Refuge in her kitchen, where she was supposed to retrieve the vegetable appetizers to serve her guests, she looked anxiously at her phone in her hands. Her fingers trembled, her vision blurred from the steam on her glasses. The screen of her smartphone became damp from the tears spilling over her delicate frames. She removed […]
Mikhail was still trying to make sense of it when his thoughts were interrupted.—“He waited for you until midnight,” Sandrine said from behind him, leaning against the door with her arms crossed.Mikhail didn’t turn around and continued studying his son’s sketch.—“He was exhausted,” she went on. But he refused to go to bed, convinced that […]
“Calm down, Mikhail. There must be an explanation.” — “Did you know?” he shouted. “Did she inform you of her plan, and you hid it from me?” — “Mikha, once again, I’m asking you to calm down! Because what you’re saying makes no sense! First, I know nothing, and second, you can’t just claim that […]
“Tony! Tony!” shouted Mikhail as he crossed the road. Focused on his target, he nearly got hit by a car. The child slipped through the increasingly dense crowd. Mikhail kept his eyes on him but struggled to move against the flow of people. He reached an intersection, and suddenly Tony was gone. He scanned all […]
Hector watched Mikhail, as if to make sure he could handle the rest of the conversation. He took one last sip before setting his glass down. Crossing his arms, he leaned back in his chair, fixing his gaze directly on Mikhail. —Yes, I’ve already welcomed her here. Mikhail turned pale. He wanted to insult him […]
