When she got home by eight in the evening, she realized that she was so tired that she wanted one thing - silence. So that no one would ask her anything, so that no one would tell her anything. To want nothing from her.

Alas, it didn't work. There was no bread and milk at home, there was no dinner either, but Veronica didn't care about that anymore. There are no sick and weak people, everyone is their own masters.

Mom went to visit her neighbor Aunt Galya. Katerina was sitting in the kitchen with a couple of girlfriends, and they were eating something there. The dog Mukha joyfully jumped...