– Will you be? I will do the chicken in the oven, what else, Yurchik, cook, I will not, ha, son? – Mom, well, I do not know what you will eat for the New Year, I will meet with my friends, with Olenka, – smiled my son, looking into the kitchen. – How with friends?! Marina Akhid. – I told you that we agreed with Oleg and Peter. They have parents for the New Year to visit. The mother put a pencil on a piece of paper and took off his glasses. The same moment she tried not to think about. The son grew up. Marina sighed heavily and looked out the window. The lights of the garlands glowed around. – I will not celebrate the New Year with you, – the son seemed to be intentionally repeating this phrase. – You want, to the neighbor of the stairs or to the aunty in the village go, one does not sit. Marina clenched her teeth so as not to cry. And what is it. The son of an adult this year graduation at school. What did she want to sit near her skirt, watched TV?

Marina gave birth to Yurko almost forty -two years from her husband, with whom she only saw a few times. He was on a business trip in her city. At that time, Marina worked as an inspector at the same bakery as he. Once something was overturned with a couple of phrases, then again. And he noticed that Marina without a wedding ring. At the time, she had been divorced for five years. And Sergei invited her for a walk. Then again and again. Then everything like in the fog … And then the launch of the production line was successfully completed and the brigade headed by Sergiy went. And Marina remained. Then she realized that she was pregnant. It was a miracle, not different. Because all her life was told by doctors that she would not be able to give birth. So Marina decided that the baby would leave and leave. At first she was afraid that people would condemn. The elder, without a man, without the support of relatives. Parents with your brother far away. She is alone, herself. Girlfriends do not count, they have their families and problems.

She took out, gave birth and fear. She looked at her son, and everything took off her hand. Then he went to kindergarten. Marina was ashamed that the old woman for the “young” mother, was afraid that her grandmother would be called. Neither the fashionable outfit wore nor hairstyles special, but she did not start herself, for her son tried to hold herself in the form of her son. And everything went like oil, nothing wrong happened, never got into a senseless situation. Then the school was. And other fears appeared. But too, she withstood, withstood. New experiences began to be presented when the son went to study in the eleventh grade. He began to try to make money and was beyond the home. Loneliness frightened Marina. And for the New Year, she was waiting for her sighing hard. So it happened that she was so afraid. And to release the son of forces has not yet been. To accept his adulthood and his personal life was unthinkable for her.

Marina immediately made a leaf that prepared for the festive menu recorded and threw it into the trash. She did not say anything, remained silent, went and lay on the sofa. On the eve of the New Year, everything fell in Marina from her hands. And there was no special joy. – Mom, well what are you? – Yurko went into the kitchen. – I was offended that I would not meet you? – No – and, all is well, run, rest … – Mom, but here I will go, and what will you do? What will you do? – Will you go in a sense? – But I will join the institute and go. He was going to file documents. The mother shrugged. She did not think that her son would be going to study in another city. “I will work what else,” she said softly, and sat on a chair. – You need to come up with a hobby! Or the pet to get so that it is not boring. – Oh, just I don’t need these cats, dogs! It is not necessary for Yurko. – Okay, I ran.

– Tomorrow will you be salads and hot? Do? – I will, everything will! The son laughed. Marina immediately cheered and took an apron from the wall. – He gathered in another city, – thought Marina. – At least they did not take it, at least they did not take it. Chu, well what are you at all. It is a son to wish. Yes, Olivier … And their hands began to create, remembering recipes … so many years the same dishes. At ten o’clock Marina sat at the table, put a few salads in a plate and took a piece of smoked meat from a bowl. She sighed and turned on the TV. Marina approached the window in the kitchen without turning on the light, and got bored. For so many years she had to be strong, to stay. She withstood everything, she could, and now found such a longing … Marina was already shining with surprise. There were some voices behind the door.

Marina went to the corridor in surprise. She turned on the light, opened the door and gave her seen. – Mom, you’re home, didn’t go anywhere?! – Yurko stood on the threshold. – How good, because I forgot the keys. Here we did not work out with the apartment, and we were already frozen on the street. Not at the entrance to us to celebrate? Marina looked at the site. The boys and girls, flickering, fun, easily dressed and danced near the stairs. – Of course, go, what you stand, there will be enough space! The crowd of young people quickly filled the close corridor. Long crossed. Marina noticed a little girl hugging a thin girl, and she became embarrassed and looked at her mother. – This is Elena, Mom … – It is very nice, go, now we will cover on the table. Let the boys take the chairs, slide the table, and I invite the girls to the kitchen. Olena, come on, help. The joyful wave spread around the rooms, everyone was right at once. Marina quickly distributed responsibilities and went to the kitchen.

Here, too, the plates, glasses and cutlery were fastened quickly. Marina immediately put a large pot of potatoes on the stove. While they cover it on the table and boil. She got a cans with canned cans from the bottom shelf. Meanwhile, Marina looked at Elena. The girl Marina liked it immediately. The master, not arrogant, is something like her. When Yurko entered the kitchen, her mother quietly told her son, “I will go to Aunt Mary from one hundred and fifth, she called.” – Why? And we? No! You are with us! I thought here that I would miss when you sway, – Yurko hugged his mother. At half past twelve, everyone was sitting at the festive table. The boys hid two bottles of sparkling from their mother’s eyes. The mother laughed. – Get, I have another one. Here everyone is a little. And feel free, we need to eat it all. Everyone died with spoons, forks, began to pour the compote on the glasses. Marina suddenly realized that she was glad because it happened now, even more than the holiday.

So many friends are good at a son, a girl. All responsive, hardworking, for adults again polite … – Mom, did you say that no animals, and the kitten herself had already started, you are fast, we only said that recently? – What? What is the kitten? – Marina turned to where her son pointed out. In the hallway, a gray kitten was huddled with someone’s shoes. – Oh, the guys, who brought? A small one. – We did not bring, – everyone refused. – Yes, it is… The one who was sitting in the box on the ground floor, with us, apparently when they climbed, – said someone. Marina quietly came to the kitten and took it in her arms. – Apparently, he found the house himself – and everyone was buried here! – Pour milk to him, you eat, feel free and let’s pour sparkling, and then we will not have time to midnight! – Happy New Year !!! – everyone shouted. Marina was more calm and happy now, accepting everything as it is: – It is necessary to live here and now! There is joy – we have to rejoice, it is time to be sad and cry – we will experience it, that is that it is life …