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“Yes, Dieter Stormann and I were engaged for four years before he took over the

management of the company. When he started, he acted as a kind of branch man-
ager, and I met him for the first time when he was in Denmark as a representa-

tive. My father, Wholesaler Holm, and The old Mr. Walther Stormann were busi-

ness partners. Walther Stormann provided rare cheeses and wines to Denmark,
which my father bought and distributed all across Denmark – with a big profit.

Then, at some point my father and Walther decided that I should try my German

skills, take some time abroad. And well-” She interrupts herself.
“Now, I should probably make the story short but it so happens that Dieter Stor-

mann and I fell in love during my stay in Germany, and I ended up moving in
with him and got engaged. I studied at the University of Hamburg; everything

was rosy. But later l I was offered a scholarship in America, and so everything

started to turn. He broke off the engagement because I accepted the scholarship.
And let me be honest, I was probably a bit of a rebel at that point saying yes to

that. I have since then regretted my choice over and over again."

Tom nods as he’s taking notes. "Yeah. That sounds tough."
“I discovered, way too late, that I was pregnant and did not tell Dieter anything

about the pregnancy, so when my son was born, I made sure some wonderful
people adopted him. It was something my mother and doctor arranged for me.

The situation was sorted just mere days before I went to the States. I got married

shortly after my arrival. You know, I was looking for stability and security at that
point."

While she is talking, he notes all the details. Some people prefer this, then to be

recorded, makes them more comfortable.
“So that means Dieter and you have not had any contact since then?" He asks.

“No, no. Dieter was a rather special man. He was a child of war and his mother

was dead, I think he and the father saw something in me that his mother pos-
sessed, she was not from the country either and had a fine academic education, a

very rare thing for a woman from that time. Even though it's so many years ago, I

still remember that he sometimes talked about that he was sad that he had lost
his mother.”

Tom nods and squints at the clock.