One woman, one man

Translated from Russian by Alexandr Gibayev

© Ihar Navitski, 2020

© Irina Goryunova, 2020

ISBN 978-5-4498-4097-4

Created with Ridero smart publishing system

From the authors

For many years, we have hatched the idea to share with you, dear readers, the love story of two people close to us, in the subtleties of which we had to be dedicated to the will of fate. Since the characters in the story are real people and continue their journey of life, the names are changed. This story could happen in any city, on any street. You could be eyewitnesses of such a relationship. It could be even your neighbor. With him or her, you could ride together in the same elevator every day, meet them in line at the store, in the parking lot near the entrance. These people are next to us. This is a story of unusual love and the secret connection of two strong people – a man and a woman. «Why strong?» You ask. Because, despite the condemnation of society and Christian morality, they went the hard way to gain their happiness. Because they did not give up in the struggle for each other despite the confrontation of the whole world. Let’s make a reservation: the story does not end, the love affair continues to this day, and it is not known how it will end: a happy ending or a drama… A man and a woman are happy that they met. This meeting was not accidental, all the events of her and his life led them to each other. They are comfortable together. Let many condemn us, but we want to support our friends, because, despite life experience and far from youthful years, we believe in the power of true love, which no obstacles can stand. We are all different, and in this we are all beautiful. Of course, this story will seem banal to someone, someone will not believe in the reality of the events described, someone will support the heroes, someone will express indignation, someone will find the answer to their eternal question: «To be or not to be?». You decide, dear readers. So, let’s begin!

She

Early city morning… Red auto flows into the stream of traffic. At the wheel – a beautiful middle-aged woman. She is really beautiful. Age to her face. Tall, long legs, blond hair that gently rests on her shoulders. She drives the car confidently, and this confidence slides in every movement. Katerina is thoughtful that day. In the back seat her daughter softly snuffles – a small wonderful creature, a kind and sympathetic girl. Not only relatives, but also friends of our heroine can’t get enough of her. And, believe me, this is really so. What awaits our Katerina today? Work, household chores, gatherings with girlfriends? She has all this: her favorite job, which brings good material income, pleasant household chores (she is the mother of two beautiful girls, we have already met one, the other is older and can independently reach the doors of one of the prestigious educational institutions). Girl friends? Yes, Katya has got many of them. This is an important indicator that proves that she is kind and responsive. Often in the evenings, her cozy apartment turns into a real boudoir with women’s gatherings that last until late at night. Friends have something to talk about. Each one has its own sore topics: someone has a difficult relationship with a lover or husband, someone wants to get a son or daughter in a good position (it should be noted that our heroine occupies a high post in the country’s administrative apparatus), but someone is just not happy with their life and glad to gossip on the topics of other people’s problems. Katerina will listen to everyone and help everyone if possible. But can she help herself? Yes. After all, she is a wealthy and intelligent woman, whose character, as she herself says, is flint.

Our heroine is from a family of hereditary military men. Father was a unit commander. What is going on in Katerina’s soul? Probably, only a person very close to her can feel it. I do not mean relatives. A woman has a difficult fate. Dad died early, a little later fate dealt another blow: his brother died. Left without the support of a strong man, a father of two children, the family was forced to leave their home country in a completely different country in order to try to start all over again. A situation familiar to many in the Soviet years? There was a catastrophic lack of money, and Katya’s mother didn’t let other men close either – she put all her time and energy into her son and daughter. Hard times tempered the character of our heroine. Fortunately, her mother endured everything and raised her children properly. Katerina has become a highly educated and self-confident person. She took iron willpower from her father, beauty from her mother. Years of life taught her not to cave in before difficulties. Outwardly, this woman is doing well. What’s inside? Inside, like all of us, is the soul. Katerina’s soul hurts. You could even say, crying with bitter tears. Outwardly – a flint woman, inside – a vulnerable woman who needs care and attention.

