Alexandra Kryuchkova - Tales of Ghosts. Playing Another Reality. Edgar Allan Poe award стр 22.

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So, my dear, you seduced a priest, then disobeyed him, despite the fact that a woman should always be in obedience to a man, being created out of his rib, and on the top of that you also concealed the truth from him!

So, my dear, you seduced a priest, then disobeyed him, despite the fact that a woman should always be in obedience to a man, being created out of his rib, and on the top of that you also concealed the truth from him!

Father, but Pelageya tried to object.

Oh, sinner! Isnt it written in the Bible that everything I have listed is a grave sin?!

I sincerely repent of all my sins and ask you to forgive me!

And have that man forgiven you?

Where can I find him now? the unfortunate woman whispered already in tears. Is my soul doomed to wander the world like a restless ghost?

My dear, the Great pre-Easter fast is going on, so you must fast! Perhaps God will forgive you, but not I

The dying woman wept silently.

Father Alexey was returning to the church, obviously not in a good mood, but only one thought was spinning in his head, God, what does time do with a female beauty!

That same evening, Father Alexey left his cassock at home and went with friends to a pub. Having drunk heavily, the next morning he skipped the service and spent the entire Holy Week with friends, remembering the Passion of Christ without parting with the bottle.

On Easter, in order to avoid losing his job again, Father Alexey had to sober up. At the festive meal after the service, he was informed that Pelageya had been buried on Friday. The deceased had not been sung by the funeral vigil due to the lack of money from her son, who nevertheless ordered a special 40-days prayer for the dead mother.

Taking church wine with him, Father Alexey went to the grave of the newly departed and bumped into a handsome young man at the cemetery gate. The priest immediately recognized his son, but the son would have never recognized his father, since he looked too bad

June 28, 1994

3. Two women

I just loved her too much! Havent you ever felt like to sacrifice your life for the sake of your beloved?

I dont remember where and when I met Jeanne, because we lived in the same house, played in the same yard, studied at the same school. Everyone liked Jeanne, she was surrounded by a crowd of suitors, and at first I was even afraid to invite her for a walk. I have had problems with women since childhood. I have always been afraid of them. And, as it turned out, not for nothing!

We started dating in early spring, when Jeanne was eighteen. We often went to that lake, with an uninhabited island in the middle of it. Jeanne said that she would like to get on it! No one was pulling her tongue, mind you!

I always took my favourite, Junga, on my walks. Just in case. I felt much more confident next to her. Many people even believe that such dogs should not be kept at home, they are said to be dangerous to life! Yes, I agree, her character, frankly, wasnt simple, I couldnt bring a friend into the flat, not to mention the whole company. Junga would attack anyone who was not a member of our family, and, being locked in another room, she would burst into unbearable barking and break down the door until the stranger left. Junga, by the way, disobeyed even me, but I loved her very much! Isnt a dog mans best friend?

Honestly, I sincerely hoped that the girls would become friends, however, Junga  now everything became clear to me!  had scanned the future and hated Jeanne in advance, growled at her and tried in every possible way to bite her. I tried to persuade Junga to accept the situation, in vain! She was stubbornly adamant. Then I realized that she was jealous of me! Finally! Anyway, under pressure from others, I still made a decision to get married. Must means must. No way to avoid! They would think that I was indifferent to the opposite sex, unlike my own!

Junga, of course, couldnt forgive me for such a turn of events! Her aggression went off the scale, she began to rush at me as well! No matter the way I tried to explain to her the human must, it was all in vain: dogs dont forgive betrayal. How would you feel about someone who betrayed you? I left Junga at my mothers and after the wedding moved to live at Jeannes.

I really missed my Junga very much, I was awfully homesick, I dreamed about her every night, and, God knows, I tried to visit her as often as I could! With every fiber of my soul, I felt her incredible suffering and, as a result, I suggested my mother to make Junga get married as well. One-time, of course Who would have known how much I was worried about her wedding night! However, self-hypnosis is a great thing! So, if I was cheating on her with Jeanne

That morning my mother called me to tell the amazing news: Junga was going to have puppies! I jumped around the room with happiness, I would take one for myself! A girl, of course! The spitting image of Junga! I even barked with joy. For the first time. And at that very moment, Jeanne appeared in the room and said that we were going to have a baby.

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