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– There should be some other ways to solve the situation!
– How? What would you do in the same situation? Explain me, please.
– Well, why is she telling me totally different information: that you don’t do homework, don’t help her around the house, and answer her in a rude way?
– What else can she tell you? Do you want to take a look at how much I studied? I am almost done with school program. I did everything I was asked by mom. Despite the headache or the fact that I did not feel like doing it, I still complied. I understand the meaning of the word “have to”, and it does not matter to me weather I want it or not.
– You got me confused, son.
– I am trying to explain you the situation. However, you don’t want to see the reality. You are looking for reasons within a relationship and not within a person. It’s wrong.
– How can you know what I think?
– It comes from your words: “Please, don’t upset mom.”
– So what conclusions can you make from those words?
Maxim could not understand weather his father was upset or surprised.
– I can see everything I told you about.
– All right, I’ll think about it. Go home and take a rest. Do you need my assistance to enter the house?
– No, I don’t. Will you come over in the evening to play chess?
– I will.
Max ran a bell and the mother opened the door.
– You are home already? That was fast! Change your clothing and proceed to the kitchen, I will heat the meal for you in the meanwhile. What did the doctor say?
– He said I should start learning how to walk.
– What do you mean by learning?
– My muscles became disaccustomed from walking, so I need to learn again.
After finishing lunch, Max said:
– Thank you, it was delicious. I am tired and want to get some sleep.
– Ok, please don’t close your doors.
– All right.
Max locked his doors, enjoying the comfort and privacy of his room. He did not fight his tiredness. There was no need for that. He just fell asleep.
XVII
Svetlana left her apartment at seven am. After getting a good night sleep and growing stronger during the school vacation, she felt herself quite good. The coldness of the early morning did not surprise her; she actually enjoyed the refreshing tingling of the frost. The surrounding appeared beautiful, wintry dreamlike, and it was making Svetlana happy. At that moment she felt herself absolutely healthy, free, and exuberant. Deciding to walk to school to enjoy a first February morning, she turned around the corner and found herself on the empty space again. She remembered plangent fall and the grass, which was flapping like the ocean waves a few months ago. The picture had changed since then, and the empty space reminded a glacial desert with banks of snow. February windstorm was playing with the snow, either creating snow-drifts or raising snowflakes in the sky like tornado. Svetlana adored winter from the childhood – it was the most mysterious time of the year for her. Almost everyone loves frost, New Year, holiday atmosphere and snow. At this time of the year people make wishes and discuss New Year celebration. Most important events happen in the winter that means that the winter is the most important season. It comes to bring people cleanliness and chastity, and to take away all unnecessary issues, to make wishes come true. When it leaves, people are waiting for it!
Svetlana was walking down the trial as before, but she was a different person. When she crossed the open space, she started to think about school and concentrate on her past classes, meetings, tests. Svetlana missed her students, so she tried to walk slower to enjoy the indescribable feeling of enjoyment. She could not even find a comparison to that new, unexperienced feeling. When she had that heavenly mood it seemed as thought she walked above the ground…