Lisa, 11 Years Old
Part II / Chapter 4
Lisa left Petrache Notaru’s house through the back door and, without hurrying, followed the path running alongside the mouse-grey country road. The sun was just rising, and shivering with cold, her hair disheveled, she walked past the violet bushes lining the roadside.
Through the veranda posts, Sanitara caught sight of the girl’s silhouette and immediately rushed toward the front gate. She hadn’t even put on her slippers. But Lisa was in no hurry, so Sanitara reached her in an instant, and when she felt the girl flinch as she grabbed her by the shoulders and turned her toward herself, she experienced a secret thrill.
With Gabriela Adameșteanu, Jan Cornelius
