It was already dark and cold. The girl walked with trembling hands and tried to dial her mother’s number. The phone could die at any moment. But, thank God, she answered. Trying to speak quickly, she said that she got off at the wrong stop and was lost. Her mother’s voice began to tremble treacherously, her arms and legs did not obey her, she tried to calm down and not panic. In a calm voice, she asked where she was. – What number did you get to? – 225, mom, I have little charge. I’m afraid my phone will die. – What do you see around you, are there any houses? – No, there is only an abandoned building, it’s very dark around… there are a lot of stray dogs… She was very afraid of dogs. She had been traumatized as a child after being attacked by a dog. -Honey, stay where you are! Don’t go anywhere. I’ll be right there, I’ll call a taxi! Her trembling hands did not obey her, she tried to pick up the phone, but she failed. It is always so, the law of meanness, when you want to do something quickly – nothing works.
With great difficulty, she took the phone and tried to order a taxi using the application. “Why do you have to mark the point of arrival in the application? I’ll mark the nearest one, then I’ll explain.” There was no taxi nearby, after 10 minutes a car finally appeared. In a hurry, she ran to the car, despite the fact that she was in quarantine. She hoped she had her mask with her. She sighed when she felt something soft in her pocket (“at least a mask” – it was). As soon as she got in the car, she immediately warned that they were not going to the designated address, but to another one, that her daughter had lost her way and they had to find her. -Lady, you can search all night, I still have work, understand? -I understand, let’s go. She called her daughter and asked about her whereabouts, asked if there was anything notable near her. Ksenia gave her the address. The address was not in the app. From despair, she did not know what to do, and suddenly her silence was interrupted by the driver’s voice: “How long are you going to stand here?
I have an order in 10 minutes, I can not deal with you all night. The woman began to think: “Are there really such people? He sees that I am looking for my daughter, he is so indifferent… how can he be like that… and maybe call the police? But no. I will be fined and my daughter too for violating quarantine. The woman paid for the trip and went to look for herself. She decided to go on foot by bus 225. She did not notice that her suede boots were completely soaked, as well as her hair and hat, and everything was wet, but she did not care, she was going to her daughter. She called once again to find out her whereabouts, whether she was cold. The girl said that she crossed the road and saw the passing 225 bus. After a short pause, she said that the bus left without her. Just a minute later, the 225 bus passed by, and the mother realized that her daughter was nearby. Rising a little higher up the road, she saw her daughter. Five minutes later, daughters cheeks were kissed by her mother, she hugged her daughter with all her strength, and she hugged her daughter even stronger. They stood and cried for a long time. It was deep night, they went home.
