Welcome to Moscow

*Author's note: With this posting I have full control of my baby again! Now I can work and post my stories again! Expect updates on my stories every week. Next update of this story is hopefully going to be in July! Thank you X. . for following and favorite this story! Reviews and ideas will be thanked and looked into.

"Ok think we are finally here. Welcome to your new home!" Mamma states as the four pulls up in the circular drive way as the sun starts to awake, Violetta has waited anxiously to see her new home and her father again. She peers out of the car window to see a house that seems to be about twice as big as their old home. As soon as the get out of their car they are greeted by their father and some servants bearing gifts and flowers. "Oh Dio mio! Cara non hai bisogno di impazzire per noi! 1"

"But I wanted too. Anyways think of it an apology for living you for three months to take this job. Tеперь прийти и увидеть дом! 2" Pàpa says grabbing his son from the car seat and gesturing everyone into the house.

Violetta finally getting a chance to run since they left Naples three days ago runs through the double door to find the beautiful entry hall. The entry is structured in a circle with pillared doorways leading to new rooms. To the left side of the room is a grand staircase leading to a balcony on the second floor. As she scans upward she sees the magnificent crystal chancellor and the ceiling that seem to touch the Heavens. Violetta's eyes then spiral downward towards the clean and shiny linoleum floor. She stands there in awe of her new home and scans the room over and over again.

Finally the rest of her family makes it to the doorway. "Oh my honey this home is beautiful." her mother states as she is just as dazzled as Violetta.

"Yes it is quite beautiful, but not as beautiful as my loving family. Now let's have a tour of the house." replies her father. The family is shown the glorious first floor and the spacious downstairs. Once they come back up the basement stairs they then move on to the upstairs. As they climb the stairs, Papà whispers to Violetta, "Have you been practicing your Russian?"

"Da, Отец у меня. 3"

"Da, действительно у вас есть. 4 I told you will adapt well, now you will get first choice of your bedroom. I think you will like one of them more than any other though. We will see that one first." her father responses. Once they get to the room her father opens the door and the room is huge. There is already a bed, two night stands, and a dresser set up mostly on the left side of the room. On the right side of the room are a huge walk-in closet and an art desk. Next to the art studio is a small walk out balcony to see a view of the woods in the backyard. Off to the horizon she can see the bustling capital of Moscow. Violetta instantly falls in love with the room, especially the art studio. As he father finishes the tour, he asks Violetta, "So what room shall it be?"

"The first one Papà! The one with the art desk and the beautiful balcony!" she replies with glee.

Her father laughs at her response and says, "это все твое! 5" With her father's approval, Violettta runs into her new room and flops down on her new bed.

Maybe this life may not be so bad after all.

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After a few hours of solitude in her new rom, her father comes into the chamber carrying a few boxes with Violetta's belongings. "So now that I gave you this room, are you ever going to come out of it?"

"Of course I will. How am I going to eat and play." Then a sudden fear approached Violetta. "There are kids nearby, right Papà."

Her father gives her a reassuring nod, "SÌ, and I am sure that you will make plenty friends at school as well." With this statement another worry overwhelms her are fear escapes to her face.

"I not going to start school tomorrow, right?" her ponders as she looks up to her father with her sparkling brown eyes.

"I would not do that to you my dear. You will not start school until the end of Christmas break, which is not until the end of January. That will give you enough time to learn some Russian before you start. Non ti preoccupare 6, you'd be fine." her Papà reassured her. "Now will you come down and help us unload the car." And with that Violetta jumps off the bed to join her family to unpack the car.

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After a few hours of work of unpacking an organizing the mansion, the starving Curreri family settles down for a nice supper.

"Now I have a surprise for you for dinner. Since you probably have not had a cooked meal since you left Naples." he stated as the servants come out with covers over the dishes. With a wave of his hand the covers come off and reveal the multiple varieties of food before them. There were many Italian dishes that Violetta loved, like pizza, Fettuccine Alfredo, various wraps, Italian sausage, meatballs and pasta in tomato sauce, and more. There was other food that she had never seen before and it smelled delicious as well.

"Papà, what are those dishes over there?" She points to the dishes on the other side of the table. Majority of them are soups and

"Those are some dishes that are common in Russia. I thought that I should include them in our feast so that you will come accustom to Russian foods and traditions."

Violetta finds a dish that she has not seen before but it looks like a meat and creamy pasta dish. "Hey Papà, What is that dish with the meat and pasta?" she ponders.

"I thought you would wonder about that. It's called beef stoganov, it is a Russian dish with beef and mushrooms in a sauce with sour cream. I think it goes best with pasta." There were other Russian foods as well such as dressed herring, knish, okroshka, Olivier salad, pirog, pirozhki, solyanka, sorrel soup, and vinegret. Violetta tries to have a bit of all the Russian dishes; however her small stomach cannot take all of the food. After diner with their bellies full from the feast they enjoy the evening with some television and go off to bed.

And just think that tomorrow will be my first full day living in a new country. She thinks to herself as she dozes off to her dream land.

1. Oh Dio mio! Cara non hai bisogno di impazzire per noi: Oh my God! Dear you did not need to go crazy for us.

2. Tеперь прийти и увидеть дом: Now come in and see the house

3. Da, Отец у меня: Yes, Father I have.

4. Да, действительно у вас есть: Yes indeed you have

5. это все твое: it's all yours.

6. non ti preoccupare: Don't worry.