Autumn is here, the perfect time to harvest this year, summer was exceptionally warm, fruits and vegetables grew magnificently, locals worked day and night on their plots, storing everything they needed for the long winter, Kim, Where are you, they won’t wait for you, a rough male voice woke up the 2-year-old girl who was sleeping on the porch, uncle Chris, don’t scream so loud, you’ll wake Sara as soon as she fell asleep, 13-year-old Christine told Kress and mom isn’t home, she went to the market for provisions Well, you should have said it.

from the beginning, replied the man, how long ago did your mother leave, about 15 minutes ago, Christine murmured softly, stroking the head of her sleepy little sister, she knew that her sister would feel safe and could sleep in peace. When she crossed she left, another little girl’s head appeared behind the door. Seven-year-old Cynthia looked at her older sister with fear, Cristina understood what she wanted to ask, salt, she already left, she told her and smiled, the girls had long since become accustomed to the absence of their mother, who raised her daughters alone, all her

The 36-year-old woman worked as a cleaner in a local businessman’s office, the salary was barely enough for the essentials, the sisters were often hungry, so she won’t spend most of her salary on alcohol, perhaps. They could have had sweets more often, but here she didn’t care much about her children, Cristin, the eldest, was in seventh grade and despite the family circumstances she was an excellent student, studying was easy for her.

Teachers said she had natural aptitudes Cintia, 7 years old, should have entered first grade this year, but some smart aunts from some commission forbade her to send the girl to school here, Cynthia was developmentally lagging behind her peers. So she continued to go to kindergarten, the youngest Sara would be two years old in a month, despite her age, she was more attached to her older sister than to her mother, whom she rarely saw, especially after she started going to kindergarten.

Christine would pick up her sisters after school and they would come home together when her mother couldn’t make dinner, Christine also cooked for the family, found a book on the shelf with various recipes and started using it, but many of the dishes she wanted to offer her sisters she couldn’t cook due to the lack of basic ingredients at home. So the girl decided to start with the simplest dishes, her mother considered her an adult for a long time and trusted her completely for household chores

cleaning, washing, ironing, she did everything as if she were 18 instead of 13, the difficult life with her alcoholic mother had made her mature quickly, what scared the girls the most were the men who visited their mother, their noisy parties and arguments that were never missing in a drunken binge made them shudder and stay in the children’s room in silence, even the little sarra had learned the rule, if there is noise in the house due to the guests, then they had to keep quiet, the commission for children’s affairs had visited her house several times

every time she saw the strict women of the commission inspect her Modest home, who promised to stop drinking and start a normal life, but their promises barely lasted about two weeks, after which she returned to the same unbridled and irresponsible life, Christine had an excruciating fear that they would be sent to a children’s home, they had no relatives, their grandparents had long since passed away, so in case of need They could only go to a children’s home, I had heard about the conditions in which the children lived there, so I didn’t want to end up there under any conditions.

circumstance the poor girl still didn’t know that living with her alcoholic mother was much scarier than being in a children’s home today as usual It’s likely that her mother is going to get messy it was always like this when you think a local unemployed man that his wife had run away from a long time ago due to her constant drunkenness was looking for her Cristina was sitting on the porch waiting for her mother’s return if this is still like this, they will surely fire her, the girl Davis thought, her boss had threatened to

to fire her for a long time, but apparently she felt sorry and closed her eyes to her lifestyle, in addition, Christine really wanted to start studying from the first day at school, she had been assigned Many tasks that took her hours, her mother did not appear after an hour or even at 9 p.m. Cintia was playing with Sara dolls while Cristina studied in the room reigned a total silence as if the house were empty and there was no one in it, the girls did not

They said to each other how much they were worried about their mother, each of them had her own worries. But they all worried, well, what are they doing here alone again, Aunt Candy’s voice cheered the girls, the kind neighbor Candy visited the girls almost every day, the 40-year-old woman had no children of her own, the doctors had diagnosed her with something many years ago, which left her without a child. chances of becoming a mother lived alone with her husband probably no one cared as much about the girls as candice So today knowing that 15

had gone to party again, went to see the girls why are they standing here, come on, see what I brought them, Candy took her napkin off a plate, there were golden and fragrant empanadas with apple filling, the girls pounced on the gift and began to eat the pastries made with love by their neighbor, for dinner they had pasta It was the only thing Christine could cook with what was left in the pantry, therefore the empanadas turned out to be more timely than ever, good that they have for

Here she asked, cancer she says, examining the shelves of the refrigerator and the kitchen cupboard, as always, it’s empty And where will she have gone, she’s got money to drink, but she doesn’t care that her own children are hungry, there’s cancer, she doesn’t scold mom, Christine told the woman, I’ve read that alcoholism is a disease, women with this disease can rarely get over it, I guess mom has a hard time Living like this but she can’t change it, you still feel sorry for her at your age, she doesn’t read about those things

she had children, which means she must take care of them, Candy said, hugging the girl, too, I felt sorry for her at first, but now I understand that all that is useless, she doesn’t understand anything, that I’m trapped in alcohol, she’ll ever get away with it, who knows, at that very moment there was a rumble from the hall, something fell off the shelf and broke Christine, Christine, Christine, where are you, Kim shouted from “The door mom is back,” said the girl startled and ran to her mother’s voice asking the neighbor to take care of her sisters and not let them leave the room.

cook until she put her mother to sleep here you are where you were helping mother to stand up you don’t see that I can’t get up Who said with difficulty her tongue barely articulating the words and I dropped something here to regal you understood Cristina helped her mother to get up and saw that blood was coming out of one of her hands probably had been cut with a fragment of the vase that broke When he entered the house taking the woman to the room and laying her on the bed, Christine ran to the kitchen to get cotton and hydrogen peroxide to treat the wound. What happened

Candice asked, seeing that the girl was taking disinfectant products out of the closet, mom cut her hand, broke my favorite vase, I loved putting flowers in it, Cristina replied and ran to her mother, a few minutes later she returned and looked sadly at her sisters, go to sleep for now, don’t go to the hall, I will go with you soon, she said to the girls who were watching her with scared eyes, This can’t go on like this, Candy said in a loud voice. Down sweeping the shards of broken glass in the lobby I’m really sorry what’s wrong with you girls

I think they’ll soon take their mother away from them, maybe at least that will teach them how they’ll take us away, we don’t want them to take us away, Christine protested, my mom will get better day candice sure she’ll get better, yes, sure yes, yes, sure, yes, sure, she nodded her head and hugged Cristina again. Before leaving, Christine looked at her mother once again, Kim slept on her side, her scruffy hair stretched in different directions on the pillow and from her face you couldn’t guess that she was only 36 years old, at that time she looked like she was 60 a week

of uninterrupted drunkenness had completely exhausted her; it made her a sick and desperate person; Christine felt sorry for her mother; given her age, she did not fully understand the gravity of the situation; Or perhaps, after many years, she had become accustomed to this lifestyle and had adapted to it; she had never had a different life, although she knew for certain that only a few years ago her mother drank less and less; she did not leave her daughters alone for a long time, two years ago Sara was born, probably Kim

She thought that the girl’s father would not abandon her, that he would stay with her, but that did not happen. So having the little girl in her arms, the woman began to drink and did not realize that she was ruining the life not only for her but also for her daughters, a week passed and that she continued drinking, leaving all the domestic responsibilities in the hands of her eldest daughter on Friday when she returned from At school, Cristina noticed an unfamiliar car in the courtyard, she came across three elegantly dressed women, they were similar to each other in some way.

They were looking at the yard with disdain and murmuring among themselves how long the owner of the house has been away, one of the women asked Aunt Candice, whom Christine had not noticed immediately, since three days ago that she has not appeared at home, replied the woman and when she saw that Cristina had returned home, she turned her attention to her, here comes Christine. Come closer: These women are from the commission of children’s affairs. came to see how you live here with your sisters Hi Christine greeted coldly the woman who was closer to Christine than the others we have received a signal from the school that we could not

overlook your family has been under our radar for a long time you are old enough and you must understand that this cannot continue like this we are obliged to deprive your mother of parental authority what are they saying and what will happen to us the girl was scared we want to live close to our mother we love her no matter how it is I can stay with the girls today And explain to them myself what is happening He addressed the women candices I think it would be better Okay but tomorrow morning we will be back all the documents are in order So

that there will be no turning back on this matter, bear in mind That, the woman warned and rushed after her colleagues who were in the street waiting for the driver to open the car door, when Cannes and Christine were left alone in the courtyard for a while, they were silent as if they did not know that saying to each other unexpectedly, a sadness overwhelmed them both, wanting to cry with sadness, Christine cried, only tears rolled Silently down his cheeks leaving wet stripes will lead us to an orphanage he finally dared to

ask young mom hasn’t come back not answered candice they saw her recently with res they say she was sober and well anyway you have to know what you’re trying to say something happened to mom she was alarmed Christine speaks aunt candice nothing happened to your mother replied the woman angrily she called me she said she’ll leave you all with me she knows I’m the only person who treat like family only one thing here she didn’t consider they won’t leave you with me but how could you just reject us the young woman was surprised

call and say he’s leaving us like that, he said, Candice your mother Apparently she decided to seek her happiness, she decided she’d find it with this man, but he doesn’t need it And why do you say they won’t leave us with you, aunt cancer says you want us to live with you, right, Christine asked hopefully, of course I do and I’ll fight for you, you came to me today I also saw that the commission had come to you and I knew that something was wrong, besides, who called me before they arrived, I invited these women to my house, so I told them that I want to stay with you, but that’s it

You know how we lived modestly with Evan They walked around the house and said there’s no place for three girls to live, there’s not even room for one You understand to take them with me We’d need to furnish a room, buy furniture But don’t worry, they’ll live a couple of months in The Orphanage and Evan and I will definitely think of something during that time, we won’t leave them there, you understand I promise you, the woman assured the words warmed the The young woman’s heart hugged Candice tightly and listened as the aunt her heart in her breast a

heart that loved her and her sisters or aunt candice we forgot Cynthia and Sara Christine remembered suddenly she was running the kindergarten they were probably there alone the young woman jumped up and ran to the kindergarten with all her candice strength went to the kitchen the woman decided to set the table before the sisters left at 8 in the At night everything was ready, Christine decided not to explain to her sisters The real reasons for her mother’s absence, she herself found it difficult to understand the real

Uncle Evan, aunt Candice and Christine together tried to convince Cynthia and Sara of how wonderful the place they would go to tomorrow would be, but they did not forget to remind them that it would be for a short time that Candy would take them back, they would recover them in the morning as promised, the same car arrived at the house, however, this time only one of the women came for the girls, checked if the girls were children had everything with them, his documents made them get into the car and left, the house was completely empty

only in the yard did leaves fall with a quiet whisper, also ripe apples that no longer interested anyone in the foster home, the girls It was difficult at first, they had to get used to the new rules, the caregivers and most importantly other children who constantly tried to hurt them, offend them and even hit them, Christine was not shy, she knew how to defend herself, but Cynthia found it difficult by nature, she was shy, she was afraid of her. To everything and she cried constantly, winter came, Candice did not forget her girls almost every week she went to see them and today

Cristina waited anxiously, constantly watching through the window, Candy was supposed to bring news about the purchase of a new big and cozy house where there would be room for all the girls around 10 in the morning, as promised, she arrived, but the woman’s look was not cheerful at all, only Christine realized that, Cynthia and Sara did not pay attention to the woman’s mood when the Younger girls went to school Christine finally had a chance to find out the latest news and what

As soon as Sara disappeared out the door, you’ll see Christine, we’ve had some difficulties, confessed the woman, Evan got sick, he’ll have to quit his job, he’s been coughing for a long time and with the coming of Winter, the choking attacks got worse, the doctors said it’s a reaction to allergens, you know they’re going to work in a glass factory, so he’ll have to Stop working there obviously we can’t even think about a loan right now but we will definitely work everything out

when Evan feels better, he’ll find another job, actually, Cristina listened carefully to her aunt and realized that she wanted to say something else, but she didn’t know how to do it, she looked at Candy with an inquisitive look, insinuating that she was waiting for explanations, Christine, find out in the committee on children’s affairs that I can take one of you today, but the woman got stuck again, each word cost only one you understand, I understand, Christine nodded But I can’t leave my sisters So we’ll stay here I knew you’d answer

So smiled Candice, of course they better stay together, who knows, maybe we’ll think of something for the spring, he left a big bag of apple-filled sweets and cakes for Christine and left, the months went by one after the other, one day a medical examination was arranged in the foster home, the doctors carefully examined the children, especially those who were about to enter the school in In the autumn of March, Cynthia turned 8 years old and due to her development, she had difficulty starting school on time, so Christine had the

hope that this year her sister would finally go to school, but the verdict of the doctors was not encouraging, they recommended that Cynthia study in a specialized boarding school, as she would not be able to follow the program of a regular school due to her development, this school was in the nearest city, 60 kilometers from the place where the sisters lived now, Christine did not get used to this idea immediately, but gradually understood that it would be best for Cintia in a regular school not to be able to encompass the program until that moment despite the fact that she was not able to do so.

