2025-07-10, 01:50 PM
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The motion detector had detected Lukas. The large glass sliding door opened with a hum and Lukas stepped outside. He breathed a sigh of relief.
“Finally done. Finally on vacation.”
Without turning around again, he walked away from the hardware store where he had been training as a retail salesman for a year. He wouldn't see the people who made life difficult for him for another three weeks.
As if he didn't already have enough stress with his colleagues, he also got a telling off from his department manager today.
On his way to the bus stop, he forced himself not to think about it anymore. He was on vacation now and he wanted to enjoy it. When he reached the end of the urban canyons, the sun was shining on his face. Lukas couldn't help but smile. At the bus stop, he sat down on the bench and let his mind wander, looking at the park across the street. It wasn't long before the bus arrived.
Fields, meadows and forests passed by the window. Looking at this natural landscape, he wistfully thought back to the time when he and his family still lived in a real city. Unfortunately, Lukas's father had to take over the doctor's office from his father almost three years ago. And this was not in Regensburg, but in a 300-person town called Wildberg. Lukas thought that this name was only too fitting. A hamlet far from civilization, where the wild things lived.
Katzenbach, Stubenhausen, Egelding. Tiny places where a Catholic church and the obligatory restaurant were not to be missed. Lukas was of the opinion that the people living there were still living in the Middle Ages in terms of their thoughts and feelings. In this area, you were already looked at askance if you did not go to church every Sunday and did not go to confession at least once a month. Discontented, Lukas leaned back. Two more towns and they would be in Wildberg. Finally, they had arrived. Lukas got off at the graffiti-sprayed bus shelter. He looked at the villa of his grandparents, which was enthroned on a small hill about 150 meters to his right, and walked towards it. When he arrived at the house, he rummaged in his jacket pocket for the key.
Damn. I forgot it.
After ringing the bell several times, his mother opened the door for him.
“Lukas. You have a key, don't you?”
“I forgot it.”
“You always forget everything.”
Lukas shrugged his shoulders and looked at his mother guiltily.
“I have to go back to the practice. Claudia is still sick. All the work is falling on me.”
“I see,” Lukas said flatly. He put down his bag and went into the kitchen, where he prepared a bowl of muesli. While he was eating it, his sister burst into the room.
“Hey, little brother. Home already?”
“Don't keep calling me little brother. I'm only 13 months younger than you. And on top of that, I'm taller and slimmer.”
“Pah. But I have more brain than you.”
“Stupid cow. Just because you go to high school, you don't need to show off.” Lukas stared at her angrily. But Anja was right. Because while she graduated from the 11th grade of high school as the best in her class two days ago, he didn't even pass the qualifying secondary school certificate last year. Lukas only got the training position he did because of his father's good connections.
“Silly,” she teased him.
Lukas wanted to jump out of his chair and punch her in the face. But he was able to control his emotions. He stuck out his tongue at her and went back to his cereal.
He was just putting the bowl in the dishwasher when the doorbell rang.
Probably one of Anja's friends. Let her answer it.
It rang again.
“Well, isn't anyone going to open it?“ he said to himself, went to the front door, opened it and...
“Daniel.” Lukas beamed at his counterpart.
“Hi Lukas,“ he replied with a broad grin on his face.
“I didn't expect you to come today.”
“The driving lesson was canceled and training doesn't start until seven. So I thought I'd visit my best friend.” Daniel's bright blue eyes sparkled. “Can I come in?”
“Uh. Yes, of course.“ A pleasant shiver ran down Lukas's spine as their bare forearms brushed briefly. ‘I'll quickly get us something to drink.’ Lukas disappeared into the kitchen.
Drrr Drrr Drrr
“Anja!” Lukas called. “Would you mind?”
Drrr Drrr Drrr
“Anja! ... Of all times, the house phone has to ring. This is turning into work again.“ Annoyed, he stomped over to the phone.
“Yes?”
“Hey, it's Mom. Would you be a dear and get bread, some sausage, and cheese from the store?”
“If I have to,” Lukas groaned.
“We're out of everything. And when Dad closes the practice at half past six, Schmidt's will be closed too.”
“Yes, yes. I'm going already.“ Lukas put down the receiver and shuffled up the stairs to his room.
“Hey. You've got a sad face on. Is something wrong?” Daniel sat on Lukas' bed and looked at his friend leaning against the doorframe with a worried expression.
“Oh. I just wanted to make myself comfortable and instead I have to go shopping.“ Lukas grimaced.
