Golden сarriage for Cinderella. A novel about love

Peter bought himself an ice cream, aВ cocktail for me and went toВ the free catamaran:

– And now we’re going to do a few laps, have we swam?

– Of course, we swam.

Peter quickly stepped into the very center ofВ the catamaran and held out his hand toВ me. Another second and IВ was there. Having settled down comfortably, we began toВ pedal, and splashes ofВ water flew inВ different directions, getting on our face and clothes.

– Oh, how fun, look at the sun, it has crumbled into small fragments in the water, and it’s like a lot of lights are floating next to us.

– And one piece of glass fell into my catamaran, – laughed Peter.

We talked and laughed merrily, completely oblivious toВ how our time flew byВ and the evening crept up. We got home very late.

The next morning Peter began toВ prepare for departure. Suddenly the phone rang.

– Good afternoon! How are the kids? How is she? he spoke very softly.

IВ immediately realized that it was my wife calling.

Soon he hung up the phone and continued toВ work on trousers.

“Do you love her?”

– No, I just live with her, she’s a sick person. Let’s postpone this conversation for later.

– Of course, we will postpone.

– Maybe you won’t come to see me off? Let’s say goodbye at home.

Peter never once looked me inВ theВ eye.

“Don’t you want to be with me when the train departs?” I asked sadly.

– No, that’s not the point at all.

Peter got dressed.

He took the suitcase byВ the long handle and said:

– Goodbye, Vlada, and thank you for everything.

And he left the apartment.

Of course, I was somehow uncomfortable. I haven’t smoked for a long time, but at this moment it was just necessary. The pack of cigarettes was in the closet in a small jar for cereals, hidden just for such a special occasion. Along with the cigarette I smoked, the idea came to me that everything in life should be told. I quickly left the house.

IВ looked at my watch and realized that IВ would definitely make it before the train left, and my legs carried me along the subway faster and faster.

There wasn’t much time left, so I immediately ran to the platform. The train had already been announced, and there were more and more people. Among the many faces, only Peter was missing. Suddenly someone gently took me by the shoulder. My heart almost jumped out of my chest in surprise, I turned around.