Evening came, I was invited to have dinner with everyone. At the table sat the Bear himself, his Bear, Senya, and some woman named Maria. She was already a bit elderly, but she was not a wife

Bear, as I understood. She was kind to me and I immediately fell in love with her. I honestly answered all questions about the school and about the family. Bear said he would let me go home tomorrow, but he hoped that I

I will look for a visit. This news especially pleased me. Senya was still a child, but apparently he liked me, because I constantly felt his eyes on me.
We spent two hours at the table, I was pleased with everyone’s attention, even my mood was up.

“Let's go to sleep,” said the Bear, “to the Seine tomorrow to school.”

And truth, it was already about twelve.

- Dad, can Lisa tell me a story for the night? - asked Senya

- Senya, what fairy tales? You are already an adult boy - Bear confused him.

But he looked at me so pleadingly.

- I'll tell you - I told the Bear.

- You'll beat him up to me - grumbled Bear - A man should fall asleep on command.

But, it was clear that he did not object.

Delighted, Senya triumphantly led me to his room. It was a child's room with a bunch of toys, cars, railways, and other paraphernalia. Senya, of course, wanted to hold me

a tour of his wealth, but the Bear demanded that he immediately go to bed. The lights went out and we remained in the twilight, the room was lit only by the light of street lamps from the window.

- What kind of fairy tale do you want? - I asked.

- About you - said Senya

- I can’t tell about myself, it’s immodest.

“I like you very much,” Senya shared the secret of his heart.

- But I'm much older - I smiled

- So what? I do not care. You are very beautiful.

- Do you like anyone at school?

“I liked one girl, but she transferred to another school,” complained Senya.

- What a sting. And you no longer communicate with her?

- Nope.

- Write her. Perhaps she will be pleased - I advised.

Senya thought

“I don’t know,” he said sadly. “She probably won’t even remember me.” But now I do not need it.

- Why is this?

- Because I have you.

I hope in the dark I could not see my eyes round and my mouth open in surprise.

“Uh ... listen Seva, if you want, we can be friends, but I can't be your girlfriend.”

- You have a boyfriend?

“That's not the point, you're just a kid.” You all girls should not be interested.

There was an awkward silence.

- So what story to tell you? - I asked to dispel the tense atmosphere.

“Fairy tales for children, and I was already grown up,” Seva said.

- And you are a sly, amigo - I pinned him.

- Well, I agree to be friends with you - said Seva.

hand - I asked

He held out his hand, I slightly squeezed his child's palm.

- I promise to be friends with you honestly and never betray - I vowed

“I promise too,” he said.

Chapter 3

The next morning I woke up early, at 7.30. I was given a separate room where I slept alone. I didn’t want to sleep at all, but it was quiet around. The door suddenly quietly opened and into the room

slipped seva.

- Hello - he said, sitting on the bed next to me

“Hello,” I replied.

- You're leaving today, huh?

- Ugum - I agreed

- And when will you come again?

- I do not know, maybe on weekends

- So long ... and you can not live with us?

“Well ... I have my own house and they are waiting for me there,” I replied, embarrassed.

- Eh, sorry ... - Seva became sad.

- Do not be sad, we do not say goodbye forever.

- Yes, of course - agreed Seva, getting up - I will go to school to get ready.

- Yeah, come on.

Fifteen minutes later we gathered in the kitchen for breakfast. The bear said that we would go together, take Seva to school, and take me home.The morning was sunny and warm and nothing foretold

trouble, but she still came in the form of an unexpected ring at the door. The bear rose and went to open. From the kitchen, in principle, the corridor was viewed, so I saw how the apartments fell into

people in uniform with vending machines on belts. A man in civilian clothes showed a bear some piece of paper, then entered our kitchen.

“Prepare documents, citizens,” he said.

Yesterday, the appearance of the police would have made me happy, but today I was rather scared. I had no documents and there was nothing to show. Bear brought his passport, documents bear, a man in

civilian looking through them for a long time, but in the end turned his attention to me.

- Your documents?

“I didn’t take it with me,” I said softly.

“You don't live here?” - he understood

- Yes, I went to visit.

He scratched his chin thoughtfully.

“You’ll have to drive with me to be clear.”

- Identification of what? - I was scared

- you - he just answered

My eyebrows went up.

“Yesterday, Korotyshkin was attacked by a citizen, and you are very similar to the girl he described to us.”

- On what else ... Shorty? - I asked a fallen voice

- I can vouch for Liza - the Bear entered in for me

- I would not do this in your place, a citizen of Korytniki, said a man in civilian clothes. You, too, may be involved in this case.

- What is the way? - outraged Bear

- Citizen Korotyshkin said that he was attacked by a damsel of easy virtue with her accomplice, who, by description, is like you. What do you say to that?

- Some kind of nonsense - answered Bear. I felt a note of uncertainty in his voice.

- Fortunately, none of the witnesses can confirm the version of citizen Korotyshkin, but the girl was seen. So now she will go with me for identification.

The bear frowned, but said nothing.

- By the way, how was she in your home? - continued to ask a man in civilian clothes.

- I found her unconscious on the street - the Bear was immediately found - He gave first aid, offered to take her to the hospital, but she refused.

- This is true? - asked me a man in civilian clothes.

- Yes - I confirmed.

- And how did you find yourself on the street unconscious? He asked me.

- I met with one person - I replied - We came to his house, he attacked me and hit, I lost consciousness, and then I don’t remember anything.

- Describe this person

“Well, he is short, with black hair and a face so ... not very intelligent.”

- Continue

“I don’t know what else to say,” I said in doubt. “He is thin and very angry, behaved provocatively, and bullied with everyone.”

- Is that so? Why did you decide to meet him?

- I did not decide ... he began to pester me and threatened physical violence.

- Right on the street?

- Yes

“Why didn't you call for help?”

- I was afraid

- You know, as they say, who is afraid - he is dying - said a man in civilian clothes.

For the first time I was driving in a police car, and even as a criminal. There were no lattices, they put me in the back seat of a regular car with police coloring. But it was not very

by oneself. There was little talk in the car, mostly a civilian talking to a driver. From this conversation, I realized that his title was the captain and his name was Maxim Maksimovich.
Maxim Maximovich was tall, taller than the Gnome, but shorter than me. The body build is quite athletic, the face is a little unpleasant, but not as wild as that of a shorty.
We did not go long, Maxim Maximovich led me into a building where a man in uniform was on duty at the entrance

- With me - he nodded to the guard.

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