Don't Be Afraid To Ask

*29* NuNew

Returning from Europe turned out to be a bit of a chore for us, so I was glad that we had one day off to rest.  It wasn't easy.  Zee took care of transporting the suitcases from the taxi to his house, where we were going to spend our last twenty-something free hours, and without hesitation, I marched straight to the bedroom, where I made myself comfortable on the bed, not even bothering to remove my clothes.  I was exhausted with the amount of impressions and work.  I couldn't sleep on the plane, so my eyes were closing by themselves.  I heard Zee bustling around the house, arranging our luggage, then going to the shower.  I smiled to myself.

I felt tired but happy.  Italy is beautiful, I want to go back there someday.  I didn't think the fans of Formula 1 would welcome us so well, I expected quite the opposite.  I was even prepared for insults, mockery and throwing eggs or tomatoes at us.  The fact that they would throw boxes with cookies, plush mascots and flowers at us I didn't expect at all.  One of the stuffed animals was wearing a blue sweater with the words ZeeNuNew embroidered in orange, which touched me deeply.

After talking with Pierre, Yuki and Annie, we decided to give everything we received from fans to children from orphanages.  It was Annie's idea.

— Hey guys, I have a little question for you guys: How about bringing fan gifts to the kids at the orphanage?  I spent some time in such a place myself and I know that it is not easy for these kids.  Let's give them some fun — She suggested as we left the stage after the concert after the Formula 1 race in Monza.

— Yeah, great idea — Pierre agreed, looking around.

Indeed, the tables were laden with gifts from fans.  It was their way of expressing their admiration and love for us, their way of thanking us for what we were doing, because we were doing it not only for ourselves, even though we loved it.  We also did it for them, we created our series, acted in films and performed on stage to make them forget about their everyday life for a moment, which for many of them wasn't easy.  I was glad that we could at least help them in this way, maybe it's not much, but if someone smiled today thanks to me, I had reason to be proud of myself.

— Annie, can I keep one mascot? —  I asked, showing her a large rainbow bear in a blue sweater with an orange ZeeNuNew embroidered on it.

— Oh, of course you can!  I will also keep one as a souvenir.  I've always loved stuffed animals, but my parents thought it was too childish.  I'll take the biggest one, now I'll have someone to cuddle with when I'm sad. 

She must have felt lonely between us.  Just then, Zee approached me.

— Huh?  What are you thinking about?  — He asked, probably seeing my not very cheerful face.

— About our storyteller.  I feel for her, she must be really lonely here.  She is alone in a foreign country among complete strangers... I can't even imagine what she feels.  My friends Cow and Mel came with me to the casting, you are here with me and she's all alone here.

— Oh Nuuuu... —Zee sighed and pulled me to him to place a gentle kiss on my forehead.  — That's why I love you. You always think of others.

— Oh come on, I'm really worried.

— All right.  I think I have an idea how to solve this.

— Really?!

— Uhm.  You say you think Annie feels lonely here, right?

— Yes. — I nodded my head, waiting impatiently for what he would say next.

—  So I think it would be worth inviting her closest friend to accompany us during the production of our series.  I've already talked to Pierre about it and according to his information, Annie has a friend, Daria, with whom she talks about everything.  Pierre had already called the girl and arranged for her to meet Annie at the airport in Bangkok.  And so that she doesn't lose a year of study, she will continue online classes.