Difficulties and troubles did not end with the girl’s childhood and youth. Beauty and clever girl attracted, as often happens, the attention of not only decent and good guys. Once, spending an evening with her friends at a disco, Katerina met a tall, broad-shouldered Alexey, who, as it turned out, was much older than a young fragile girl. There was something frightening and mysterious in this man. It soon became clear that it was worth the fear of meeting such a person: Alexey turned out to be the leader of one of the criminal gangs that flooded the city at that time. Criminal authority as a personal humiliation perceived the girl’s refusal from intimate relationships. Katya was an example for behavior, but Alexey’s threats forced her to shed many tears and grow up at once for several years from fear for her family and her life. Fortunately, the girl found an intercessor – a neighbor on the porch and a good friend Vitalik, who knew firsthand the criminal world. Gathering a considerable number of his children, as well as connecting neighboring courtyard groups, Vitaliy literally beat off the «desire» to own 17-year-old Katerina from 30-year-old Alexey. Those distant events will forever remain in the memory of a woman, because one of her classmates died in a brawl. Katerina’s honor was saved, but guilt for Oleg’s death will always haunt her…

The heroine had two marriages. Both did not take place. Katerina does not go where others go, and does not eat what others eat. As an independent person, philistine foundations are alien to her: to marry at a certain time and have a baby, as expected. Her first marriage was closer to thirty years. We will not say that until this time Katya lived as a nun. She, of course, had men and not one, but the woman did not change beds as often as you might think. She had only a long relationship with men. But not one did not fit the role of her husband. Someone eventually turned out to be a wimp inside, someone was married. It’s not for us to judge Katya, but the fact remains: she married at twenty-eight.

Katerina’s first marriage was more likely to be closer to partnerships. As a business woman, she entered into a marriage contract with her husband and agreed on the conditions of their married life. Igor, her first husband, went to all conditions. He madly loved «his iron lady with blonde curls.» After a very short time, Katya had a daughter. Her firstborn. Spouses of the soul did not cherish in the child. The young mother gave herself to the baby. For a while, the career and other concerns receded into the background, the whole world revolved only around my daughter. Relations with her husband increasingly began to resemble partnerships. It was not so good for them in bed together as before. In addition, the husband began to be jealous for any reason. It should be noted: although Katya did not feel strong love for Igor, she was clean and faithful to him. This is later, when their marriage will confidently move towards divorce, a person will appear in the life of our heroine with whom she will share the bed. But for now, at the time of the birth of their daughter, they were all fine with her husband. Unnoticed, the girl grew and matured, and over time, misunderstanding between spouses began to grow.

Katerina has a strong character, and next to such a woman can only be such a strong-willed man. Igor began to lose his spiritual balance. Near the «iron lady» he more and more «faded away.» Once, having reached the extreme point, the man could not stand the emotional internal pressure and left Katya to another woman with a milder character. Our heroine was left alone with her daughter. Should I blame him for this? I think yes. Already at the first stage of relations with a woman, a man sees whether he can mentally, emotionally and psychologically fit his chosen one. If he does not «pull» such a woman, then there is no need to continue the relationship. You just have to step aside. Katy’s first husband did not. The result is divorce and trauma for the daughter. It should be noted that Katya, as a loving and wise mother, did everything to mitigate this blow. Her girl did not get a heart wound, as is the case with a divorce of parents. A competent psychological approach allowed her to protect the child from internal feelings and discomfort in relationships. Father remained father. The woman does not interfere with the meetings of the pope with the girl. On the contrary, she strongly encourages these meetings.

Nothing was foreseen in Katerina’s personal life at that time, except for a light calm. She had a man, but rather, he could be called a substitute. Katerina was not interested in marrying this man and making plans for the future. Sex and nothing more. Not even making love, but just sex. In any case, nature demanded its own.

So the years went by. During this time, Katerina visited the bed of two men, but with none of them a serious relationship was reached. There were always a great many males around her. She, like a magnet, attracted with her feminine data, but not all of these people were worthy of the attention of our heroine. Katya always felt thin people. Some of them needed from her only what was between the legs of each woman, someone needed to use the connections and position. The woman clearly read all this, so it was very, very difficult to get to her favorites.

