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As soon as she left the party, she headed for the Youth Sports Automobile Association hall.No one tried to stop her, presumably her mother was trying to salvage the atmosphere at the annual Christmas party. It was a cold night and she forgot to bring a jacket, but nothing matters now.Soft and fluffy snowflakes fall from the sky like brilliant confetti.She tilted her head back, letting the snowflakes fall into her mouth.She felt enlightened. There was no more fear in her life, nothing to worry her about.She was fine, on her way to Mick, and that was her happiest moment. People in white lined the street, waving to her and shouting her name jubilantly, just as she had seen on television last Saturday.The light follows her, as if a spotlight moves with her every step.She also waved back to those who were happy, while circling among the snowflakes.

De Soto parked outside the machine shop.It never occurred to her that Mick might not be there.She is restrained.Of course he has to be there. She bowed to the audience still watching her from the road, then opened the door and stepped in, taking a deep breath, filling her lungs with the smell of eager petrol.She felt joy seething inside her. Mick! There was something moving behind the side stacked tires indoors, and she walked over to see what it was, and the spotlight still followed her.Before she got there, Mick's head poked out from behind the tire. Hi!Sibylla!What are you doing here?

The conscious half of her mind told her that Mick didn't sound happy, almost annoyed in fact.She smiled at him. I'll come back to you. He's looking down at something invisible, as if he's zipping his pants or, maybe, covering something.But it's impossible! Sybylla, the time is wrong.Why don't you come back tomorrow? tomorrow? What's wrong?As she moved closer, she saw the checked brown blanket spread out behind the pile of tires.Maria.Maria Johanson lay on top. The spotlight went out, and darkness surrounded her. However, she has been chosen to be his, and belongs only to him.His body had joined hers in ecstasy, and as long as she was alone, the two of them were united.

All in one. It's all about intimacy, everything. She looked at him, and his face seemed blank.She backed away from him. Sibylla Her back hit the wall behind her, and the door was on her right, and she pushed the handle down. The happy crowd wasn't happy for her anymore, but the De Soto Firedome and 305 horsepower under the hood were there waiting. Take a few steps, open the door, and insert the key into the ignition.She wanted to leave, far away.