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I heard these things, his women colleagues told me what mister Kosa was doing, and I thought I would go and see what he was doing. I stood at the gate of the reformed church, and [I thought I would]watch him. And I see that one of them comes out, then the other one.
And as they arrived next to me, my husband didn’t even stop, he walked further, and I grabbed Ilonka, and I said: ‘Now we go and ask mister Kosa, which one of us he wants. Because I would leave, but I have to find this out.’ That’s how it happened. Because he walked away, but he didn’t leave completely. We went to the park, and I asked: ‘Do you love Ilonka?’
He says: ‘I do.’ ‘So, you don’t love me.’ ‘It’s not true, I love you too.’ I say: ‘It won’t work, both of us. It’s not good either for Ilonka, either for me.’ ‘Well, alright then, we’ll see.’ He says: ‘I’ll come back in a minute.’ He leaves. I don’t know how long it takes, one hour maybe, he comes back, he says: ‘I settled this.’ He enrolled as a volunteer soldier.
And as they arrived next to me, my husband didn’t even stop, he walked further, and I grabbed Ilonka, and I said: ‘Now we go and ask mister Kosa, which one of us he wants. Because I would leave, but I have to find this out.’ That’s how it happened. Because he walked away, but he didn’t leave completely. We went to the park, and I asked: ‘Do you love Ilonka?’
He says: ‘I do.’ ‘So, you don’t love me.’ ‘It’s not true, I love you too.’ I say: ‘It won’t work, both of us. It’s not good either for Ilonka, either for me.’ ‘Well, alright then, we’ll see.’ He says: ‘I’ll come back in a minute.’ He leaves. I don’t know how long it takes, one hour maybe, he comes back, he says: ‘I settled this.’ He enrolled as a volunteer soldier.
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Romania
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Alice Kosa
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