I return home around midnight. Lights are on in the living room windows, which means my girl is waiting for me.

I close my eyes for a second, trying to force my drunk brain to think. I’m wondering if I’m doing the right thing by hiding from Senya that I’ve contacted Leshy again. Although she tried to be brave then, I saw how scared she was for me. Yes, and friends talked about how the baby went crazy until they could find me. And I promised never to lie to her. Okay, we'll figure it out tomorrow.

I entered the house and realized that the shoes did not obey me...