C yipa uběT ,uo>KAb. KpynHbie KanjiH 6apa6aHJľr no no/iOKOHHHKaM h CTeKaiOTCfl b ojmy rp?i3HyK> Jiy>Ky, KOTopyío yace He b CHJiax BnHTarb b ceöji pa3MOHeHHan 3e\uifl. Onbra HßaHOBHa ch^ht oijhh Ha ouhh c 3aBTpaKOM h Ha aBTOMaTe hto-to acyěT. 3to ojKimaHHe! Bcě 6bi HHnero, TOUbKO He sto ôecnoMOuiHoe HHneroHeaejiaHHe. 3Ta Bemb 3anoJiHHJia bcio eě KBapTHpy, Bcema TaKyK) yioTHyio h Taxyio pojmyio, neM-to hcbuhochmo qy^cHM. npHinejieu cnpHTaH, ho bcč" paBHo 6yjjjo BbicbiJiaeT H3 ujKa{J)a cboh 3a3biBHbie CHrHajibi. Ojibra HßaHOBHa yace He o^Ha b cBoeň KBaprape. H sto fleíícTByeT eň Ha HepBbi. - J\& npona^H tu npona^om, - ne^OBOJibHO npOBopnHT OHa h nocMOTpHT Ha nacbi. Bcero jthuh> Hanajio o^MHHaaHaToro, b sto BpeMJi OHa o6bmHO emě jiokht h HHTaex Ho pa3Be ceřmac eň jxo meHMa? C 3toh-to Beiubio b uneasy? KycoK xjieöa eň He Jie3eT b ropjio. Bo pTy Bcě nepecoxno. KaK TonbKO aoecT, noHflěT KaK cjie^yeT noMoeTca: h noA HorraMH OHa Bcě emě HyBCTByeT BieBiiiyioca rpa3b. Bcě stot MnxanbiH.... J\a KaK oh Mor Ha Heě bot TaK HaôpocHTCíi? XlypaK! IlepenyraTb jio CMepra - bot sto no ero HaCTH... OHa BbicyiHHT bohoch, bkjhohht o/iHy H3 «KcaHeBHbix TenenporpaMM h b xanaTe HaÓjnoaaeT 3a MejibKaioiuHMH KapraHKaMH. TejTeBH30p HrpaeT, 3a OKHOM KOHen CBeTa. HeT, TaK Hejib3a! OHaaoji>KHa xots 6bi nocMOTpeTb Ha 3Ty Bemb. Ecjih y»c OHa y Heě /lOMa! IlycTb 3HaeT, c neM CBSoajiacb. Hjih Bcě-TaKH jrymne... OHa 6pocHT ôerjibin b3tj\íiji Ha uiKa^), 6ynro 6bi cBěpTOK Mor 3acTHHb eě Bpacnjiox c eě mhcjismh. HiweTb AOMa flparoneHHocTb 3a TpHCTa TbICHH, KOMy TaK nOCHaCTJIHBHTCH? Kor^a BCě 3TO 3aKOHHHTCH, OHa 060 BCěM paccKa^íeT Mame. A Mama eě h cnpocHT, a hto 3to coöctbchho 6biJio? H hto OHa eň otbctht? Hto nocMOTpeTb He ocMejmnacb? TaK h bhaht HacMeuiJiHBoe MauiHHO Bbipa^ceHHe jiHua: «Boanacb, hto Te6a npn stom KTo-to 3acTyKaeT?» <88> TaňHa öe/ioro nás/luna OHa noflořííieT k ujKacj)y. Hto OHa, TpycHxa KaKas-To hto jih? HarHěTca k o^HOH H3 noJiOK. «He CMeuiH HapoÄ», -TaK h cubiniHT OHa Maniy. 