Fluent Fiction - Slovak: Healing Autumn: A Sibling's Journey Through Silence and Renewal
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Story Transcript:

Sk: Listy stromov sa pomaly snášali na zem ako jemné farebné prikrývky.
En: The leaves of the trees gently drifted to the ground like delicate, colorful blankets.

Sk: V izbe psychiatrickej liečebne bolo ticho, iba sem-tam sa ozval tlmený zvuk dverí.
En: In the room of the psychiatric facility, it was quiet, with only the occasional muffled sound of doors opening.

Sk: Marek sedel na posteli, pozoroval štíhle vetvičky za oknom, zatiaľ čo sa okolo neho rozliehalo ticho.
En: Marek sat on the bed, watching the slender branches outside the window, while silence enveloped him.

Sk: Myslel na to, ako dlho tu už bol.
En: He thought about how long he had been there.

Sk: Dni splynuli do týždňov a týždne do mesiacov.
En: Days blended into weeks, and weeks into months.

Sk: Život vonku sa hýbal bez neho.
En: Life outside moved on without him.

Sk: Dvere na izbe sa otvorili.
En: The room's door opened.

Sk: Vošla Petra, Marekova sestra, a jej oči hľadali jeho tieň.
En: Petra, Marek's sister, entered, her eyes searching for his shadow.

Sk: V srdci mala obavy a strach.
En: Her heart filled with worry and fear.

Sk: "Ahoj, Marek," povedala nesmelo.
En: "Hi, Marek," she said hesitantly.

Sk: Necítila sa pohodlne.
En: She felt uncomfortable.

Sk: Nevedela, čo presne povedať po takej dlhej dobe.
En: She didn't know exactly what to say after such a long time.

Sk: Marek sa otočil, ale nepriateľské oči neopustili jeho tvár.
En: Marek turned, but the unfriendly look didn't leave his face.

Sk: Odpovedal len kývnutím hlavy.
En: He responded with just a nod.

Sk: Petra zacítila, ako ju prepadá vlna viny.
En: Petra felt a wave of guilt washing over her.

Sk: "Musíme začať.
En: "We have to begin.

Sk: Nesmím to vzdať," pomyslela si.
En: I can't give up," she thought.

Sk: Sadla si na stoličku blízko postele.
En: She sat on a chair close to the bed.

Sk: Cítila, že jej brat znovu potrebuje jej prítomnosť, aj keď sa tomu bránil.
En: She sensed that her brother needed her presence again, even though he resisted.

Sk: Pokúšala sa preklenúť vzdialenosť medzi nimi rozhovorom o svojom živote - práci, každodenných starostiach.
En: She tried to bridge the distance between them with talk about her life—work, everyday concerns.

Sk: Marek len zdvorilo prikyvoval, ale zostal uzavretý.
En: Marek nodded politely but remained closed off.

Sk: Petra vedela, že na hranie hier nemajú čas.
En: Petra knew there wasn't time for games.

Sk: Musela byť úprimná.
En: She had to be honest.

Sk: "Marek," začala, nesmelo sa usmievajúc, "pamätáš si, keď sme boli malí?
En: "Marek," she began, smiling awkwardly, "do you remember when we were little?

Sk: Ako sme sa báli tých strašidelných príbehov, ktoré sme si vymýšľali v podkroví?
En: How scared we were of those spooky stories we made up in the attic?"

Sk: " Jeho oči sa na chvíľu oživili, ale potom sa znovu zatiahli.
En: His eyes lit up momentarily, but then they closed again.

Sk: "Poviem ti niečo, čo som nikdy nikomu nepovedala," pokračovala Petra, s vážnosťou, ktorú nikdy predtým neprejavila.
En: "I'll tell you something I've never told anyone," Petra continued, with a seriousness she had never shown before.

Sk: "Tie príbehy ma niekedy prenasledujú doteraz.
En: "Those stories sometimes still haunt me.

Sk: Nebolo to len zábavné.
En: It wasn't just fun.

Sk: Myslela som si, že tý záhady nám pomôžu byť blízko.
En: I thought those mysteries helped us feel close."

Sk: "Marek sa zachvel, jeho uzavretosť sa začala drobiť.
En: Marek shivered, his closed-off demeanor beginning to crumble.

Sk: Petrove slová v ňom rozvírili niečo staré, ale známe.
En: Petra's words stirred something old but familiar within him.

Sk: "Nikdy som nevedel, že cítiš tak ako ja.
En: "I never knew you felt that way too."

Sk: "Petra sa zhlboka nadýchla.
En: Petra took a deep breath.

Sk: Mala pocit, že sa medzi nimi stena pomaly mení.
En: She felt as though the wall between them was slowly changing.

Sk: "Možno sme boli od seba vzdialení, ale vždy som tu pre teba, Marek.
En: "We may have been distant, but I've always been here for you, Marek.

Sk: Musíš vedieť, že budem prichádzať častejšie.
En: You need to know I'm going to visit more often.

Sk: Sme rodina.
En: We're family."

Sk: "To, čo nasledovalo, nebolo jednoduché.
En: What followed wasn’t easy.

Sk: Obaja mlčali, premýšľajúc nad vlastnými životmi.
En: They both sat quietly, contemplating their own lives.

Sk: V tom tichu ale bola sľubovaná nová začiatok.
En: But in that silence was the promise of a new beginning.

Sk: Marek sa po prvýkrát obrátil k sestre s nádejou v očiach.
En: Marek, for the first time, turned to his sister with hope in his eyes.

Sk: "Možno to môžem skúsiť ešte raz.
En: "Maybe I can try again."

Sk: "Petra sa na brata usmiala.
En: Petra smiled at her brother.

Sk: Vedela, že urobila správny krok.
En: She knew she had taken the right step.

Sk: Sľuby, ktoré si dali, neboli iba slová.
En: The promises they made weren't just words.

Sk: Obaja cítili, že jeseň môže byť novým začiatkom, keď listy opadnú, ale vždy sa znovu vrátia.
En: They both felt that autumn could be a new beginning, as leaves fall but always return.

Sk: Spoločne našli kúsok nádeje, ktorý im chýbal.
En: Together, they found a piece of hope they had been missing.

Sk: Marek začal chodiť na terapie so záujmom.
En: Marek began attending therapy with interest.

Sk: Petra cítila, že aspoň trochu zmiernila svoju vinu a obavy.
En: Petra felt she had at least partly eased her guilt and fears.

Sk: Listy za oknom padali ďalej, pripravujúc miesto pre nový život a nové príbehy.
En: The leaves outside continued to fall, making way for new life and new stories.


Vocabulary Words:

• drifted: snášali
• delicate: jemné
• muffled: tlmený
• slender: štíhle
• enveloped: rozliehalo
• blended: splynuli
• occasional: sem-tam
• hesitantly: nesmelo
• begun: začať
• unfriendly: nepriateľské
• guilt: vina
• resisted: bránil
• bridge: preklenúť
• concerns: starostiach
• politely: zdvorilo
• games: hraní
• awkwardly: nesmelo
• spooky: strašidelných
• attic: podkroví
• haunt: prenasledujú
• mysteries: záhady
• distant: vzdialení
• contemplating: premýšľajúc
• crumble: drobiť
• promises: sľuby
• beginning: začiatok
• therapy: terapie
• eased: zmiernila
• fear: strach
• return: vrátia