Christine’s efforts Cynthia had not yet learned to read, she could count to 10, but it took a lot of effort, only her older sister knew, don’t worry, Cristina will feel comfortable studying there, besides, there she can learn to be a seamstress or cook, Candice explained to the girl, when she came to visit them once again, it was already May and Kim, who had left in September, never returned, no one knew where she was, if she was Nor did she show any interest in the fate of her children, she had not even written a letter at the end of August, Cynthia left

At boarding school, Kristine promised to visit her when she was just 14 years old, Christine felt quite adult In mid-September she also had to say goodbye to Saba, a childless couple from the capital decided to adopt her despite Christine’s pleas not to separate the sisters, the director of the foster home was very categorical, Christine cannot imagine the opportunities your sister will have if these wonderful people can take her away, she tried to convince the girl Jason to take me too if

They need Saba so badly and anyway in four years I’ll be 18 and by law I must have my own place to live I will take care of my sisters Christine refused what are you saying in 4 years you know what kind of housing you will have you will start working at 18 And what about your education Christine don’t talk nonsense and listen to me Carefully I know what I am talking about insisted the director all the girl’s words were ignored a couple of weeks later Sara was taken away after separating from another sister Christine got sick she had a fever

for six days it took her a few weeks to finally recover, when she stood up Candy came and announced that she would take her with her, Cynthia was studying and living in the boarding school, Sara’s new parents took her to Madrid and Candy took her to Madrid and Candy took Christine for a long time, they never bought a new house, Eva’s health I didn’t allow her to work, I never thought she would come home alone without my sisters sobbed Christine as she finished her herbal tea, no one thought about it, she caressed the

Candice girl’s head don’t worry the important thing is that they have each other and one day they will definitely meet and as for Cynthia we will go to see her this weekend Deal done come on dry your tears and calm down the years passed without realizing it the girls grew up Cynthia got an education and became a seamstress At 18 she got married and moved to Poland 10 years ago Christine did not knows nothing about her, it is likely that Cynthia has changed her phone number and that she has lost her sister’s

about Sara Christine knew nothing at all how the new parents took the girl to Madrid 20 years ago This is how she lost track of them, many years have passed, it was October 6, yesterday Christine, a high-level specialist doctor, did not feel well, all afternoon she remembered how they used to celebrate her younger sister’s birthday, Sara on that day her mother was sober and bought a large cake with a single candle how happy they were all together at that time mom Ken Christine Cintia and Saba yesterday Saro turned 22 years old

You’ve probably already graduated from college and are thinking about getting a job, how will you be now, all those questions didn’t leave Christine alone all night, but work hasn’t been canceled and now she’s running down the hallway to her workstation to continue caring for patients, there’s 3 hours left and she’ll be able to go home, thank God, at least today she doesn’t have a guard, the day feels unusually long after attending to the last patient the girl begins to prepare to go home Mario is waiting for her outside recently he proposed to

Christine and she accepted in August Christine turned 34, it’s the right time to start a family and have children Hi Christine, you’re tired, Mario asked and opened the door of his black SUV tenderly, you can tell I’m tired, Christine answered with a question and settled into the comfortable seat with pleasure, no, but your eyes give away that today you have waited for the end of the day with difficulty, the man confessed and turned the key in the ignition outside the window, the lights in the display cases, the passing cars, and the street lamps.

the road flickered, Christine loved her city, after obtaining her medical diploma she had the opportunity to go to the capital but decided to stay in her homeland, Evan died of an asthma attack when Cristina was just 16 years old, only Christine knew how difficult it was for Candy to overcome that loss, she did not sleep at night and longed for her loved one and when Christine turned 18 and It was time to enter the university, Cándice also left for the afterlife, the woman’s heart was weakened by

After her husband’s death, the doctors didn’t dare to operate on her, as if she had promised herself not to leave Cristina before she came of age, and as soon as that time came, she died quietly without disturbing anyone. She just lay down to sleep at night and didn’t wake up anymore, Christine always dreamed of being a doctor, after graduating with honors from school, she got in easily. to the Faculty of Medicine during all those years he truly enjoyed everything that happened at the university every day learning something new never before

stopped being surprised by how unknown still hides the human body, around the third year she tried for the first time to find her younger sister Sara who according to Christine lived in Madrid but it was all in vain, they gave Cynthia often until she reached the age of majority, the middle sister Cristín lived in the boarding school, there she acquired two professions, seamstress and cook, it was there that she also met Willy At the age of 18 Cynthia without consulting anyone married and went with Willy to another city Cristina knew where exactly

despite being close and confiding in each other a lot, she had a feeling that Willy took her away by force so that Christine couldn’t dissuade her from taking a rash step as Cynthia grew older, she began to look more like her mother, the same brown eyes, dark hair. Even walking, Christine remembered her mother’s gait well, it was the first thing she noticed when she burning seemed in the courtyard of his house so Cristin could determine if his mother was sober or

not only because of the way she walked, Cynthia did not stand out externally from others, but by getting to know her more closely, it could be understood that she did not quite belong to this world, she was extremely naïve and trusting, Cynthia could easily connect with anyone, no matter who was in front of her, without understanding the identity of that person, but this was a characteristic of her development, which is why Christine cared a lot about her sister who knows what might happen to him what kind of people might cross his

way of life to Willy Christine did not know him well but from the first meeting she realized that she should not trust him probably Willy quickly understood that Christine did not approve of him so he married hastily and took his wife away from her sister Christine We have arrived Mario’s voice made the girl wake up from her heavy thoughts you don’t need to go to the store I already bought everything you need during the day you rest For now I’ll get everything ready quickly The girl looked at him gratefully, how lucky I am with him, she thought

the girl once again Mario was 4 years older than Christine, despite his age he had never married, he explained that during all that time he was waiting for Christine, precisely the most beautiful, serious, intelligent and best girl in the world, Mario had his own restaurant business, the man had great business sense, he had been involved in his beloved business since he was 20 years old and since then he had achieved remarkable results A month ago, Christine moved from her one-bedroom apartment to Mario’s house, bought the apartment 8 years ago and

she was paying the mortgage despite all Mario’s persuasions to pay off the debt with the bank Christine refused, she explained that she could pay it for herself since her childhood she was used to depending only on herself, Mario knew about the difficult childhood of his future wife and understood her attitude towards life, he himself was born into a wealthy family and had a younger brother named Carbec, with whom he had a Christine told Mario on more than one occasion that she was very happy to see

warm relationships between family members, moreover, Christine had a dream, it could be said, her life’s goal to find her sisters and hug them, she would find them, How they would have been, How would their fates have turned out, Christine also remembered her mother quite often, it has been 20 years since she left her daughters at the mercy of fate, who never cared about what happened to her daughters, Were they adopted by the neighbor or not, She simply disappeared and it’s as if it had evaporated into the air, Mario knew the

Christine’s dream and promised to help her in her search, he knew that his fiancée had tried to find her younger sister on several occasions, but it was always in vain: after taking off her clothes in the hallway and taking off her boots, Christine washed her face and lay down on the sofa in the living room, the room was lit with a dim light, the clock was ticking and the sound of sucktag the girl fell asleep without realizing it woke up Only two hours later Mario decided not to wake her thinking that sleep was more important for her.

She at that moment, well, you have rested, he asked her, As soon as she saw Christine moving and opening her eyes, dinner is ready for a long time, come on, Get up and go to the kitchen, you won’t have any energy left at all, okay, Christine replied and followed the man to the kitchen, a fresh salad and baked fish were especially appropriate at this time, at noon due to extreme exhaustion, the girl forgot to eat, replacing food with a short nap But what kind of dream was Mario this afternoon in the office my sisters dreamed of me we were playing in the river as in

In our childhood, they ran away from me and I couldn’t reach them in any way, what could mean that I won’t be able to find them, she asked, looking sadly at the man sitting in front of her, no, that means you’re thinking too much about it, you don’t sleep at night, you worry, then you fall asleep at work without having eaten, Mario replied, making it clear that he wasn’t joking about the girl’s concern, you’re right A thousand times you’re right but you know I can’t help it, I need to find them, Christine said about to cry Well now Finish your

Dinner, take a bath in 40 minutes, take a bath and go to sleep, so you will be tomorrow as usual, full of energy and joie de vivre, otherwise you will have to treat yourself, the man gave orders again and kissed the excited girl on the cheek, sometimes I begin to doubt which of the two is the doctor and who the businessman smiled, Christine I have told you that I love you very much, not today, not yet Mario smiled in response, but I am willing to hear that phrase over and over again and I love you very much affection and I want you not to torment yourself so I promise that we will do everything possible to

find your sisters By the way, I have made an appointment with a famous detective, we will try to involve specialists in this matter, I think we will not be able to do it Without them I completely agree with you, the girl nodded her head, it may be that she should also talk to him, show him the photos, you are right, the meeting is scheduled for tomorrow at 8 p.m. we will be waiting for him at my restaurant on the Paseo Marítimo, explained Mario, his name is Joseph, he was an investigator, he recently opened his own detective agency, have you heard of something like that?

Yes, I’ve seen advertising from her agency, Christine recalled, so I guess she’s starting out in this field and it’s very important for clients to be satisfied, as to build a reputation, you’re thinking in the right direction, the man praised the girl, So come on, calm down and start thinking about good things, I’ll do my best, Christine promised, and she headed to the bathroom somehow, Mario’s words encouraged her like never before in her heart, the hope that she would soon be able to hug her sisters came up again the next day felt eternal for Christine

It seemed that the night would never come, the next meeting with the detective occupied all her thoughts, Christine today you are again in the clouds, observed link, the friend with whom she studied in medical school and now they worked together in a hospital. It shows a lot, Christine asked, do you understand, tonight I have a very important meeting for me, I hope that soon I can find my sisters, the girl told her friend everything, after which she could not contain herself and began to cry, Lin did not respond at all to Christine’s words, hugged her and

For a while it just kept quiet Christine you’re a very strong person I’ve known you for years and more than anyone I know what you’ve had to go through how much you love your sisters and care about them finally managed to say Lin your sisters They are your weak point it seems like in this life there’s nothing I can’t overcome But with your sisters Alin also had tears in her eyes but she didn’t know how to help her friend Now I’ll calm down and get to work tried to calm down Christine my shift on duty is tomorrow so today I’ll do my best to

advance a little in the search for my sisters I am especially worried about Cynthia you know how it is God forbid that this Willy hurts her I just think about that and as for Sara I don’t even know what she looks like now I remember her when she was 2 years old and now she is 22 everything will be fine encouraged her beautiful her friend The most important thing is to believe in it lunch is about to end our patients should not wait for us in the hallway besides work will make time pass faster exactly at 6 in the afternoon Mario picked up

Christine from the hospital, before going to the restaurant, took her to the mall to cheer her up, Christine didn’t want to buy anything, but Mario insisted, she knew that a new dress affects all women equally and she was absolutely right, for a moment Christine was distracted from her thoughts, tried on several dresses in her favorite section, and bought not one but two, there you have the therapeutic effect, it has been achieved, Mario said with satisfaction, I have told you that you are the most beautiful and dazzling woman in the world before words

Christine didn’t say anything, she just looked at him gratefully and smiled, the detective arrived at the restaurant promptly at 8 o’clock, Mario and Christine were already waiting for him at the table by the window, watching as the elegant man dressed got out of a shiny black Toyota, pressed the remote control and headed towards the entrance, Cristina was nervous, Although she did everything possible not to show his emotional state, Mario went to receive Soon the men approached the table Let me introduce you to Joseph this

is Christine, my future wife, was introduced by Mario to his friend Christine, this is Joseph, who in the hope of doing his best will solve our problems, he added, a pleasure to meet you, smiled, josephy kissed Christine’s hand, I will do my best for this beautiful lady, just to see her smile, after a short introduction, the young people made their orders and began to discuss the case, Christine related all the details, her childhood, difficult, his mother, who left her three daughters In the care of a neighbor, the aunt Candice, who could not take the sisters from the orphanage, detailed the

diagnosis of Cintia, who had to study in a specialized boarding school after listening to the girl’s story, Joseph was silent for a while, as if he were analyzing everything carefully, by his expression Christine knew that he had entrusted her with a difficult task, Well, I think that finding your sisters will not be as simple as we would like, finally she said, although we have an idea more or less Clara of Cynthia with Sara, everything is a lot more complicated, most likely, her adoptive parents have adopted her and given her their

Last name, of course, It will be possible to track them down, but after so many years the family might have moved out of the capital city, in that case it will be much harder to track them down, I will visit The orphanage where you and your sisters spent some time, But I guess the address won’t provide any information, especially if they really adopted Sara, But it’s worth trying, we have no choice, true Christine asked hopefully and looked at the detective with a look that left no room for rejection of course

Christine: Don’t worry, we’ll do our best, Joseph assured us, I’ll visit the orphanage tomorrow, I’ll be in touch with you and let you know everything I can discover. Thanking Joseph, the young people began to enjoy the dishes that had been brought to them, they changed the topic of conversation and for a moment it seemed that they had forgotten the reason why they had gathered in the cozy restaurant the next day, just as promised, Joseph called Christine and informed him everything she could find out in The orphanage Hello is conven

Let us talk, Joseph asked: As soon as the girl answered his call, Yes, of course, I’m listening, Christine was filling out medical forms, but upon hearing the voice of her new acquaintance, she put aside all the papers, please don’t be disappointed immediately, but everything went just as I said, Joseph began to explain, the family took Sara a couple of months later, they received a notification at the orphanage that they had adopted I have not been able to find the girl’s last name, much less her address in The orphanage will not give it to me

the only thing we need to keep in mind is that if it comes to Sara’s adoption, she sure has another last name, maybe they even gave her another name, don’t be surprised, this also happens, the girl was quite small So they may not even have told her that it was not her biological family And now what do we do, we don’t have any chance, Christine asked, I have some ideas, we will try to Search for information from another angle understands that doing so won’t be easy and will take some time encouraged the girl Joseph And how is Jason Still in