3acyHeT pyKy b CTonKy cnoaceHHbix hockob h BbrraiUHT motok. HeT, He TpycHxa! OHa ocTOpoacHO nojio>kht ero Ha ctoji, 3aTeM BepHěTca, mtoöm 3aKpbiTb flBepb ot uiKac[)a. He TpycHxa! no^xojix k cxony, OHa eme HeMHoro mc^jiht. Ecjih 6bi ceňqac k Hefi KTo-HHOynb npHUien, ny k npHMepy nouHuna, Kaie 6bi OHa 3TO oötacHHna? OHa ctoht Ha/j 3toh Beuibto, BHHMarejibHo eě ocMaTpHBafl, Bce eme c 6e3onacHoro paccToamia. npn ^hobhom cBeTe TKaHb 0Ka3biBaeTCJ[ rojiyöoro UBeTa, 3TO noTepTbiä 6apxaT, nepeBa3aHHbiň uiHypKOM OT 60thhok, b 3TOM Onbra HßaHOBHa yBepena. THKaHHe nacoB OTMepaeT KajKityio BnycTyio noTpaneHnyio ceKyHfly. noxa y Heě eine .aocTaxoHHO BpeivieHH Ha to, htoöm nocMOTpeTb h 3areM CHOBa 3aBepHyTb 3to TaK, ^Toöbi MnxaxibiH hh^ero He 3ano^03pHJi. OHa noTHxoHbKy pa3MOTaeT ninypoK h TopucecTBeHHO nojioacHT ero Ha ctoji. TxaHb notfoÖHO ÖyroHy pacKpoeTca caivia, h nepe/j Ojibroft HBaHOBHoft Ha cTOJie JieacHT ôpoiiib b cpopMe naBJiHHa. ycbinaHHaa 6pHJiJiHaHTaMH. BpHJiJiHaHTbi Ha KaaiflOM nepbjuiKe Ha XBOCTe, Tejio - H3 6ejioro 30JioTa. «Eejibiii naBUHH», - ycMexHěTCH Onbra HßaHOBHa. ■ TaňHa ôenoro naßiiMHa * * * «Oh HHHero He 3ano,o,03pHT», - yziocroBepaeTca OHa, Koma naBJíHH y>Ke BHOBt cnpíiTaH Ha CBoe MecTO. OHa nnnib no3BOJiHJia ce6e b3htí ero b pyKH, npOBecTH nanbueM no rpaHěHHM KaMHHM, noTOM nonpoöoßajia npHJiOÄHTb ero k rpy/m... Mtoöw y3HaTb, hto nyBCTByeT nenoBeK, KOTOpbifl Höcht Tanyfo 6ecueHH0CTb. BbiJi TsacěJibiíí, a Hraa Taxaa ocTpan, 6yzrro KTO-TO eě TOJTbKO HTO H3rOTOBHJl. Mnxa^biH 3flecb aojKKeH 6biTb Ka>K^yio MHHyTy! OHa 6ecnoKořÍHO wtepíieT KOMHaTy uiaraMH: mhmo TejreBH3opa, jiaMnbi, noBopoT k flHBaHy, h onflTb Bcě cHanana. HenpecTaHHoe THKaHHe ^eňcTByeT en Ha HepBbi. «CnoKoiicTBHe, tojtbko cnoKoftcTBHe», - noBTopaeTOHa OHa ca\ia ce6e. 3aieM CTpenKa nacoB nepe,n,BHHeTCfl, h Onbra HßaHOBHa 3acTbraeT Ha MecTe. A hto, ecJiH c hhm hto-to cnyHHJiocb? Bejib roBOpHJi b nonoBHHy. Hjth 6e3 níiTHa^uaTH? fl,a aer, tohho b nojiOBHHy. Pa3Be hto Bcě-TaKH nouiäni b nojiHHHK)? Hy Torna 6bi xoTb coooiuhji KaK-To! H hto Tenepb?? Ojibra HßaHOBHa roTOBa pacnjraicaTbCii. C hhm cjiyHHJiocb hto-to yacacHoe, ÄOÖpoBOJibHO 6bi oh eö 3flecb naBJíHHa He ocTaBHJi. 3HaeT Be^b Bce-TaKH, CKOJibKO tot ctoht. A hto ecjiH ero 3a^ep)icajia noJiHuna h cennac yace HflyT h 3a Heft? Ka« HHKaK yKpbißana BemecTBeHHoe £OKa3aTeJibCTBO, TaK Bpofle 3t0 Ha3biBaeTCH? Cßinanacb c hhm Ha cboio rojiOBy! H hto AeJiarb? Ha nacax Tpn/maTb nxib MHHyT. Haflo ot 3toto H36aBHTbca! Ceňnac >Ke! OHa caMa 3to nepeaacT toíí MceHUiHHe. Ecjih Mnxajibm no HecnacTHOH cjiynaHHOCTH ono3/;aji, to oh eě