My dear Markus, I do not know where to begin, I am in a horrible
shock right now after what happened. I thought I tell you this,
because you are the only person I can share everything with and you
were a great support for me since the day we have met. Honey, my love
Markus, yesterday I returned home just to find my flat burned out!
Everything is completely in ruins and the flat is a total mess.
I finished earlier yesterday and was already on my way back home as I
received a phone call from my neighbor. He was stuttering and mumbling
something, the only thing I could distinguish and make out were words
: "don't panic, it's your flat...the help is already here!!!"
I immediately started to go over possible combinations of what could
happen to my flat, I thought burglars, flood from neighbors
upstairs...But I never thought about fire. As I drove to my house - I
saw fire brigade's truck standing, and I felt deadly freeze all over
my body. I went pale breaking through the standing crown of watchers
and straight to my floor - the foamy water was running down the
staircase and one of the firefighters stopped me and said that it
still might be dangerous to come up. I asked him which flat was it and
got the dreadful reply - it was mine! I felt weak in my legs and
slowly started to slide down the wall I leaned on to. Luckily I was
grabbed by the firefighters and they gave me some strong liquid to
sniff that suddenly brought me back. I asked how bad were the damages
- and they told me that it is still early to estimate, because there
still was a threat and the emergency situation was not called off.
The only thing I was left to do is just go down and wait. After they
cleared the property and evacuated the fire - I was allowed in. It was
like a real nightmare - water everywhere, furniture some burned out,
some just touched, everything was turned upside down. I went
hysterical and it took me about 10-15 minutes to calm down. They even
called for the medical assistant. I was given the medication but still
felt shocked. Everything was wrecked! The firefighters wrote a report,
and asked me if I had a place to stay for the night - I could only
think of one place to go to - my friend. She lives not far from me in
a hired flat. I called her and she hospitably agreed to help me in
this situation to give me a place to stay. The firefighters sealed the
flat, because they could not find the reason that caused the fire and
it required the police investigation and also the insurance
specialists to evaluate the damages. I walked to my friend, I decided
to take a walk there, because I needed some time to ponder what could
start the fire and what to do next. I spend the night over my friends
house and in the morning went to work as usual, I told my director
that I need a day off, because of what happened and he generously
signed it. I was at the insurance company and they assured me that,
when I signed for a property loan, in the contract there was a
compulsory insurance included. The insurance I signed for was a good
bargain, because it covered the valuables inside the flat, but only
the ones I have receipts proving the fact of them being bought by me,
and luckily I didn't keep them at my flat - they are at my parent's
house. The insurance officer told me that I will get 80 percent of all
the damages in recovery costs. That calmed me down a little bit. Still
I was like in a cloud of smoke. My dear Markus, I went back to work
to write you this letter. All this time I could think only about you
straight. I do not want to tell my parents, because my father have a
weak heart and it is highly unrecompensed for him to worry. Honey, my
sweet Markus, I am staying at my friends for 2-3 days, because I
cause her great inconvenience as she lives in a very small room of a
rented flat and I do not want to put her in trouble with her landlord.
My flat will be sealed for at least a month, so I was told. My dear
Markus, I have nobody else to ask for help, you are the only person
I can trust and rely on. You became very close to me and several times
you wrote that you will always help and support me. In any other case
I would never ask you, it is not in my life principles, because I was
brought up this way by my parents. They always were telling me that I
need to rely only on myself and nobody else. So I followed this way up
until now, because I am in a no way out situation right now. I can not
ask my parents for help, because firstly they will start to worry and
I do not want nothing to happen to them, because I will not survive
otherwise, secondly they are not rich and also live off the small
salaries, I normally help them with money. My love, I am calling for
your understanding, I would like to ask for your help. I would need to
move out from my friend and find a room for myself for about 1 month,
till everything is sorted. Honey, please tell me if you could help me,
I count only on you, my dear Markus! Otherwise I do not know what am
I going to do... I am waiting for you answer dear. All the time
thinking about you, because it would make my life much easier if I
have a strong man's shoulder right now. The man that I could just cry
to and the one that would kiss me and comfort. The man that is you,
my dear Markus!
I love you,
Kisses
Elena