“And?” Daniel tilted his head slightly.
“Either you wait half an hour or...”
“I'll accompany you. That is, I could drive you. With my 80s we can make it in half the time.“ Daniel grinned broadly.
“I thought so, that you don't feel like plodding after my moped.” Lukas smiled at Daniel.
“That's much better.”
Daniel started the moped and Lukas sat down behind him. He clasped Daniel's stomach and pressed his body against him. Lukas enjoyed this feeling. He could be very close to Daniel without it being conspicuous. Lukas was still careful to hide his true feelings for Daniel.
Three years ago, when they first met, Lukas sensed this magical attraction that Daniel exerted on him. At that time, he couldn't yet interpret why he felt so secure in Daniel's presence, why every smile of his made his guts do somersaults, why he was just happy when Daniel was around. But little by little he admitted to himself that he had fallen in love with his best friend. So far, Lukas had accepted the idea of possibly being gay. Because if being gay was even remotely what he imagined in his dreams, then it was the most amazing thing in the world.
How he wished Daniel would feel the same way about him. Lukas wondered when he would finally work up the courage to tell him that he had fallen in love with him. He hoped that Daniel would not react quite so negatively to it. Because when they touched on the subject of homosexuality a few months ago during a conversation about minorities, Lukas was surprised by Daniel's progressive arguments.
I'll tell him soon.
Daniel braked so sharply that Lukas was pressed even closer against him.
“Well then. Here we are,” said Daniel.
Lukas got off, took the helmet off his head and gave it to Daniel, who locked it and his own to the moped with a chain. Both grinned briefly at each other and entered the small EDEKA shop, where Lukas first got a shopping cart because it would be a bit more. While Lukas was queuing at the sausage counter, he sent Daniel to get bread.
“I'm back.“ Daniel had a loaf of bread wrapped in a paper bag.
“It's going to take me a little longer,” Lukas said, holding his hand in front of his mouth to yawn. In front of him at the cheese counter were two older women. One of them seemed to be engaged in a deeper conversation with the saleswoman.
Finally, it was Lukas's turn.
At the magazine stand, Lukas put the latest issue of BRAVO in the basket, following an old habit. While Lukas paid, Daniel stuffed the items into the cotton bag he had just bought.
“It was quick,” said Daniel.
“Mhm. There weren't that many people. They all seem to have already shopped.”
During the drive home, Lukas imagined what it would be like if they were sitting naked behind each other. He dreamed of gently stroking Daniel's stomach. With these thoughts, little Lukas also lifted and pressed hard on Daniel's butt. To be on the safe side, Lukas thought of his training, which made his cock go limp again.
“Six o'clock,“ Daniel announced when they arrived at Lukas's house. ‘Then we still have almost half an hour before I have to go to training.”
“You and your soccer,’ Lukas teased him.
“Can't I get you excited about it?” Daniel looked at Lukas with a faithful dog's look.
“No, no.” Lukas couldn't help grinning. ”Not even you can do that.”
“Well.“ Daniel shrugged his shoulders. ‘There's nothing we can do about it.”
They stowed the food they had bought in the kitchen and went to Lukas’ room, each with a glass of coke in his hand.
Daniel sat down on Lukas' bed and put the coke on the bedside table.
“Let's see what's in the new BRAVO,” he said, opening the first page. He looked up at Lukas, who was still standing indecisively at his desk. “Why don't you sit down with me? Then we can look at it together.” Daniel threw Lukas an encouraging smile. No sooner said than done. They were both already sitting in Lukas' bed, leafing through the latest issue of the teen magazine.
“Let's see what's interesting.”
“I suspect the usual, as always.”
“Right. Stars and starlets. And a few pretty girls,“ Daniel said.
And a few pretty boys, Lukas added in his mind.
“How do you like that one?” Daniel pointed to a scantily clad blonde.
“Hmm?” Lukas pretended to think hard. ‘Well, she's not really my type.”
“Then it's probably the girl who threw herself at you in Proxy last Saturday.’ Daniel grinned mischievously at Lukas.
“Oh, give me a break. I'm glad it was so late and we left soon. Otherwise she would have talked me to death. And she stank. Ugh. Like a perfume shop.” Lukas wrinkled his nose, which made Daniel laugh.
“Yeah. She wasn't really for you, was she? It's weird that we've never really talked about it. But what type of woman do you like?”
He can ask stupid questions.
Daniel looked at Lukas with a penetrating gaze.
