第32章 About a Friend（第1页）

第32章AboutaFriend

ClaudiaDuwe

&aguyofbigwords，aoliveentirelyinhisownworld。Irememberthatduringthedaysheworkedwithusnolyknehereheorwhathewaslookingfor，andafterwardshedisappeared。Nobodyknewwherehehadgohewasdoingorifhehadfriendsorafamilytostaywith。Iguess，wedidn’tevenknowhisname—andevenifwedid，I’vefottenitany>

Thosedaysweremorethanhardforallofus。Thereseemedtobehegreynessofoureverydaylifewhichwastheonlycolourthatsurrouhehugecreteblockswelivedihegreyofthefactorydust，eventhecolourofourclothes，thatohavebeenwhitewasgrey。Itmusthavebeenabrightandshiningwhite。。。andI’texactlyreuchtimeIspenttryingtoimagihekindofwhiteitmighthavebeeewasthecolourofthekindofparadiseIsomugedtoliveinsomeday，greyleftbehindnothihaeofemptinessanddepression。IrememberhowIhatanyotherustbeasymbolforsomething，afeelingorwhatever。Onlygreyseemedtostandforabsolutelynothing。ThiswastheworldIlivedin，andsodidhe。

Havingourjobiorywasstillluxurythough，gthefactthatmostofushadfamiliestofeed。Andnotloartedtoworkthere，Iwouldalwaysfindhimwatthemaexttomine。We’dworkforhoursher，stayihhtsdriftingawaytoadiffereillawareofourhandsdoingthesamemovementsoverandaihatuntilthebellwtoendtheworkfortheday。Iusedtoworkinameicalway，followingthesamerhythmoverandain，andsodidhe。ButeverytimeIwasabouttogiveup，hewouldlifthisheadalesmile，asifhecouldguessmythoughts。Ithinkitwasactuallyhiseyesthatimpressedmemost。Theyweresodarkandstraight，andthoughtheyseemtobehidinganything，I’tgetridoftheimpressionthatsomehowhemustbehidihing。

&sawhim，hehadalwaysbeenarouimehegavemeohosesmiles，hewouldspreadabitofwarmthi，abitoffriendliness。Iguess，attheemusthavebeenhimwhogavemethestrengthtogoobybeingthere。

&omakealongstoryshort，hediedoerhestartedwwithus。Itwasacaradhedidosufferverylong。ImusthavebeenhisoowwaswhatIthoughtwheohisfuheonlypersoherewasanoldlady，maybehismother。Shetoldmethathehadlosthisfamilyjusttheyearbeforeahedidn’tspeakanymore。Hehadn’tsaidasingleword。FirstIdidn’tbelieveher。Ijustthoughtthathewasafairlyquietpersoherewasnothingmuchtosayanyway。ButsuddehatI’trecalleverhavingheardhisvoiceatall。Onlythe!

HegavemesomudIkleabouthim。HehadbeenmyfriendandnowIhadlosthimwithouthaviogiveanythingback。Hehadbeensthathewasabletogivewhateverhadhappened。

&weakinthosedays。Andguilty。ButafterthatIstartedtocareforthepeoplearouhinkIstartedtolive。