#shoutout to the girls gossiping behind theo's back after he tried to flirt with them ✌️

[lichtecht]

PART 4

of the dfk 2023 audiobook translation

@cnka

the Nichtraucher theme plays.

The camera pans out from the kids standing in the garden through the window inside the train wagon.

Narrator (Nichtraucher): Could I have guessed how significant to me the four were going to become? I don’t know. I just took them for a couple of friends who got lost.

Martina (in the distance): „I’m gonna get my suitcase.“

She starts walking away.

Narrator (Nichtraucher): …Even though they barely knew each other. Anyways, I was glad when they left and I could focus on my music again.

The camera pans out further. The Nichtraucher becomes visible. He’s playing piano, a cigarette in his mouth.

Jo (in the distance): „Guys, wait!“

Narrator (audiobook): Could you have guessed? The author of this story lives in the old train wagon. While the kids return to town, he continues playing on his piano with a cigarette in his mouth.

Martina and the others have gone back to the wall. She pulls herself up and peeks over the edge. But the car is gone and so is her luggage.

Martina: „Crap. My suitcase!“

Narrator (audiobook): Finally, with lots of delay, the kids have reached the boarding school high up over the town. It looks more like a castle than a house for school children.

Uli: „Man! We’re gonna get in so much trouble!“ Jo: „I did you a favor. A skate park without graffiti? Please.“

Narrator (audiobook): Martina is delighted by the castle-like boarding school with the medieval look.

Martina: „How gorgeous…“ Jo: „All of them are spoiled kids of spoiled parents if you ask me.“

Narrator (audiobook): Jo spots a boy from afar that seems to pay a lot of attention to his appearance and looks well groomed, with coifed hair and fancy designer clothes.

Jo: „Ugh, and now we need to get past that guy as well… That’s the 'handsome Theodor'.“

She rolls her eyes.

Random girls to Theodor: „Hello!“ „Hi!“ Theodor: „Hello Cecile, nice evening, right?“ Random girls whispering behind Theodor's back as they walk away: „(Laughs) Like a doorkeeper!“ „(Laughs) Yeah, he’s always so…“

Theodor to the kids: „Do you know how late it is?“ Jo: „Theo! Wow! You look great. Have a nice evening!“ Theodor: „Nice evening… …Hold up! Bökh wants to see you. Immediately.“

Narrator (audiobook): With their heads low, the kids walk through the marvellous pergola to get to the head office. The boarding school director opens the door to his spacious and modern office.

Bökh has already been waiting by the window and immediately opens the door when they knock.

Bökh: „47 minutes past curfew. Come in…“ (door closes) Bökh: „You must be Martina, right?“ Martina: „Hello.“ Bökh: „Good evening. Hello. Why on earth didn’t you just bring our new student here from the train station?“ Matze: „There were circumstances…“ Martina: „It was my fault. I asked them to show me around town.“ Bökh: „Ah. And how do you like Kirchberg?“ Martina: „Nice.“

Narrator (audiobook): There’s another person waiting for them in the office; the custodian, a huge and intimidating man, who now joins them. Jo starts to defend herself.

Jo: „The Externs started it!“ Bökh: „Of course, it’s always the Externs' fault. Guys, you know what I think of these quarrels. Nothing. Alright? That needs to seriously finally stop now!“

(vague hums from the custodian)

Bökh: „May I introduce you to Mr. Rothe?“ Rothe: (hums) Bökh: „Mr. Rothe found something on the front of his car that doesn’t belong there.“