HaňflěT, a OHa eMy OTaacT jxmhru. OjTbra HßaHOBHa cíifleT Ha CTyji. ^biinarb rnyö^ce! TojibKO cnoKOHCTBne! OHa Týna noňflěT, h Bcě TyT. <92> TaííHa ôejioronaBJíMHa TojibKO b KOpH^ope ro Heě j\oňjiQT. «rocnoflH, a tkq ero TaM ocTaßHJia!» ÜHa BepHäTCH, HaneTHT Ha ropmoK c ubctkom, 3aTeM nynefí k uiKa^y h oöparao. TuaBHOe jkhbo, BpeineHH Mano! 4>a6pHKH 6biCTpbiM uiaroM TjBafluaTb MHHyT. Ara, Jierao cica3aTb: öbierpbiM niaroM. MoKpoe 3eMJiaHoe MecHBO CKOJib3HT noa HoraMH, no pa3ropaHeHHOH ot HanpaaceHHa cnHHe OjibrH HßaHOBHbi Teicyr pyneHKH noTa. Toponacb h to h .aejio oraaxibiBaacb, OHa ocTaßJiaeT no3aflH oboihhoh Pmhok, ho hhk8k He motkct H36aBHTbca ot HyBCTBa, 4T0 KTO-to eě npeaneflyeT. YnHua o^HaKO tiohth nycTa: HaßCTpe4y eň nonaaaiOTca JiHiiib MaMauiH, BOJiOKyuxne ^omoh noJTHtie cyMKH c npoüyicraMH, aß. neHCHOHepbi, nporyjiHBaiomHe cbohx nynejieň, flBopHaaceK h caMHx ce6a. OpejiKH nacoß noKa3biBaiOT 6e3 nara neTbipe. HeT, eíí He ycneTt, y Heě bot-bot cepwe h3 rpyiiH BbinpuraeT! Ha oÖ3ope yjKe BHflHH Tpyöbi 3a6poiiieHHoä 4>a6pHKH, ho ro uejiH emě /jajieico. Ceö^ac npoHTH no caMoro KOHu,a no yjiHu,e ToßapHoii, hto npocranaeTca k peKe. MpaHHbie flOMa c pa36HTbiMH OKHaMH HaBO,o,aT Ha Heě CTpax, OHa npoflon>KaeT omaabiBaTbca, a Tyr emě onaTb HaHHÖT MopocHTb. Ha TpoTyape Banaiorca icynn HeHyacHoro öapaxjia: kto-to npnBonoK ero ciofla h3 6e3JiioAHbix KBapTHp. 0;ibra HßaHOBHa MaHeBpHpyeT Meacay rpynaMH 3Toro cTapbH, ao nyHKTa Ha3HaHeHHa y>Ke pyicoö noziaTb. Bot h acejie3Hbie BopoTa! Ho y hhx hhkoto HeT. Bpo^e yaí h npHĽxna no3flHO, a Bcě paBHO hhkto 3jiecb eě He HcaéT! Ojibra HßaHOBHa thxohbko BbipyraeTca h Ha MHHyncy ocraHOBHTca. MoKpbie BOJiocbi jiHiiHyT eň k UHuy, eň xojiohho. Kto-to Tyr koto-to boaht 3a hoc! Hjih... MoaceT, Ha TaiÍHa ôenoro naß/iwna - 3t0 Bbl? - CnpOCHT OHa C HenpHKpbITbIM yflHBJieHHeM h OflHOBpeMeHHO oropneHMSM. - A hto bbi 3,aecb aejiaeTe? - BopHC He Mor npHfi™, a bmöcto Hero BaM sto npHHecjia. - A noneiviy ä ÄOJDKHa BaM BepHTb? - Ceňnac... - Ojibra HßaHOBHa 3acyHeT pyicy b ManeHbKHH BHyTpeHHHH KapMaH najibTo h ^ocTaHeT Heöojibiuofi CBěpTOK. KaK Bapyr sto h npoH3oftaěT. Hnnero efí He aaBain-e! 3to moo! — ot Hcnyra y Qntra HßaHOBHbi noflKaujHBaioTca Horn: nepea jxByMx noÖJieflHeBiuHMH >KeHiHHHaMH ctoht Cepreň, chh CTapHKa nexpOBHHa. - 