Shattering Hearts

(S2): Picnic (1 )

8 Years later

Lizzie grows up to be a cheerful, jolly, agile, and also clever child. He brought joy in the village of Zelenogradsk almost all the inhabitants of this village knew him. He had already become famous since his arrival to the village eight years ago. He has a friend named Fanya Corbin who lives not far from his home.

Fanya is a beautiful little girl, has straight reddish-brown hair, her cheeks are red, cheerful, and friendly. Antonina sat in a rocking chair by the window in her comfortable living room knitting some warm clothes for Lizzie. The clock's needle was beating hard and he had looked at the clock a few times. It's almost night time, but Lizzie hasn't come home yet. A step sounded in front of the door.

’’Mother, I'm home."

Lizzie opened her shoes that were strewn with the ground and kept them in front of the door . Antonina was already in front of Lizzie and looked at her angrily. He was scared and took a few steps back.

’’You've been from anywhere? I'm so worried about you."

Lizzie downcast sad.’’I'm sorry, I was playing until I forgot the time."

‘’Lain times if you are going to play , tell mom first."

‘’Good. I won't repeat it again."

 ‘’Now you go to shower . After that we have dinner!’’

Lizzie follows her mother from behind through the front room which already looks neat and so clean that she is afraid to dirty her. The room looks simple. The walls of her room were lined with soft pink stripes. The floor is made of wood and in the middle of the floor there is a long-hairy carpet in light gray. Near the window was a study table and on it was a bookcase where Lizzie kept all her textbooks.

In the other corner near the window there is a bed made of iron decorated by mosquito nets. The window has a pink lacy muslin curtain. The room faces the vegetable plantation . After taking a bath Lizzie quickly put on her clothes and she went downstairs where her father and mother were already waiting for her in the dining room.

‘’Before we have dinner, I want to tell you something."

‘’What is bu?’’

‘’Today you will not be allowed to join a picnic with Marina's grandmother and Javor's uncle."

‘’Whataa? But why Bu?’’

‘’Because on Sunday we will go to meet aunt Danielle in Moscow."

‘’But I've been looking forward to this picnic."

‘’Just Sunday you will go with us. Aunt Danielle would love to see you and I promised you I'd take you along."

Lizzie looks disappointed, then glances at her father for help, but Petro just shakes his head.

‘’Ayo now we eat!’’mother said.

Lizzie just looked at her food, not touched in the slightest. Her appetite was lost instantly when her mother did not give her permission to leave.

‘’ You don't eat dear?’’ask her father gently.

Lizzie sighed and her face looked sullen.’’My appetite is gone. Even I've prepared everything for the picnic later."

‘’Sorry you must come with us to meet with aunt Danielle. There is no harm in not having a picnic this time. You and Grandma Marina can plan another picnic next time."

‘’But mom, can we go next week only. I beg you."

Lizzie cupped her hands together and looked at her mother with a begging look. Antonina felt sorry for seeing him and almost lost her heart to give her permission to leave.

‘’No. Next week Aunt Danielle's back in the Netherlands."

Lizzie instantly downcast sad and disappointed.’’Quickly finish your meal now!’’mother's orders.

Lizzie was feeling sad and she finally left her dining table, went to the room and threw herself on the bed. He buried his face in the pillow and covered the blanket up to his head.

Antonina went to Lizzie's room and picked up her clothes scattered on the floor. He shakes his head looking at his attitude.

’’Goodnight !’’

Antonina closed the door slowly and returned to the kitchen to wash the tableware. Petro was reading the newspaper.

’’Do you better not let him go? We can bring Lizzie next time to meet your sister, Danielle,’’thanya Petro suddenly.’’Poor him. He's been looking forward to it for the past two weeks."

Antonina was still busy washing her cutlery.

’’I'm also sad not to let him go, but I promised Danielle a long time ago to bring him to Lizzie. He is eager to meet our son. Tomorrow I'm going to Marina's house to tell her that Lizzie can't go on a picnic."

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Lizzie woke up in the morning with a bird chirp. He got out of his bed and opened the window. Sunlight immediately illuminated his room, opened the window and immediately the fresh breeze in the morning blew. He was amazed to see the beautiful view from the window of his camp. The eyes of Lizzie who loved beauty traced every corner of the scenery before her.

The flowers are blooming so the garden looks colorful. She was startled by a knock at the door, Antonina walked into the room and saw Lizzie sitting by the window.

‘’Captainly get dressed, you will soon be entering school. I'm waiting in the dining room."

Lizzie immediately put on her clothes. Her blond hair in two pigtails decorated with blue ribbons .Fifteen minutes later he came down with a fresh face and was well dressed. He took his seat, then ate his omelette voraciously, for from night he had eaten nothing.

That morning Lizzie didn't talk as much as she used to. After she finished eating, she helped her mother wash the food. When he finished, he picked up his school bag and left.

‘’I go first!’’

‘’Be careful on the road!’’

Lizzie walked to her school which was approximately 1 Km from her house . Some of the villagers were already working in his fields. The road to his school passed through several houses and plantations.

‘’Morning Lizzie !’’greetings Xena Watson.

‘’For madam Watson! Today you look beautiful,’’pujinya. Xena's face immediately flushed .

‘’Morning Lizzie!’’