His position suddenly reminded the girl Jason to He is director of the orphanage, Joseph clarified several years ago that he is retired It would be good to visit him of course now The orphanage is under the direction of a new director this woman will definitely not provide any direction and in principle has no right to do so but I will try to think of something do not be discouraged Christine I will call you in the nearest future after hanging Christine took a moment to collect his thoughts he couldn’t understand what he was planning

Joseph, but he made sure she was taking the matter seriously, Christine Congratulations Lin’s cheerful voice interrupted the girl’s heavy thoughts, you’ll soon be getting a vacation, let’s admit that you need to rest now. Hearing the news from her friend, Christine realized that she had completely forgotten about her scheduled vacation, the vacation calendar had been set half a year ago in the middle of the almost forgot that she would be on vacation until mid-December, at the end of November she had planned her wedding of the

which to her embarrassment neither She thought much, her mind was occupied only with the search for her sisters after the wedding, Mario was planning a two-week vacation abroad, the young people had decided to rest in Bali, where at that time the most favorable season was beginning, Thank you link, the girl smiled at her friend, really with this lifestyle you can forget even about your own vacation, at that very moment someone called at the door yes ahead, Christine answered and saw a

older woman with flowers at her office door Christine Let me apologize for this unexpected visit but I couldn’t stop thanking you, said the visitor quietly, if it wasn’t for you, I doubt we would have been able to save my husband, no doctor could diagnose his pain, But you quickly put a diagnosis and started treatment Thank you for that, after delivering the flowers, the woman left the room, Christine happy, she was standing in the middle of the room with flowers in her hand, Lynn took a vase out of the closet filled

Tap water And put the roses in it, Christine you are an exceptional doctor, she said, it’s not in vain that the head of the department sends you to the most difficult cases, I just love my job, there’s nothing more beautiful than the grateful look of the patients, Cristina replied modestly and began to fill out the medical forms, several days passed and there was no news of Joseph in the evening when Christine and Mario were resting After the work they finally received news from Detective Mario invited his friend to

his house, 40 minutes later Joseph was already sitting in the cozy kitchen next to Christine and Mario telling everything he had managed to discover in the last three days Yes, my friends have given me a challenge, he sighed, but I still managed to get something, now I know where he lives, He is the director of the orphanage, Jason was glad, Christine, I can visit him too, of course, of course, he accepted, Joseph I propose to meet and talk to him directly tomorrow by Today verify that address lie in a small house of

bricks in a residential neighborhood in the western part of the city, you know what it is, yes, of course, Christine said tomorrow is Sunday and I will be completely free of work after agreeing to the meeting, the young people said goodbye that night, Christine slept soundly for some reason, the hope of meeting her younger sister soon had taken hold in her heart, in the morning Joseph picked up Mario and Cristina at exactly 9 o’clock in the morning. period, Joseph had a great virtue, he was never late, he was a person

extremely punctual as he achieved that, he couldn’t explain it, but he joked about that characteristic, And he said that’s how he was born and that he couldn’t do anything about it, on Sunday morning the roads were clear, so after about an hour, the young people arrived without problems at the indicated address, as Joseph could find it, Christine and Mario didn’t know but they didn’t ask, the detective had his own secrets to get information they stopped the car in front of the house

They went out into the street and approached the door that was locked, however, the situation was saved by the doorbell, a minute later a woman a little older than Christine appeared in the courtyard, it seemed that Christine had seen her somewhere, Hello Who are they, asked the surprised woman Looking at her unexpected visitors, Excuse me, but we really need to meet with yesen, Joseph interjected in the conversation, we know that he lives in this direction and what do they want from him asked the next woman about his appearance was

easy to guess that she was not very willing to let strangers into her house understand, Cristina interjected in the conversation, I am a former pupil of the orphanage that Jason once ran, now I need your help very much, please do not deny us Christine, it is you, I am very happy to see you, the owner of the house suddenly changed her attention to the young woman, you do not remember me, a few years ago she treated me, I still remember you, I am Joana you remember me Yes sure Christine was glad I’ve also been wondering where I could have seen you before how you are

of health, you continue to take care of your blood pressure, of course I try to follow all the recommendations of the cardiologist, Thank you for sending me to a good specialist and above all, in time, the woman could not contain herself from the memories that invaded her, that I can help you, understand me and my friends, we would really like to talk to yesen, I hope you do not prevent us from meeting with him, Christine asked hopefully, no, of course, come in, I accept Joana and He opened the door but anyway I don’t know if he could help them in anything though good

who are waiting ahead, I tell them you will see Why I think that, Yoana lived modestly, it was evident from the state of her house that she had been in need of repairs for a long time, but the fact that the rooms were clean also said a lot. That’s how my dad and I lived together, when my husband found out he couldn’t have children, he went with another woman and a year ago I brought dad with me, she said: woman while accompanying guests to a distant room when Cristina entered the room where Jason was immediately understood what Yohana meant by I don’t know if he

he could help them with something, in the room he did not find the same Yes in which he ran around The orphanage from morning to night solving household chores and at the same time interacting with the children saw an old man paralyzed and weakened, the old man was sitting in a wheelchair looking with dull eyes out the window had a stroke, Christine guessed yes, a year ago he barely survived, Joanna confirmed his conjecture Before that he could take care of himself after Mom’s death He lived alone for three years I had to take him with me and I had to

quit my job, now I do the cleaning at the nearby store, we live on his pension and my small salary, yesen You hear me, Christine asked, touching the man’s arm, don’t try, you won’t achieve anything, he doesn’t speak, he just babbles the function of speech He didn’t come back, sighed heavily, the owner of the house, Christine herself, noted the characteristic tremor of the hands of patients with these conditions, and understood that they really had nothing to do. The visitors came out of the house and were silent for a while, I had so many hopes of

that it is already in at least he could help us with something, Christine said desperately, sitting in the back seat of the car we will do now, I have another little idea, I will share it with you tomorrow night, now I have another urgent matter, Joseph replied throughout the day, Cristina tried to distract herself from the sad thoughts somehow, but the image of Yesen was still in her mind despite her extensive experience in the hospital Christine couldn’t accept the fact that people get old, get sick, and die perhaps from

That was heroically striving to help each of his patients, no matter their age, he knew that some of his colleagues treated elderly patients with little interest, believing that old age has no cure, but Cristin never classified patients into young and old, he tried to help everyone equally, alleviate the lives of his patients and improve their quality of life at night after the arrival of Joseph had turmoil in Mario’s spacious kitchen Joseph reported that he had hired someone who would try to track Saba down

he himself was going to Norway where Cynthia was supposed to live, at least that’s where her newlywed husband took her 10 years ago The more Cristina listened to the detective the more she wanted to go with him to Norway she sat in front of Mario and didn’t know how to explain to her fiancé her intentions I can go with you Joseph couldn’t help but ask Looking at Mario guiltily I would be happy if Mario also came with me Mario clearly She did not expect this turn of events, so she looked at Christine in a questioning way several times.

times and why not in a week my vacation period begins until mid-December I have time to find at least one of the sisters, you will leave and I will stay here waiting, waiting, I am tired of waiting understand when I participate in the search I will feel better, maybe you are right, Christine unexpectedly agreed, Joseph and you, Mario, you are ready to travel with your fiancée, precisely with my fiancée, Mario recalled To Christine you have forgotten by chance that in a month we have a wedding and a trip to Bali I did not forget anything

Mario, but Bali can wait, if we postpone the wedding date for a while, nothing serious will happen either, she tried to soften the conversation, Christine understands, when she finds at least Cynthia, I will be calm, I am already imagining Cynthia sitting with us at the festive table and rejoicing for our happiness, you understand, actually Mario, I think Christine is right, this is vital for her, she supported the girl Joseph, Mario stayed in Silence for a while he got up a couple of times, walked around, thought of something from one end of the kitchen to the other

Looking at Christine and other helps, Okay, I was finally convinced, she replied that we will need to take with us, I can’t even imagine what we might need there, she asked, wear warm clothes and I will try to book a room in a hotel, I have already researched on the internet, replied the detective, the following week it happened as in a dream, during the day Cristina was in the hospital, she spent several sleepless nights in the afternoon, she and Mario they went through stores in search of warm clothes, it was still autumn in their hometown in Norway, the real winter was already

was here with frost and snowstorms, Christine didn’t forget to take some photos of her sister Although the photos were from 10 years ago, she hoped that Cynthia hadn’t changed too much, during that time they had to indefinitely postpone the wedding date, the young people decided to think of a new date after their return on the scheduled day, Christine, Joseph and Mario arrived at the airport, checked their luggage and soon took off for the unknown Norway greeted them with sunny and cold weather, it was strange to go from a relatively warm autumn to a cold winter

snowy after landing at the airport, they had to take a train and travel six hours to their destination, it took a while to settle in at the hotel, Christine and Mario stayed on the second floor, while Joseph had a room on the first floor, it was cold outside, but inside the rooms it was surprisingly clean, cozy and warm, Cristina was eager to start the search, but the long journey, the cold and the unexpected darkness outside the window they made her abandon that idea the hotel had its own small dining room

a bowl of hot soup, puree and tasty dumplings turned out to be just what they needed after dinner, the friends met in Joseph’s room and discussed plans for the next day, I propose to visit the service station tomorrow and ask the locals questions about Willy, I guess he could have worked as an auto mechanic, since he had only had experience in that field in his native country, Jose expressed his I guess Mario and I will visit shops, restaurants and other public places, maybe we will meet people who

somehow or other may have had something to do with our friends, Christine suggested, anyway, we have to start somewhere, Mario agreed, and for now we all need a good night’s rest, the night passed quickly, it was already dawn when Joseph and his assistants left the hotel. The detective headed towards the nearest gas station. Meanwhile, Christine and Mario decided to take a walk downtown and Talk to the locals The crunch of freshly fallen snow echoed beneath his feet

walking It wasn’t easy, the cold itched her cheeks and nose making them Look for a warmer place than the street, the small grocery stores were also empty Hello, sorry, we got here yesterday So we don’t know much yet Cristina, the saleswoman with make-up talking to her, tell me why there are so few people here, good morning, we’re always like this at this time, many are at work, now the kids are at school, people aren’t, has time to go shopping, explained the woman fixing her hair, we usually have a lot of visitors at the end of the day if they come around 5 pm

You might meet someone and you want to take a look at people or are looking for someone in particular Yes, of course we don’t ask about anything in vain Christine cheered up. We’re looking for my sister Cynthia, maybe you know something about her, Christine passed her a picture of Cynthia, No, I haven’t seen this girl how long ago she came here, the woman asked, that’s the problem, she got here 10 years ago and I haven’t heard from her Since then, Christine explained 10 years ago, it’s unlikely they’ll be able to find anyone here

saddened Christine with her response to the woman for example I also came here three years ago with my husband I can’t wait to leave here the saleswoman shifted her attention to a new customer Maybe because she realized that Christine and Mario didn’t intend to buy anything Or maybe because she wanted to make up for her guilt to the locals Mario pulled Christine’s elbow indicating that she had already there was nothing else to do in that store, wait, let’s wait for that man, maybe he knows something about Cintia, it seems that he really is a local and has lived here all his life, he whispered

Mario, to Christine, the young people said goodbye to the saleswoman, who did not care at all about his presence, stood up in a corner of the store To keep an eye on the man, a few minutes later he left the building and walked in the opposite direction for his age, he was walking quite fast, which forced Christine and Mario to run to catch up with him, sir, please wait, He spoke to him in a loud voice Mario, to get his attention, the old man heard someone talking to him, stopped and looked back, any athlete would be jealous of your career, he said

Christine trying to catch her breath Sorry how old are you we would just like to run so fast at your age I’m 78 years old, replied the old man, I’ve taught physical education to children at the local school all my life, I still play sports, I don’t allow myself to be lazy And you why are you chasing me, you want to know something, yes you’re right, we got here yesterday, Christine explained and told him the reason why she was in those difficult lands we thought that since you’ve lived here all your life you could have seen

my sister and her husband I see these people for the first time, the old man reflected, he definitely should have been here before leaving, my sister mentioned the name insisted Christine, no, I can’t help you, I’m sorry, I have to leave if the locals don’t know anything about Willy, it means they haven’t come here with Cynthia, it could be that your sister has made a mistake in the name of the locality Cristina said aloud But why didn’t I start looking for her right away, after all, she said she’d be gone for a maximum of 2 to 3 years and

then I would go back to Willy, it’s been 10 years and only Now I started looking for her, stop scolding you, tried to reassure her, Mario You only have this chance, now remember, How you lived 10 years ago, Christina heard Mario’s words and an image Clara formed in her mind when Cynthia turned 18, she was already 23, fifth year in college, then boarding her, buying an apartment, a mortgage, then the first year of work In the hospital an endless flow of patients shifts was not life, it was a

constant stress, the girl sighed and looked at Mario, grateful, maybe you’re right, thank you for being here, she said and kissed Mario’s cold cheek, let’s go to the hotel, we’re already close a little more and we’ll freeze completely in the hotel cafeteria, they met Joseph who had also recently returned and was trying to warm up with a cup of hot tea, Christine explained everything she had found out and added: with bitterness that they would probably have to return empty-handed the detective alone

He replied when Christine fell, we’re on the right track, they’re only right about one thing, their sister and husband aren’t here, but if they were here, they lived here for about a year and then went to a neighboring town, but as you managed to figure it out, Mario asked, taking the first sip of his aromatic tea, everything went exactly as I guessed, Joseph announced joyfully in the first gas station I went to ask questions, no one knew Willy but I had no intention of giving up on

