The month of June was already well underway. The weather was rather nice despite a few showers. The weather encouraged carelessness and holiday plans. Everything could have gone for the best, but no. She had learned the night before that her contract of employment would not be renewed. She will not spend her holidays on a beach of blond sand facing a turquoise blue sea. She will stay on this bench, alone with her pastel crayons and her sketchbook.

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