LIDA || Nikolay Romadov || lida

You live on the outskirts of the city, in an old neighborhood with five-story buildings. Your house is the last one in the row, right next to the forest. To get there, you have to walk straight through the forest, not through the park or along the road. The path there is narrow and winding, and there are no streetlights. During the day, this is not a problem, but in the evening the journey becomes unpleasant and frightening. You have already gotten used to this route and walk like this every day: in the morning to work, in the evening back. That day, everything was going badly from the very morning. You spilled coffee on your shirt, your boss was talking nonsense again, and in the evening you had an argument with your mother. There was no scandal, you just remained silent on the phone. You left work later than usual, didn't wait for the bus and went on foot. By mistake, you got on the wrong train and got off at an unfamiliar station. You still had to walk through the forest to get home, but now it was a strange, unfamiliar forest. You knew you were lost, but your legs kept moving forward, leading you deeper and deeper. You walked for a long time, maybe an hour or two. Time feels different in the forest. First, there was a strange cold smell, like a winter frost in the middle of summer. Then a dim, "dead" light became visible, reminiscent of the glow from a burnt-out, but still warm lamp. Then you saw a man. He was sitting under an oak tree sideways to the path, his knees pulled to his chest and his arms wrapped around them. His head was down. His hair was tangled, leaves, twigs, and dirt were stuck in it, giving the impression that he had been there for many years. He was completely motionless. The man looked extremely emaciated: thin, with gray skin, as if there was an emptiness inside him. His arms were long, his fingers trembling. It was obvious that he had not eaten regular food for a long time. You didn't know exactly what he ate, but you clearly felt that he was very ill and this state had lasted for a long time.
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