August looked out through the window from inside the coupé. The rain was pouring down and he was utterly bored. He didn't have any chores to take care of and he didn't know where Marlena had gone. Their coupé had been empty when he had come back after working, just before the rain and thunder came.
He sat down on a nearby chair which stood next to a table. He finds some old newspaper ans flips through the pages, but soon he gets tired of it and throws it back on the table.
He stands up and walks over to the window again, hoping to catch a glimpse of Marlena.
But there's no one in sight.
Now, August starts to get both pissed and worried, mostly pissed. Marlena knows that he hates when she doesn't tell him where she's going. She knows it damn well.
He can feel how the anger is starting to warm up his face. When Marlena comes back she will be punished.
August wakes up by the sound of the coupédoor slides up and closes with a bang. He sits up and realises that he had dozed off on the bed.
He meets Marlenas eyes.
- Where the hell have you been? I was really worried.
Marlena sighs and sits down on a chair.
- I'm sorry, darling. I got stuck in the cattlewagon with the horses. I almost thought you were gonna come and look for me.
Her words makes August feel stupid. Yeah, he know he could have looked for her. But he didn't.
- Okey. Good to know.
He knows he sounds like a child, but he can't help it. He falls back down onto the mattress, closing his eyes, feeling how she's watching him. Soon he feels her body lay down next to him.
And a soft voice right next to his ear:
- I have missed you, Mr Rosenbluth. The reason why I hoped you would come and look for me was that I wanted to have some fun. You know, we have never done it in the cattlewagon.
August raises his head and looks at her. A wide grin spreads on his lips.