‘’For Mr Davis ! How are you doing this morning?’’greet Lizzie kindly showing her charming smile.

‘’Good Lizzie. Have a nice day."

‘’Thank you. Have a nice day too."

Lizzie walks past the villagers' farms and farms. There are some people who are repairing broken fences.

‘’Ah, Lizzie good morning! Want to go to school?’’

‘’Iya.’’

‘’Today you look beautiful as always."

‘’Thanks for your praise."

Red hue spreading on her cheeks.’’Have a nice day, Mr. Andrews."

‘’You too and be careful on the road!’’

Lizzie walked with a carefree face, because for her this morning it was beautiful even though her heart was sad and she smiled when she saw Fanya was waiting for her on the corner of the road.

’’For Fanya!’’

‘’Pagi! ‘’

‘’Come we have to leave immediately if you don't want to be late!’’

Fanya smiled, then walked beside Lizzie. The journey to school takes half an hour on foot. They've passed the front of the birch forest. Sunlight could only penetrate a little so as to give rise to some white lines in the air and white dots on the ground.

They walked along the edge of the plantation land fenced by fir trees and birch trees. The sound of their cheerful laughter resounded in the birch forest . Not long after that the two of them were already on the path of a vast open green field filled with sunlight.

His little eyes twinkled when he saw the beauty of the place before his eyes. Lizzie and Fanya ran, jumping and twirling her body in a breath of fresh air.Hundreds of Narcissus flowers grow there.

‘’See our school is already visible!’’exciting Lizzie.

‘’True. We better get there."

They ran through the open field and not long heard the sound of bells entering the school. ‘’Fanya , come fast!’’

The two of them ran to school and finally arrived on time.

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Antonina was getting ready to go to the Marina Moskal house after feeding her chickens and milking cows. She was wearing a moss-green muslin dress, her straight and beautiful hair was coiled.She went on a bugi carriage.April's wind blew loudly, the sound of a horse carriage roaring comfortably on the village streets.

 Along the main streets are lined by apple trees whose flowers are blooming which form a canopy . The horse-drawn carriage turned to the right of the road and on the side of the road to Marina's house was overgrown with pink and red peonies. The Mayflower also thrives on the side of the road assembling a beautiful backdrop in the village of Zelennogradsk.

In an open field lined with several houses decorated by various flowers so that the house looks colorful and beautiful.  Marina House is at the end of the road, slowly the house began to be clearly visible behind the houses of other residents. The horse carriage entered the yard of his house which was overgrown with roses and yellow honeysuckles that crept into the walls of his house.The arrival was welcomed by Marina who was already in front of the house.

‘’Halo Marina! How's it going? ’’

Antonina hugs Marina and they enter the house.

‘’I'm fine. I'm glad you came here."

Antonina sits on a long, dark brown velvet-based sofa in the living room. The walls are coated with light green wallpaper patterned with leaves. In the corners of the room there are flower vases containing various kinds of flowers that have been arranged neatly. Marina came with gingerbread and a glass of warm tea.

‘’Marina, I came here to tell you that Lizzie can't have a picnic together."

‘’Why?’’

"I'm planning on taking her to Moscow to see my sister, Danielle."

‘’So Danielle is in Moscow now?Too bad Lizzie can't come. Though the boy was already very happy and could not wait for this picnic."

‘’Terms . Now he's there. Lizzie is so sad not to be able to join your picnic."

Marina drinks her warm, camomile-flavored tea.

‘’ I feel sorry for that boy, he would definitely be very sad if not so come along. Have you heard from the police about Lizzie's birth parents?’’

‘’Unfortunately not. But now it's no longer a problem, because there's me and Petri who take care of him. I consider him my own son. We both loved and loved the boy."

‘’Truely the boy already has you both.Since the arrival of Lizzie to your house , he has made you happy is not?’’

‘’Iya it's true. He has given us happiness. We are lucky to have that child. His presence at home made the atmosphere of our house feel crowded."

‘’Antonina, what if someday the real Lizzie family comes and asks her back to them?’’

Antonina's eyes look sad.

’’If the Lizzie family comes and asks her back , I will definitely be very sad. Maybe I won't let his family take him away from me."

‘’You already love that boy very much. She is indeed an adorable and beautiful little girl is not?’’

‘’And also a naughty little girl,’’ Antonina added, then they both smiled. ‘’Today next week you will have a picnic where?’’

‘’Our plan is to have a picnic around this village and it happens that my old friend is visiting this village and we will have a baberque party.:

‘’It looks like a lot of fun."

‘’It's a shame that Lizzie can't come."

‘’That child will definitely cry and whine at me. Oh yeah I heard Last week there was a newcomer staying here?’’

‘’It's true. He occupied the old Ferguson's house near a row of houses whose courtyards did not grow any flowers."

‘’So I saw the house on the way here."

‘’I heard old Ferguson sell the house at a cheap rate to the newcomer."

‘’True? Who is the person who has bought the house?’’

‘’A man in his 40s, tall and very friendly. He easily gets along with the kids around here. Children often play to his house and he likes to give children his homemade pastries. I was given a cake and it tasted really good. The man's name is Danil Fugazin."

‘’I've never met him."

Antonina sipped her tea again and ate Marina's gingerbread cake." [ ]