at the appointed time, Arthur’s car drove up to the entrance. Igor’s car was parked nearby. Rashid got out of the car and waited for Arthur’s actions. Arthur opened the door and Lilya got out of the car, at the sight of Rashid she perked up and wanted to run to him, but Arthur took her by the hand with his iron grip. Rashid saw all this, opened the door, and helped Vina out. Her hands were tied, she was lightly dressed, and she was trembling all over. – I will let her go after Lilya gets into our car. A neighbor from the window who loved to watch what was happening saw it all.
– Well, well. Then they steal guys, then they change girls. Like playing with toys. And hanging her cheeks on her hands, she continued to watch.
Arthur pushed Lilya, and she ran to Rashid. When she got into the car and the door slammed shut, Rashid let go of the Guilt, and she quickly walked to Arthur. Despite her fears, Arthur hugged her and hugged her to him. The wine was trembling all over like an autumn leaf. She was all icy with cold and fear, and was afraid of Arthur’s anger, but these fears were dispelled after his strong embrace. – I am not leaving you. Everyone got into his or her own car. After waiting for Arthur to leave, Rashid and Lilya said goodbye to Igor and went to their apartment. The neighbor, who was watching this picture, moved away from the windowsill. – Well, that is it for today. Now until tomorrow.
Lilya and Rashid went into the apartment. Of course, it was a studio apartment rented by Amir and Lesha. With the arrival of unexpected guests, they had to make room. Someone had to sleep on the floor and in the kitchen. Lyosha was still awake and met the guests. He did not expect to see a girl in this apartment at such a late hour. Especially almost a member of Amir’s family. The arrival of the girl at such a late hour put him in an awkward position. Rashid, noticing this, was shy himself, and apologizing added, «Nothing, we will leave you soon.
– So I do not mind your presence. Live as long as you want. I will sleep in the kitchen while you make yourself comfortable. Rashid called Lyosha to the kitchen.
– This girl was a prisoner. She could have been killed. Moreover, she is not of legal age. I am guilty before her. With these words, Rashid left the kitchen. Lyosha lay down in a folding chair and turned on the TV. – And Amir was right. She is pretty. Lyosha smiled and leaned back on the pillow. Rashid fussed in front of Lila, made her bed, brought her food to her room. «I’ll call your parents tomorrow and we’ll figure out how to get you home.» Lilya smiled and ate a sandwich.
Rashid’s morning was busy. He called the girl’s parents, and it was decided that they would pick her up themselves. Then a call was made to Ahmed, and he heard the long-awaited news that the war was over and they could return home together with the Sultan. Ahmed had been waiting for this particular call for so long; he could not stand it and joyfully called Sultana.
– Daughter, we are going home.
– How? What happened?
– I will explain everything to you later, when we meet. We need to do the paperwork, and we are flying home with you. Sultana was glad to hear this news. She dreamed about it. However, she had reason to be sad, she had not heard from Amir for a long time. They had not spoken in over a week. Sultana could not stand it and dialed him herself. In response, she heard that the subscriber was not available. This upset her, and the girl sat down on the sofa with her knees pressed to her stomach.
– What happened to you?
– Nothing. I am flying home. Sultana smiled through her sadness. She knew how to do it. She learned this when she started working for Arthur.
– Don’t lie to me. Is he your reason for being sad? There was silence in response. – Everything is clear. You do not have to go on. I will try to find out something.
– Don’t do anything. I am flying home. That is enough. My mission here is over.
– First, do the documents. Then you will see. Everything will work out, by itself. The time for the production of documents calmed the Sultan, and she perked up a little. Recently, Sultana dreamed of leaving this city, and now sadness has entered her heart. She could not explain it to herself, but she was sad at such a joyful hour. Sultan’s father stopped by to pick her up and make a temporary passport. During their stay in Moscow, it was their first meeting with their father.
Ahmed has not seen his daughter for more than a year. Except for the day, she was abducted in her hometown of Poipet. During this time, Sultana has changed a lot. She became more mature, more courageous, and stronger. This was no longer the same girl who had once left his house. At the sight of Sultana, Ahmed doubted for a moment that this was his daughter. – Is that you, Sultana? Sultana raised her lush eyelashes and was afraid to look into her father’s eyes, but she plucked up the courage and did it.
– It is I. Sultana sat in the back seat and looked in the mirror when she saw Igor’s eyes. Igor greeted her in a friendly way.
– So we met in peacetime. I am glad it is over. Sultana did not have the courage to ask in front of her father what had happened to Amir. She decided to rely on her eavesdropping skills and waited for the right moment to hear what she needed. They arrived; Igor accompanied them everywhere, like a faithful servant. He assisted them right up to the departure, and they had exactly two weeks left before departure. On this day, no one talked about anything and Sultana was left with nothing.
This morning, the circumstances were such that Rashid did not leave the apartment for a long time, having been a temporary interpreter for Ahmed, and Lyosha and Lilya were left alone. No one was prepared for such circumstances. Lilya went into the kitchen and saw Lyosha sitting in an armchair. He quickly got up and bombarded her with questions, what did she want? Lilya did not understand Russian well, but she was able to understand what was being said. Smiling, she went into the room. Lyosha remained sitting in his chair, and not wanting her to leave, he decided to bring her coffee. He is used to communicating with easily accessible girls. They were mostly friends from the cafe. But there was a whole goddess sitting in front of him, which he could not touch, he did not know what to talk about with her, and it was also impossible to talk to her. Lyosha just lived with her under the same roof, and admired her beauty, if you can say so through the glass. He just lost his mind, and this guy couldn’t just breathe calmly anymore. He brought her a cup of coffee into the room, and after standing for a while in silence, he went to his place of residence. Now the kitchen has become his permanent habitat. Lyosha decided so himself, and it was so convenient for him to sleep here, eat, watch TV, and even sometimes Lilya came into the kitchen, and he had a chance to look at her. He did it stealthily so that no one would notice his liking for this girl. Lyosha was so confused; everything he did seemed so funny and clumsy. Lilya was laughing like a child. She was a child. Now the day of her parents’ arrival was coming.
Rashid was often away on business. He kept his word and did not declare Arthur, the new investigator asked to name the make and number of the car. But Rashid gave only the color and brand, he did not call the number, referring to the fact that he did not remember it. He did not see who was sitting in the car either and it all got hushed up. The police were more preoccupied with killing police officers than wounding Arthur, and they did not bother Rashid anymore and waited for Amir to recover. The new investigator was not so interested in the case of Arthur’s capture, and conducted this case passively. Arthur was lucky that the previous investigator kept many details secret so as not to harm the Sultan, and these details were taken with him to the grave. Everything was in Arthur’s favor, Rashid and Lily’s parents did not testify against him, Ahmed withdrew his statement. Arthur got away with it again. Amir remained in a coma and this was the main cause of concern for Rashid and Arthur. Rashid was worried about his son’s life; he was more concerned about the threat posed by Arthur than his condition. Arthur prayed that this palmist would not survive. He took out evil on Jamal.
– It was necessary to finish him off to the end, or not to start at all. Why did you even start this whole shootout? I did not give you that right. Why did you open fire?
– Master, I am sorry. I just