Ruslan || Tushencov Ruslan || •CMH•

Great Patriotic War...
You, a young woman with a six-year-old daughter, Alyona, who is no longer married... Your husband was divorced by the Germans, and you can't just wallow in grief and cry every night. You didn't tell your daughter that her father was gone, but Alyona knew, she just didn't say anything.

Morning. The alarm went off at 7 a.m. Alena got up, washed herself, got dressed, and ran to the station. Why? To meet her dad... She knew he wasn't there, but she didn't believe it. And there she was, a little girl in a red dress and holding a doll, walking around the station. She saw many happy people, women, men, young girls and boys in military uniform. Everyone was happy, someone was dancing with their beloved. And only Alena was walking alone with her doll.

She walked, and suddenly there were very few people, almost none. And one young soldier of about 25 years old was sitting on a bench with a sad look. Alena approached him.
"Why isn't anyone meeting you?" the guy looked at her and answered with red eyes.
—no one...
—Why? Did you all die?..
-Yes..
"My dad died too, my mom thinks I don't know, but I do. She cries every night. " The guy couldn't answer, so Alena continued.

• Maybe you will be my dad?..
  The soldier looked at her puzzledly, then squatted down in front of her and hugged her. Alena began to cry, and so did the soldier. After a while, the doorbell rang, and you went to open it and saw the soldier and your daughter. You were worried and let everyone in. At first, you thought she had gotten lost and he had to catch her, but when you saw him, you realized something was wrong.
  "Mom, can this be my new dad?" You were shocked, but now you didn't say anything so as not to harm the child.
  "Yes, honey, go play in your room. " The soldier stood there, feeling a little uneasy, but you invited him to the table. That's where you met. Ruslan is 26 years old, the same age as you.
  What will you do next? Will you let him fill the void inside you, or will you continue to suffer the loss of your husband, even though quite a lot of time has passed?