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; - Did you call me, dad?
Father nodded, not looking at me.
He sat in a chair by the fireplace with me and thoughtfully scratched his forehead. - Something happened?
Of course, I could read his thoughts — he rarely sets barriers — but now I didn’t want to do that. He didn’t call me as usual, but through Parker, which means that it wasn’t about ...
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Father nodded, not looking at me.
He sat in a chair by the fireplace with me and thoughtfully scratched his forehead. - Something happened?
Of course, I could read his thoughts — he rarely sets barriers — but now I didn’t want to do that. He didn’t call me as usual, but through Parker, which means that it wasn’t about ...
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I'm going down the hall. Slowly moving shaky legs. Why so little light? Somewhere far away, something rumbles. The floor under my legs and the walls around me are shaking. I hear a rustle, as if water is flowing from somewhere. But do not stop - I have to go ahead, get out of this terrible place ...
Again something rumbles. The floor underfoot goes shaking. I can not stand and fall on his knees, resting his hands on the floor. But the roar does not stop. From the ceiling something falls very close. I crawl to the floor and ...
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Again something rumbles. The floor underfoot goes shaking. I can not stand and fall on his knees, resting his hands on the floor. But the roar does not stop. From the ceiling something falls very close. I crawl to the floor and ...
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I was lying on the ceiling.
Below me - in front of me - people walked, ran, fussed, searched for me.
Here is a quick step flashed Flora. Ranita flew past her towards the fireball. They almost collided, exchanged a couple of phrases and went their separate ways.
Then the twins ran in single file.
Behind them, saber-rattling, Benedict marched forward.
Then Trent walked in the opposite direction, creaking loudly with rubber soles.
And I lay there, hiding my aura and merging with the ceiling pattern.
AT...
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Below me - in front of me - people walked, ran, fussed, searched for me.
Here is a quick step flashed Flora. Ranita flew past her towards the fireball. They almost collided, exchanged a couple of phrases and went their separate ways.
Then the twins ran in single file.
Behind them, saber-rattling, Benedict marched forward.
Then Trent walked in the opposite direction, creaking loudly with rubber soles.
And I lay there, hiding my aura and merging with the ceiling pattern.
AT...
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The anacamera's door slowly rose, the lights flashing over my head went out, the annoying beeping subsided. I stretched, yawned, then sat down with a jerk. The side wall of the chamber gradually lowered. “Good morning, Lieutenant,” came the pleasant female voice right in my head.
I cursed, abruptly pulled the headphones from my ears and put my feet on the floor. Immediately turned on the delicate lights and from the speaker under the ceiling poured a quiet tune ...
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I cursed, abruptly pulled the headphones from my ears and put my feet on the floor. Immediately turned on the delicate lights and from the speaker under the ceiling poured a quiet tune ...
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Outside, twilight was gathering rapidly. The shadow of an open bottle of wine shook nervously in the rocking light of my two bright red candles tied with silk ribbons. The wine in the glass in my hand slowly rotated, leaving pink drips on the walls. The phone on the table was silent. And I hated him for this silence.
Today is our anniversary. Exactly three years, as we are together. And I already mark her alone.
He called three hours ago, said that he was already going. I know - on the way he needs no way ...
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Today is our anniversary. Exactly three years, as we are together. And I already mark her alone.
He called three hours ago, said that he was already going. I know - on the way he needs no way ...
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I had not smoked for two years, but I always kept a pack of cigarettes in my pocket. Just in case. And now such a case presented itself.
I was sitting on a bench at the second entrance of a neighboring house, which is covered by an arch entwined with wild grapes from our windows, and unsuccessfully tried to smoke - my hands shook so that I just could not hold the light of the lighter at the tip of a cigarette.
How could she?
What should I do now?
Where to run?
How to live?
I drove away these questions from myself, tried to concentrate on how it turned out ...
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I was sitting on a bench at the second entrance of a neighboring house, which is covered by an arch entwined with wild grapes from our windows, and unsuccessfully tried to smoke - my hands shook so that I just could not hold the light of the lighter at the tip of a cigarette.
How could she?
What should I do now?
Where to run?
How to live?
I drove away these questions from myself, tried to concentrate on how it turned out ...
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This morning I woke up as ever awake and resolute. I spent so much energy on it to make it possible that now there is simply nowhere to retreat.
He kissed Olya, who was sleeping next to her, quickly wrote a farewell note to her, dressed quietly, put the keys to her apartment and old mobile phone out of his pocket, and left, tightly closing the door behind him.
Oh, goodbye old life with your shabby porches, smelly courtyards, crowded shuttles and angry faces. Long live a new life with ...
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He kissed Olya, who was sleeping next to her, quickly wrote a farewell note to her, dressed quietly, put the keys to her apartment and old mobile phone out of his pocket, and left, tightly closing the door behind him.
Oh, goodbye old life with your shabby porches, smelly courtyards, crowded shuttles and angry faces. Long live a new life with ...
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Life is a very nasty thing. Especially after the divorce. You wander around the apartment, like a somnambulist, stumble upon objects, on walls. And at night I want to howl like a wolf.
I was lucky - when dividing the property, I at least did not stay on the street. Tiny odnushka on the outskirts. But how much do I need? The main thing is to fit in the kitchen cabinet refrigerator, and in the room - a folding chair and a table with a computer. But the unlimited Internet remained from the previous owners - they came, unlike us ...
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I was lucky - when dividing the property, I at least did not stay on the street. Tiny odnushka on the outskirts. But how much do I need? The main thing is to fit in the kitchen cabinet refrigerator, and in the room - a folding chair and a table with a computer. But the unlimited Internet remained from the previous owners - they came, unlike us ...
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You unzip from the porch on the wings of a good mood - a gentle sun shines in the sky, birds are chirping around, a wind is rustling in the crowns of trees at the porch, fragrant steam rises from the damp earth. You are smiling, squinting and winking at the sun and sky, birds and wind, grass and ground and trotting to a stop.
Someone is already bored there. And not someone - you know all of them, if not by name, then surely by sight. This is an aunt from the next entrance, which carries somewhere every morning ...
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Someone is already bored there. And not someone - you know all of them, if not by name, then surely by sight. This is an aunt from the next entrance, which carries somewhere every morning ...
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The most difficult was to cope with the ropes. And then wait for the fields overgrown with weeds along the road to be replaced with a sparse copse.
Well, at least my red star former comrades did not guess to put a guard on me, except for this old man armed with a single flintlock gun.
One blow of the butt to the temple - and the old man, exhaling, finally, some sort of curse, fell to the side.
I jumped off the cart and rushed headlong into the thicket, prudently stooping almost to the ground itself ...
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Well, at least my red star former comrades did not guess to put a guard on me, except for this old man armed with a single flintlock gun.
One blow of the butt to the temple - and the old man, exhaling, finally, some sort of curse, fell to the side.
I jumped off the cart and rushed headlong into the thicket, prudently stooping almost to the ground itself ...
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