The mechanics knew Willy well because they worked together at that station 9 years ago, he also mentioned Cynthia, who sometimes visited her husband and brought him lunches. So I can continue, Joseph recalled, where he had started his story, one of Willy’s former colleagues informed me that Willy and his wife moved to Cristian, which is about 80 kilometers from here I think we should change location tomorrow What do you think, everyone agreed with that assumption And decided

head there the next day But in the morning a heavy snowstorm broke out that continued throughout the day and night, they had to postpone the trip until the weather conditions improved, only on the third day The travelers finally managed to reach their destination, when they arrived at the place it became clear that the local population was not used to tourists, so no one was willing to receive completely unknown people without knowing what to do next And where to stay The travelers entered a supermarket to warm up, there was

fewer customers in the small grocery store than they would have liked and those who came in quickly grabbed what they needed and ran back to the street So we’ll be here until the evening, Cristina whispered, we men have to think urgently about what to do next, as if she’d heard what strangers were talking about, an older saleswoman with a big mop of red hair sloppily tied up in a bun paid attention to them, Good morning young people addressed her guests, the woman letting the last customer go, I see they’re not locals

who are you looking for because you have been lost in our lands Hello said Joseph excitedly we have come for a very important matter but we do not know where to stay in your village or with the accommodation here we are a little tight said the seller what can we do then We cannot go back we got here with great difficulty asked Mario What to do with you I cannot leave you on the street what if you come to my house offered the woman suddenly my house is small but I will find space How many days do you have

planned to stay yet, we don’t know everything, it depends on how quickly we find what we’re looking for, Joseph began to explain, so they’re here for a long time, the woman asked again, “We hope not for long,” replied Joseph, again, “my shift ends in half an hour.” “In the meantime, sit on the bench I live near here,” said the saleswoman, and went back to minding her business, the darkness had fallen without the travelers noticing, when they left the store accompanied by her new acquaintance, it was already completely dark, the streetlights on the street were turned on

My name is Alexandra, I live near here, after that corner there is an alley, the second house, we will arrive soon, said the woman excitedly and headed towards a couple of identical two-story buildings, when they arrived at the right house, the woman opened the door of the building with her key and ordered them to go up to the second floor, even though the distance between the store and Alexandra’s house was only about 500 meters, Cristina was freezing, entering the warm hall after that cold was a real pleasure, they are frozen, smiled Alexandra

The same thing happens to all the newcomers at the beginning, here we have very low temperatures, we locals have already gotten used to it And we barely notice the cold, but it will be difficult for you to go ahead, the woman opened the door and let her guests into the interior of the apartment, an old woman appeared in the lobby and looked surprised at the strangers, mom meet Christine, Mario and Josh will stay with us for a few days, Alexandra explained to her mother and she is Kerry, please come in, leave your bags here for now, the bathroom

on the right the kitchen on the left beats her hands and come to the kitchen about 10 minutes later all the inhabitants of the three-bedroom apartment were sitting in the cozy and warm cooking Kerry as if it was planned she had prepared a pot full of chicken soup La Caliente soup along with the freshly baked bread, aromatic tea and pastries seemed to be the most delicious dishes the travelers had ever tasted the exhausting aunt had left her mark Christine finally warming up felt

that her eyes were beginning to close, she only wanted one thing: take a shower and lie down under a warm blanket, Christine and Mario Today I will lend you my room, I will sleep on the sofa in Mom’s room and Joseph will be offered the sofa in the living room, explained Alexandra, pouring more tea to the guests, they have not yet told us For what purpose they came to our cold lands, confess that they are looking here I know that he explained to the hospitable owner of the apartment the reason for his arrival Kerry and Alexandra listened attentively

Joseph without interrupting him once, so your sister’s name is Cintia, they have a picture of her, Alexandra asked thoughtfully, many years ago it seems that she lived here, a short girl Modesta, always smiling, wait, Cristina interrupted, the woman, why are you talking about Cintia in the past tense, Cynthia has already left Cristian Sanz, yes, Wait, I’m trying to remember everything, she continued frowning, Alexandra about 7 or 8 years ago came a couple to our city a boy and a girl, the boy was called Willy I think and the girl Cintia I don’t remember her

Last name, the boy worked By the way, he must still work at the train station, but about the girl, I’m not sure what to say what you mean you’re not sure, she got nervous, Christine talks what happened to Cynthia that happened to her, I heard that Willy drank, that he used to beat Cynthia, your sister Cintia also worked there, she cleaned the floors of the station, kept order in the yard, So often they saw her with bruises and being a pretty young woman she began to deteriorate next to that boy I don’t know how to put it more softly Cynthia began to drink

she was late for work many times, her boss at the station forgave her, protected her from the Superiors, but one day she was almost run over by the train, she arrived in the morning, drunk, it was still dark and she didn’t realize how she ended up on the tracks, after that incident she was fired, Cynthia was drinking, she couldn’t believe what Christine was hearing, horrible images began to form in front of the girl’s eyes, Cynthia staggering. drunk falling on Los Rieles Christine didn’t notice how tears welled up in her eyes Where is Cynthia now you said about her in the past tense she asked

she, regaining her composure a bit, you’d have to ask Willy, he still lives here about three years after they came to Cristian Sanz, Cynthia disappeared, continued her uncheerful story, the woman didn’t talk to them much, your sister came to my shop but not often, just a few times in three years, I guess, but Willy stops by here often and keeps taking drinks and snacks tomorrow morning They should go to the station, he should definitely know where his wife is now after lunch and in the evening it’s not worth approaching him

Anyway, they won’t find him sober that night, Christine couldn’t close her eyes, all her assumptions about Willy turned out to be true, he had not only hit rock bottom in his life, but he had also dragged Cynthia with him, a gullible sentence, soft and kind, it was not in vain that he looked so much like his mother, it turned out that now Cynthia was following in his footsteps, he began to drink and lose his humanity, Christine she couldn’t find peace and blamed herself for not having searched for her sister for so long and if she could really find her she still doubted a lot

it seemed that Cristina had recently fallen asleep When someone woke her up when she opened her eyes, the first thing she did was look at the clock that marked 8 in the morning, Christine And yes, Joshua and I are looking for Willy alone, You sleep, rest a little, Mario asked in a low voice when he saw that the girl had opened her eyes, no, No way, I’m going with you, Christine replied and took off the blanket, Well I imagined it, that’s why, although I didn’t want to, I woke you up, Mario admitted, I felt like you hadn’t slept all night, you tossed and turned from side to side after

quickly wash and get ready, Christine hurriedly followed the men, Alexandra had the day off, So she accompanied her new friends to the lobby, explained again how to get to the station and wished them a good day, they had to walk about an hour to get to the station, fortunately the temperature had risen a little in the street after the 30 degrees below zero yesterday, today minus 15 degrees They seemed quite comfortable walking energetically through the streets of the village The friends headed to the bus station the road was

marked on the GPS so they didn’t need the help of passers-by, the small bus station would get lost among nearby houses, suddenly appearing after a curve and asking the station workers for Willy, the friends learned that he should show up at work in about 30 minutes and relieve his partner, Willy worked as a mechanic and supervised the condition of the vehicles, controlled the technical condition of the trains at the Willy station had no specialized education

Maybe over time he learned for himself what and how to fix But somehow he managed to stay in this job for so many years, on the other hand, Cynthia didn’t last long as a cleaner at the station, Cristina was anxiously waiting to meet Willy, he must know exactly where Cynthia was, apparently Willy valued her work since he arrived at the place on time, he was very surprised to see his wife’s sister in the inspector room Christine who brings you here asked her when she recognized the girl in front of her no

there was the same cheerful, mischievous young man Willy who remembered the last day he saw him in 10 years of constant drunkenness and unbridled lifestyle Willy had aged his face turned gray and covered in wrinkles the slender boy had become a sloppy man And sullen if Christine hadn’t met him by chance on the street I would never have recognized Willy Vine by my sister and now it’s in your interest to tell me where he is And what happened to him he said what more do you want he began to challenge Willy Hey friend we’re not joking Mario intervened if we don’t

You tell everything Christine asks of you at this very moment tonight you will be behind bars until all the circumstances are clarified if no one has looked for Cynthia until now you can rejoice that day has arrived Mario’s words made Willy nervous it was noticeable on his face and in his hands that were shaking either because of nerves or because his body needed an urgent dose of alcohol to recover It’s okay I’ll tell you everything as it is, I’ll just ask my partner to stay for me, Willy replied and left the room along with Joseph 10 minutes later they returned

Willy looked at Christine with a guilty look and didn’t know where to start his story, Cynthia lived with me for about three years, finally he started, we lived pretty well together, we rented a decent apartment, we found some work, but then she started drinking alcohol, sure it wasn’t without your help, she couldn’t contain herself, Cristina interrupted the man, confess, you beat her, you mistreated her, speak, I swear to God I didn’t even touch her, she started to swear Willy she started drinking more and more then

she almost died at work, her station boss fired her and after a while she just left me Without saying anything, she didn’t even take her things, she just left, that’s not possible, Cristina Willy interrupted again, Cynthia couldn’t have left you, just like that, I know my sister, I know how naïve she was, how she loved you, she couldn’t just leave, you’re lying, today I’ll file a complaint against you in the police will have to explain where your wife is you can file a thousand complaints protested the man you think I have not

I filed complaints myself to the police, they searched for her, but it was all in vain, they didn’t find her anywhere, where she can be, I don’t know, Cristina listened to Willy and realized that she was in a dead end again, she didn’t know where to look for Cynthia and she couldn’t prove Willy’s guilt in her disappearance, they asked Willy a couple more questions and left the building. The station, not knowing what to do, then warned Willy that they could return at any time, took his address and phone number.

the man provided all his details pretending that they would be happy and finally find Cynthia walking silently towards the nearest street from where they had arrived at the station, the friends heard the crunch of the snow behind them and saw someone approaching, someone was clearly in a hurry and I was trying to catch up with them, wait, wait, it seems that I can help them, an unknown boy called them, my name is Dead, I work here at the station and I live next door to Willy I can tell him about Cintia I listened to their conversation behind the

door, not on purpose, I just wanted to change my clothes and I heard some voices, I became an unwitting witness to his conversation with Willy Dead, you can tell us something about Cintia, Cristín was happy Yes, but not now, my shift ends at 7 pm, come to the café that’s near the station, there, everything now I need to get to work and I don’t want Willy to be suspicious about me either, the boy explained and ran back to the station, “Well, at least we have something to hold on to,” Joseph said as soon as the boy disappeared around the corner, he was just thinking about

Usually the neighbors know a lot more about each other than they would like, I feel like this guy is complicated, he’s hiding a lot, Willy knows what really happened with Cynthia and where he is now, but for some reason he doesn’t want the others to know with difficulty, they waited until 7 p.m. and then headed to the café that the guy had mentioned He was already sitting at one of the distant tables when his new acquaintances arrived looking around

Good evening, greeting, modestly, he invited his guests to the table, I have been carrying this weight for a long time, in me I have wanted to share it with someone for a long time and tell everything I know, but I was afraid, I despise myself for that, so talk to us, it is very important for us to know where Cynthia is now, she is alive, Cristina asked and looked at the young man with hope, he was only about 23 years old, thin and Blond and He watched them. as if they were his salvation he was 16 years old when Willy moved in with his wife Cynthia

to the neighboring house at that time I lived with my father but he worked a lot Sometimes I had to stay alone in the apartment began his confession the boy must note that the walls in our house are very thin If you speak out loud you can transmit all the words to the neighbors through the wall Willy always spoke very loudly So I listened to all the arguments he had with his As her wife beat and humiliated her, Cynthia put up with everything and then started drinking, they drank together, she is a stranger, the

They hit and she stays quiet And sorry at that moment I didn’t understand many things but I felt very sorry for Cintia in short, her life was not sweet at all, once she came back drunk from work she started a fight and And what happened, she couldn’t contain her anger Christine: It seems to me that Willy pushed Cynthia, I may be wrong, but she suddenly fell silent, before that she screamed and fell after what happened Willy took her out of her apartment in his arms, I turned off the light in the apartment and I watched as he loaded her into the back seat of his partner’s car and she went somewhere, after that no one

He saw her here, Willy pretended to be looking for her, called the police, the same but you know how it is, the police saw that they were outsiders, drinkers, they also pretended to be looking And they closed the case So you’re saying he killed Cynthia, he turned pale, Christine, I’m not sure your sister is alive, he calmed the girl down, Dead said it himself to someone on the phone, at some point he speaks very loudly, Especially when he’s drunk So he once told someone that Cynthia is alive And why did you wait so long to talk, Joseph finally intervened in the

Conversation, well, it’s all simple, I’m a coward, I’m scared of Willy, besides, we’re neighbors, my father lives here in the Disabled Care house, I’m just me taking care of him, if something happens to me, who will take care of him yet, they don’t know what kind of people come here, sometimes they have bully faces, everyone avoids them, Maybe it’s better that Cynthia doesn’t live with him anymore, replied the boy and blushed That’s why I decided to help them clear my conscience, I’ve carried this secret in me for years, I can’t bear to look at that Willy and

I also can’t stand myself, don’t worry, you did the right thing, we won’t deliver to you, don’t worry, But now we know Where we should continue to look for Cynthia, Thank you, thanked Christine, after chatting a little more, friends left the café, exchanged phone numbers, and agreed to let each other know if they found out anything as soon as they got back to where Alexandra Joseph started asking her about the place called scalevich He’s sure the boy didn’t He made a mistake with the name, the woman thought for a moment

