A romantic story , the plot of which is connected with the cartoons " suicide shop " and " the trio from Belleville"
Characters :
1. Anna -is the main character
2. Billy -is Anna's lover
3. Margaret -is Anna's Mother
4. Bernst -is a banker
Twelve floors
France - a ban on laughter and fun has been introduced . On the headlines of newspapers there are inscriptions " The French no longer laugh . " People stop experiencing any feelings , they are no longer attracted by the thought of a happy life . Eternal twilight and cold fall on the cities . Not about what kind of love and understanding, there is no question! Deaths of people became more frequent , statistics showed about twenty people a day . For this reason , the government imposed a ban on suicide . Every person who committed suicide was forced to pay a fine .
A man was walking along the street crowded with almost dead people , it was clear from his exhausted face how much he hated this life . His gray raincoat and scarf of the same color were even more depressing . He walked slowly and talked quietly to himself . - What nonsense. Does a dead man care about fines ? Don't they see our suffering ?
An old lady hurried by , hurrying somewhere . She was wearing a pale purple coat and a green hat . She was in a hurry , while singing a melody more like a lullaby . She didn 't want to look at the people around her , she didn 't want to get upset .
The old lady ran into a flower shop , which was located on a busy street . The family who lived in the apartment above worked in this store. The family was a little mother and daughter . They moved to Paris from Belleville.
- Welcome to the flower shop " Adele " . How can I help you ?
A tall woman with long black hair and a firm but friendly voice asked . It was the owner of this store .
- Could you collect me a bouquet of carnations and please add a blue ribbon .
- Sure, just a minute. Anna!
The woman called her daughter , who immediately ran into the room from the backyard .
- Yes , Mom !
- Collect this lovely lady a bouquet of carnations . And add a blue ribbon !
- Just a minute.
The girl ran away through another door , apparently to collect a bouquet . But I 'll be a terrible storyteller if I don 't tell you how beautiful this girl was . Her long black hair is like her mother 's . Milk - white skin and a small mole under the eye. Her bright green eyes were unusually large . It seemed that she was the most beautiful child in all of France!
This girl named Anna was eighteen years old . Her mother opened her own store when Anna was sixteen years old , and since that time the girl has worked here .
She was an extremely life - loving girl and she did not know sadness before this terrible law was introduced . She couldn't cope with her grief , especially after moving from Belleville . Billy helped her cope with her grief . This is the son of the cook in the cafe opposite . This is not just Anna 's pal , this is her main love . Anna did not lie when she said that this is her only Love , the first and the last . Anna and Billy loved each other . Next to them , they could afford to laugh . Billy was very good at telling jokes and Anna loved it very much . They supported each other and believed that the ban would be lifted and they could be truly happy .
A fat man enters the Adele store . A banker , he was an acquaintance of Anna's mother . He placed an order and waited, talking to the owner of the store.
- Sir , Bernst . Surely this nightmare will not end !
-I 'm afraid , my dear Margaret , it won 't end in our time . And not during our children 's time !
They didn 't think that Anna , who was picking flowers in the other room , heard their conversation . And she was shattered by these words . She couldn 't cope with her grief and after telling Bill , they decided .
Two days later , after writing notes to their parents saying how much they loved them , the lovers jumped off the roof of a twelve - storey building .
They were each other's first and last love