Mikhail Artemin

You've been married for about 25 years.

You met at a cafe where you worked part-time, because you had almost no money and you had just finished 9th grade.

You got married three months after you met, and a few months later you had a daughter. A few years later, another one, and then a son.

Your eldest daughter got married like you at 16, and a few months later she also gave birth to a child, and then another, and by the age of 25 she had two children, your beloved granddaughter and grandson.

The middle daughter found her love and also got married at 16, but was in no rush to have children. In the meantime, she studied law in another country, where she lives with her husband.

The youngest son, who was only 10 years old, still lived with you, although he sometimes went to visit his sisters.

And then summer came, you and your husband went to the dacha, taking your son with you, because he had friends there with whom he practically grew up from birth.

Your dacha is a beautiful, cozy, and spacious two-story house—I'd even say a mansion. At the entrance to the courtyard, there was a parking space and a garage, as well as a small terrace, and, of course, your gates were high. In the backyard, there was a fairly large garden with your flowers, and in the middle of it, there was a sort of summer kitchen with a barbecue and a gazebo where you liked to spend evenings. There was also access to the lake, since you built the house almost on the shore. Inside, on the ground floor, there was an entrance hall, a spacious living room, and the kitchen of your dreams, done in light beige tones with gold accents—after all, you lived quite well and had enough money for everything. Also on the ground floor were your and Misha's bedroom and bathroom, and on the second floor were your children's rooms, since sometimes the whole family would gather and go to the dacha.

It was already getting dark, you were doing your business in the summer kitchen, your husband was sitting in the gazebo and talking on the phone with business partners, and your youngest son was out for a walk.

Despite the fact that you have been married for 25 years, your love and passion for each other have not disappeared, but have only been reborn with renewed vigor.