– I didn’t expect it… – You… came back? – I was just passing through, – Not for long. – Wait… thank you… – How can I contact you? – Mom, who was it? – Just an acquaintance… my dear. Just an acquaintance… We haven’t seen each other for a long time. – Fate – the aunt shook her head. – You know, she was looking for you…

When I discovered my husband was having an affair with my best friend, I moved to another city without telling him and hid my pregnancy. But five years later, we met again.

“Are you sure you weren’t mistaken?” Oksana held the phone tightly and tried to stay calm.

“Oksana Nikolaevna, the results are positive. Congratulations, you’ve been through it for about six weeks now.”

He thanked the doctor and hung up the phone. The world froze around him. Six weeks. That’s exactly how long it had been since the night he’d come home and seen a strange bag in the hallway. A bag he’d given Kira as a birthday present.

Oksana slowly sat down in the chair by the window. Outside, the snow was falling, covering the city in a blanket of white, erasing all traces. She wished that night could be erased from her memory just as easily.

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