Chapter 2 – Dívida
Firstly, I'm sorry for my bad English. I know he need be best and I'm working this part. Hope you like it.
Returned from work, was still light, I entered the house. I hung my coat and purse on the hook beside the door and dropped the keys on the table beside the door. Turning me into the house, I see a man, young man, dressed in a suit sitting in the room with Edmund. Lucy appeared in the hallway carrying a tray with a cup of coffee, sugar. Seeing me, Edmund and the man rose to their feet.
"Susan, this is Mr. Wonder Wood, works at the bank." said my brother. Politely, the man greeted me and we shook hands.
"Good evening, miss." he said. I nodded.
"What brings you here, Mr. Wonder Wood?" Lucia asked as rested the tray on the coffee table.
"I come to work." he said pulling out an envelope from his breast pocket. "Bringing the latest statement from the bank." handed me the envelope.
With eyebrows together, I took it and opened it. I unfolded the contents with everyone looking at me. I discovered that he had opened upside down, turned it and started reading: at the beginning of the leaf was the emblem of the bank, then the following words:
If the debt repayment is not made within thirty days, the latter bank will confiscate the homes that were put as guarantee of payment, causing the eviction of residents without accountability of this institution.
Debit: 20.000,00 euros
"Susan, you're pale!" Lucy charged. I sat on the couch.
"Sir, I am unaware of any debt with our bank." I said.
"Well, the debt was purchased by Mr. Pevensie when he asked a loan of 15,000 euros".
"This included 20 000." Edmund said pulling the paper from my hands.
"It is because of the interest." The banker said.
"But we can't pay this amount on such short notice. - I said seriously.
"Nothing I can do. Or the debt is paid off, or the eviction occurs. I just came to deliver the statement, pass well"
"I follow." Edmund passed me by handing the paper to Lucy and was the man to the door. Still reading, Lucy sat on the couch in front of me. "What do we do now?" Edmund returned.
"I do not know Dad did not say anything about it." I replied.
"Maybe he used the money for you to make the trip." Lucy suggested.
I got up and walked to the kitchen, they followed me, Lucy brought the tray back. I took the phone and dialed the number from the home of teacher Kirke. Peter needed to know. I leaned against the wall.
"Here is the teacher." The voice on the other side of the line answered.
"Teacher Kirke, here is Susan Pevensie" Replied the hoarse voice.
"Oh, Susan, dear, how are things there?" The voice was glad.
"Well ... Hmm ... More or less. Peter is out there?"
"One minute."
In a few seconds there was no noise from the other side.
"Hello, Su!" Peter said. "How was your trip?"
"Well …"
"And how are things there?"
"Good go bad."
"Why? What happened?" His voice has deteriorated.
"You know how Dad got the money to make the trip?" I asked.
"I thought the university bank everything, since he was going to work."
"Yeah I thought so too ... Today came a bank official here. He carried a letter saying that if the debt is not paid within thirty days they take the house and apartment." They were the only homes they had.
"And what is the value?"
"Twenty thousand"
"What? Why they want this money in thirty days…?"
"I think they do not care much about the 'how'" I said. Peter remained silent a few minutes. "What do we do?" I asked after a while.
"We need to talk with Dad."
"How…?"
"For cable, either."
"It's true." He agreed snorted after. "Well, I guess I better go there. You know try to negotiate ..."
"But what about your studies?"
- It'll be alright, I have studied enough, moreover, I can study there.
- Are you sure?
- Absolute. I'll talk to the teacher and when notice.
- Okay.
- See you soon.
- See you soon. - Hung up.
- He comes? - Edmund asked picking an apple in the fruit bowl on the table, biting it.
I nodded.
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Kisses