Continuation...
It was only late at night that Nastia sat down at school, but father's stories didn't go away. Mother usually worked from early morning until late at night in the hospital, but then rested for a few days. Looking at the clock, the girl noticed that soon the mother was to return from work. Finally, the whole family will be back together again, as everyone dreamed of three months ago.
Having finished with the lessons in just an hour, Nastia pulled out all the textbooks from the backpack to replace them with new ones. But at the bottom of the briefcase, something rang. With her hand at the bottom, the girl felt something firm. Grabbing the mysterious object and finally sticking it out of the backpack, she saw a shiny red stone in the form of a cat.
- And who planted it on me? - Nastia indifferently snapped, throwing a trinket at the corner of the room.
Having folded all the necessary things for tomorrow, the girl looked at the clock. They showed exactly ten evenings. "A little more, and Mom will come!" - yawning, Nastia thought. But the strength was running out, and so as soon as the girl lay down on her soft bed, she did not notice how she fell asleep.
Nastia immediately opened her eyes, feeling pain in her knee. She woke up, strange as it may seem, on an icy floor. "I managed to fall asleep at the most important moment of my life, and wake up from the fact that I fell out of bed!" - The girl thought pessimistically, looking at the wall clock. It was too early to sleep, but I didn't really want to. So the girl decided to go brush her teeth.
On the way to the bathroom, Nastia noticed that the lights were on in her mother's room. The girl decided to ask if Dad had left. When she came to the door to knock, she heard her mother talking to someone on the phone.
- No, I won't be able to make it today. You know I'm working today! I won't be able to get away from work...
From work? Nastia felt goosebumps on her skin. It's her day off, and she can't work today! Otherwise, she would have been in her hospital a long time ago!
- Of course, honey, today you are responsible for the children again. Yes, take care of them! Okay, a kiss!
Feeling that now my mother will come out of the bedroom, the girl ran to her room. She saw quite a few romantic films where the woman had two husbands she loved. Is that what's going on now? Bitter tears came out of her eyes. The unbearable pain burned the soul.
The stone in the form of a cat glowed in the corner in scarlet color. Nastia had forgotten all about him, but now she was curious and picked him up from the floor. The stone was beautifully shimmering from red to bloody.
- I think I hastily concluded,- Nastya wiped her hand off her cheek tears. - We must first prove...
After sticking a stone in her pocket, the girl went to bed looking at the white ceiling. So she lay down for several hours, thinking about the eternal...
The clock showed eight hours. Quickly putting on her school uniform, Nastia slowly went to school. It seemed to her that time had stopped. Even the irritating bright sun had become dull and gloomy. After she reached the school building, she lost interest in the "animals" at school, plunging only into her thoughts.
When she saw Nastya, one of the students trembled with fear. But what a surprise it was when she was not even noticed by the spoiled student!
Students began to whisper:
- Is she sure she's okay?
- Perhaps she finally realized that she had never been the navel of the earth!
Without listening to the teacher, the girl looked out the window with sadness. Yesterday she hoped to spend the evening with her family, but it was just a fantasy. And now we have to wait three more months, maybe more. And so is Mom, obviously hiding something!
The fifth and sixth lessons were canceled because of the departure of one of the teachers, and there was no replacement. Joyful children, having finished four lessons, flew home in a flash. And Nastia, just as slowly as she came to school, was coming home.
After entering the apartment, the girl put the backpack on the floor, going to the bathroom. But suddenly she noticed that her mother's bedroom was empty.
- Mom? - Nastia called.
Nobody responded. So she went somewhere. "This is my chance!" - The girl was delighted to enter the spacious and bright bedroom. Purple walls adorned the beaded paintings because my mother loved needlework. But the attention was attracted by a huge wooden table next to the window. There were a lot of different albums on it. When Nastia approached them, she began to look at them. "Here are all our family photos!" - The girl understood.
The continuation should be... https://zen.yandex.ru/media/id/5d9307495d636200aefad802/cat-the-story-of-the-little-princess-5d95ca942fda8600b1e657a5