“I don't know.” Lukas clasped his chin with his thumb and index finger. ”The main thing is that she's nice and that I can have a good conversation with her.”
“And? You don't want anything else from her?”
“You're not curious at all.”
“I'm not.”
Now it was Lukas who had to grin.
In the next moment there was a short knock on the door and Anja stomped into the room.
“Do you have to just burst in like that?“ she hissed at Lukas.
“I knocked anyway,” she defended herself.
“Yes. And you pushed the door handle by the way.”
“Just lock it if you want to be undisturbed.”
“I wouldn't need to if everyone here would follow the rules of politeness. What do you want?”
“To ask you if you can lend me 20 marks.”
“Which I'll never get back.”
“Of course I'll give it back to you. Next week when I get my allowance.”
“Sorry to bother you,“ Daniel said, ‘but I have to go now.”
“Already?’ Lukas asked disappointedly.
“Unfortunately. Our trainer doesn't like to wait.” Daniel got up and passed Anja on his way to the door. He turned around to Lukas one more time. “Are you coming to Proxy with us tonight?”
“I'd like that. Will you pick me up?”
“Sure. At ten?”
“OK. See you at ten.”
“See you then. Ciao you two.”
“Bye,” came from Lukas. Anja just waved and gave Daniel a cheeky grin. As soon as he had left the room, she turned back to Lukas. ”And? Are you going to give me the money?”
“Only if you give it back to me by next Friday. Otherwise I'll charge you one mark interest per day.”
“Don't worry. I'll give it back to you soon. I promise.“ She smiled at her brother. Lukas took out his wallet and gave her the money.
“Thank you very much, little brother.” She turned around and walked towards the door.
“Don't always call me...” But she couldn't hear him anymore, because she had already disappeared out of the room and closed the door behind her. Lukas remained sitting on his bed for a moment and closed his eyes.
In a little more than three hours Daniel would pick him up. So there was still some time before styling for the evening. Lukas paused for a moment and opened his eyes again.
He went to one of the two cabinets, opened the door, put his old stuffed animals aside, took out a large stack of Mickey Mouse magazines and BRAVOs and put them on the floor. There it was – his diary. Hidden from the eyes of his curious relatives. Lukas took it out and sat down at his desk. He opened the red booklet and wrote:
Friday, 27.07.2001
Work was really shit again. Today not only my stupid colleagues, but also Müller, the shop owner, gave me a hard time. And all because I don't yet have the prices of some of those thousands and thousands of items in my head. At least today was the last day of work. Three weeks' vacation. Yay!
Lovely Daniel came to visit me at home. It's weird. But whenever I see him, my heart races like crazy. Oh dear. I'm really in love with him. Daniel is super sweet. And I think he likes me too. But does he feel the same way about me as I do about him? I doubt it. But on the other hand, he always looks at me so lovingly with his super sweet eyes. Maybe he has a crush on me too and is just as afraid of admitting it as I am.
Lukas closed his eyes and dreamt that Daniel gave him a very gentle kiss on his lips. He felt him gently stroking his hair. Lukas hugged him and held him very tightly. He kissed Daniel's neck tenderly and lovingly, inhaling his friend's scent deeply.
Lukas opened his eyes.
It's a shame it was only a dream. I really wish it would become reality.
He put the diary back in its hiding place and went downstairs to the kitchen, where his mother was preparing a salad.
“You can take the bread and sausage to the dining room,” she said.
“I'll do that.”
The dining and living rooms were in one large room. To the left, behind the door Lukas was just passing through, was the dining table with five chairs and a bench against the wall. On the opposite side was a cupboard for dishes. If you entered the room from the other door, you would be standing directly in the living room. Lukas's father was sitting on the couch watching some kind of news program. He must not be disturbed under any circumstances. As a small child, Lukas had dared to romp around loudly several times while his father was watching something important on TV. Every time, his butt met his father's slippers. Sports and news - it had to be quiet as a mouse in the Binders' dining and living room. Lukas quietly set the table and disappeared back into the kitchen.
“Would you please go and get Anja. Dinner will be ready in five minutes,“ his mother said, pouring a little vinegar over the salad.
“I'll do it,” said Lukas. Shortly afterwards, he was standing outside Anja's room.
“Yes?” she called.
Lukas opened the door. Anja was sitting at her computer typing something. When he had finally saved enough money, he would buy himself one of those things. Anja didn't need to worry about that. Like so many things, she got the computer as a gift. Supposedly because she needed it for school.
“We're eating then.”
