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Episode 61

Gavril

I sensed the change in Naomi the moment the car pulled away from the curb. She waved at the girls and then tucked herself against the door, keeping a distance between us. From her reaction to me in Inessa’s kitchen, I’d thought the things we discussed today had been forgotten.

Clearly that wasn’t the case. And as much as I wanted to force her to come to my side, I didn’t.

Being with the girls today had done me some good. It had helped me keep my mind off the shit surrounding my life, including the Krasnaya brigadiers and the fact that my wife had disregarded my basic rules.

I had also gotten my hands on the piano that I had bought for the girls, losing myself in my lessons with both of them and reconnecting my soul to music for a little while.

No matter what I became in the future, what horrors I sustained or even caused, music soothed me.

“Did you enjoy your visit?” I finally asked Naomi, tapping my fingers along my knee.

“It was nice to get out,” Naomi responded, her gaze foc
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