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The author: Natalia Antonova

 

FAMILY RELATIONS

 

First time the thought on mutual relations of the man and the woman has visited Lydia for a long time, years in eight …
It had school vacation. She already has re-read almost all books in the nearest library for children. Its desire to absorb in itself, as much as possible knowledge was simply improbable.
This very day from reading at it the head has ached, and Lydia has included the TV which basically, disliked …
There was a film about young pair home life. More truly, about dirty man's socks.
The venerable director within one and a half hours exposed the heroine who applied for the right to be called as the decent woman. And that it only did not do to hide the real face - worked on two works, took part in a public life, at leisure indefatigably ploughed on a summer residence.
Вообщем it was hypocritically covered with shape of the fair woman.
But the director managed to unmask the imperceptible pretender - within ten minutes the chamber showed to progressive mankind a woman's face deformed by fastidiousness. The heroine with disgust looked at dirty socks of the husband and vainly persuaded itself, that should, is simply obliged to execute the conjugal duty - to wash these fetid subjects of a man's toilet.
Than there has come to an end, Lydia did not remember, apparently, to heroin and it was not possible to inspire to itself just thought, that socks of the beloved smell not then, and smell sweet as the most gentle roses of a solar valley.
Yes, apparently, and was. The heroine has not managed to fulfil an honourable duty of each woman - socks remained to roll in a bowl.
And the director with undisguised pleasure has held up to shame the artful wife.
Lydia's liking, strangely enough, have appeared not on the party of the recognised classic of a domestic cinema.
Whether it sympathised with heroine? Perhaps, no... Lydia had a question - and why, actually, the wife should erase socks of the husband, and it its stockings?
In the answer encyclopaedia was not … And it is a pity …
This film has soon disappeared from a head of the girl, but has played the educational role Lydia has decided to erase never in a life of man's socks.
The director could be glad its creative energy has not gone to waste.
Having left school, Lydia has arrived on faculty of law. Having studied, the put number of years, it began to work. Thus it combined the further study with work.
Free time was not too much, and the question on washing of man's socks did not rise.
Short novels happened often, but Lydia somehow quickly grew cold and severed relations, referring to the excessive employment.

 

... She has got acquainted With Vitalik on wedding at school girlfriend Zinochki. By then Lydia has already left jurisprudence and was engaged in management. And chubby Зиночка worked as the confectioner and married the colleague. Lydia and Зина at school were unseparable girlfriends, but then their meetings have begun to decline. More by phone exchanged calls. But not to come on wedding to girlfriend Lydia could not.

Wedding was inexpensive, but very cheerful. Sang under a guitar and danced till the morning. Lydia diluted vodka with tonic, trying not to get drunk. She has diplomatically refused cheap wine. For last years Lydia has got used to expensive wines and cognacs.
And to good, as is known, get used quickly.
… She has invited Vitaly who has attracted to her to white dance and, looking in its grey languishing eyes, has understood, that it not from those men who can be put to bed for one night and to give money for a taxi in the morning and to wish all good.
When visitors dispersed, Lydia has suggested Vitaly to bring up it to the house.
He has agreed, with interest considering its sparkling «Тойоту».
He lived in the area which has been built up still fifty years ago.
- Here, here, stop, please. It is my house.
Lydia has seen a bare five-floor building with wooden benches at entrances.
- You will leave to me the phone? – Lydia has asked.
It has flashed to roots of hair and has answered, - I do not have phone.
- Well, can be in that case, I will fetch you in the evening and we somewhere will go?
- I too would like you to see, - he has seriously told, - but only it is not necessary to fetch me, - it has faltered and a second later has added resolutely, - on «Тойоте».
- Why? – Lydia sincerely was surprised, - you do not like my car?
- No, the car good. And business, вообщем not in it.
- And in what?
- Well … - he has stretched, - and will not explain at once.
- Well, - she has agreed, - where for you to wait?
- Where to you it is more convenient.
- Near a monument to Catherine the Great you will arrange? – She has smiled.
- Quite.
- Then in eight. You will, of course, be released earlier, but at me ненормированный the working day, therefore …
- I understand.
It has got out of the car and, having smiled, has waved to it with a hand.
- The lovely boy, - Lydia, - and cologne at it … «Russian wood» … has thought
- My grandfather used same, - was unexpectedly recollected to it.
Also the thought has there and then flown, that Vitaly would accept something from a series «Farewell the weapon» …