“OK. I'll be right there.”
The motion detector had detected Lukas. The large glass sliding door opened with a hum and Lukas stepped outside. He breathed a sigh of relief.
“Finally done. Finally on vacation.”
Without turning around again, he walked away from the hardware store where he had been training as a retail salesman for a year. He wouldn't see the people who made life difficult for him for another three weeks.
As if he didn't already have enough stress with his colleagues, he also got a telling off from his department manager today.
On his way to the bus stop, he forced himself not to think about it anymore. He was on vacation now and he wanted to enjoy it. When he reached the end of the urban canyons, the sun was shining on his face. Lukas couldn't help but smile. At the bus stop, he sat down on the bench and let his mind wander, looking at the park across the street. It wasn't long before the bus arrived.
Fields, meadows and forests passed by the window. Looking at this natural landscape, he wistfully thought back to the time when he and his family still lived in a real city. Unfortunately, Lukas's father had to take over the doctor's office from his father almost three years ago. And this was not in Regensburg, but in a 300-person town called Wildberg. Lukas thought that this name was only too fitting. A hamlet far from civilization, where the wild things lived.
Katzenbach, Stubenhausen, Egelding. Tiny places where a Catholic church and the obligatory restaurant were not to be missed. Lukas was of the opinion that the people living there were still living in the Middle Ages in terms of their thoughts and feelings. In this area, you were already looked at askance if you did not go to church every Sunday and did not go to confession at least once a month. Discontented, Lukas leaned back. Two more towns and they would be in Wildberg. Finally, they had arrived. Lukas got off at the graffiti-sprayed bus shelter. He looked at the villa of his grandparents, which was enthroned on a small hill about 150 meters to his right, and walked towards it. When he arrived at the house, he rummaged in his jacket pocket for the key.
Damn. I forgot it.
After ringing the bell several times, his mother opened the door for him.
“Lukas. You have a key, don't you?”
“I forgot it.”
“You always forget everything.”
Lukas shrugged his shoulders and looked at his mother guiltily.
“I have to go back to the practice. Claudia is still sick. All the work is falling on me.”
“I see,” Lukas said flatly. He put down his bag and went into the kitchen, where he prepared a bowl of muesli. While he was eating it, his sister burst into the room.
“Hey, little brother. Home already?”
“Don't keep calling me little brother. I'm only 13 months younger than you. And on top of that, I'm taller and slimmer.”
“Pah. But I have more brain than you.”
“Stupid cow. Just because you go to high school, you don't need to show off.” Lukas stared at her angrily. But Anja was right. Because while she graduated from the 11th grade of high school as the best in her class two days ago, he didn't even pass the qualifying secondary school certificate last year. Lukas only got the training position he did because of his father's good connections.
“Silly,” she teased him.
Lukas wanted to jump out of his chair and punch her in the face. But he was able to control his emotions. He stuck out his tongue at her and went back to his cereal.
He was just putting the bowl in the dishwasher when the doorbell rang.
Probably one of Anja's friends. Let her answer it.
It rang again.
“Well, isn't anyone going to open it?“ he said to himself, went to the front door, opened it and...
“Daniel.” Lukas beamed at his counterpart.
“Hi Lukas,“ he replied with a broad grin on his face.
“I didn't expect you to come today.”
“The driving lesson was canceled and training doesn't start until seven. So I thought I'd visit my best friend.” Daniel's bright blue eyes sparkled. “Can I come in?”
“Uh. Yes, of course.“ A pleasant shiver ran down Lukas's spine as their bare forearms brushed briefly. ‘I'll quickly get us something to drink.’ Lukas disappeared into the kitchen.
Drrr Drrr Drrr
“Anja!” Lukas called. “Would you mind?”
Drrr Drrr Drrr
“Anja! ... Of all times, the house phone has to ring. This is turning into work again.“ Annoyed, he stomped over to the phone.
“Yes?”
“Hey, it's Mom. Would you be a dear and get bread, some sausage, and cheese from the store?”
“If I have to,” Lukas groaned.
“We're out of everything. And when Dad closes the practice at half past six, Schmidt's will be closed too.”
“Yes, yes. I'm going already.“ Lukas put down the receiver and shuffled up the stairs to his room.
“Hey. You've got a sad face on. Is something wrong?” Daniel sat on Lukas' bed and looked at his friend leaning against the doorframe with a worried expression.
“Oh. I just wanted to make myself comfortable and instead I have to go shopping.“ Lukas grimaced.