He said he heard that name exactly, Although he was on the other side of his neighbor’s wall, so who knows what he may have heard, Mario speculated, Yes, there is a town like that, Kerry intervened unexpectedly, mom where is this one surprised, Alexandra, for example, I have never heard of that town, it will be about 70 kilometers from here, but more, but the buses do not go there, they will have to find someone who dares to Go said the old woman And why don’t you come to Serge Our neighbor has an old SUV He is not afraid of any rough road Mom you are a genius

He praised his mother, the owner of the house, I’m going to look for Serge immediately, and after 5 minutes in the apartment appeared a robust and short man with a gray beard, Christine thought he looked like an old man from some story, he looked at those present with kind eyes from under his dense eyebrows and smiled, here he is, meet Serge, our neighbor introduced Alexandra to the man It is precisely those who need a lot of pleasure to meet them, so where do they need me to take them, asked Serge, interested in the destination and purpose of the trip of the guests to

Skelevic: The next day, from early in the morning, Serge, as they agreed, started his old SUV, even though Serge had not been in those places for a considerable time, he remembered perfectly the way to the village, happily humming a song while firmly holding the steering wheel and leaving mile after mile behind, Cristina was sitting next to Mario and only thought about one thing: that this trip would not turn out to be another disappointment I wanted to believe that I could soon hug

to take her sister with her and never separate again, the trip took about an hour and a half in some parts, the dirt road and the old car itself did not allow to accelerate too much, when the roofs of the lonely houses appeared on the Horizon, Christine felt that her heart was going to jump out of her chest, well, it seems that We have arrived, said the old man as he looked at the houses after walking the only street in the world. The travelers decided to stop and call one of the houses an energetic woman of

about 60 years old came out in response to the call Who are they who need curious question from behind the fence Hello we know for sure that in skelevic should live a young stranger began to explain Joseph arrived here seven or eight years ago they are confused here we don’t have any young outsider replied the woman examining Attentively to the interlocutors with their inquisitive eyes here only live old people thank God the food truck it comes once a week it doesn’t let us die of hunger the town has completely collapsed

although it was so beautiful, she is completely sure that there is no young woman in the village, Mario interrupted the conversation, understanding that the interlocutor was not talking exactly about what they needed, I am telling you for sure, we all know each other here, they came in vain, the woman replied once again and without saying goodbye she went home, Christine remained silent all that time, not knowing how to react to the words of the local woman. He refused to understand that once again he could not find his sister whose trace had been completely lost

Moving away a bit, the friends got in the car and drove away from the house, where they were told that there were no strangers in town, being gestated his car on the side of the road through dense forests, and now that we are back and over with the search, Christine asked, looking at the men, it seems that all our attempts to find Cynthia are pointless, in all these years it could have happened to her. She really hit her head so hard there could have been and Christine

stopped at that word, it was hard for him to hold back his tears and speak even less In my opinion it’s too early to give up, Joseph said unexpectedly, observing Sincerely someone from the car window, Christine and Mario followed his example and noticed a woman who was walking quickly down the road and got into one of the houses that were about 30 meters away and Here is our new acquaintance, she whispered, I don’t I liked his look immediately, of course he tried hard to hide his amazement and fear, but he won’t fool me so easily

he lied to us and now he has run out of his house and gone into another one I am sure that Cynthia must be there serge you parked your car very well the woman did not see us I guess she thought we didn’t know we left the town anymore and now what should we do Christine asked we should go and check if Cynthia is really in that house or not it is very possible that the woman just went to To visit someone, yes, it can be, she replied thoughtfully, but she was in a hurry, as if she was afraid that he would notice her, not something like that, but we have to find out, we are not going to touch

the door we’ll just go in and that’s it, they won’t have time to hide Cynthia, we have nothing to lose, they agree, wait, Mario interrupted his partner and if Cynthia really isn’t there, it would be awkward, we’ll think about that when we’re absolutely sure, Joseph replied, But please, let’s not delay, we get in fast, without distractions, of course, the owners could resist with force, So in case I’ll carry a gun, I hope I don’t have to use it serge Stay here and watch everything that happens on the street the friends made

All As Joseph indicated, together without notifying the owners they entered the courtyard of the house where the local had entered a few minutes ago, the owners as they did not expect uninvited visitors at all, in addition to the woman known to them there was another woman in the house, a little older with a scarf on her head, when they saw Christine and the men began to close the curtains of the doors that led to them. to the next room Who are you who want here, she asked aloud, looking angrily at the strangers.

women, we already know each other with you, but with you Joshua smiled at the owner of the house Not yet, we are only about to meet, let me introduce myself, I am the police lieutenant Joseph, with these words Joseph took his ID out of his pocket of which neither Christine nor Mario knew anything, the owner of the house when she saw the ID lowered her tone a little, but she kept pulling the curtains of the door, I was not noticing that she was showing her nervous state, how can I address you, Josh asked the woman, putting the ID back in his pocket, I’m Naomi, she replied

the old woman in a low voice, still standing in front of the door as if indicating that entry was forbidden, Naomi, I see that she is an older woman, she does not need problems with the law, she addressed her calmly, looking away from her guest, she agrees with me, yes, of course, both women replied in unison, implying that they had no intention of arguing, We are looking for Cynthia, I guess you know who we are talking about, she asked Joseph showing with his attitude that opposing him was useless, however, both women turned out to be strong-willed and

They held firm in their position that what Cynthia they are talking about, Naomi asked her neighbor, I don’t have any Cynthia and I never have one, they asked me the same thing, they seem to be a little crazy, they still have to verify the authenticity of the ID they showed us, they are scammers, Naomi’s friend began to defend herself, show us what you have in the next room, said Josephy approached Naomi so close that she could feel his breath from an outside point of view this didn’t seem very pleasant

even somewhat abrupt, but in this situation it probably didn’t make sense to behave differently, Christine followed Joseph, drew the curtains and saw a girl sitting at a table, at first with her back turned, she didn’t notice who was in the room, which the owner, Naomi, didn’t want to let intruders in, the girl’s hair was pulled back into a tight bun, she was wearing a blouse and skirt Somewhat old-fashioned, she had warm knitted stockings on her feet, the girl was sitting at the table as if trying to hide from everything that was happening in the next room.

Her shoulders were drooping and she covered her face with her hands, sitting quietly almost breathlessly, Cynthia, it’s you, Christine asked, slowly approaching her sister. Only when she got close enough did Christine become convinced that she really was sitting in front of her sister. Although in 10 years she had changed a lot, from a young woman she had become a woman tired of life, fine lines of wrinkles surrounded her eyes, which were scared and surprised perhaps Cynthia looked older than her age because of the hairstyle and clothes she had given her.

provided the owner of the house you recognize me I am Christine Cynthia please remember me pleaded the girl to her sister with tears in her eyes I recognize you Christine as you found me finally Cynthia spoke looking happily at her older sister she didn’t even expect to see you sometime Cristina hugged her sister and couldn’t separate from her for a long time the men didn’t interrupt the sisters and left them alone in the room Naomi and who sat sadly on the bench no one knew how long it was

last when Joseph decided to break the silence Naomi please forgive us for this very sudden entrance but understand that we had no choice we came here for Cynthia and we would have done everything possible to find her he addressed the old woman I think he will be as Cintia finished Here I will tell him I will tell him everything, whispered the old woman wiping her tears with her handkerchief she is not to blame for anything intervened to fall into the conversation if it were not by Naomi who knows where she would have taken her Cynthia, this evildoer, Naomi healed her, she stood up, you know

How long Cynthia couldn’t remember who she was, come on, tell us everything, Mario suggested, we came here for that and if you want, I’ll make you a soup and herbal tea, I’m sure you’re cold, Naomi offered and went to the kitchen, we should invite Sergio to the house, Joseph recalled. About 30 minutes later everyone was sitting around a small table and eating, it happened about 7 years ago, it’s hard to remember, his story began The woman was sleeping with my husband when we heard knocks on the door we were scared but we had to open the door a strong boy came in holding a

girl in her arms said we had to leave her here and take care of her, she was probably sure she was going to die, she didn’t know how to get rid of her, my husband and I were very scared, we agreed to leave her alone, just to leave us alone, she was very sick, but slowly she started to get better, for a long time she couldn’t remember who she was, where she came from, and even her name, the boy came a couple Sometimes she brought food, asked us to take care of her and then forgot about her existence, Cynthia got used to us AND

We to her turned out to be a good seamstress and we had an old sewing machine that fit her like a glove, Cynthia started sewing for the locals, who although they didn’t pay much for their work, I really don’t want Cynthia to leave me alone here, my husband died 3 years ago, I was left alone and Cynthia didn’t let me get bored, she is a good girl, Modest and calm, we understand everything, but we won’t leave Cynthia I looked for her with you for a long time and she needs medical attention I work as a doctor in a hospital

I will examine, I will check for complications after her head injury, Christine explained, holding her sister’s hand, truth, you will come with me, Cynthia Cynthia was silent, sitting next to her sister, she smiled and nodded in response, she could not be happy enough about the reunion with Christine after eating and talking with the owner of the house, the guests began to prepare for the return trip, it was already 3 in the morning. late afternoon and dusk was about to come Naomi prepared Cynthia for the trip while still wiping her tears with her handkerchief daughter don’t forget about me Come to

visit me begged her I won’t forget you grandma Naomi besides aunt who will always be close no I’ll have to miss you tried to comfort the old lady the girl yes Naomi the girl needs her own life she won’t spend the best years of her life in your cabin she must live Don’t languish here by your side persuaded her friend that after about 40 minutes everyone was ready to go back, difficulties arose since Cynthia didn’t have his passport was most likely in Willy’s hands so one way or another an encounter with Willy was inevitable

giving a kiss on the cheek to the old lady Cynthia got into Serge’s car and drove with her sister to a new life Christine was happy she had finally found one of her sisters all that remained was to find her passport to return home faster all afternoon the sisters sat in Alexandra’s small kitchen and shared their stories of how they had lived all these years apart Cynthia don’t hide anything, tell us the whole truth about Willy, Cristina asked her sister to imprison that rat, it’s not enough, what can I say about Willy

You know everything about him, even more than me, he sighed, Cynthia brought me here and then he became a monster, it turns out that he had no idea what family life was and the responsibility towards the person you live with surprised me because he needed me, almost a month later he started living with another woman without even hiding his relationships with her, I stayed at home, I couldn’t find a job So Willy started reproaching me saying that I sat at home doing nothing, I got a job at the

train Although I couldn’t work there for long either, Cynthia fell and looked down, Christine knew this story, so she didn’t know what to tell her sister, why didn’t you leave it, after all, you were wrong with it, I heard you even started drinking, it finally gathered courage, Christine, yes, you’re right, good And why didn’t I leave it right away, I don’t really know, maybe I loved him, maybe I got used to him, and most likely I was afraid he would go completely wild, in short, I resigned myself to my fate and simply existed by his side, Cynthia Christine was looking at her sister and

they are surprised at how similar she was to her mother, both in appearance and in character, Ken was also weak and trusting, believed in men, thought that one of them would stay by her side, but it was not like that, without realizing it, she fell into a life of alcoholism, she sank into the depths of life, leaving her daughters at the mercy of curious fate, where is our mother now, Cynthia asked as if she were not the same. If I read her sister’s thoughts, you’ve seen her at least once in all these years, not Unfortunately, the last time I saw her on the same day as

“I have no idea where she is, if she’s alive,” Christine said, “but I really want to find her, and also our sister Saba, you remember her, of course,” smiled Cynthia, imagining her younger sister in front of her eyes, now she must be all grown woman, maybe she even got married. And you, how you lived all these years, Christine told her sister about her life, her studies about Aunt Candice and Uncle Evan about Mario and the future wedding So you gave up your own wedding for me Cintia was surprised Nothing happens The important thing is that I found you and we can

organize the wedding after the new year, reassured Cristina, her sister, and in the spring we will go to visit the graves of Aunt Candice and Uncle Evan while I have lived, I have always remembered how kind they were to us, sometimes parents do not treat their own children like this, or yes Cynthia smiled again at the warm memories and the delicious apple pies that Aunt Candice used to make, as I would like to taste them now and how about mine aren’t good enough, Alexandra asked, appearing in the kitchen and opening the towel on the tray

look, try them, I made them today, the whole company sat happily around the table and enjoyed the delicious fluffy cakes, your cakes are very tasty, praised the woman or soon I’ll have to leave when I come to visit, I will always remember the taste of these wonderful cakes and you can also come and visit me, Alexandra suggested, my mom and I live alone, they will always be welcome, Christine looked at Alexandra and Kerry And once the more she reminded herself that there are many good people in the world and that they overcome the bad ones.

