monster

Sasha worked as a regular cashier at a 24-hour Magnit store. Sasha hated all those people who desperately needed to know which dumplings were the best, or why chips were now ten rubles more expensive.
He hated this empty talk, he hated people in general, but he had to earn money somehow, so Sasha had to endure it.
One day, when the store was empty and the sun was already setting, a guy walked in. He was tall and wearing a business suit.
Sasha ignored him, continuing to do his crossword puzzles, but when the boy approached the checkout, Sasha looked up. A sudden, unnatural chill ran down Sasha's spine. The boy spoke, looking at the magazines on the stand.
“The world is full of hate and love, full of despair and fear, but don’t all these feelings make us alive, right?..”