“And?” Daniel tilted his head slightly.
“Either you wait half an hour or...”
“I'll accompany you. That is, I could drive you. With my 80s we can make it in half the time.“ Daniel grinned broadly.
“I thought so, that you don't feel like plodding after my moped.” Lukas smiled at Daniel.
“That's much better.”
Daniel started the moped and Lukas sat down behind him. He clasped Daniel's stomach and pressed his body against him. Lukas enjoyed this feeling. He could be very close to Daniel without it being conspicuous. Lukas was still careful to hide his true feelings for Daniel.
Three years ago, when they first met, Lukas sensed this magical attraction that Daniel exerted on him. At that time, he couldn't yet interpret why he felt so secure in Daniel's presence, why every smile of his made his guts do somersaults, why he was just happy when Daniel was around. But little by little he admitted to himself that he had fallen in love with his best friend. So far, Lukas had accepted the idea of possibly being gay. Because if being gay was even remotely what he imagined in his dreams, then it was the most amazing thing in the world.
How he wished Daniel would feel the same way about him. Lukas wondered when he would finally work up the courage to tell him that he had fallen in love with him. He hoped that Daniel would not react quite so negatively to it. Because when they touched on the subject of homosexuality a few months ago during a conversation about minorities, Lukas was surprised by Daniel's progressive arguments.
I'll tell him soon.
Daniel braked so sharply that Lukas was pressed even closer against him.
“Well then. Here we are,” said Daniel.
Lukas got off, took the helmet off his head and gave it to Daniel, who locked it and his own to the moped with a chain. Both grinned briefly at each other and entered the small EDEKA shop, where Lukas first got a shopping cart because it would be a bit more. While Lukas was queuing at the sausage counter, he sent Daniel to get bread.
“I'm back.“ Daniel had a loaf of bread wrapped in a paper bag.
“It's going to take me a little longer,” Lukas said, holding his hand in front of his mouth to yawn. In front of him at the cheese counter were two older women. One of them seemed to be engaged in a deeper conversation with the saleswoman.
Finally, it was Lukas's turn.
At the magazine stand, Lukas put the latest issue of BRAVO in the basket, following an old habit. While Lukas paid, Daniel stuffed the items into the cotton bag he had just bought.
“It was quick,” said Daniel.
“Mhm. There weren't that many people. They all seem to have already shopped.”
During the drive home, Lukas imagined what it would be like if they were sitting naked behind each other. He dreamed of gently stroking Daniel's stomach. With these thoughts, little Lukas also lifted and pressed hard on Daniel's butt. To be on the safe side, Lukas thought of his training, which made his cock go limp again.
“Six o'clock,“ Daniel announced when they arrived at Lukas's house. ‘Then we still have almost half an hour before I have to go to training.”
“You and your soccer,’ Lukas teased him.
“Can't I get you excited about it?” Daniel looked at Lukas with a faithful dog's look.
“No, no.” Lukas couldn't help grinning. ”Not even you can do that.”
“Well.“ Daniel shrugged his shoulders. ‘There's nothing we can do about it.”
They stowed the food they had bought in the kitchen and went to Lukas’ room, each with a glass of coke in his hand.
Daniel sat down on Lukas' bed and put the coke on the bedside table.
“Let's see what's in the new BRAVO,” he said, opening the first page. He looked up at Lukas, who was still standing indecisively at his desk. “Why don't you sit down with me? Then we can look at it together.” Daniel threw Lukas an encouraging smile. No sooner said than done. They were both already sitting in Lukas' bed, leafing through the latest issue of the teen magazine.
“Let's see what's interesting.”
“I suspect the usual, as always.”
“Right. Stars and starlets. And a few pretty girls,“ Daniel said.
And a few pretty boys, Lukas added in his mind.
“How do you like that one?” Daniel pointed to a scantily clad blonde.
“Hmm?” Lukas pretended to think hard. ‘Well, she's not really my type.”
“Then it's probably the girl who threw herself at you in Proxy last Saturday.’ Daniel grinned mischievously at Lukas.
“Oh, give me a break. I'm glad it was so late and we left soon. Otherwise she would have talked me to death. And she stank. Ugh. Like a perfume shop.” Lukas wrinkled his nose, which made Daniel laugh.
“Yeah. She wasn't really for you, was she? It's weird that we've never really talked about it. But what type of woman do you like?”
He can ask stupid questions.
Daniel looked at Lukas with a penetrating gaze.
