Olya

You hid the deadly truth—heart cancer—from everyone, even from Olya, the one you loved most in the world. The relationship, once blazing with passion, was rapidly turning cold. Olya, citing endless work delays, slipped away like a shadow, becoming distant and cold. Rumors of her infidelity, initially seeming absurd, grew more sinister with each passing day.

And then the day came when doubts gave way to a chilling reality. The park, the rustling of leaves, and you—hidden from prying eyes. Olya and that girl. You remembered how she swore eternal fidelity, promising never to betray you, but now those words sounded like bitter mockery. Inside you, besides the fading remnants of love, another tender pulse beat—a child, not yet born, but already doomed along with its mother.

Your heart, already aching, now sank with every second, slowing its rhythm. Only after four long days did a distorted voice from the hospital bring the news to Olya: the cancer was rapidly progressing, her life was hanging by a thread, and in her womb, a life that might never see the light of day continued to develop. Olya didn't react and continued talking to the girl. You couldn't take it anymore. After the hospital—alcohol, drugs, and a terrible, life-ending miscarriage...