25 Chapter
Vlad
Yesterday Vova and I got drunk. No, we got drunk out of our minds. He for a good reason, but me?
It seemed to me at first that what she said Masha not about me. But then I reconsidered and remembered yesterday’s words of the guy in the ambulance. Rostov Konstantin. Rostov? Why didn’t I pay attention to it right away?
Rostov Angelina and Rostov Konstantin. It all fits. Shit! What a fucking coincidence! I have not even seen Lena, do not know in person, but I already feel that she will hate me fiercely when she knows the whole truth. I didn’t say anything to Vova. And why should I? It’s not like I ran over her brother to death! He’s alive, and not badly hurt. But my conscience still gnaws at me. And I have to work with Rostova, to look her in the eye. What if she already knows that I was the one who was in the car? What if she’s been told and shown everything?Content (C) Nôv/elDra/ma.Org.
“Good morning, bro,” Vov wishes as he comes out of the bathroom. He is in a cheerful mood and frame of mind, unlike me.
“Hi.”
“We’re going to be late for work today. It’s 10:00.”
“We can’t be late. We’re the bosses, we’re late.”
” Lena texted me today at 9:00 to say she’s running late, too. She has to go to the hospital. I offered her a ride, and she surprisingly agreed. So we’ll just pick her up now, drop her off, and go to work.”
“No! ”
“No? Did you have other plans?”
No, but I didn’t want to pick up Lina and drive to the hospital, where I might be recognized. Certainly not today.
“Yes, I do. I’d forgotten. But I promise I’ll be there this afternoon.”
“What’s the matter with you? Vlad, is there something you’re not telling me?”
“No, it’s just…”
“Nothing ever happens in this life. Surprisingly, I didn’t have much of a headache after last night and no hangover.”
” That’s lucky. I have a headache. But I still have to go somewhere.”
“So let me give you a ride. And you can finally meet Rostova.”
Why is Vova so insistent? Why can’t he just fuck off with his help?
“You have to take Lena, and I have to take a shower and get dressed.”
-“Yeah, time’s running out. Okay, I’ll wait for you at the office,” Vova finally agrees as I head into the kitchen to put the kettle on.
“Apparently her little brother had a good time yesterday. Since he’s not being discharged. And he won’t be out anytime soon. Yesterday he got a superficial trauma evaluation, but today his vision’s starting to fail and his temporal lobe’s starting to go numb.”
Damn it! I don’t know what I’m in this for.
“This is not good.”
“Yes, Lina needs my support now more than ever. And let her try not to accept it.”
” I’m sure she will. See, the ice is already breaking. She’s already agreed to let you give her a ride. It only gets better from here.”
“She’s so unpredictable, I don’t know.”
” I’ll make you some coffee, and I’ll take a shower. Just slam the door behind you when you leave.”
“I have a key, remember?”
“Oh, that’s right, I’m getting old.”
“You’re not getting old yet. You still have to get married and raise a son”
“Yeah, and make sure to build a house and plant a tree,” he added, and then he hid in the bathroom.”