To meet one of them, really Willy had lost his sister’s passport. She was anxious to return home and if they didn’t find Cynthia’s papers with Willy, it would be troublesome to take her back, the night passed like a sigh, Christine didn’t remember that she had dreamed, but she had slept soundly for the first time in many days. If anyone had watched her from outside, they would have seen a smile on her face in the morning in As soon as dawn broke, Christine, Joseph and Mario set out to look for Willy, we have to find him

In the morning, before he had time to drink nervously, Christine said, you don’t know what to expect from people like him, carefully wrapping herself in a warm scarf, the young woman hurried to follow the men, they arrived at Willy’s house quite quickly, when they reached the door of the apartment, it was evident that ringing the doorbell was useless. He had long been out of commission, as the wires hung outwards. The apartment door didn’t inspire confidence either, before it was insulated and covered with faux fur, but now it looked bad with

peeling corners and a cracked surface Mario was about to hit but realized in time that the door was not locked and was even a little ajar Pushing the handle carefully, Joseph entered the apartment first followed by Mario, who was firmly holding Christine’s hand, luckily the owner of the apartment was at home Apparently he had drunk well the night before, so today he was Although it had already dawned he had not yet woken up and his old man was still sinking

Worn sofa and comrade awake, it’s time to go to work, Joseph began to wake him up, Willy half asleep, he didn’t immediately understand what was happening, he couldn’t open his eyes at first and he only covered himself more with the blanket, turning towards the wall, muttered something between his teeth, wake up, I tell you, Joseph didn’t hesitate to insist, we didn’t come to admire you, but to solve matters, understanding that someone was in the apartment, Willy opened He looked at the eyes reluctantly and looked attentively at the unwanted guests Who are you guys how did you enter my apartment

he began with difficulty, pronouncing the words, I’m going to call the police right now, don’t take us for fools, the police are already here, Joseph smiled, showing his identification to the owner of the apartment, and so as not to meet strangers in the middle of your living room in the morning, try to lock the front door from the night, I won’t be, but if I drank yesterday, Willy growled again, rubbing his face with hands and what do they want from me we need Cynthia’s passport must be with you, Cristina intervened in the men’s conversation, you recognize me, everything here it is

upside down but find him if you don’t find him I don’t know what I’ll do with you I don’t know what I’ll do And why so rude did Willy start ranting when he recognized Christine you came for your sister you already found her Yes I found her and frankly I want you to answer for everything you’ve done to her and you’re a wretch Willy replied Christine between her teeth and looked angrily at her sister’s husband you will divorce Cynthia in Next month if you don’t do what I tell you you’ll end up in jail Understood I understand I’m not stupid

if I were stupid, I wouldn’t understand, Willy muttered to himself, pulling junk off the shelves, the passport was always around here, but now it’s gone, it was about 40 minutes before he finally found the necessary document. In addition to the passport, all of Cynthia’s other documents were found miraculously intact in the depths of this filthy and horrible apartment, after doing everything they needed to do, Christine rushed out of Willy’s hiding place I wanted to leave that place as quickly as possible and never see the

Willy’s nasty face understood that his sister was also to blame for everything that had happened If only he had listened to Christine If only he had followed her advice none of this would have happened but Cynthia chose this life for herself not understanding what kind of disgusting man would cross her path to If only she could Go back she sighed don’t think about the past but think about the future that will be a lot better than we can imagine he tried to console the bride Mario understood a

Once upon a time, an incredible woman had chosen as her life partner, Christine who at first glance might seem fragile and sentimental, was actually stubborn and determined and there was nothing that could make her give up her goals, the next day she spent in turmoil, Mario bought plane and train tickets in which the travelers would head to the airport, Cynthia was especially nervous, a long time ago she had decided that she would live her life in Skeleviki and would never see his family again, it seemed to him that this was his destiny, remembering his life with Willy, he was afraid

of men and the outside world, but now, together with her sister, she felt calm and safe, it was difficult to say goodbye to Alexandra and Kerry, who had accepted them as their own family, taking their words that they would definitely come to Mario and Christine’s wedding, friends headed to the station, for this Serge took out his SUV once again, throughout the trip, Cynthia did not leave her side. Her sister held her hand as if she was afraid she would disappear again and everything that was happening would turn out to be a dream, Christine understood the state of her life.

sister would occasionally hug her to let her know that they were now together and would never be separated again after returning home Christine and Mario immediately immersed themselves in the wedding preparations they had managed to do a lot before the trip the wedding took place just before the new year after the Christmas festivities the newlyweds honeymooned in Bali for two weeks Cristina accommodated Cynthia in her apartment, at first the girl found it strange to live in an urban apartment, but gradually she became more comfortable.

she was getting used to it and began to consider looking for work, by the time her sister arrived she had already visited several sewing workshops, but until now everything had been in vain, time on the Tropical island flew by just after returning home, cristín went back to work Mari tried to convince his wife to rest a few more days But all her words received the response that her patients missed her and that Christine too had missed his job very much on the first night after returning Mario and Christine visited

Cynthia, who had made an apple pie and made a fragrant cup of herbal tea, how are you? Here Cynthia, you’re getting used to life in the city, Mario asked. From the doorway, watching the sisters hug and kiss, I’m getting used to it, but Cynthia wanted to say something, but she got stuck in the middle of the sentence and didn’t know how to formulate her thoughts, but that Don’t scare me, Cynthia said Christine Looking at her sister with concern Christine knew that her sister was already an adult for a long time but she couldn’t

Knowing what Cynthia had had to go through I was willing to take care of her all her life just to make sure her little sister was okay, nothing has happened, Cynthia reassured her guests, Cynthia Only that I haven’t been successful in finding work yet, I’ve approached several workshops, but everywhere they say there are no vacancies available, you’ve shown them your creations, Christine asked, I’m sure if you show them the beautiful clothes you make no one will dare to reject you No, I haven’t, Cynthia reflected, I’ll do it tomorrow, as you said, Such

“Maybe you’re lucky, sure yes little sister, Don’t hesitate,” Christine encouraged Christine. By the way, what delicious smells come from the kitchen, my favorite apple pie, Christine and Mario quickly took a seat at the table while Cynthia poured tea and watched them enjoy the cake, my grandmother Naomi taught me how to make it, it’s her recipe, sighed Cynthia, being honest, I didn’t even think I would miss her so much, I wonder how she is, write her a letter Do you remember that he asked you to do it, Cristina remembered his sister Yes, of course I just haven’t had time, I’ll write to him today

I think you’ll be interested to know how I’m living here, Cintia replied with a smile, and I’m also looking forward to taking a walk in our yard, sitting under the old Apple Tree, it seems like it’s been 100 years since we went there, I think about it too, Cristina supported her sister, I just want to go there with Saba, of course it would be great to find mom, but I’m afraid we’ll never see her again after all, 20 years have passed and we have not received news from her, mom sighed Cintia I remember that at the

At the beginning, when they put us in The Orphanage, I missed her a lot, I hugged the pillow and imagined that I was next to her, no matter what she looked like, I loved her Cintia, you know that you look a lot like her, the eyes, the smile, even the way she walks, And that character too, that’s why I worry about you, our mother was very naïve, it was easy to fool her and you are the same, you remember how I tried to dissuade you from traveling with Willy, you remember Christine said, yes, I remember, Cynthia sighed for the umpteenth time and burst into tears, what a fool

I was how much I suffered for him Well, stop crying, he tried to comfort his sister Christine, now we must think of something else, like finding Sara, Joseph asked a friend of his to try to find out something about it before the trip, Tomorrow he promised to tell us what is known about it, you have plans to Look for a job again tomorrow, yes, I have a couple of places in mind, replied Cynthia, and you are going to work, for sure you already missed your patients Yes, that’s right, Cristian agreed and smiled, of course, promise me that

You’ll be coming to the hospital in the next few days for a check-up, I want to make sure you’re okay after promising Christine that I would do everything as she asked Cintia continued to sit next to her sister for a long time, the girls remembered their difficult childhood years, their mother, Cándice and their uncle Ivan, their old house and The Apple Tree in the courtyard, Christine Let me introduce you to Amy, our new nurse wears only one week working with us But she has proven to be a good professional introduced her new colleague Lyn please welcome her young woman looked at

Christine with curious eyes, the dark-eyed beauty with long brown hair in an impeccable white dress severely impressed all the men in the hospital Hello greeted the girl and shook Christine’s hand you Christine I have wanted to meet her for so long Everyone here talks so much about you and what they say about me nothing bad replied the girl immediately only good things How to diagnose quickly and accurately patients as he gets along with everyone as his patients

recover quickly as it goes I think that’s enough stopped his young interlocutor to Christine So you’re interning here and How long does it last if it’s not a secret six weeks I’ve already completed one so there are 5 left quickly reported The new nurse I like it very much Here I plan to come to work here after getting my medical degree So you don’t plan to stop here Christine was glad Well that’s very commendable you’ll be enrolling in medical school this summer Yes, of course, many of my classmates finish college at my age

simply because of my health I couldn’t get into university on time, sighed the young woman I had an accident they say that miraculously I survived, my parents took me to Germany and I recovered there, basically I had to learn to walk again Thank goodness my head was left intact wow I wouldn’t say if I looked at you I wouldn’t even guess it was surprised Christine and your parents live in our city we haven’t lived our whole life in Belgium until the accident happened in the tenth grade, my classmates told me

They persuaded me to go to a picnic with them, our friend Gilbert, who had just gotten his driver’s license, was behind the wheel, but when you’re young you rarely think that something irreversible can happen to you, Gilbert, the driver of the fateful car, put me next to him, I don’t know how it happened, but he lost control, the car went off the road and overturned, I was the most affected in that accident, I fractured my arms and my legs and suffering internal damage I had surgery in Belgium and when I recovered a little my parents told me

They took me to Germany where I was For a year and a half I finished school when I was 19 years old then I entered university decided to first get a nursing diploma and then study medicine to become a surgeon shared in and her difficult memories Well I see that you are a very optimistic person noted Christine I think we will get along well Give me your documents I will complete everything necessary I will go to the appointment you come with me yes of course only I’ll put a couple of IV drops in the room and I’ll be there right away, replied M and disappeared behind the door of the doctor’s office.

Christine read aloud That’s the same age Sara is now or little sister How can I find you the workday passed quickly, the endless flow of patients only stopped at 5pm all day Christine and ami worked together, the intern turned out to be a very nimble girl, she followed all the instructions to the letter and even though she had been working on the new place, only a few days successfully handled all the documents, knew where everything was, at 6 p.m. Cristina left the hospital building and ran to the parking lot where Mario was already

waiting informed him that Joseph was already waiting for them at the restaurant Cristina was anxious to meet the man who had started looking for Sara she hoped that he had discovered something and that he would soon be able to hug his younger sister Good night said Joseph let me introduce you to Kurt the same man who agreed to help me in the search for Sara Hello he greeted court shaking Mario’s hand I know you are eager to know something about the matter entrusted to me but let me clarify that I have not yet managed to find

to the girl of course I have some suspicions for example I know for sure that the people who adopted Sara bear the surname smef I discovered it through my connections but unfortunately in all the documents only the city is mentioned in the address line there are no more records I think the girl’s new parents did it on purpose trying to erase her tracks after all in The Orphanage They were told that the girl’s mother was alive, although it was not known where, it often happens that biological mothers remember their children and claim their rights, most likely these

people have acted this way so that no one will bother them ever again about this matter too I think they were well-off enough people to plan everything I also tried to find out who adopted the girls in Madrid 20 years ago can they understand that I was looking for a needle in a haystack I couldn’t find any smef they will most likely also provide a fake surname I hope they did it for good reasons and not to sell the girl, Kurt reported. Hearing these words, Christine felt ill to recover, took a few sips of

water and controlled her breathing, So you mean they could have taken her out of the orphanage, passing her off as an adoption, But in reality, these individuals They could have had another purpose, she asked, Looking at Kurt, calm down, Christine, these are just assumptions, nothing more is known regarding the case, Kurt realized that I had said something too much, I promise I will continue to look for your sister, I will do my best to give you good news in In the near future, after talking about the main issue, the men changed the subject trying to distract the

Christine from her heavy thoughts at 9 p.m. returned home, Christine went straight to sleep with no desire to talk or think about anything, the days passed quickly, Cynthia managed to get a job as a seamstress, which made her very happy, sometimes it seemed to Christine that all her efforts to find Sara would lead to nothing, so she tried to think less about it these days. contact with me was very comforting for her, Emi liked to talk, she was a very open and kind person.

she spoke especially warmly about her parents while listening to her new friend, Christine considered Emi as a friend and nothing else, Cristina often remembered her childhood, Emi’s parents spoiled their daughter and did not deny her anything, the girl’s father owned a large agricultural company that generated good income, the family allowed themselves to travel frequently to European countries and rest on the best beaches in the world, Annie studied. At the most prestigious high school in the city he had everything his heart could wish for, but at the same time, he was able to

Despite everything, she grew up as a cheerful girl and grateful for everything she had, she was a smart worker and always She was willing to help Christian, touch, they shared similar views on life, they never discriminated against patients because of their wealth or age, always trying to provide help to everyone equally, Christine once told Amy about her childhood, about poverty and her always drunk mother whom she wanted to help somehow the constant fear when scary names appeared in the house

Anni listened to Christine and couldn’t believe that you could live like this. She had never seen anything like it, so she couldn’t imagine that aspect of life, when she found out that Christine had a sister named Cynthia, she wanted to meet her, Christine didn’t hesitate long and invited Emmy to visit Cynthia, you will understand how wonderful Cynthia is when you meet her, Christine said as she went up the stairs, she is kind, she trusts people a lot I’m always watching so they don’t hurt her We already found one who abused his naivety Remember I told you about how

I found my sister about Willy’s scoundrel Yes, of course you can’t forget something like that, replied m Cynthia received her sister with joy as always The freshly baked cakes as always came at the right time Mmm how delicious said m taking a bite of a piece of cake Cintia you are simply a magician my mother also loves baking cakes but yours I just can’t find the right words is “Great that you have a mother,” said Cynthia suddenly, “as I would like Christine and I could say it like this: go visit mom eat

But our dreams are unattainable but they have each other, Emmy replied often. I asked my mom to give me a sister or a brother, and she just smiled as I got older, I found out that my mom had health problems after my birth and couldn’t have any more children. I guess that’s why I was treated like a jewel, my mother calls me several times at the I miss her a lot in two weeks I will go to Belgium and I will finally be able to hug her and also my dad yes no matter what happens we have reasons to

