Aline - Ch. 1

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Slow burner—real-life seductions are sometimes slow.

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My Dutch parents still lived in Spain, as I came back from California. In Spain, as a 19-year-old, I had to make a decision: either stay and get the Spanish nationality so I could work there or go back to Holland. In both cases I ran the risk of having to serve the compulsory military service, but in Holland it was only 14 months, compared to the 24 months in Spain. Plus, the Spanish military service was way harder compared to the long-haired, pot-smoking Dutch service. So, my parents gave me some starter money, and off I was, back to Holland, after so many years had been spent abroad.

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