Katerina’s girl was growing up. Personal life drifted, but not for long. A saving lighthouse appeared on the horizon in the form of a wealthy man. George was younger than Katerina and was very attracted by the appearance of a handsome male. They had a relationship that lasted a short time, but resembled a meeting of two spouses that live in different countries. The heroine’s chosen one was a foreigner. Katie’s attraction to the guy faded over time. Nature took her own, and the woman broke up with her, as she loved to call him, civil husband. The story, however, was continued. And this continuation is now peacefully sniffing in the back seat of our heroine’s car. From this connection, a beautiful baby was born – another girl. Katerina did not even think about abortion. Really, a woman flint. Give birth and only give birth! Pregnancy proceeded with complications. Women who have had to go through child preservation procedures will immediately understand what we mean. In addition, Katya was left completely alone. The man with whom she had a relationship did not know about the girl until a certain point. Later, she will tell George everything, leaving the choice for him: to accept a daughter from a relationship between them or not. We must pay tribute to this guy, he turned out to be a decent man and a good father. To this day, a man mentally and financially supports his girl. He can be respected for this, and any normal man would shake his hand. But at that time, Katerina was left alone with the baby in her arms. She doubted for a long time: «To speak or not to speak?» A decision was made – to say: Dad should be informed about his native blood.

Our Katya needed support. She understood that the girl needed to be given only the best. George could provide everything needed. Fortunately, the baby’s father accepted the news of paternity with a bang. He loves his tender daughter very much and does not dwell on her soul. Katerina and George are doing everything so that the child does not feel impaired in something. The heroine has long had no attraction to this man, but there is respect and the most precious gift of life – their daughter.

Let’s go back today. After Katya took her baby to kindergarten, the next stop is work. What can be said about the work of our heroine? All or nothing. In principle, work, like everything else, is no different from the rest. A man goes to work to make money. It’s great when making money turns into a favorite pastime. So it was with our heroine. She liked the job. Her calling is communication with people. She could find a common language with any person, in which Katya was helped not only by her appearance, but also by her inner strength. A competent and clear approach to any issue, understanding of human problems – these are the main trump cards in the hands of a woman. And this really worked for her: people went to meet her. But, you should make a reservation, as in any relationship, for all you will not be nice. Our heroine was no exception. Katerina also had enough ill-wishers. What did she do with them? Entered into its «black» list. Oh, if a person is on this list, then do not wait for mercy. But, who was in her «white» list, he really could feel the fullness of the friendship of the heroine. I think that we will not stop at work for now. This then will be parting with your favorite work and internal discomfort from the fact that you were «thrown» overboard after so many years of serving faithfully. All this later. Now we are getting closer to the fateful event when the world of Katerina begins to change and flourish with the advent of the second hero of the story.

Time passed, on the personal front, everything was unchanged. As before, boyfriends were curling around Katya, who tried everything to win the favor of the «iron lady», but nobody succeeded. Someone with contempt will say: «She has too high an opinion of herself.» We will not persuade them, it is their right to think so. On this occasion, we can say the following: «There should be at least a prince near the queen.» Unfortunately, men of this type surrounded by Katerina were not observed at that time. And only if a woman did not want to start a relationship. She waited until she met a worthy challenger.

The heroine and the hero were introduced to the Internet – social networks. Non-binding correspondence, easy flirtation did not even give a hint that our heroes could build relationships in the future. Everything went on as usual, but, as it turns out later, not by chance. Katya became interested in a man on the Internet correspondence. This is just one thing – the manifestation of interest in him, which, believe me, is expensive, aroused certain feelings in her. No, not love. Katya is not one of those women who will fall in love with a guy just because of the fact that he has an elastic butt or a pumped up press. The intelligence of a person is important to her. The intelligence of a man is the main point of arousal. And then the rest of the components are coming. After a very short time, the correspondence resulted in a phone call. The characters liked each other in a conversation. Katya wanted to see Alexander – that was the name of the young man. He, too, longed for this meeting, but he feared for certain reasons. In more detail we will talk about them in the second part.