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Sigrid's Dilemma Pt. 01
Date: 11/21/2023, Categories: Interracial Love, Author: byHarry_Flashman
... he replied. "Jeg er midt i et stort ombyggingsprosjekt for oljerigg...hvordan kan vi gjøre noe slikt akkurat nå?" ("I'm in the middle of a major oil rig refit project...how can we do something like this right now?") He paused, his expression softening. "Se, jeg sier ikke aldri...bare kanskje ikke nå..." ("Look, I'm not saying never...just maybe not now...") Sigrid felt an increasing sense of hopelessness rise inside her. The story had been the same for month now, they were too busy, they were always traveling for work, just a little bit longer. She gave Magnus a look of anguish over his words. "Søknaden min har blitt akseptert, jeg vil gå over til ledelsesstrømmen, akkurat så snart det nye inntaket har fullført opplæringskursene sine...det tar bare et par uker til. Vær så snill, kan vi i det minste tenke på det?" ("My application has been accepted, I'll be moving across to the management stream, just as soon as the new intake has finished their training courses...it'll only be another couple of weeks. Please, can we at least think about it?") she asked, a touch of desperation creeping into her voice. Magnus's expression tightened, a shadow of concern crossing his face. "Sigi, vi har diskutert dette. Jobben min innebærer mye reising også, og det ville ikke vært rettferdig å bringe et barn inn i en verden der mor eller far knapt er tilstede. Vi må vente litt til." ("Sigi, we've discussed this. My job involves a lot of traveling too, and it wouldn't be fair to bring a ...... child into a world where their mother or father are hardly present. We need to wait a bit longer.") Sigrid's patience wore thin. "Du har sagt det i flere måneder, Magnus. Hvor lenge venter vi? Jeg vil ikke fortsette å skyve dette tilbake," ("You've been saying that for months, Magnus. How much longer do we wait? I don't want to keep pushing this back,") she snapped. "Der går du igjen...'Jeg vil ikke fortsette å presse dette tilbake'...dette er alt du... alt om drømmene dine om en perfekt liten familie." ("There you go again...'I don't want to keep pushing this back'...this is all you...all about your dreams of a perfect little family.") Sigrid's hands clenched into fists at her sides, her nails digging into her palms as she fought to keep her temper in check. "Ja Magnus, de er drømmene mine... og jeg trodde de var dine også!" ("Yes Magnus, they are my dreams...and I thought they were yours too!") she spat bitterly. "Og hva så? Hva om de er drømmene mine?" ("And -- so what? What if they are my dreams?") she demanded, her voice trembling with anger. "Betyr de ikke noe for deg i det hele tatt?" ("Don't they matter to you at all?") "De gjør," ("They do,") he replied, a gruff expression crossing his face. "Hvorfor tror du jeg jobber så hardt? Jeg prøver å sette oss opp for fremtiden. Gi oss den økonomiske stabiliteten vi trenger for å ha en familie," ("Why do you think I'm working so hard? I'm trying to set us up for the future. Give us the financial stability we need ...