“envy each other,” said Cynthia, hugging her sister, but in a good way, true, of course, little sister accepted, Christine even though we haven’t found Sara yet, at least we met me, they’re great, no, the girls stayed late at Cynthia’s house and agreed to see each other frequently, am It even crossed her mind to enroll in college in the city where Christine and Cynthia, my friends, already lived. You are in your last year of university doing your internship while I am just finishing high school I will come to study with you have a

excellent medical school here So wait for my visit this summer, he shared his thoughts on me, my parents never oppose my decisions, they will understand when I tell them my choice, it would be great, he supported the idea, Amy crestain and now it’s time to go home, Mario already called me several times, he’s worried about me, he calls me a taxi, tomorrow we’ll have another day of exhausting work and besides, we’ll be on call in the night saying goodbye to Cynthia the girls rushed to their homes the morning started as usual and the day passed smoothly go today me

I feel exhausted, she admitted in me while pouring hot water into a cup, here’s another cake brought by a patient that you think if we drink tea it’s okay Christine nodded, you know what the main disease of doctors is not confessed Emi, doctors get sick for me It seems that they should know about their own illnesses beforehand, not everyone, but most explained Christine what gifts do you think patients usually give to patients, Doctors, well, sweets and cakes, I guess, m, you’re absolutely right

cakes and alcoholic beverages, that’s why no doctor is safe from diabetes and alcoholism, Christine smiled and cut a piece of a delicious freshly baked cake, but I think for now We’re safe, let’s enjoy this culinary masterpiece together in 15 minutes We’ll have to start our shift, Christine there, there there, nurse Amanda unexpectedly burst into the room and tried to explain something What happened, Amanda speaks clearly Christine demanded pushing the cake aside they brought a woman in the ambulance they say

Someone called her among the passersby, she’s all dirty, she looks like a homeless person, I don’t know how to search her, or even if we should admit her to the unit, Amanda explained puzzled, what do you mean by whether we should admit her? Of course yes, we’re doctors or just people passing by, Christine replied sharply and left the break room, Ani ran after Christine, trying to catch up with her in the hallway in front of the doors of the Reception room The girls saw a stretcher on which a woman was lying because of the appearance of the

patient could guess that she had probably been living on the street for a long time Christine I think we should Call the police she doesn’t have any documents with her I can’t search her let’s let the police take care of finding out her identity Amanda insisted again what are you saying you can’t search her protested Christine I took the oath of Hippocrates I have an obligation to give help to those who need it whoever this woman is I’ll examine her And then we’ll decide what to do a few minutes later the stranger will

found alone with Cristina in the living room, the young woman examined her carefully and realized that the reason for the patient’s fainting was a strong blow to the head, most likely she had fallen and hurt her head, dirty hair and the characteristic smell of a body unwashed for a long time indicated that the ambulance was called by Kind-hearted passers-by who noticed the woman The patient’s heavy breathing and fever in the snow suggested that the woman had a

cold, we need to do an MRI of the head, check the lungs to rule out pneumonia, she told Amy, who had just entered the room, but before that we need to put a serum on her, I have written down all the prescriptions, you could do it of course Don’t hesitate for a moment, Emi replied confidently, I will do everything Don’t worry In the meantime, go to the office with you, there new patients are waiting for you, Christine left and fulfilled all the his instructions also when he saw that the woman Lucia careless brought water and with a

piece of cloth, wiped her face, shoulders, and hands, and fixed her hair, She is much better there, so Emmy said with satisfaction, Christine was able to return only an hour and a half later, she praised her friend for her efforts, we have different doctors and nurses here, Christine said, some wouldn’t even go near this stranger, But you weren’t afraid, you even took care of her, just like you, I think we should help Everyone, this woman is in trouble and everyone has left her out, if we do the same, who will help her, then right, Christine asked m in a low voice.

as if she was afraid to wake the patient Yes, that’s right, Christine agreed, tomorrow if she recovers I’ll do a full examination of her head and lungs if necessary I’ll take over her care, who knows how the administration will react to our patient, you’re so kind, she whispered to me I wish everyone was like that, not everyone can be and I lived for a long time with a mother who had a style of not quite right life I loved her and I still love her, and I hope that one day I will find her, although with each year that hope is

fade away, you’re amazing Christine, many in your place wouldn’t want to see her mother for abandoning you, Eme suggested, Christine told Emmy her sister’s story, I don’t know why I’m telling you all this, But somehow I feel better doing it, she admitted, I’ve never been able to speak so sincerely to anyone like you before, Speak, of course, I understand everything and I support you, replied m When I look at this Poor woman, I think In my mother maybe she’s also wandering the streets and she’s still alive

“I’ll help this woman and someone else might help my mother,” Christine sighed for the next day, the stranger remained unconscious, she was placed in a common room that Christine herself supervised, Look, Christine, all responsibility for the patient rests with you, warned the hospital director, today I called the police, it is necessary to establish the identity of this woman as soon as she wakes up, please let me know immediately, it’s okay, Tom was on Christine agreeing to be relieved that

all the main procedures had already concluded, Emi continued to give the patient serums, on the third day, the nurse on duty informed Christine that the stranger had woken up in the middle of the night, but she had not said anything yet, it is as if she had lost the ability to speak, Look at the ceiling and say nothing, said the young woman as she ran after Christine down the corridor and addressed other patients in the room where the stranger had been placed, there were no other patients, Emi was sitting by her bedside

explaining something to her Look, Christine, look, she’s not paying attention to me, she pushes her hand away and doesn’t allow me to give her the serum, she just said one sentence, let me die and she’s still lying down and keep looking at the ceiling, who behaves like this, she approached the patient, Christine, let me examine you, how you feel, your head hurts, Hearing the doctor’s voice, the woman turned her head and looked at Christine, strangely she watched her for a long time without saying anything, after a couple of minutes her eyes filled with tears, her chin trembled and

her hands began to tremble Christine honey it’s you she asked quietly and began to sob mom asked Christine unable to utter another word to me understanding that it would be better for them to be alone at that moment she was about to leave the room But Christine Told her to stay mom it’s really you mommy you can’t even imagine how long I’ve waited for this meeting I thought you were alive But I didn’t expect you like this believe me not this way tell me how You’ve lived all this time Cristina asked one question after another daughter forgive me a long time I know that

You work in this hospital but I didn’t dare approach you, I was glad you became a doctor, you got an education, the woman smiled, I don’t know if I’ll ever be forgiven for abandoning you, I don’t deserve Sorry, mom, where have you been all this time, why didn’t you hear from you, cristin repeated his question, I went with Kress, he promised me we’d live happily, we went to live with his relatives, he had a brother living there, I wanted to get him a job, but we didn’t get anything, because he was still drinking like before and I

also then he abandoned me I had to survive alone It wasn’t easy I always hoped you and candices were okay I have no excuses and I don’t have either Sorry continued to lament the woman once I came and saw you you would have been about 17 years old at that time but Cynthia And Sara were not with you I didn’t understand Why I didn’t dare to approach have contact I thought that since you lived with candice everything was fine She is a good and kind woman she will raise them better than me mom you were in our city and you didn’t even meet me she was surprised Christine yes I came for a couple

Kim admitted, I thought I could talk to you, see you, I even expected to stay, but I didn’t find the courage to even approach you, I was watching you from the fence, but I didn’t see the girls, you and Candy were selecting apples, preparing them to make jam, and I was sitting by the fence and crying, it was my fault, I shouldn’t have left my girls at that moment, I thought it was dear, I sought my own happiness, But in the end I never found it, there is mom, mom, How long have you been living in our city, Christine asked about six more months or

Less replied Kim I’ve lived in different places for all these years I worked here and there I don’t understand how I’m still alive I’ve gotten so sick and I’ve suffered so much cold but here I am living I can’t die in any way I’m tired of living daughter very tired don’t talk nonsense mom Cristina interrupted her mother I’ll examine you everything will be fine don’t doubt that you’re still young and you have a whole life for you in front of her daughter’s words Who didn’t answer anything, just sighed heavily and continued to cry What happened for several weeks in treatment

Christine was right, the woman had pneumonia and a serious head injury, little by little that she began to recover, to take care of herself and stopped looking like a person without a fixed place, of course, after all those years, who had changed her disordered lifestyle a lot, had aged her much more than her peers age, at 56 years old, she seemed to be 10 years older, Christine concluded that she would never have been If he had seen her on the street, spring had already arrived on the street, the snow was beginning to melt when Kim was discharged from the hospital, by then Mario had

helped to recover her passport that she had lost who knows how long ago Christine decided to set her mother close to her sister before her discharge Cristina did not bother her sister with news about her mother just before her arrival she called Cynthia and asked her to set the table she told her that there would be a surprise who did not know anything about her other daughters to all her questions Christine replied that were fine and that she would tell her everything when she was discharged, Cynthia received her guests as always, warmly Cristina announced that her mother had

appeared and now he would live with her, the young woman was happy, she hugged her mother as if she were a little girl who for her part could not say anything, she only cried and repeated that she did not deserve so much attention, in her eyes the pain, sadness and regret for what she had done was reflected Christine did what she could to lighten the atmosphere, joked and supported Kim, it was especially difficult for the woman Listen about Saba’s disappearance at that time 20 years ago, he could not have imagined the consequences of his actions at that time, his mind clouded

because of alcohol he made her completely disconnect from reality, he committed an act for which he regretted all his life, mom, I think it’s time for you to tell us everything, tell us Why do we end up without parents, don’t hide anything from us, we have the right to know, said Cristín, holding his mother’s hand. Upon hearing his daughter’s request, who shuddered for a moment, the girls thought that their mother was became smaller than it actually was as if it was trying to fade into thin air in

Actually, Kim just sat up and lowered her head, she didn’t know where to start her story So she was silent for a few minutes, the room was calm, Mario left the women alone thinking that they would be more comfortable talking without him, in this life I had many men, but I really loved only one, your father began his story that looking at his eldest daughter he already knew in the city when he was studying accounting I was already working as a personal driver for a banker I saw him and I was speechless he also liked it we started dating almost

Every night he invited me to the movies, he gave me flowers and after a few months I realized that I was pregnant, I was afraid to tell my beloved but I had no choice, I told him and he was happy, I got up in his arms and rolled my cheeks, the woman’s cheeks blushed From the memories, for a moment it seemed to her daughters that their mother even rejuvenated with joyful thoughts. Then why didn’t they get married in that case, Cynthia asked they killed Jeff I was in my seventh month of pregnancy in

That moment sighed who, deeply, his facial features became sad and tense again as before, just before the wedding day, they killed him, they wanted to kill the banker, but they gave him his parents were not delighted with me, anyway they wanted their son to marry a rich and educated woman and after Jeff’s death they didn’t want to see me anymore, I went back to my parents’ house and I started waiting for the day of delivery It was hard for me at that time Nobody gave me work who needs a pregnant woman

who is about to give birth, lived on a miserable pension, when Cristina was born it was clear How much she looked like her father, I looked at her and always saw jazz It was then that I started drinking little by little, I didn’t realize how I was sinking into it, I didn’t get a stable job, I managed with small jobs here and there and then construction began in the village, I decided to work there as a painter and before that I was already interested in Toby and here we started working together I thought it was serious that he would take me as his wife That’s what he was telling me or

How many promises did he make, but when he found out I was pregnant, he left quickly, before the project was completed, he asked for his payment and left, I never saw him again during my entire pregnancy, I prayed to God for the baby to be born like me, so I wouldn’t remember Tobi’s face And so it was Cynthia, you have nothing of the father in you You are my complete copy Yes, I understood that I never really loved Toby I doubt we would have worked But Sara who fell under her head in her hands and began to cry the sisters sat in silence not daring to

To bother her mother with questions, Sara was born by accident, she was in a state of unbridled drunkenness, on the rare days when she was sober, I told myself, don’t drink, but you see, that didn’t work, I tortured my baby until the moment of her birth, or I just wanted her to fall into good hands, to give her all the affection that I couldn’t give her, she said that shedding tears, the so-called father Sara’s appeared in my life in the same way that she disappeared as if she had never existed, her name was Philip or

I didn’t even tell her about my pregnancy, of course there was no relationship, Christine and Cynthia listened to their mother and now understood The real reasons for her alcoholism, at that time when she needed support, no one understood her. She was alone and when she was diagnosed with alcoholism, it was too late, she couldn’t control herself, she directed her life, the lives of her daughters, as she could now, trying to get something back and getting angry at each other was useless, therefore The women decided that the most important thing for them at this moment was that they were there for each other that they had found each other

Christine suggested that her mother live in the city with Cynthia Until the summer, the old woman was desperate to go home, but Christine insisted that it was still too early to do so, who needed treatment, and the sisters understood that their mother could fall back into drinking at any time, mom promise us that you will never touch alcohol again, Cristina demanded, her mother your heart might not resist it, the results of the exam showed that he has serious pressure and heart problems, alcohol will simply kill you who

she also understood that her health was very deteriorated, but she wanted to see her youngest daughter, whom Joseph’s people were still looking for without results, Cynthia was happily taking care of her mother, she was still working and seemed to be beginning to forget what had happened to her with Willy, one day on a warm April night she met a young man she liked very much, introduced her older sister to ascar and received her approval, Christine understood that Her sister couldn’t live alone forever so she didn’t object to their new relationships

