Peter Hostel: From Petersburg with Love

Chapter 7

Irina and Kostya hugged and went to the kitchen; they smiled.

- Guys, Hello! - they said.

- Hi! - the guys responded.

Nina was in the kitchen, she brewed her evening medicinal tea with herbs at the stove; Natasha, Herman and Sasha sat at the table as a semi-circle, they played cards in a small bridge; Kate sat on the couch and read a book.

- We have news for you, - Irina said and smiling. - Tomorrow we are move out of you.

- How? Already? - Nina clasped hands. - I thought that after five days.

- Yes, Aunt Nina, already, - Irina smiled. - Tomorrow, our apartment in Kupchino is released, and Kostya with me decided that we should not procrastinate.

- That's right, of course - Nina sighed. - Only very sorry. You have become like family to me, guys.

- You are for us too, Aunt Nina, - Irina came to Nina and hugged her. - I'm going to miss you.

- So, sometimes you can visit to me, my dear. On a cup of tea and a chat, - Nina said and hugged Irina. - What time will you leave tomorrow?

- At ten, I think, - Kostya said. - At least my suitcases are ready. I hope that Irina is not a lot of things; now we will put her belongings in suitcases.

- Do not worry, - Irina said, - for six months of life in Petersburg and in this hostel, I did not have time to accumulate a lot of things. I have only two large suitcases.

Everyone laughed.

- When we are going to live together,- Irina continued, - I'll have everything that I need, of course. And how! Any good woman and hostess should have everything that she need. Believe me, it's a lot of things. Starting from cookware and ending with makeup.

Everyone laughed again.

- Do you going to get married? - Kate suddenly asked, when finished reading.

- We did not plan this great event yet - Irina smiled and gently looked at Kostya. - Let the time to decide.

- Do you know why I'm asking you about this? - Kate continued. - You once said recently that you want to get married already, but you do not want to do a luxurious wedding for guests. You want to go with her husband on your honeymoon. So, where do you want to go to your honeymoon?

- In Italy! - Irina immediately said. - To be exact, in Venice. This is my dream since childhood. I think that Venice is a city of romance. During the honeymoon I want to go to Venice.

- I so thought, - Kate said. - When I saw the book about Venice on your bed, I thought, what you want to spend your honeymoon in Venice. And I was very surprised. The fact that my dream is go to Venice too. And within a week I will start to carry out my dream.

- Like this? - Irina was interesting; she sat down next to Kate on the sofa.

- It means I will go to Venice. A week later, I will leave, and I have booked tickets already.

- Happy! - Irina admired.

- I'm going by bus through Poland and Austria, but not by plane.

- And why?

- Well, firstly, it is much cheaper, and secondly, it is much more interesting, to move out of the city to another city, look out the window around, look around at nature and settlements. If you have time, of course. And I have it.

- Kate, well, I to envy for you, - Irina capricious. - It's a good envy.

Kostya came up to Irina, and his arm around her shoulders.