 

Exactly in eight it has approached to Catherine II two-metre bronze statue.
Vitaly already was at a foot of the empress.
- I think, that was not late, - having opened a door, Lydia has told.
- No, - a point-in-point, - he белозубо has smiled, - here, - has stretched it a bouquet of garden camomiles.
Lydia hated camomiles. They seemed it too naive. But has told nothing. Has accepted a bouquet and has put it on a seat.
- It is not pleasant to you? – He has suddenly asked.
- Well, that you, are very lovely …
It has looked away and has sighed, - is simple on roses at me there was no money.
Also has there and then added with great feeling, - But soon pay and I will necessarily buy.
- You live with parents? – Lydia has translated conversation on other theme.
- With mum, the grandmother and the brother, - he has easily answered.
- And the father?
- The father is not present.
- Excuse.
- Yes, no, anything terrible. At me one it is not present.
- In it you are right. – Lydia looked at road.
- And your parents? – He has asked.
- Mum has died.
- And the father? – Vitaly has asked, and in its voice pressure was felt.
- It is possible to tell, that too, - Lydia has dropped unwillingly.
- How it? – He has not understood.
- My father on the maintenance at one rich lady. We do not see it.
- And unless so happens? – Vitaly was surprised.
- What?
- Well, that the man, I mean, - Vitaly was restive, - after all it, probably, not so young …
- And you mean, what it costs in bed? Yes, you are not more red so. I think, that quite. To it only 45. I the early child at the parents. And its present lady recently it was executed 80. She feeds him, dresses, puts. And it fulfils. Cleans apartment, carries it on resorts, walks a dog and other.
- And there can be it because of love? – For some reason with hope in a voice Vitaly has asked.
Lydia has sincerely burst out laughing its innocences, but having seen the confused person of the young man, has spoken, - can be … can be …
- Means, no, - Vitaly ascertained.
- I so could not, because of money. If has grown fond, I all for it. And because of a pie piece, because of a cognac drink, it so has gone.
Lydia was silent.
- I speak nonsenses? – He has asked.
- Is not present, of course, is not present. Give we will talk about you? You work?
- Yes, in the same place where Зина and Glory, the confectioner.
- Really? – Lydia has smiled, - is more tremendous! It is possible to thrust upon tea with a pie?
- It is possible, - it has trembled long eyelashes and is unexpectedly proud has said, - and you know, what the best confectioners in the world of the man?!
- I do not object, - Lydia has smiled.
And it has continued with a former heat, - I two times at city competition the first place took. Know, what I a strawberry pie bake? A class!
Lydia saw in a mirror. As Vitaly's eyes triumphantly sparkled.
It liked it more and more.
- Please, do not tease, with a smile she has told, - at me already slobbers flow.
Lydia has sharply braked – the freakish ship from darkness has come up the building shining by illumination is dazzling.
- Give we will come in "Viking", - Lydia has nodded on restaurant, - I am awfully hungry. Besides you have teased me …
- Perhaps better on quay we will take a walk? – He has timidly asked, - there it is possible to buy coffee and doughnuts with jam.
She wished to tell to it that he did not worry about money and still something in this sort, but, suddenly, is unexpected for itself has agreed, - we will go.
They sat in tiny cafe on quay. A wind колыхал walls made of cloth.
Vitaly it is proud treated Lydia with tiny doughnuts and hardly warm coffee.
She looked at its joyful person, shining eyes, listened to it сбивчатый the story and thought that could stay here with it till the end of a life …
When they came back, the rain has gone. Large and rare.
- These are stars have thawn from love and now fall on the earth, - Vitaly has thoughtfully said.
- The truth? – Lydia has cheerfully asked.
- Do not laugh, do not laugh! See, from each drop light proceeds?
- I see …
- Well here, this light of star heart.
- The romanticist, - Lydia has bitten a lip, but to laugh did not become.
- Differently it is impossible for the confectioner. – he has answered seriously.
She wished to take it to the house, but he has asked to stop the car near the underground.
Lydia did not begin to find out why. Has simply satisfied its request.
