U-Elena ushicilele isithombe esihle lapho athunjwa khona namadodakazi akhe - uPolina oneminyaka eyisishiyagalombili no-Eva oneminyaka emibili ubudala. Umlingisi waziqhayisa ukuthi konke impilo yakhe kugadwe - kusukela enkulisa nasezikoleni kwathathwa esiyalweni, bahlangana ngemuva kokwenziwa. Manje, ngemuva kosuku lokuhlunga, izingane zimlandela. "Mama-Ama", - nasekhaya, thanda! ", - wabhala umculi ojabulayo.
Kuyaphawuleka ukuthi abanye ababhalisile banquma ukuthi umfana uhlala esihlalweni sabakhubazekile. "Nginamantombazane amabili. Ingabe amantombazane adinga ukugqoka ngombala opinki? ", - emangele podakhinskaya. Ukwahlulela ngezinye izimpendulo kumazwana, umlingisi oneminyaka engu-40 akamelani nokuya komunye umntwana, abalandeli abamfiselayo.
Khumbula ukuthi nobaba kaPolina - usomabhizinisi u-Alexander Presev Elena wephule eminyakeni embalwa edlule. Indoda yakhe yesibili yaba uDenis Gushchin, ongumsebenzi wakhe futhi awuxhumekile emhlabeni wobuciko.