Tanya is tired. She has been one for six years, from the moment her husband left her. A daughter got married a year ago, went to another city. Tanya was just forty -two, the wonderful age for a woman. The second youth. Tanya was a mistress, she was delicious, her salty cucumbers with tomatoes were called a masterpiece. And who to do these cucumbers? On the balcony and so stood the benches needed no banks. “Do not dry me alone, so good!” Tanya said. And they replied: “No! Search a man! There is enough single.” One of them advised Tanya an office called “Best Man”. Tanya thought it was somehow senseless. But, on the other hand, forty -two, this figure was nervous. The old grandmother’s clock was turning and reminded that time was going. And Tanya went to the office. The friendly lady in raspberry glasses said: – We really have the best. Let’s look together, in our base, sit side by side! “Yes, they are all beautiful,” Tanya smiled. – And how to know a person? How to understand that he is yours? “It’s thoughtful,” the woman replied.

– We publish for a week. Enough time to understand – or not? Should continue or seek. – Who are you issuing? – Man! – How is it? – Yes! A week with you. Listen, we are not shy here, we are right about the case. And we do not have abnormal and crazy. And Tanya suddenly recharged enthusiasm. She liked this idea incredibly. Together with the raspberry lady, they chose five candidates. Tanya paid a small amount, hurried home. The first was to appear tonight. Tanya put on a green dress – the color of hope. And earrings, with diamonds that she rarely got from the old box. Dzin! – The door call. Tanya first looked into the glaze. And she saw roses. She was even barely audible with joy. Opened the door. The man was elegant, as in the photo. They sat down at the table, Tanya prepared everything. She put a bouquet in the center of the table. Tanya looked at a nice guest and thought, “Everything!

The future man wrinkled: “What was so moved?” Tanya smiled, put a baked duck. The future man cheered a piece: “hard -to -do”. He did not like everything else. Tanya forgot about the main thing – Vinse – she chose him for a long time. She spilled, said, “Well, for the meeting!”. The guest sniffed a glass, dumped a little: “Cheap”. He climbed: “Yes, let’s see that you have an order.” Tanya took a bouquet, stretched out to him, “I do not like roses at all. Goodbye.” At night, Tanya was a little crying: she was sorry. But there were still four meetings ahead. The second fate appeared on another evening. He entered confidently: “Well, Hi!”. It smelled of something strong. Tanya asked, “Already noted our meeting somewhere?” He smiled: “Oh, well, you will be enough! Listen, there is a TV? Tanya said sharply, “You will watch TV at home.” At night, one wept again. A third candidate came a day later.

Not a handsome, old jacket, sloppy nails. And boots in the mud. Tanya had already thought how politely to unfold him. But still, she first decided to feed. He ate eagerly, quickly and very praised Tanya. She was even discouraged. I got pickled. “Lord!” – no handsome. “That’s better I ate!” And here they broke through my grandmother’s clock. Didn’t the handsome man heard: “Is that what is such?” He went to the room, stood on the stool, looked at the clock: “Now I’m all fast! There are tools?” And soon the clock was knocking clean and ringing, Tanya was happy to hear such a gentle sound. She thought it was a sign. Not handsome and should become her husband. He is good to all, the master, and the fact that the shoes and nails are not very – the little thing, it will wash, clean. In addition, he was the third – a happy number. Now they have fallen night. Yes, Tanya prepared for her, went into the beauty salon, laying silk linen with great roses (she loved them, if the truth). When Tanya came out of the bathroom, her guest was dozing, right without undressing.

Tanya did not embarrass it. She looked at the sleeping person with tenderness: “Tired, poor.” And carefully lay under the blanket nearby. And then the nightmare began. This master began to snore. Virtuoso, loud, rich. Tanya covered herself with a pillow, then turned it over the sleepy wicked. She didn’t sleep all night, she didn’t sleep. In the morning, the guest went out to the kitchen, where the gloomy Tanya sat: “Well? Come on with things here in the evening?” Tanya shook her head: “No, sorry. You are good, but … no!” The fourth, bearded, seemed Tanya the hero of the old good cinema about geologists. She even allowed him to smoke right in the kitchen. The beard was delayed, said, “Tanya, just have to negotiate immediately. I am a man free. I love fishing, I like to drive away with my friends. And I don’t like when I call me and ask – where are you, where are you? Tanya looked at him shaking the ashes into a pot with an orchid, asked, “Maybe you are still for women too?” The beard smiled:

“And why not? I say – freedom! It’s normal for a man.” After him, Tanya ventilated the kitchen for a long time. She was walking around her head, she felt wildly tired, as if she had been pumped out of all energy. She didn’t even wash dishes. In the morning, Tanya opened her eyes, the curtains were sunny, joyful sparrows were chirping. Tanya suddenly realized how well she was. Saturday. She is in no hurry, no one interferes with her, no one tamors that she does not rustle, not snore. Dishes? It will wash it when he wants. Peace and freedom. And here a call came: “Tatiana! The office” Best Man “is worried. You have another candidate today, you remember? He is wonderful, this is exactly yours!” Tatiana literally wrapped in a tube: “Exclude me! Remove me from the base! No more! The best man is the best man!”