September 5, 2021

20:00

“What a wrong time for you to grow a backbone, my fish,” Kirill thought, driving up to his wife’s house. “Before, I wouldn’t have dared to utter a word against it, let alone demand a divorce. Now we would sit with the children in a restaurant, or even better, we would luxuriate together in bed.

At this moment, more than ever, he missed that meek, obedient Kira, who was with him before. During these two years, she has changed a lot: she has matured, she felt strength in herself - you can’t bend like that.

Kirill imagined how far she would send him if he tried...