“I don't know.” Lukas clasped his chin with his thumb and index finger. ”The main thing is that she's nice and that I can have a good conversation with her.”
“And? You don't want anything else from her?”
“You're not curious at all.”
“I'm not.”
Now it was Lukas who had to grin.
In the next moment there was a short knock on the door and Anja stomped into the room.
“Do you have to just burst in like that?“ she hissed at Lukas.
“I knocked anyway,” she defended herself.
“Yes. And you pushed the door handle by the way.”
“Just lock it if you want to be undisturbed.”
“I wouldn't need to if everyone here would follow the rules of politeness. What do you want?”
“To ask you if you can lend me 20 marks.”
“Which I'll never get back.”
“Of course I'll give it back to you. Next week when I get my allowance.”
“Sorry to bother you,“ Daniel said, ‘but I have to go now.”
“Already?’ Lukas asked disappointedly.
“Unfortunately. Our trainer doesn't like to wait.” Daniel got up and passed Anja on his way to the door. He turned around to Lukas one more time. “Are you coming to Proxy with us tonight?”
“I'd like that. Will you pick me up?”
“Sure. At ten?”
“OK. See you at ten.”
“See you then. Ciao you two.”
“Bye,” came from Lukas. Anja just waved and gave Daniel a cheeky grin. As soon as he had left the room, she turned back to Lukas. ”And? Are you going to give me the money?”
“Only if you give it back to me by next Friday. Otherwise I'll charge you one mark interest per day.”
“Don't worry. I'll give it back to you soon. I promise.“ She smiled at her brother. Lukas took out his wallet and gave her the money.
“Thank you very much, little brother.” She turned around and walked towards the door.
“Don't always call me...” But she couldn't hear him anymore, because she had already disappeared out of the room and closed the door behind her. Lukas remained sitting on his bed for a moment and closed his eyes.
In a little more than three hours Daniel would pick him up. So there was still some time before styling for the evening. Lukas paused for a moment and opened his eyes again.
He went to one of the two cabinets, opened the door, put his old stuffed animals aside, took out a large stack of Mickey Mouse magazines and BRAVOs and put them on the floor. There it was – his diary. Hidden from the eyes of his curious relatives. Lukas took it out and sat down at his desk. He opened the red booklet and wrote:
Friday, 27.07.2001
Work was really shit again. Today not only my stupid colleagues, but also Müller, the shop owner, gave me a hard time. And all because I don't yet have the prices of some of those thousands and thousands of items in my head. At least today was the last day of work. Three weeks' vacation. Yay!
Lovely Daniel came to visit me at home. It's weird. But whenever I see him, my heart races like crazy. Oh dear. I'm really in love with him. Daniel is super sweet. And I think he likes me too. But does he feel the same way about me as I do about him? I doubt it. But on the other hand, he always looks at me so lovingly with his super sweet eyes. Maybe he has a crush on me too and is just as afraid of admitting it as I am.
Lukas closed his eyes and dreamt that Daniel gave him a very gentle kiss on his lips. He felt him gently stroking his hair. Lukas hugged him and held him very tightly. He kissed Daniel's neck tenderly and lovingly, inhaling his friend's scent deeply.
Lukas opened his eyes.
It's a shame it was only a dream. I really wish it would become reality.
He put the diary back in its hiding place and went downstairs to the kitchen, where his mother was preparing a salad.
“You can take the bread and sausage to the dining room,” she said.
“I'll do that.”
The dining and living rooms were in one large room. To the left, behind the door Lukas was just passing through, was the dining table with five chairs and a bench against the wall. On the opposite side was a cupboard for dishes. If you entered the room from the other door, you would be standing directly in the living room. Lukas's father was sitting on the couch watching some kind of news program. He must not be disturbed under any circumstances. As a small child, Lukas had dared to romp around loudly several times while his father was watching something important on TV. Every time, his butt met his father's slippers. Sports and news - it had to be quiet as a mouse in the Binders' dining and living room. Lukas quietly set the table and disappeared back into the kitchen.
“Would you please go and get Anja. Dinner will be ready in five minutes,“ his mother said, pouring a little vinegar over the salad.
“I'll do it,” said Lukas. Shortly afterwards, he was standing outside Anja's room.
“Yes?” she called.
Lukas opened the door. Anja was sitting at her computer typing something. When he had finally saved enough money, he would buy himself one of those things. Anja didn't need to worry about that. Like so many things, she got the computer as a gift. Supposedly because she needed it for school.
“We're eating then.”
“OK. I'll be right there.”