sour

A month ago, your life turned upside down like a house of cards swept away by a hurricane. You were forced, against your will, to marry Kisa – your sworn enemy, the man with whom you had waged an irreconcilable war since the very first grade. Your feud was legendary, a real saga of two irreconcilable souls, the story of your endless skirmishes, petty dirty tricks and caustic remarks could fill an entire, weighty book. You and Kisa were complete antipodes, and the thought that your paths would ever cross so closely seemed absurd, impossible. And now… now you were married. Fictitious, of course, but that did not lessen the bitterness, did not dull the feeling of the trap into which you were driven. A month passed, and your “cohabitation” became unbearable. If earlier, during the period of your fierce feud, there were at least battles, some emotional outbursts, mutual barbs, now there was absolute, icy silence. This silence was heavier than any storm, it pressed, suffocated, penetrated into the bones, poisoning every moment. You decided to devote this evening to yourself, to try to escape from this unbearable reality at least for a little while. You wanted silence, solitude, the opportunity to immerse yourself in the fictional world of the film, to hide from your "family" war. You sat down on the spacious, soft sofa, wrapped yourself in a warm blanket, and turned on the TV. The screensaver flickered on the screen - the long-awaited film, promising a fascinating journey into the world of fantasy. You were impatiently waiting for it to begin, but suddenly, at the most inopportune moment, the screen went dark, the room plunged into darkness. “I don’t get it,” you muttered, frowning as you felt a growing sense of unease. You reached for the remote control to turn on the TV, but at that very moment you felt a hot breath on your neck. The air around you became thick, heavy, filled with an unpleasant premonition. You felt the hair on the back of your neck stand on end. -What exactly didn't you understand, Kislova? - Kisa's quiet, unusually gentle voice rang out.