Mystery of the Missing Friend: A Winter Adventure

Fluent Fiction - Latvian: Mystery of the Missing Friend: A Winter Adventure
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Story Transcript:

Lv: Rīgas ziemas vakars ieskauj Ļubānas ielas kopmītņu logus.
En: A Rīgas winter evening envelops the dormitory windows on Ļubānas Street.

Lv: Šur tur mirdz mazās uguntiņas, draudzīgi sveicinādamas jauno gada sākumu.
En: Here and there, small lights shimmer, warmly greeting the start of the new year.

Lv: Viktors sēž kopmītnes istabiņā; viņa galda lampa kasta dzintara gaismā papīra kalnu.
En: Viktors sits in a dorm room; his desk lamp casts the paper mountain in amber light.

Lv: Kaut kas viņu traucē.
En: Something is bothering him.

Lv: Inese, viņa istabas biedrene, nav atgriezusies pēc ziemas brīvlaika.
En: Inese, his roommate, has not returned after the winter break.

Lv: Viktoru pazina kā klusu puisi, kurš reti uzņēma sarunas ārpus klasēm.
En: Viktors was known as a quiet guy who rarely engaged in conversations outside of classes.

Lv: Bet tagad kaut kas viņu urda, un šī tumšā ziema liek viņam vēl vairāk uztraukties.
En: But now, something is gnawing at him, and this dark winter only heightens his anxiety.

Lv: Starp grāmatām un Ineses savirknētajiem ceļojumu suvenīriem viņš atrod mazu zīmīti aiz sveces turētāja.
En: Among the books and Inese's lined-up travel souvenirs, he finds a small note behind the candle holder.

Lv: Tajā ir rakstīts: “Dzīve ir piedzīvojums, un tā gaida mani aiz parastā ceļa.”
En: It says: "Life is an adventure, and it waits for me beyond the ordinary path."

Lv: "Tas nav veids, kā Inese parasti sazinās," Viktors domā.
En: "That's not how Inese usually communicates," Viktors thinks.

Lv: Taču viņš saprot, ka tas ir aicinājums.
En: Yet he realizes it's a calling.

Lv: Šī neparastā zīmīte ir viņa pirmais pavediens.
En: This unusual note is his first clue.

Lv: Viņš pieceļas, sajūta dīvainu drosmi.
En: He stands up, feeling a strange courage.

Lv: Varbūt viņa draugs Egils, kurš bija tuvs draugs Inesei, zina vairāk.
En: Perhaps his friend Egils, who was a close friend to Inese, knows more.

Lv: Sniegs pilsētā ir mīksts un dziļš, kad Viktors ierodas Egila istabā.
En: The snow in the city is soft and deep as Viktors arrives at Egils' room.

Lv: Viņš sakopo spēkus un klusi klauvē.
En: He gathers his strength and knocks quietly.

Lv: Egils atver, smaidot, ar tējas krūzi rokās.
En: Egils opens the door, smiling, with a cup of tea in hand.

Lv: "Sveiks, Viktors!" viņš saka.
En: "Hello, Viktors!" he says.

Lv: Bet tad viņa seja kļūst nopietna, kad Viktors piemin Inesi un viņas pazušanu.
En: But then his face becomes serious when Viktors mentions Inese and her disappearance.

Lv: "Es zinu tik daudz, cik tu, bet es redzēju viņu pirms svētkiem pie Jelgavas tirgus," Egils saka, viņa balss cerīga.
En: "I know as much as you do, but I saw her before the holidays at the Jelgavas market," Egils says, his voice hopeful.

Lv: "Jelgavā ir vecais mājas, kurā Inese agrāk devās, kad gribēja paslēpties no pilsētas."
En: "In Jelgava, there's an old house where Inese used to go when she wanted to hide from the city."

Lv: Viktors nolemj doties turp.
En: Viktors decides to go there.

Lv: Jelgavas vecpilsētas šaurās ieliņas ved uz balti sarmaino lauku masīvu.
En: The narrow streets of Jelgava's old town lead to a frost-covered field expanse.

Lv: Viņš atrod māju, par kuru runāja Egils: veca, nožuvusi un izceļas starp...