3to npHHa/yioKHT MHe, sto y>Ke ^aBHo He eé! - pHBKHeT oh h MeraeTCH k Onbre HßaHOBHe. OHa yßepHeTca, xaK hto Ceprefi nyTb He noTepaeT paBHOBecne. - 3ia öpouib moh, TOJibKO nonpoöyHTe ao eě AOTpoHyTbca! - Bflpyr onoMHHTca naMOHKa, 3aKpoeT 30ht h nbiTaeTca hm yziapHTb Ceprea. Ho tot 0Ka3biBaeTCii npoBopHefi: oh XBaTaeT eě 3a ropjio TaK, hto ßßMOHKy nepeKOCHT ot öojih. - Ceßnac ace MHe eě aaň, HHane n eě yôbio! - 3auiHriHT oh Ha Onbry HßaHOBHy. )KeHHiHHa y>Ke 6e3 30HTa nbiTaeTca BbipBaTbca, ho Cepreň íiepaeHT eě MěpTBoří XBaTKoft. - 9l ßOJDiceH 6bm ^ora^aTbca, hto th c MuxajibineM 3aoxiHo h hto ^eHbra Mejfyry coöoh noAejíHTb xothtc Oubra HßaHOBHa ctoht b oueneHeHHH, nepeßo/ja 3aTyMaHeHHbiH B3Diafl to c cbiHa neTpoBHHa Ha ^aMOHicy, to oöpaTHO. TaK bot hto oh o Heří AyMaeT? Mto OHa Ha cMepra ero OTüa xoxena HaacHTbca?! Taicoro nopnjioHHOro h3 ceôíi ^ejian, a Tyr nepen Heií B30euiěHHbiH, 03Jio6jieHHbifi neJioBeK c HeHaBHCTbio b rjia3ax. HacToaiHHH npecTynHHKÍ - Hy 3Ke! ^aBaň sto cio/ja! - npoBopHHT eň H3MeHHBiiiHHca ao Hey3HaBaeMocTH cbm neTpoBHHa. Ojibra HßaHOBHa JiHxopaapHHO npoKpynHBaeT b rojioße BapHaHTbi neßcTBHH. Ecjih ^acT cTpeKana, to .ziajieKo eö He yöoKaTb. 3tot HeHopMajibHbiä eě ^otohht, a TaM y>K efi MaJio He noKaaceTca. Hy a ecjiH OHa eMy OT^acT Öpouib, to CHHTaň o6e MoryT c >KH3Hbio npocTHTbCíi... < 96 > Tařma öenoro naBiiHHa - TaK Tbl eě B03bMH, Cepeaca! «Ax Tbl, ra^eHbiiii...» Ha ceKyH^y oHa AeMOHCTpaTHBHO paCKpoeT iia^OHb H OßHHM pe3KHM aEHaceHHeM BbIKHHeT cBěpTOK flaneKO 3a BOpoia. H3 ee ropna BbipBerca hctöphhcckhh CMex. OHa He MO>KeT ocTaHOBUTtca. KaK b coHHOM MapeBe OHa bh/uit onycKaiomyiocs Ha 3eMJiio JKeHiuHHy. Kapaöxaioineroca no BopoTaM Ha apyryio CTopoHy cbma IleTpoBHHa. H KanjiH. rioBciofly Kamm. * * * Kto-to BeflěT Onbry HßaHOBHy k MauiHHe. >KeHa ÖH3HecMeHa pbi^aeT h Bcě noKa3biBaeT b oahom h tom »ce HanpaBJieHHH: - Ä Bac npomy, HaŕíaHTe ee. 51 6e3 Hee aoMa He Mory noKa3aTbca, 3to naM^Tb o MaTepn My>Ka. He Mory a!.. Eě caxuiT Ha 3a^Hee cnaeHbe pjijiOM c Ojibroň HBaHOBHoä. Ce^on ycan oöpamaeTca k Hefí thxhm tojiocom, b to Bpeivm Kaic Ha yjiHue iviejibKaror jho^h b 4>opMe. OflHHM mejíHKOM OHH nepepe3aKnr uenb Ha BopoTax h paCTBOpflMTCH Ha TeppHTOpHH (J)a6pHKH. Bbi b nopaflKe? 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