Finding Warmth in Winter: Kaarel's Journey to Healing

Fluent Fiction - Estonian: Finding Warmth in Winter: Kaarel's Journey to Healing
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Story Transcript:

Et: Valge lumi kattis maad nagu pehme vaip.
En: The white snow covered the ground like a soft carpet.

Et: Oli talv.
En: It was winter.

Et: Õues puhus külm tuul, lükates suuri lumehelbeid vastu aknaid.
En: Outside, a cold wind blew, pushing large snowflakes against the windows.

Et: Kaarel seisis vaikses koridoris, vaadates vaikides ülevalt langevat lund.
En: Kaarel stood in the quiet corridor, silently watching the snow falling from above.

Et: See hallide seintega koridor oli tema ajutine kodu.
En: This corridor, with its gray walls, was his temporary home.

Et: Psühhiaatriaosakond, kuhu ta oli sisse kirjutatud, ei olnud küll meeldiv, kuid siin oli siiski midagi rahustavat.
En: The psychiatric ward, where he had been admitted, wasn't pleasant, but there was something soothing about it.

Et: Kaarel tundis end sageli eksinuna oma mõtete labürindis.
En: Kaarel often felt lost in the labyrinth of his thoughts.

Et: Ta ei tahtnud kellegagi rääkida.
En: He didn't want to talk to anyone.

Et: Maarika, sõbralik ja tähelepanelik õde, käis temast mööda.
En: Maarika, a friendly and attentive nurse, walked past him.

Et: Ta märkas Kaareli üksildust ja murest tulvil pilku.
En: She noticed Kaarel's loneliness and the worried look in his eyes.

Et: "Kaarel, kuidas läheb?"
En: "Kaarel, how are you?"

Et: küsis ta pehmelt, peatudes tema juures.
En: she asked gently, stopping beside him.

Et: Kaarel õhkas sügavalt ja raputas vaid pead, pöörates pilgu eemale.
En: Kaarel sighed deeply and just shook his head, turning his gaze away.

Et: Maarika ei sundinud teda rääkima.
En: Maarika didn't pressure him to talk.

Et: Ta teadis, et mõnikord vajab inimene lihtsalt aega.
En: She knew that sometimes a person just needs time.

Et: Hiljem samal päeval, kui lumi jätkuvalt maha sadas, kohtas Kaarel Tiia't.
En: Later that day, as the snow continued to fall, Kaarel met Tiia.

Et: Tiia oli teistsugune.
En: Tiia was different.

Et: Eriti, kuid just tema imelikkus hoidis ümbritsevaid ärkvel.
En: Peculiar, but it was her peculiarity that kept those around her awake.

Et: "Lumetormid on nagu mõtted," ütles Tiia ootamatult seistes Kaareli kõrval.
En: "Snowstorms are like thoughts," said Tiia unexpectedly while standing next to Kaarel.

Et: "Sa ei pruugi neid peatada, kuid sa võid õppida nendega elama."
En: "You may not be able to stop them, but you can learn to live with them."

Et: Kaarel ei vastanud, kuid Tiia sõnad puudutasid tema südant.
En: Kaarel did not respond, but Tiia's words touched his heart.

Et: Talv oli pikk ja üksildane aeg, eriti siin haiglas.
En: Winter was a long and lonely time, especially here in the hospital.

Et: Kaarel mõistis, et tema sees oli hõljuv torm.
En: Kaarel realized that there was a swirling storm inside him.

Et: Õhtu saabudes tõi lumetorm kaasa kaootilise kummarduse.
En: As evening came, the snowstorm also brought a chaotic bow.

Et: Äkitselt kadus elekter ja osakond jäi hetkeks pimedusse.
En: Suddenly, the electricity went out, and the ward was momentarily plunged into darkness.

Et: Kaarel istus oma voodi äärel, ümbritsetuna mustast vaikust.
En: Kaarel sat on the edge of his bed, surrounded by black silence.

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