Love Of Ages

I don’t want to end up in th

came to a halt with an ear-piercing creak, and from its window an avalanche of the driver's choice curses and th

rry! - Ira threw over her shoulder, crossing the road, and dragged her friend along th

rina shoo

ning the gentlemen, I don’t think she will,”

he apartment at all.

her friend, who minced after

They say she is a very strong witch, - looking a

ernatural, trusting reason and relying on logic. And she considered herself an atheist, denying any deities and

ng her on, and told already on the way: - Mom's friend was talking about a young golden-

In the morning a beauty, in the evening she is replaced

and, they went to

kets of the huge windows were frightening with blackness, and the unnatural silence forced them to look a

artment. - Ira repeated by

ex. “Lady Mila has a strange fondness for the number seven. The w

Qu

d, cannot be moved even by a crowd of adult men, greenery seemed to grow out of nowhere, rising along the stucco molding of the old house almost to the roof. The fact that roses bloomed next to tulips did not hide from the eyes, and sca

pered, holding the han

of organizing a front garden and estimating Lady Mila's earnings. In disbelief, the girl tu

rtment number seven that sai

etal handle with her palm, but changed her mind a

came a displeased, croaking grunt. “They knock so lou

of the apartment, like the entrance, met with twi

n's voice said. “M

e your services,” the sam

T-

e her friends the idea that Mrs. Mila bought the entire

doors, cleared her throat, s

llo,

-spotted hand waved at the high-backed sofa. -W

peering into the twilight that hid

- The witch invited to sit down at the

k up and you will not see the ceiling, so it seemed to the girl. Antique massive furniture talked to those present, creaking for no apparent reason, thick curtains on the window

ing her knotted hands on the table. The dim light of a single candle illuminated an ugly fa

pnotized by round bulgi

to see him next to

Re

ife and will never let another man

oo

- Marina said, s

n my strength at all,” the old

h a cold palm and pressed it down to the table, - should I

her mouth in surprise, Ira tried

ardrobe, table, chairs, everything in the room laughed raspily, s

n? He's a dumb jock with one twist, and I saw how h

The old woman widened

e money in the mi

nd the bill, hiding it be

he Witch, blowing out

o move. A woman's voice whispered incomprehensible

hen she felt the wet, cold kiss. It wa

re above and slid down the walls to the floor

ends, forgetting about self-control and endurance, ran out of V

he closet and landed on the table, he could not

ulled back the curtains. And they got what they

'm about to suffocate. Raven pr

al. Narrowing her bright blue e

ng in the chest area. - Do not scare, w

witch laughed loudly,

s over,” he called out. But the knock was repeated. What a persistent person. Witches used

p. Covering her shoulders with a shawl,

old, frowning funny, looked from head to toe a go

d. - What, it doe

nswered honestly. T

without malicious intent,” the witch thought happily. The boy, looking into her

arge, heavy, metal. He repeatedly asked his parents why such uncomfortable and ugly doors were needed. And he always received one answer: “So that bad

en. Can't you se

our windows, but I know that it is still

ou didn't just loo

ped over the threshold of someone else's apartment. How could such a beautiful aunt harm him? And

e Pascal was seated on the open window and bre

s he alive? the boy a

Pascal doesn't like to be touched. The raven nodded in

began to doubt. If dad finds out that I gav

But promise me that you will never, ever enter so

ow that not all

ld's innocence. Picking up the bagel with his beak, he carefully d

re anything e

finitely show you, just tell m

ut Mom and Dad didn't believe me. They said that you need to be able to admit your mistakes. And at night I hear the clatter in the corridor, and sometimes someone runs along the

and listened atten

Mila drank tea in small sips, wonder

noise. - Seryozha overcame embarrassment and stole a chocolate candy from und

e witch rep

l you h

nk tea and help. And

We live next door. She explained how to find you

ink, I need to take

to it, became thoughtful, looking at the shelves full of all sorts of witchcra

here,” Seryozha pointed to the second door from the entrance, “the parents’ room. Aunt Mila, just be caref

You stay here and

said t