Salted Fish
Stories
20
Chapters
1,055
Words
2.5 M
Comments
61
Reading
8 d, 17 h
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Felix walked into the kitchen carrying a bulging backpack and unceremoniously dumped its contents onto the counter with a clatter."I didn't know if you prefer sweet or savory for breakfast, so I bought a lot of things: Weckle buns, whole wheat baguettes, potato bread, and Quarkini sugar balls*. I also got raspberry jam and two types of cheese." He carefully took out a gerbera flower wrapped in white paper and placed it in a glass of water."Oh, and fresh blueberries too."Erik stared at him, still reeling…-
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Erik woke up from his sleep. The room was pitch black. He opened his eyes wide and looked towards the direction of the living room. He remembered leaving the door to the living room open before he went to bed, allowing the warmth from the fireplace to seep into his room. But now, he couldn't see anything—the fire in the fireplace must have gone out.No wonder it's so cold, he thought groggily.He lay there for a while longer. The chill in the air grew stronger, driving away his drowsiness. He could even…
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"Do you need any help?" Felix asked as he walked into the kitchen. His towel was slung over his shoulder, and a few strands of hair on his forehead sparkled with droplets of water."I made lasagna, and it's already in the oven," Erik replied, placing the used pots and ladles into the dishwasher. "I'm going to take a shower now. If you're willing, you can set the table. When the oven timer goes off, take the lasagna out. The cutlery is in the first drawer, and the oven mitts are in the second.""No…
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Erik emerged from the side door of the butcher shop with its shutters tightly closed, holding a thick white paper bag in his hand."Good timing, the shopkeeper was still inside doing the accounts," he said to Felix. "I bought half a kilo of minced pork. We can make lasagna tonight.""I hope when you say 'we,' it's just a friendly way of speaking and actually means you, not including me," Felix said slowly. "I can cover the cost of the ingredients, but I'm afraid... I'm not very good at cooking.""Of course,…
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"If you're heading to town, this is the shortest route—but also the steepest," Erik said. "Alternatively, you can keep going to the fork and take the path that passes by the watchtower. It's about three or four kilometers longer, but much easier to walk.""Which way are you taking?" asked the boy named Felix."This one," he pointed to the straight, downward hiking trail through the woods. "I can't climb down the cliff today, but I need to get my gear bag at the bottom.""Then I'll take this path too."Erik…
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