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I Remember - 6

Lorient harbor - Photo de Mikkel Kvist: https://www.pexels.com/fr-fr/photo/france-bateaux-port-porto-16026246/

I remember my two friends and me in the rented moving van that was taking us to Brittany…

 

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I remember the thunderstorm that battered the van's body, the wild sweep of the windshield wipers, and the sign: "Welcome to the Morbihan department" that made us laugh…

 

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I remember the creperie where we went to eat, our night at the hotel, and then the gargantuan breakfast… We savored those last moments of friendship together…

 

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I remember their departure, leaving me alone in terra incognita… and the hailstorm on the skylight that greeted my arrival in Brittany that same evening.

 

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I remember this new life beginning, the boxes I was opening, the apartment I was decorating, my new workplace, the colleagues I was meeting, the city of Lorient I was exploring, my walks on the beach to the cries of seagulls and the sound of enormous waves crashing against the rocks…

 

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I remember the tears that suddenly flowed everywhere without me wanting them to…

 

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I remember my efforts to banish you from my thoughts… the books I devoured, the growing pleasure I took in painting, playing the guitar, learning more about my work, and planning walks to discover this land of painters and its history…

 

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I remember my bus rides... the Brittany landscapes I couldn't take my eyes off... the churches, houses, beaches, ports, boat graveyards, granite crosses at intersections...

 

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I remember the rain that always made me think of you...

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