#Leonie is a woman in her 40s, she could be your neighbor. After her divorce, she builds her new life. With neighbor Mandy she has dinner appointments of the good kind: Mandy cooks! Love also comes around the corner again, with all the consequences that this entails..

“Planet Earth to Leonie! Ah, there you are again. Where the hell were you with your thoughts?” I'm sure Leonie put on a smile and landed back on Earth. Her work. Hey, Judith. She was at work, and Judith was talking to her. “I wasn't there for a moment, what did you say?” asked Leonie. “No, that you're not there, I would have seen that. I asked you if you saw that pink elephant that was just walking down the hall.” Judith chucked and Leonie also laughed. “No, but seriously. Is there something wrong with you? You haven't been around with your head a lot lately, even in the time before your divorce. I worry.” Judith looked at her penetrating. “You know you can always talk to me, don't you? Nothing is necessary, of course, but it is always allowed. Otherwise, come to the vegetable garden, which is so wonderfully soothing! We can also talk quietly there. In the meantime, you can weed the weeds between the beans”. Judith laughed. She knew Leonie didn't have those green fingers. She herself had for years a large vegetable garden on a allotments complex where she grew a large part of the vegetables that she and her husband ate daily. “Too bad, I just told you about my new hobby: I started a worm hotel! But yes, I'm not going to tell you again, then you'll come and see it again.” Leonie smiled thankfully at her colleague who was also a good friend for years. Judith had helped her terribly in the run-up to her divorce, sparing her at work, and if she added up the hours they talked together in breaks... Judith was a priceless friend.

“Dear dear, I know I can trust you, but I have to fight this out for myself,” said Leonie. She saw Judith looked worrying. “Don't be afraid, it's nothing serious, I mean, nobody's sick or anything. It'll be fine and maybe I'll ask you again for advice or for a listening ear.” “That's good, I have two and they are always available to you.” Judith just put her hand on Leonie's back for reassurance. “And now: get to work!” Judith whispered as she walked back to her desk. Leonie also went back to her desk. She really had to look after now, because it started to stand out. She was, of course, with Mandy, who was supposed to be back tomorrow night from work and the dinner date they had.


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