b1487619301has quoted4 years ago
»Ses se­nere!« Or­de­ne, stem­men, at­ti­tuden.
Jeg hav­de al­drig hørt no­gen bru­ge »Ses se­nere« som farvel­hilsen før. Det lød hårdt, kort for ho­ve­det og af­vi­sende og blev ud­talt med ca­mou­fle­ret lige­gyldig­hed, som no­get der blev sagt af folk der sik­kert var lige­glade med om de så én el­ler hør­te fra én igen.
Det er det før­ste jeg hus­ker om ham, og jeg kan sta­dig hø­re det for mig den dag i dag. Ses se­nere!
Jeg luk­ker øj­ne­ne og er til­ba­ge i Ita­lien for al­le de år si­den, jeg går ned ad den al­lé der fø­rer op til hu­set, og ser ham sti­ge ud af taxa­en, bølgen­de, blå skjor­te, åben på vid

"See you later!" The words, the voice, the attitude.
I had never heard anyone use "See You Later" as a farewell greeting before. It sounded harsh, short of head and dismissive and was uttered with camouflaged indifference, as something said by people who probably didn't care if they saw one or heard from one again.
That's the first thing I remember about him, and I can still hear it for me to this day. See you later!
I close my eyes and am back in Italy all those years ago, walking down the avenue leading up to the house, watching him rise out of the taxi, undulating, blue shirt, wide open

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