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Post by Magda on Jan 28, 2009 16:49:00 GMT -5
Magda was engaged in her usual ritual of sorting through the evening post. It arrived each day shortly before she woke up, and by now the other residents of the building were quite used to the fact that a fiercely redheaded woman in a sleeveless white nightgown could be seen running to the communal postboxes each evening just after sundown.
She was sitting on the edge of the counter in the kitchen and sorting the mail into categories. Utility bills in one pile, magazines in another...
She stopped and frowned at the last envelope. It was thick, and the paper felt strange. When she turned it over, there was a very large and very official-looking seal on the back.
Magda broke the wax with her fingernail, shook the contents onto her lap. It seemed that the envelope itself was thick, not the contents- it had only one folded piece of stiff, cream-colored paper.
She unfolded it and looked over the small, neat typewriter printing. It was in Romanian.
After a moment, Magda screamed.
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Post by Leadora on Jan 28, 2009 16:55:20 GMT -5
*Lea came scrambling in, worry screwing up her face.*
"Mama? Mama are you alright?"
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Post by Severus Snape on Jan 28, 2009 16:58:22 GMT -5
Snape came hobbling in holding on to the wall, forgetting his cane in the moment "What's wrong?"
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Post by Magda on Jan 28, 2009 17:02:52 GMT -5
Magda jumped down from the counter and pushed her long, heavy hair back over her shoulders.
"I got a letter- my ooncle Cosmin is... dead."
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Post by Severus Snape on Jan 28, 2009 17:07:56 GMT -5
"You had an uncle?" It was the first time ever he had ever even heard of her having any family, other than her parents.
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Post by Leadora on Jan 28, 2009 17:10:22 GMT -5
*Lea just went up and hugged her around her legs.*
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Post by Magda on Jan 28, 2009 17:12:35 GMT -5
Magda nodded at Severus's question.
"E vas my mother's only brother. Sere vere three childrens in the family- my mother, Uncle Cosmin, and Aunt Irina."
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Post by Severus Snape on Jan 28, 2009 17:15:25 GMT -5
"Ah" he stepped back and pulled himself to where his cane was and grabbed it, coming back "so why did you scream?"
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Post by Magda on Jan 28, 2009 17:20:33 GMT -5
Magda stared at the paper for a long moment, looking as though she couldn't believe what it said.
"...I'm his sole heir," she said slowly.
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Post by Severus Snape on Jan 28, 2009 17:22:10 GMT -5
Severus's eyes widened "What?"
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Post by Magda on Jan 28, 2009 17:51:44 GMT -5
"I'm inheriting everysing he had..."
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Post by Severus Snape on Jan 28, 2009 17:57:28 GMT -5
"And how much is that?"
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Post by Magda on Jan 28, 2009 18:22:35 GMT -5
Magda started staring at the paper in her hand again.
"I- I don't even know-" she stammered, a nervous laugh in her voice.
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Post by Severus Snape on Jan 28, 2009 18:26:45 GMT -5
Snape didn't say anything just stared, still getting over the fact that Magda had family.
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Post by Magda on Jan 29, 2009 20:20:10 GMT -5
"Sat means... oh, my goodness... Uncle Cosmin vas se only son in se family, so he got most of..."
She leaned against the counter, dumbfounded.
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