malinda williams was the girl in as long as you love me.
who is the girl in as long as you love me?
malinda williams
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the story is told by a poor young man. he tells how he met a beautiful, rich young girl from the capital. the two met at the faculty of mathematics. the girl was looking for someone to help her prepare an exam, so the two start studying together. the young man would visit the girl's house early in the morning, the two would study, the breakfast would be served, after which the two would continue studying. as the time passes, the girl realizes the young man is lagging behind her. when the day of the exam comes, the girl passes, while the young man fails to appear to take the exam. months pass, with the girl wondering where the young man is. the two meet during the winter, agreeing to study together for the following exam. when the exam comes, she passes, discovering he did not even apply to take it. the two meet during spring and, for the third time, decide to study together. after weeks of studying, the girl passes, while the young man, once again, does not appear on the exam. among his books left at the girl's house she discovers his student card, which reveals to her that they do not even attend the same faculty. wondering why he would spend months of studying something that has nothing to do with his studies, the girl comes to the conclusion that it must have been because he was in love with her. searching for him, she finds out from his african friends that he went home, to greece, to a village near thessaloniki. the girl goes to greece and finds his house. after dinner, the young man shows her his white bull. the two make love on the bull's back, while it runs across the fields. in the autumn, the young man proposes to the girl that they study together again and she agrees, deciding not to mention that she is aware that they do not attain the same faculty. the girl does not feel surprised when the young man does not appear on the exam, but does feel surprised when she does not meet him during following months. sitting in her living room and wondering whether his feelings for her were real, the girl spots the wedgwood tea set on the table, with a relief of a girl and a bull on the teapot. she then realizes that the young man spent months and months studying with her only so he could have breakfast in her house. she starts wondering if it is possible that the young man actually hated her. the story concludes with the young man's words: "my name was balkans. her name – europe."
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