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“My Mum is giving us a house.” She replied.<br />

“Holy shit!” I gave her Mum a big hug and everyone seemed happy.<br />

Wait.<br />

I had seen their houses.<br />

“What kind of house? Where? How does she have the money?”<br />

It seemed unreal and I didn’t want to be a country bumpkin, Warsaw was rural<br />

enough in most aspects.<br />

She explained that her Mum and Dad had started to build a house just outside<br />

Warsaw before her Dad died. It had stayed there untouched for about twenty<br />

years and was basically a shell that was missing doors and windows. It had<br />

plumbing and most of the electrical works done but there was no floor, just<br />

concrete.<br />

Our family needed a house and we had saved some money but outfitting a house<br />

with everything was going to be a chore. I relished a bit of manual labour, not<br />

too much but a little bit was a nice contrast to the boredom of office life. It<br />

seemed that we were staying in Poland. I was going to have to try harder at<br />

work and even begin learning the language.<br />

We ate again then of course washed it down with another round of vodkas<br />

before we finally made our exit. <strong>This</strong> time everyone gave me a hug and a kiss as

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