strong! Stop, - suddenly I remember that I didn’t search her, cut off the handcuffs and order, - everything from my pockets to the table, take off the unloading.

Leila tears off with shaking hands and throws the unloading onto the floor, then begins to turn out her pockets. Nothing interesting.

- Let's open and go!

Chapter 4. Escape. (Continued.)

— 1-

They reached the cars without incident and even managed to hide in the forest when a message was heard on the radio - they found the first search group. And then came the order to switch to the spare frequency using a scrambler.

- Lafa is over, - I understood, - now even if I “sit down” at their frequency, I still don’t understand anything ...

He took off the headphones and turned to Leila, thoughtlessly turning the steering wheel:

- Can I connect a scrambler to hear what they are talking about?

- Yes ... Of course ... Only Dora knew only the code table. She is the oldest ...

- Your mother ***, - you foul up, - how many to the city?

- Even less than an hour ...

I looked at the speedometer. Speed ​​120 kilometers per hour. We are going about twenty minutes. So, one hundred fifty - one hundred eighty kilometers. Around except taiga - there is nothing.

- So all the way? No villages?

“What fool will live in the forest?” - she was surprised - and the exclusion zone is here ... Are you really a clone? - she suddenly gave birth to a question.

- Yes and no...

- Like this?

“Well, I am a clone of the transplanted consciousness of a man, a man who lived more than fifty years ago.”

- Before the war?

- Yes...

- Why are you so aggressive? Are men all like that?

- Not. But I. Military man, and I don't like being kept in a cage ...

- Military? - she wrinkled her forehead, - and those who used that terrible weapon, after which the men disappeared as a species ...

- Not really. I was a military man before. He served in the special forces, the commander of a company of saboteurs and power cover of special operations. The title of captain ... - I mechanically rattled me.

Her eyes were round again. It seems that they knew about the special forces and saboteurs here.

- So, are you a murderer ?! - her voice faltered, - that is why you so easily dealt with our best fighters ...

- Troy and Rei?

“...” she nodded approvingly.

- I was taught to survive ... In any way. And I fight using any tricks to help this.

- Just like that - take and kill?

- Yes! - I was prepared for this ... And changing the subject - proud big? Will they wait for us there?

Leila hesitated to answer, but apparently fear overpowered patriotism:

- Yes ... And maybe after fifty kilometers to make an ambush ... You better give up ... They'll catch you anyway! - She finished firmly.

- This is fucking you! - I thought to myself - the forest is my element. I will go where no dog will find!

And said aloud:

- Look for a turn into the forest and drive off the track. Then go on foot.

- And how will you survive there? What to eat, will you? Where to sleep?

“Not I, but we,” I corrected her, “you go with me.”

- No ... I do not want ... Do not force me ...

- Shut up! - I got angry, - everything has already been decided.

Looking around, I saw us slipping through a clearing.

- Stay. Let's go backwards. There is a congress ...

Panic in Leyla’s eyes betrayed her city dweller:

- We'll die there ...

- Shut up! But not your path will end here in the car. I will leave, and you will remain with a rolled neck, - I rumbled menacingly. - Let's turn in the forest and go as far as possible into the depths.

Far to drive failed. But still, we walked about two hundred meters until we were stuck in a dense bush.

Coming out of the car, I looked around and ordered:

- Come on out. Next legs.

When Leila came out of the cab, she pulled her hands behind her back. Then he thought, said:

- That's what's sweetie. I will tie you up and return to disguise our exit to the forest. You lie in the back seat ...

“And no nonsense,” she finished in a trembling voice.

- That's it. Let's lie down.

— 2-

Returning back, jammed, where you can traces and stumbled cut branches. I listened to the chase. She was not heard. Returned to the car.Searching the cabin and trunk, I found an old bag such as a backpack and an awning. There were no products, but there was an old and stupid ax, a short rope and a two-liter bottle with some kind of water.

Putting the loot in the backpack and freeing Leila's legs, we plunged into the forest. Only it was not a forest, but real taiga. Literally half an hour later, the path went windbreaks, through which we could hardly make our way.

If at the beginning of the journey we were freezing, I did not bother to find out the time of the year, but now steam was pouring from us, and we ourselves were expiring later. Within an hour of her journey, Leyla exhaled, and I had to untie her hands. But she was so afraid of the forest that she did not leave me a step.

It’s good that I thought of tracking the mileage on the speedometer of the car, now at least approximately represented where we are, and moved towards the stream indicated on the map. Its direction approximately corresponded to our subsequent course, perpendicular to the current one. It will be easier to go there, and the water is nearby ... Although my entire experience as a saboteur yelled:

- You can not walk along the creek. The most dangerous ambush place. But in this more often ...

