For the rest of the day, I floated on wings of happiness, as if under a spell. Only by evening did I realize that I hadn’t invited Maya to my wedding. Convincing Kirill to take me to see her the next day turned out to be surprisingly easy.
Nature had granted a short reprieve from the cold, bringing back warm days. The sun gently heated the ground. Against the backdrop of a clear blue sky, this autumn truly was golden. The colors were so vivid that they made you want to dress up, not to look like a dull gray spot against their brilliance.
I spent a long time in front of the bathroom mirror. Kirill even peeked in a couple of times out of curiosity, wondering what I was doing in there for so long. That immediately reminded me of the moment when he had peeked into the bathroom back when I wa
