Chapter 14 Tonya's Deal
"Ladies and gentlemen, the plane has landed at Sheremetyevo International Airport. At 19:23 local time, the outdoor temperature is 11.6 degrees Celsius. The plane is taxiing. For your safety and the safety of others, please do not stand up. Or unpack your luggage Please wait for the plane to come to a complete stop before unfastening your seat belt. Pack your belongings and get ready to disembark. Please pay attention to safety when picking up items from the luggage rack. Please pick up your checked luggage at the baggage claim area. Passengers who transfer from this station to other places, please go to the transfer counter in the waiting room. Thank you for choosing the Soviet International Airlines flight. See you next time.” When Tonya-Ivanova broadcasted this reminder , Flight P-217 from Paris to Moscow is coming to an end. Colleagues are looking forward to going out to have a drink with their husband or lover at night and relax, but Tonya can't help but get nervous.
As the passengers left the plane one after another, the crew also left one after another with their own luggage. Dongia's luggage contained the best-selling products she brought from abroad, which was why she was nervous.
"Donia, do you have any plans for the evening?" Terkina is one of the colleagues of Tonya's crew. The two joined the company at the same time, so they are usually very close.
"I have no other arrangements. I want to go back to Gorky at night. I miss my mother a little bit." Tonya said casually.
"That's really a pity. I still want to ask you out for a drink, and introduce my boyfriend by the way?" Terkina said with some disappointment.
"Next time, I will definitely go next time." After finishing speaking, Tonya quickened her pace. She had something on her mind, and she wanted to leave this place quickly.
The border inspection hall for the flight crew is the same as that for ordinary passengers. Although the working hours are not long, Dongnia has also seen many smugglers who were caught on the spot. Tonya felt very scared. If she was caught, not only would she lose her enviable job, she would even be jailed. She actually regrets it now. If he wasn't tempted by the man he only met once, how could he do such a ridiculous thing? But whenever I think of those high debts, the monthly interest alone is enough to give me a headache. If I don't earn some extra money, I really don't know when I will be able to pay it off. This time, Dong Niya had invested all the money she could get, and if she failed, she would give up completely.
Since this time is the busiest time at the airport, the flight crew waiting in a long line for the border inspection, this made Dongya feel like a year. She tried to take a few deep breaths to calm herself down as much as possible. The palms of the hands holding the suitcase lever are already full of sweat.
"Sir, do you have any contraband or undeclared items that exceed the prescribed amount?" The border inspection staff at the window asked a man in front of Tonya.
"No." The man replied.
"Okay, please open your luggage and accept our inspection." The man was taken aside. The suitcase was opened, and things were taken out one by one for inspection. This scene made Tonya even more flustered.
"The next one." The border inspector at the window said to Tonya.
Dong Niya hurriedly stepped forward and handed in the documents she had prepared from the window.
"Comrade Tonya Ivanova?" asked the worker.
"Yes~~, yes." Tonya replied nervously.
"Are you carrying any contraband or undeclared items that exceed the prescribed amount?" The staff stared at Dongia and asked seriously.
"No~~, no." Tonya was almost about to collapse.
"Okay, you can leave now, next one." The staff's instruction made Dongiya completely let go of her hanging heart, and she was almost crying.
Just as Tonya was about to leave, suddenly the voice came again: "Wait a minute,
Comrade Tonya-Ivanova. "
Tonya couldn't take it anymore, she turned around and was ready to surrender herself.
"You forgot your papers, Comrade Tonya-Ivanova."
Dong Niya hurriedly concealed her flustered expression, and said: "Thank you!" Then she took the ID and stuffed it into her pocket, and strode away without looking back. She didn't want to be here for a minute I stayed too long.
In the public phone booth outside the airport, Tonya took out her address book, found Seryosha's number and dialed it. After a while the phone was connected.
"Hello, is this Mr. Seryozha? I'm Tonya. I've already brought out my things. I'll take the night bus tonight and go back to Gorky. Can you come to the station to pick me up? I want to bring my things I will give it to you face to face." Dong Niya said.
"Okay, no problem, what time will you arrive, I will wait for you at the station in advance." Sergey Sha replied.
In the cold wind at 12 o'clock in the middle of the night, Seryozha finally waited for Dongnia who had just returned. He put Tonya's luggage in the car and drove Tonya home. On the way, Seryozha asked, "What did you bring back?"
"I don't know what to sell, so I brought a little of everything." Tonya replied.
"When are you leaving? I think I might sell this batch of goods by then." Seryozha continued to ask.
"Three days later." Tonya said.
. . .
Three days later, Tonya waited for Sergey's arrival in the park with great anticipation. To celebrate, she even dressed up specially today. Half an hour after the agreed time, Tonya waited for Seryozha, who was late.
"I'm sorry, there was an accident on the way, and there was a delay," Seryozha explained. Then he took out an envelope from his clothes and handed it to Tonya, and said, "This is your share, it's all inside, check it."
Tonya looked at the thin envelope, feeling unspeakable disappointment in her heart. How much money could this have, costing hundreds of rubles to death, and even the capital could not be returned. Putting the envelope on Seryozha's face, he said angrily: "You liar, you have cheated me of all my money. How much do you think I spent on these things? It's a thousand rubles. That's all I have. My God, how could I trust someone like you..." Tonya began to cry as she spoke.
Seryozha was a little puzzled, and he retorted: "Donia, I didn't lie to you!"
"Didn't lie to me, how much money can there be in this thin envelope, three hundred rubles, five hundred rubles? You won't tell me, there are a thousand rubles in it." Tonya sarcastically said.
"Donia, I think you have completely misunderstood it. You should open it and have a look." Seryozha said with a smile.
Tonya opened the envelope, and inside was a deposit slip for 5,000 rubles.
"There are too many people in the bank today, so there is a delay!" explained Seryozha.
Tonya looked embarrassed.