Scart seemed to her to be a rather serious person, so she didn’t worry about her sister, time passed, June came, this particular summer was especially warm, finally the girls decided to make their mother’s dream come true and take her back to her homeland, for this Christine had to ask for a week off work, the old house needed repairs, after so many years it was not known what had happened to her with Be careful, they reached the door and Kim tried to open it, the iron bolt was rusty and he didn’t let it

Entering the house immediately, the door opened with a creak, giving the owners entrance to the yard, the tall grass grew almost knee-deep in the paths, only the names remained, what to say about them, now with caution, pushing aside the grass, whoever reached the porch, no one knew where the key to the old rusty lock might be, Mario had to make an effort to break it and let the house in. woman in the house inside the house chaos also reigned who needed several days together

to Christine and Cynthia to put the house in order Mario took care of the bathroom during that time he fixed the stove cut all the grass in the yard and the garden this is fine Cynthia said sitting on a bench under the old Apple tree it’s like we never went anywhere I can’t even believe we’re home Yes it would be great If Aunt Candy came to visit us with her Christine sighed looking at the neighboring house that was also good for her. Equally dear tomorrow we have to go to the cemetery and visit those of Aunt Candice and Uncle Evan

We’re about to leave and we haven’t gone there yet, let’s definitely go, let’s support Kim’s daughter and now try my cakes I haven’t baked them in a long time but I haven’t lost my hand, the girls were eating cakes accompanying them with mint tea the next day Mario and Christine were getting ready to leave Cynthia was on vacation so she decided to stay with her mother for a while Christine secretly went to her mother. She was glad that her mother was not left alone, she knew that she needed time to adjust to her new life, in addition to her treatment still

It wasn’t over, the owners were happy that the house was back alive as before, this just meant one thing, life went on just After arriving in the city, cristin rushed to the airport, he arrived on time, M’s family had just picked up their luggage and was standing in the middle of the hallway, trying to find their daughter’s friend Christine, hello, here we are, Emi shouted when she saw a face Relative, Amy, what a joy to see you, Cristina replied and hugged her long-awaited friend

Let me introduce you, This is my mom Bridge Head and this is my dad, Peter introduced his parents, m very gladly, very gladly, replied Emi’s father, So you are that girl that our daughter talked about, so much if you are really such a wonderful doctor and friend, we will not be afraid to leave Emmy in your city, you can be sure that Emi will be under my care, here smiled, the girl smiled and took to their guests to their car promised to stay in the city for about a week they would leave for Belgium after making sure that all matters

Emin’s happiness had no limits, she talked non-stop throughout the trip, she asked what had happened again while she was not as Cynthia was and where she was burned now, the next day Emi promised to visit Christine at the hospital to meet all the staff in six weeks of practice at And she had the opportunity to meet everyone who worked alongside Christine So I was excited to see them, but at the agreed time, Emi did not appear, Cristina tried to call her, but the

Her friend’s phone was turned off Feeling that something bad had happened Christine was uneasy You’ve heard the news Cristin asked an emergency room nurse They brought a girl recently a car hit her in the crosswalk They say she’s in very critical condition and unlikely to survive These words made Christine dizzy and her eyes darkened She didn’t want to believe it but her intuition wouldn’t betray her The doors of the operating room found Bridgetter were sitting in chairs unable to say anything Only after a

Emi’s father came to his senses, he knew we shouldn’t have let Emi go back to this city because she was sent right here for practice, instead of somewhere else, he asked, putting his hands to his head, what do you mean Peter you have against our city, he was surprised, Christine didn’t expect to hear that from her friend’s father, nothing, she just says it like this, you don’t see it, it’s in In shock, Bridget replied instead of her husband, wiping her tears with a tissue, the operation lasted about two hours

but for Christine and Emmy’s parents it seemed like an eternity, when the surgeon came out of the operating room, Christine ran over to him and well, Marc, how did the operation go, she asked the exhausted doctor, we did everything we could, the first 24 hours are the most critical, if she survives, she will live, the doctor replied briefly, By the way, please donate your blood just in case it might be needed for the patient, she lost a lot of blood It’s you parents Yes, that’s great, the surgeon said now please Don’t in blood could be helpful at any time

could I donate I also asked Christine just in case of course go ahead the doctor agreed and retired to his office after donating blood the parents Demy stayed in the hospital Christine did everything she could to make them feel comfortable Emmy went to the university this morning to drop off her documents at the admission began to count Britt when she crossed the street a car miraculously hit her she survived how can it be how It may be m trying to calm you down tried to comfort the parents of his

friend Christine, in our hospital we have excellent doctors, Mark the surgeon is exceptional, you will see that m will be fine, it’s easy for you to say, Amy’s father protested unexpectedly, you don’t understand the feelings of the parents, you still don’t have children, you can’t even imagine what we’ve been through before she appeared in our family, yes, I don’t have children yet, but that doesn’t mean I don’t understand them, Christine began to defend herself. feeling that Emily’s parents were accusing her of something for

please Excuse my husband he started to apologize Bridge Head doesn’t know what he’s saying it’s stress it’s just stress okay stay here for now the doctors will find you if you need anything and I have to go see my patients Take care of yourselves Cristina said and left the room for some reason she felt that Emi’s parents were hiding something or were afraid therefore they were still More nervous, he couldn’t guess what exactly was happening to them, so he decided not to think about it and immerse himself in his work

ami spent the afternoon and night unchanged, Marc asked her for patience and waited until morning, Emily’s parents asked Christine to let them stay in the hospital, she had to explain herself to the head of the hospital before getting that authorization, Cintia had a dream about our room, tonight it was like I was only two years old, she ran through the yard and asked me to open the door, she began to tell her daughter Kim’s dream As soon as she opened her eyes she ran and cried, insisted on going outside, but I know it’s dangerous, I told her that, but I cried even harder

and kept asking what do you think it means, you opened the door for her, Cynthia asked negatively. I don’t think so, she didn’t start remembering the details of the dream, Kim I guess it’s good that I didn’t let her out, I feel something unsettling in my heart, like something should happen, come on, mom, it’s just a dream, because we didn’t call Cristina and ask how she is. You want her to call her, Cintia suggested, not knowing how to calm her down. Mother, who didn’t answer anything, sat down in a chair by the window and began to nervously wiggle her fingers and sigh.

you’re all right, Cynthia asked Hearing her sister’s voice On the other end of the phone you’re getting ready to work well have a good day and Emi arrived you found her that for a while Cynthia fell and listened Attentively to Christine understanding that she shouldn’t make her mother nervous tried to pretend that everything was fine But she couldn’t fool Kim talk Tell me what happened and don’t lie to me demanded an answer from her daughter Kim Kristine is fine but m was hit by a car Cynthia had to

admit Cintia told her everything Christine had told her on the phone, to Cynthia’s surprise, the words didn’t improve the state that we need to go to the city to see this m, I don’t know why, but we must, Cynthia, you know how we can get to the city, Kim’s daughter asked, my suspicions turned out to be true, Mark reported, my patient needs blood urgently, Emi and Cristina’s parents heard in silence to the surgeon and they were willing to do anything he said to make the young woman

could recover and survive Britt Peter, we checked her blood And unfortunately it is not compatible with Emi’s, she informed them, however yours is, Christine is, we will start the Transfusion immediately, Prepare to have to donate more, of course, Christine whispered, time seemed to pass slowly more than ever, the blood donated in advance turned out to be insufficient, so Christine had to donate a little more, she was not allowed to get up immediately after the procedures So he lay down on the

hospital bed and it seemed like she wasn’t thinking about anything, almost asleep, but in reality, something unimaginable was happening in Christine’s mind. As soon as she was allowed to leave the room, she ran to the medical office and started reviewing the patient’s medical history, mmmy, after reading all the documents, she immediately understood that neither Bridge Head nor Peter could be the biological parents of m, it turns out that Emi It is not his biological daughter They had said that he could not imagine what they had gone through for his daughter to be

appeared in her family, but I could very well be her sister, my God, it seems like I’m going crazy, Christine said to herself out loud, turning the pages of Emmy’s medical record and her birthday is October 6th, as I didn’t realize that before, she had told me, could my suspicions turn out to be true when she went out into the hallway, to her surprise, the first thing she saw was To her sister and her mother Cynthia how they got here, she asked, as if she had just woken up, Cynthia explained the reason for her sudden

arrival imagine mom dreamed of Sara began to tell the dream that most India described in detail everything that the woman had seen in the dream to all the words Christine reacted unexpectedly for Cynthia the older sister approached her mother and hugged her you did everything right mom well done for not opening the door for Sara to come out it’s too early for her to run outside whispered barely audible and rushed to the intensive care unit in the intensive care room, silence reigned

said that if you listened carefully you could hear the dripping of the medicine into the IV drip Eni lay on the bed with her eyes closed and couldn’t hear anything at the time Hello little sister whispered Christine I’ve been looking for you for so many years but I never imagined you’d be so close to me alone Get well it’s absolutely necessary you must recover Sara Who is this Sara Who are you talking to here asked brick Head what had appeared in the room without being noticed Don’t go crazy girl You need to rest and relax, Peter replied calmly

bridget M is fine She will still be sleeping for a while but we need to talk to you Cristina said insistently implying that she would not give up so easily, the woman had no choice but to leave the room obediently after Christine in the hallway three pairs of eyes looked at them that Cynthia and Tiro were anxiously waiting for good news please come into my office There is something we all owe “Speak up,” Christine said enigmatically, and opened the door to the rickhead office, Peter, I want to make it clear at the outset that we are not his

enemies and we don’t wish anything bad for you, on the contrary, I thank you very much for everything you have done for Sara, or rather for Emi, she began her speech, but now I just wait for the truth from you for a long time, I’ve been trying to find my sister, she was adopted from an orphanage 20 years ago, her name was Sara, admit it in Listen to these words that she put her hand to her heart and bridget and Peter looked at each other in silence, they understood that there was no point in hiding their secret for so many years

we’ve tried to keep this hidden from our daughter, Peter finally admitted, that’s why he didn’t want Amy to come here because it was here that we took her, we adopted her to cut all ties with her place of origin, we changed her name, we gave her our surname, we sold our business in Spain and we moved to Belgium, where we started from scratch, but in return our girl grew up like a jewel, we gave Emi everything she could dreaming studied at the best high school, visited many European countries, rested in the best resorts, but

Like an evil destiny brought her back to her roots, I knew this wouldn’t end well, then my heart felt like something had happened to Sara, I’m ours, Sara was shocked, Kim, my God, my little girl, okay, let’s guess we all know the truth now, but how will we tell this to Emmy, she asked, she was evidently against her daughter knowing the secret of her birth any of you thought about How this will affect Amy Emi is no longer a little girl to react inappropriately to this news, Christine he replied

I have come to know her quite well and I think she will accept this news calmly and understandingly, believe me, it is very important for a person to know the truth about her birth no matter what it is and it is not so bad to have two mothers, you are right, Bridget whispered in response: before Emi fully recovered, three weeks passed during all that time, her loved ones took turns taking care of her in the room, without leaving her alone or alone. even at night Cynthia did not remember her younger sister

also like Christine, but the older sister had spent all those days remembering how Sara and I spent time together when she wasn’t home, Christine had taught her little sister how to cook porridge, how to understand all her childish words, had learned lullabies that her sister couldn’t sleep without. Now Christine was singing a lullaby for me; in the room it was dark, only the light of a street lamp illuminated everything that was around Sing to me again asked Emi holding

The young woman’s hand I don’t know why, but I feel so calm when you sing, it’s like I’ve heard this song before, it’s funny, it can’t be a couple of weeks later, Emi was able to stand up, finally the long-awaited day of her discharge arrived, the weather was beautiful and summery, in the courtyard cristinini they were waiting for four people with flowers and balloons, Mario had bought many balloons that created a sensation of celebration and joy, wow, exclaimed Emi when she saw her loved ones crossing the threshold of the hospital, I am so happy to see you all, I finally left this hospital

just Don’t tell me she doesn’t want to be a doctor anymore asked Christine Looking at Emi curiously, of course she didn’t answer Emi Besides, they already accepted me in the first year So from September 1 I will continue to fight for knowledge hugging her parents Annie met the gaze of a woman who she thought she had already seen somewhere Emi there is something we must tell you Christine, but to do it We need to go somewhere, you agree, of course, he said m enthusiastically, I’ll go with you to the end of the world, after settling into the cars, everything went to the village, the

The old house waited impatiently for its owners, creaked with impatience to see the youngest owner, Sara, whom everyone now for some reason called baby, in the afternoon a large table was set in the courtyard with a variety of delicious dishes, Joseph also joined the celebration, eager to know the outcome of the story of Sara’s search, he knew that she had been found, but since she was still a mystery to him in and he felt that there was a secret in the air, a chill ran down his spine because of it Well, I think

“I will begin to speak,” said Peter, our dear child, “I do not know how you will react to what you are about to discover, but you must know that your mother and I love you very much, and we cannot imagine how we have lived all this time without you, and I listen to her father curiously. The more she spoke, the more the young woman’s eyes opened; at the end of Peter’s speech, tears began to flow from Peter’s eyes. emme Tears of happiness and amazement Ani hugged her parents, whom her mother, whom she had cared for in the hospital while she was an intern at her

sisters whom until that moment I considered friends, in short, the evening was wonderful, the family was reunited with all Christine, She was the happiest, she had finally managed to gather all her loved ones under one roof, all of them had had to go through a lot before she understood that in this life there is nothing more valuable than family and loved ones, whom you have to know how to forgive If ever They made mistakes, and now everyone sincerely regretted what had happened, who was also infinitely happy for a long time, did not dare to

Dreaming that you could hug all your daughters at the same time