Hello Hurricane {English Translation}

12. Daniel - Garmisch-Partenkirchen - Day of qualification

"I don't know, why you complain. You could participate. You could helping me, finding my cap, " Daniel reminded his friends. He wanted to be away before the Slovenians had finished their team meeting. Minimizing the risk.

"I'm touched by your deep friendship with us. Really, I could hardly feel more honored. It's like you're let us hold your jacket while you're strutting across the red carpet, "Tom said, reaching down to his heart.

"Leave him alone now. You know he won't tell anything not until he wanted to "Anders tried to save Daniel. "So, if I was a cap, where would I hide?" He began to think aloud.

The others, too, clapped loudly, excited because of their new mission, albeit under one or the other protest, and reflected about the psychological structure of the cap. Thankfully, Daniel turned to Anders, ignoring the others' remarks.

"You know, that they won't abandon?" Anders commented, searching in the small closet.

"Eventually they will lose interest. Everything is going to get boring at some point, "Daniel said with hopeful desperation. While he was thinking about Domen. He had always longed for more closeness, but somehow that had seemed far more enticing from distance. Now there was this insecurity, the danger of being discovered and most of all the fear of encountering rejections. He felt cornered, except for the fact that he had a guilty conscience.

"If you say so... but I'm afraid that's not how it works, Daniel. This troup full of slobs loves you, they won't just leave you alone just because you're stonewall them, "Anders warned softly. In the meanwhile, Tom walked by, wondering, if the cap perhaps was intimidated by Daniel's golden hair. "Maybe the poor thing is shivering in some corner", he murmed

"I know," Daniel answered in frustration. He just didn't know what he should do. He only knew what he couldn't do. What he didn't want to do. And one of those things was a coming-out in front of his friends and Domen. Especially not in font of Domen. He didn't like to admit it, but he was too scared of his reaction.

"But in case you're interested: The boys aren't the only ones showing an outrageous interest in the Forest Girl. Even a certain Slovene seemed extremely interested to me today ", Anders grinned encouragingly at him. With amazement Anders noticed Daniel's facial expression. Instead of seeing the sun rise, Daniel seemed to be concocting a storm above him.

"That's all I needed," he grunted darkly, unpacking his backpack again. Somewhere this stupid cap had to be. He had held it in his hand a few hours ago ... at least he believed it.

"Okay, now I can't follow your thoughts anymore. Why doesn't that charm you at least a bit? I thought that's what you want ", Anders scratched his head helplessly. There had to be something he had missed again.

"Found!" Andreas shouted triumphantly to Daniel, who quickly turned away from Anders.

"Thanks, where was it?"

"In Tom's jump helmet, but don't ask me how it got there," Andreas replied, shaking his head. Daniel had no real explanation too. Quite contrary to Tom.

"It's obliviously that the cap just knows it makes more sense to hide my face. After all, the girls faint if they see me. Regardless of the fact that it still makes more sense to save mybrain cells from freezing, while yours, Dani- Hey! No! Stop it! " Laughing and screaming Tom ran away of his teammate. Daniel, who tried to hit Tom with his scarf, was laughing too, but his smile didn't reach his eyes. Anders asked the most unpleasant questions today. How should Daniel explain Anders that Domen just didn't need him?

"Just wait! Your brain cells, my ass! Your IQ doesn't really differ from the height of a carpet edge, "Daniel shouted as he edged past Robert, who blocked the way, as the door of the container opened and a shrill whistle ended the exuberant hustle and bustle.