UBUNTU I Am because We Are

by SARA DIMITRIC (Serbia)

I didn't expect to find France

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The beginnings, ordinary, start with: "I . . " , which is good, okay and good again. Here, it shall be changed into "She", even better "Little S". Not sure weather the cause of this decision are "leftovers of childish egocentrism" or just aesthetic point of view. When thinking why has she, Little S, started traveling, her mind would run away and heart would just start jumping. And instead wordy answer we would get this image of her with wide eyes open and nostalgic view. Perhaps the answer is: to understand the World of Humans. Traveling she describes simply as interruption of SPACE and TIME. When interrupting Little S feels that she is closer to the truth. Which (truth) and why we still (and even Little S) don't know. Her first and biggest interruption is France, 2015. (it will be spoken in the Present, as it is a movie). Little S is from a small town, well material part of her. Her soul and spirit are from the World. There is many of her kind, every where. Options as: Hotel plus guide plus touristic views plus so on, were never her options, because it is made for materialism and its growth. Little S wants to go with purpose, so she goes to a village in French part of Alps, to work in mines. There are people from all parts of Europe, together with Little S they are in the camp. And they are there to help local community. She is shy, there is no much self believing living in her and also because of the rumor "French speak only French". French speak English and they are happy to have them, she feels. She succeeds to be spontaneous although she has a lot of doubts. People of the camp. Zoe, walks barefoot, dances and draws wherever she can find place, for example: chocolate plate. She is the only one from 10 of them to choose clay workshop, the 9 others: cliff climbing. Laida, illustration and jokes master, lovable spirit, simply: arts and farts. Camila: knows all the world capitals and countries. Ossi: wife left him, still paper married, waiting for adoption, the adoption papers approved just after they separate, he is still happy, he is going to be an uncle to a child, instead of a Father. Late in the nights he reads books for children. Tommy, living Peter Pan, plays mouth harmonica, loves nature. Ilayda: In France to study French, loves universities. David is sad, he is always alone. Later we will be sorry, all of us, for not helping him. Carmen is reading books and rolling cigarettes, she is cool. Little S believes that nobody doubts but her. Her thoughts: I am no funny. Zoe and Little S dance to Brigitte Bardot while working in mines. Jump in the lake with clothes. They put mud on their faces when tourist pass through their working area. Laida and Little S eat spoons of mustard, both of them, although just one of them is supposed to. Laida, Zoe and Little S snore in the night, so early in the mornings they have to prepare breakfast for all. They giggle and speak of ideas. Once, Little S, asked Zoe: "Am I boring to you?", in English with French accent Zoe said: "Never". They will became soul friends. 2016. Two of them are dancing in the trumpets of traditional Serbian wedding, 2016. They are speaking when doubting themselves and they are speaking while sharing great moments of lives. They miss each other in 2017. Also in 2018. Finally, they dance again, in Calais. It is 2019. Her mothers meet. And share love although not speaking same languages. Zoe and Little S have no expectations. They never expect to find friend/soul mates Singing the love of the blues. Singing in the night of the New Year's Eve, waiting for the new numbers 2020.