Justified Cuckoo by Sasha Karpinskaya

Norine is a slim girl, no very tall, even short – not more 1,6 m..
She’s got small, turned-up nose and large deep blue eyes. Her lips are not quite full but look like as a perfect, madden by a great artist, line. Natural and not wide eyebrows, that accurately going down on the neb, make a half circle. Her cheekbones are not so sharp, that you can cut yourself swiping, but are not hidden too. Her hair blonde, rich and look like a huge stack of a nest. With little foots and tine fingers, wearing is a blouse without cuffs and collar; skirt that goes to her knees. Graceful lady! No rings or earrings or bracelets – no jewelries at all. Little sandals without socks; big, too big hat.
Sumptuous!
She is a live wire girl, but every man that knows her will said, that under this magnificent smile – a dark horse. But who cares what they say! Norine is one the most beautiful and ladylike girl I have ever known!
She is a waitress in “Cuckoo nest”, and every boy and girl in Cork knows that waiter salary is the second in a list of smallest wage, right after the beggars at the church. But every time I see her to my view appear or a new hat, or a new blouse. Other girls from “Cuckoo” often notice how she arrives on work with a man that brings her in the latest Bentley model car.
Last summer I was trying to pick up her, but the answer was “No”. She said that someone can’t
stand without her and she doesn’t have enough time for someone else.
Now I understand. A cuckoo from the “Cuckoo nest” – lives at the expense of men who ride her on expensive cars and give not less expensive presents, I think. Why cuckoo, you will ask? The answer in biology: they have no particular preference in the choice of food; they catch the most numerous insects. For example, with the disappearance of the caterpillars, they pass to feeding beetles and other arthropod. The only thing which important for them is to find the richest source of this insect habitat. As soon as it excised - go ahead to look for a new. Cuckoo will never choose a partner if he doesn’t know where to find that source. Long story short – they will never be with “poor” male cuckoo. Yes,

Norine is as pretty as a picture, what is the worst of all.
Yesterday my indignation reached the limit. It was 10 p.m., the “Cuckoo nest” began to close but
I was too drunk to end that day without accidents. She was standing near the exit from the “Nest”
on a sidewalk waiting somebody. And another luxury car arrives. Not that which was in the morning! You see – cuckoo found another “rich” male. I ran to her and grabbed her arm.
“New male, cuckoo, yeah? What was wrong with the previous? The source is empty now?!”
She had no idea what I was talking about, as well as me.
That “new rich male” opened the door of “his” luxury car: “Good evening, Miss Norine. His Honour is waiting”
“Well, well, well. Ladies and gentleman! She picked up an Honour! Our city judge? Do you know that he has a wife? And a child! How could you, damn cuckoo?”
Without any anger but with no smile too she replied: “Yes, I know that he has a family. Moreover, I know their names. And in addition, they know me. His son loves me, he can’t stand without me; and his wife often regales me with tea. How can it be possible, you think? Because I work at them as a NANNY!”
“But I saw lots of different cars and men in them!”
“That is not my busy how many cars Mr. Judge has. New car – new driver”
She slipped into the car and the driver closed the door. I was ashamed in that moment. I am an asshole, she – justified.