Palmist. Thirst for revenge

– «I don’t know myself. Sometimes those times are not enough. I certainly got into another world. But I like it here. I am used to.

– My father is calling us back. He literally insists on our moving to Laos.

– And what is your decision?

– Honestly. I would not like to. In fact, I live much better in Bangkok than here. I am like a fish in water there. I see you already have children. But we are still in search of ourselves.

– You still have plenty of time. You will have time. We are the ones sitting around doing nothing.

– Yes, you cannot be called idlers! Each of them kept silent about how they miss those carefree times when they were students and lived together under the same roof. – So you do not want to go back to Moscow.

– What, do you have a suggestion?

– No. I was just asking. I just cannot believe you are a native of Laos now. Lyosha did not like this joke, but he did not say anything.

– It is possible that yes. I already have almost two children. Where I am going to take off.

– Wow! How much you have changed. I could not even think that you would ever become such a family man. After sitting a little longer, Amir went to his home. Sultana did not go with him to visit, deciding to spend this evening with her mother-in-law. Besides, she did not want to meet her husband’s ex-fiancee. Amir returned late in the evening, when everyone was already sitting in his or her rooms. Rashid met him at the front door.

– You have finally come. Amir started in surprise.

– Dad. What a habit. Rashid smiled.

– Come in. And Rashid opened the door of his office for him.

– What is the urgency? He cannot stand it until morning.

– I wonder which one of us is not patient. I saw the Guilt, but I could not do anything.

– «What were you going to do?» Did you want to kill her? It will not work. This is the type of people. She will just ruin herself, you will see. Just have to wait.

– And you are patient. I was wrong. Okay, go ahead. But this does not mean that you are not in danger.

– Good night, Dad. Rashid smiled back again, and the office door closed quietly. Sultana was waiting for her husband in bed, in a beautiful lace negligee, coral color.

– «You’ve been gone so long.

– You did not want to come with me. But in vain. We had a great time. We have not seen each other for almost three years.

– This is the deadline. Sultana said with a laugh. We had a great time with your dad, too. He told us about the New Year in Moscow.

– Yes, and what is interesting there? To be honest, nothing good. It used to be better.

– I think so too. What used to be better? When Lyosha and I were there. When we went to the club with him. It seemed to us then that it would never end. Now we are both married.

– Yes. When you went to the club with him, I was on the verge of death. I did not have as much fun as you.

– I know. I should not have started this conversation.

– No. It is not your fault. You had your life, your destiny.

– Now we have our life, our destiny. You were in my destiny long before we met. That is why we are together. Sultana snuggled up to Amir and felt the warmth of his body, his soul. She felt his love, and it was quite enough for her, Amir did not need to repeat the words of love several times a day, just one look from him was enough, and Sultana was happy.

– What did your father say?

– Nothing special. He is worried about our lives, and he is trying to get rid of the Guilt.

– What a nightmare. And I didn’t know Rashid was capable of it.

– Me too. But I’m sure he’s not capable of it. Although, when he is angry, it is better not to argue with him.

– I noticed. Sultana wanted to say, «I noticed you in anger,» but she kept silent in time and lay relaxed on the pillows.

Exactly a week has passed since the escape from Thailand to Laos. Once a man with a scar sat in front of a mirror and looked at his face. He tried to find a flaw, to see the slightest defect, but his face was exceptionally clean and beautiful. – I have been waiting for this hour for a long time. That is what happened. Now I have no barriers. I am ready.

– It is too early for you to leave the premises. Wait until tomorrow.

«I’ve waited too long. With these words, the man thanked the doctor and left the clinic building. He went outside and made a call. – I am ready, wait for the guests. At this difficult time for all the inhabitants of the world, people disappeared quite often. So it could not be difficult to kidnap a person. Robots replaced people in many industries, most of humanity was out of work, and people were going crazy from not having enough money and not having the opportunity to earn it. It is possible that this unemployed part of the population was destined for a slow extinction.

Late in the evening Guntur arrived in Pakse, the car stopped at the house of Rashid Wangrat’s family. His habit of covering his face with a hood remained unchanged. It was not difficult for this person to calculate the location of Sultana. He had to wait patiently for this beauty to come out of the house. Amir and Sultana Wangrat were inseparable. Amir never left his wife’s side. The last two days Sultana went to the mall to buy gifts for the New Year. She went to the same time, the same place. On the third day, the girl out of habit left the house and I was waiting for Amir on the street. The risk was great, but this man took a risk, and quietly drove up in a car, approached her from behind and plugged her mouth and nose with a soaked mask, Sultana lost consciousness. Everything was done quickly and efficiently. The car door slammed the screeching of wheels and the distant sound of the car leaving could be heard. Amir ran outside, but it was too late. He realized that he had lost her. – It was stolen. Rashid went outside.