… They met some months, almost every evening.
Both during a rain. And during snow he waited for it near a foot of the bronze empress, persistently coming before appointed time though knew, that Lydia will arrive on the dot.
When it was warm, they walked on quay, and during a rain, and in a cold kissed in the car hours, catching breath each other. Both of them would not like to leave, but alas … Always there came farewell time.
- To tomorrow, she spoke.
- To tomorrow, - repeated his lips.
And once she has told, - allow to live together.
Also there has come a pause. Heavy. Precisely the stone has broken from a rock and flies … flies … and the bottom is not present … a chasm.
- Why you are silent? – Lydia has not sustained.
- I agree, he has answered.
- Why so обречённо? – She has asked, - I do not like you?
- I love you.
- Then in what business?
- In what …
She has looked to it in eyes though he persistently hid them, and all has understood …
- My God, what nonsense, - has spoken Lydia, - Виталь, remember, you promised to treat me with a pie? It seems, strawberry. And after all and has not treated.
He was silent.
- You, what do not want, that I have met your native? – It continued.
Vitaly persistently was silent. Its perplexed shot up eyelashes, have hung again.
- Well, what with you, my pleasure? You do not want, to acquaint me with mum, the grandmother and the brother?
- I … I at all do not know … I …
- Yes, all right, - Lydia has smiled, - tomorrow Sunday. I will approach to hours per six.
- Evenings? – He has asked perplexed.
- Well, not mornings, she has smiled, - will have time to bake a pie?
- I will be in time. Still as I will be in time! – his eyes have flashed mysterious light.
… Vitaly was afraid in vain. It native have accepted Lydia warmly, precisely old acquaintance.
And Lydia ate mum's pelmeni with pleasure, grandmother's cheese cakes and a pie baked by Vitaly.
She has not refused at all viewing of a collection of tram tickets which was collected by brother Vitaly Timosha.
- Лидочка, - mother Vitaly has dared and has looked at the son, - Vitaly has told, what you wish to live together?.
- Yes, - Lydia has looked at the grey-haired tiny woman, - we gather. Only I, Antonina Andreevna, all will not wait in any way when your Vitalik will make my the proposal, - Lydia has darted a crafty glance at Vitaly, - there can be it I should to make it?
- So, means, we will get married?! – it was pulled out at it.
Lydia has burst out laughing, has clapped the hands and has asked still a pie.
… Already he admitted the car to it, that did not dare to start talking about marriage of what it has almost everything, and it … Who it? The simple working guy.
On what Lydia has answered, - my dear, at us equality. And it is unimportant, who earns money. In our family they will be always.
Suddenly she has become silent and has crafty looked to it in eyes, - only consider, socks to you should be erased most.
- It you to what? - Vitaly was surprised, not understanding at what she drives, - I and so them I erase since the childhood. Mum has accustomed. Yes, and in general, any work I do.
- Well, then, everything is all right, - Lydia has found his lips and has for a long time clung to them.
They have got married in the middle of summer.
Отцвела a linden, dropping delightful aroma. On wedding tables the white flame of a jasmin trembled. Branches of terry roses caved in under weight of inflorescences.
Зиночка was the witness from the bride. She прицокивала language and enthusiastically gasped, - as it is romantic, as it is romantic! – to the end not believing, that Lydia and Vitaly marry.
They have spent a honeymoon on Mediterranean sea. And have then lodged in Lydia's house.
After a birth of second daughter Vitaly has decided to leave work and open confectionery, let small, but the. Its pies used wide popularity in a city.
Vitaly any more did not disturb, that in the marriage contract under Lydia's insisting it has been written down - all acquired after wedding, is their general property.
Its contribution to the family budget became весомей day by day.
Lydia's dream was carried out – it did not erase man's a sock.
The truth with own stockings preferred to consult independently … just in case that to any ingenious director has not come to mind to accuse in 21 century of dishonourableness of men of not erasing female stockings...

 

 

16.08.06