When he just arrived in Germany, Alexej came to a small town near the Harz mountains in middle Germany. In grammar school he fell in love with a girl he would never forget.
Even years after finishing school he thinks of her. He do not know where she is, but...
March 29th, 2019. Alexej has just finished working. He arrives at McDonalds, the one where his friend Tobias Fuss works. After entering the run-down building Tobias greets Alexej in perfect Mansfeld dialect (Mansfelder Land - former district in Saxony-Anhalt, eastern Germany): 'Greetings, Alex! Wazzup?' 'Not really good.' 'Oh... do you want something?' 'Yeah, a cheeseburger and a McVodka.' 'Ok, that's 17 CU's.' Alexej, taking out his wallet: 'Credit Units, come on! That sucks! We had the Euro since 2002, and then? During this f*cking war, we had nothing. After, still nothing, and then, they said, you guys have the Credits instead of Euros, Dollars and everything. What the hell is wrong with this politicians?' 'I dont know. I don't care about politics. You shouldn't either, man.' Tobias smiles at Alexej, as he always do. Alex do also a bit, then he gives Tobias a 20-CU-bill. Alexej: 'I'm gonna eat it here.' 'I'll bring it to you.' Alexej turns around and sits down. This restaurant looks a bit like McDonalds used to look like. Everything is run down. Mostly, something is sold out, like coke, or cheese burgers. But only in big cities like Berlin. In the former home city of Alexej, Halberstadt, there is still a McDonalds restaurant. But there is noone who has enough money to go there. This restaurant in Halberstadt is going to be shut down.
A few minutes later, Tobias arrives. He brings a cheeseburger and a bottle of vodka. Since 2015, McDonalds sells alcohol. Mostly beer and wine, but sometimes also vodka. Like in the restaurants in Berlin.
Tobias, opening the small bottle of vodka: 'Tell me dude, what's wrong? Is it because of yor job? You told that...' 'That's not he matter. Look.' Alexej takes out his mobile phone. There is a picture of a young woman shown on the screen. Tobias: 'Ouh... it's still about her? How long has it been? For 10 years?' '11 and a half years.' 'Come on! You two went to the same school, you fell in love with her, you two left the school. What's wrong? You should waking the fuck up and go to the Mirage. It is one of the best Discos in the near of my home town. There are a lot of p*ssys! Come on, dude!' 'Shut up. That's not just a p*ssy. I mean... I dream every f*cking night of her...' Tobias is filling both glasses with vodka: 'I think you should drink a bit. Then, drive home and do something useful. I heard, all of the gaming servers are already online...' Tobias is smiling at Alexej as usual. Sassy, maybe cool, but unintentionally. This is the way Tobias is. Alexej is smiling too. Discreet. Thinking of that what Tobias just said. Then, they down their glasses. A few minutes later, Alexej asks Tobias: 'Do you already finished working for today you soaker?' 'No, I've still a few hours to work.'
Both laughed. Alexej laughed because of Tobias' carelessness, Tobias maybe laughed of Alexej because he cares too much of others while suffering of the memories of the young woman called Lisa...