It seemed that no one had appeared here since the birth of life. It was impossible to go the other way and even with the ballast - Leila.

When it began to get dark we stopped. I made a smokeless bonfire, under a tree and we went in for "dinner." There was no time to hunt, and it consisted of a half of a chocolate bar and a couple of sips of water from a found bottle. Then he chopped lapnik and spread out the awning, sat down to sleep. We lay down, firmly clinging to each other, covered with the free end, and passed out from fatigue and experience.

* * *

By the way, during dinner, I found out that now is the middle of July. Just came from the north cold front, bringing rain and overcast weather. And the fact that Leila was completely unaware of what happened. They took over the post last night, and the guard, in general, did not report anything. Dora took some message, but did not attach importance to him, for which she paid. Yes, they heard a disturbing siren. But since the introduction did not follow - they thought about the teachings ...

— 3-

Slept badly. It's cold, strange night rustles, and latent anxiety ... And in the morning I was captured! Leila, although she was a coward, but still the remnants of combat training prevailed over reason. It’s good that at least I guessed to hide the batteries from the radio stations ... Otherwise, the capture group on the turntables would be circling here, or whatever they are currently using.

“Get up ...” she shook my shoulder, “and arms up,” treacherously gave a cock to her voice.

I opened my eyes and looked into the muzzle of the gun pointed at me. I was wondering what she had in mind, and how she would get out of this situation ...

- Good morning! Leila! - I greeted her, - have you had enough sleep? What time to eat breakfast? - I frankly mocked her.

- Where are the batteries from walkie talkies? - she demanded from me.

- Do you think they are edible? - I continued the game, knowing that there are no cartridges in it.

- Stop fooling! And then ...

- But the fact that?! - I began, - shoot me? Or maybe zabёsh to death? Come on ... go ahead ... And you will become the killer ... Do you need this?

- Stop it! - for hysteria she - will kill ...

- Enough! - I interrupted the performance, - give the trunk, and I will forget everything! We need to go further, and stretched out his hand for a weapon.

Her hand trembled, fingers wrapped around the hilt already white from the tension. I looked into her eyes without taking any action. And then she could not stand it. Burst into tears firing gun ...

I hugged her soothingly:

“My girl ... I went through three“ wars, ”I whispered gently,“ but until now I am turned back by this ... Did you decide that you can just shoot a person who looks into your eyes? ”

- ... - sob and new sobs.

- Yes, what are you taught there in the school of a young fighter ?! - and you ... - do you even know how to shoot?

“No ...” she squeaked.

- Okay, calm down. We are going and gone ...

— 4-

The weather was getting better. The cold front went farther inland. The sun peeped out, instantly transforming and dyeing the gloom of the forest with gold. The prevailing green color has shone with many shades. Instantly warmed up.The temperature rose to twenty degrees and the midge appeared. Small and tedious climbed into the eyes and mouth, forcing spat. Moved with short halts until the evening, and then, choosing a cozy clearing began to settle for the night.

A smokeless fire cracked merrily. Happy we are lucky. And now on a makeshift skewer leaking fat, the hare roasted. There was neither salt, nor bread, but we still choking and gulping unbaked pieces, gnawed him to the bones. The meal was finished with water. Empty, the bottle I hid in a bag, and we began to get to sleep.

“Should I tie you up to rid you of temptation?” - I asked Leila.

- Yes ... - she nodded ... - or not ... - said aloud ...

I did not bind her. And just lay down and pressed to his back. I felt how the body trembled, to which I pressed ...

- Have you done this for a long time? - I said in a hoarse voice, feeling the desire.

She was silent, but now her heart began to beat hard, very much so. I slowly began to unbutton her uniform. And as soon as my hand, sliding on the body, stroked his chest, he raised himself and, bending over, kissed. Then it was all recognizable, unfamiliar. Recognizable, because in principle it always happens the same, unfamiliar, because the reaction of women is still different from each other ...

I must say that I have already begun to get used to the role of Casanova ... Such a future sex symbol of the epoch of “rebirth” ... And I will give insatiability to the newfound joys of sex ...

Then we lay naked, somewhere in the wilderness of the Ural taiga on a bed of green twigs covered with a rough tarpaulin. And again, my hands wandered through the female body, and she trustfully and eagerly substituted her charms under simple caress. How do such “excursions” end? Everyone knows ... Continuation did not take long to wait. And then more and more!

We fell asleep late, satiated and tired of their experiences.