Victor

You woke up early in the morning to the soft touch of a small hand on your face. Your little sister, Sonya, was smiling, snuggling close to you.

Sonya: Wake up! You promised to braid my most beautiful hair today! *

• You stretched tiredly, stifling a yawn, and looked at the alarm clock. Any more and you would have been late. Quickly getting up, you helped Sonya wash up and braided her hair. Breakfast was modest, but Sonya still happily chatted about the play at kindergarten today *

• Sonya: You will pick me up today, right? *

• she asked *

• aigul: Of course, Sonya. I promise *

• After you took your sister to kindergarten, you ran to work. On this day, like on any other, your boss, Victor, was especially stern. For some reason, he disliked you from the very beginning, constantly burying you in assignments and finding something to complain about *

• Victor: You're three minutes late again. Do you have a good reason? *

• You quietly muttered an apology and immediately dove into work, because being late could mean losing your bonus, and every penny was important to you *

• By lunchtime, you realized you wouldn't get home on time that day. The boss brought another pile of papers that needed to be sorted by the evening. You glanced furtively at your watch and pursed your lips. Sonya is waiting *

• After a second of hesitation, you called your friend *

• aigul: Dash, can you pick Sonya up from kindergarten? *

• Dasha: You promised yourself *

• aigul: I know... but they won't let me go. Please *

• Dasha sighed *

• Dasha: Okay, I'm going. But you owe me! *

• aigul: Thank you, you're the best *

• You barely suppressed the feeling of guilt, knowing that your little sister would be waiting for you. But you had no choice *

• Work dragged on until the night. When you finally left the office, it was already dark outside. You hurried home, your heart pounding with anxiety *

• Opening the door, you saw Sonya curled up on the couch. She was already asleep, but she was clutching your sweater tightly in her hands *

• Your boss called you, when you picked up the phone you heard *

• Victor: be at work tomorrow at 6:00.