her. But that would need some preparation and I would need to get her out of the flat for a while. That would not be too hard as she would attend her classes during the day.
But during this time I needed the possibility to go my own ways on this day without her getting suspicious. That was the harder task to achieve as I had to find an excuse why I did not go with her to the University as usual. So I made up the story I would need to get a new ID and had to apply for it at the major's hall. I would connect this with a medical check up which was on schedule, so I would skip the classes.
If she was suspicious, she was a good actress. I could not find a hint of disbelief as I told her my tale. Somehow she even seemed to be at ease. I was too happy that she had swallowed my alibi to think about how easy it was.
Now that things were on track I could not await the day to come. Eventually it arrived. I woke up from the rings of my alarm clock and Sasha's arm crawling over my body trying to stop this noise. I hit the bottom in her favor and the clock went silent. Then I took her arm and kissed her palm tenderly. "Good morning Sasha", I whispered and was already full awaken.
"Hmpf, already?" she murmured and lifted her head. I adored her look with tousled black bob cut and sleepy eyes.
I cocked my head and kissed her . "Seems so, hun. I'll do breakfast. I have still some time before I must go off."
"Hmm, great idea," she agreed and her cute moue transformed into a bright smile. "I could fall in love with you, if I hadn't already."
I jumped out of the bed pulled the blanket away and slapped her butt while passing by. "Get up you lazy bones," I laughed causing her to flip me the bird. I took my morning coat and left the room while I slipped inside and as I tied the belt around my waist, I crossed the corridor. Right after entering the kitchen I started to prepare our breakfast.
While the coffee machine was filling the air with the pleasant scent of hot fresh coffee I boiled eggs and prepared toasts for us. I heard the bathroom door and figured I had some time left before Sasha would appear. So I slipped back into my room and studied the list I made for today another time. I ensured myself for the thousandth time that I did really not forget anything. I wanted this day to become nothing less than perfect.
I returned to the kitchen in time. Shortly after me Sasha came in, less tousled but more awake and dressed already. She helped me with the remaining preparations and we sat down at the table together. "When will you be back home?" I asked casually as I could.
"About 5pm I guess. Perhaps I will be earlier if I get kicked out falling asleep during a class," she chuckled.
"Oh? You did not sleep well?" I frowned.
"Nope. I slept fine. Just not enough 'cos someone made out with me last night," she chuckled. "I wonder why you are fresh as a daisy."
"Genetics," I laughed and blew her a kiss. In fact, I was not fresher than she but held up by anticipation for the evening.
"Nature's a bitch," she smirked and stood up and pecked me. "I need to go now. See you later."
"Take care," I answered and started to clean up seemingly not in a hurry.
I waited for the door to close behind her. Immediately I gathered momentum to get things done. Finally, I left too and went down to the yard. I had to get the tickets from the other end of town, buy some stuff and then I had to get busy at home again.
So, no rest for the wicked
I grinned as I pulled the tarpaulin from my motorbike. Still, a bit fresh to ride especially early in the morning but I didn't want to waste time riding the subway. With a deep roar I rushed away to follow my to dos.
One hour later I returned home. I hung my jacket, threw my helmet on the board and hurried my backpack to the kitchen where I unpacked it. Curd, vanilla sugar, plums, baking powder and cream, a long red rose and of course the tickets together with a happy anniversary envelope.
I was not only able to spell acetylsalicylic acid but to synthesize it from scratch. What kind of challenge a simple plum pie could be?