
The Night Bakery · Episode 38 of 50
Priya’s Part
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Ana, 24, answers an advert and comes alone to Hollin Bridge, a small market town in the north of England: night baker wanted, no experience needed, room upstairs.
about 1,700 words · 5–15 min to read.
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How it begins
Ana did not go back to Daniel’s flat that night. She walked straight from the canal to Bridge Street and rang the bell of the small flat above Shah’s. It was nearly ten. Priya opened the door in her dressing gown, with a cup of tea in one hand and the television talking loudly behind her.
Ana ging an diesem Abend nicht zurück zu Daniels Wohnung. Sie ging direkt vom Kanal zur Bridge Street und klingelte an der kleinen Wohnung über Shah’s. Es war fast zehn. Priya öffnete im Morgenmantel die Tür, eine Tasse Tee in der einen Hand, hinter ihr lief laut der Fernseher.
One look at Ana’s face was enough. Priya turned off the television without asking anything and put the kettle on again. Her flat was small and warm and full of photographs: weddings, babies, a young Priya in a yellow sari standing in front of the shop on its first day, thirty years ago, with a very proud man beside her.
Ein Blick in Anas Gesicht genügte. Priya schaltete den Fernseher aus, ohne etwas zu fragen, und setzte noch einmal Wasser auf. Ihre Wohnung war klein und warm und voller Fotos: Hochzeiten, Babys, eine junge Priya in einem gelben Sari vor dem Laden an seinem ersten Tag, vor dreißig Jahren, mit einem sehr stolzen Mann neben sich.
Ana told her about Helen’s visit to the boat, about the envelope and the number with all its zeros, and about Michael’s decision. When she said the words for Jess, Priya put her cup down on the table so carefully that it did not make a sound.
Ana erzählte ihr von Helens Besuch auf dem Boot, von dem Umschlag und der Zahl mit all ihren Nullen und von Michaels Entscheidung. Als sie die Worte für Jess sagte, stellte Priya ihre Tasse so vorsichtig auf den Tisch, dass sie kein Geräusch machte.
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All 16 editions: titles, levels and lengths
- Priya’s Part · English (original)B2 Intermediate · 1,729 words · ~10 min
- Priyas Teil · GermanB2 Intermediate · 1,693 words · ~10 min
- Ο ρόλος της Πρίγια · GreekB2 Intermediate · 1,740 words · ~10 min
- La parte de Priya · SpanishB2 Intermediate · 1,695 words · ~10 min
- Le rôle de Priya · FrenchB2 Intermediate · 1,961 words · ~15 min
- प्रिया का हिस्सा · HindiB2 Intermediate · 1,989 words · ~15 min
- Bagian Priya · IndonesianB2 Intermediate · 1,558 words · ~10 min
- Il ruolo di Priya · ItalianB2 Intermediate · 1,619 words · ~10 min
- Priyaの役割 · JapaneseB2 Intermediate
- Priya’s aandeel · DutchB2 Intermediate · 1,754 words · ~10 min
- Rola Priyi · PolishB2 Intermediate · 1,441 words · ~10 min
- A Parte de Priya · PortugueseB2 Intermediate · 1,763 words · ~10 min
- Partea Priyei · RomanianB2 Intermediate · 1,665 words · ~10 min
- Priya’nin Payı · TurkishB2 Intermediate · 1,256 words · ~10 min
- Phần của Priya · VietnameseB2 Intermediate · 2,108 words · ~15 min
- 普里娅的秘密 · ChineseB2 Intermediate
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