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В аеропорту, чекаю дружину, літак затримується
На вокзалі я стою, чекаючи на дружину з Італії. Літак затримується, за повідомленнями, вже години три, я тихо лютую. Поруч мене нервує інший чоловік інтелігентного вигляду: окуляри, капелюх, валіза… Підходить він до мене, мнеться і просить посторожити його валізу на пару хвилин, поки він збігає в туалет. Я людина добра за натурою — погодився, і ось стою. Півгодини. Година. Півтори. Я вже не злюсь — я не в собі від гніву!
Нарешті підходжу до сержанта з місцевого відділу і розповідаю про ситуацію з валізою. Він просить мене пройти з ним. Заходимо в пункт, починаємо оформляти валізу, протокол, як годиться, мої паспортні дані, опис ситуації. Нарешті дійшли до опису вмісту валізи.
Відкриваємо…
Мати моя рідна! Щоб мені провалитися! Валіза під самий верх набита великими євро-купюрами в банківських упаковках! Я ледь бороду свою не з’їв з усвідомлення, що я собі не прихопив! Почуваюся як останній дурень, сил навіть лаяти себе нема! Гляну, а протокол тихенько зім’яли люди в формі і так сором’язливо перезираються між собою та валізою… Тут їх раптом осіняє, кинулися вони до неї і давай ці пачки собі в всі кишені пхати, а я стою слину ковтаю… Але сержант зжалься і каже:
— Що стоїш, годувальнику наш!? Бери і собі, чи ми вже зовсім без совісті?!
Кинувся я до валізи, забувши, як мене звати, і почав теж набирати собі гроші…
Набираю, набираю, набираю, набираю…
Прокидаюся — ковдра вся в труси заправлена…
There’s No Such Thing as Coincidence Four years had passed since Agatha’s mother died, but she still remembered the unbearable grief, especially the evening after the funeral, with her father crushed by sorrow in their big, solid English home. At sixteen, Agatha did her best to adapt; years later, after qualifying as a paramedic, she lived alone in the family house while her father, Ivan, now remarried, settled with his new wife Kate and her two children in a nearby village. On her father’s birthday, Agatha arrived in a beautiful dress and heels, smiling as she handed over a gift—only to be met with Kate’s blunt announcement: “Your father won’t be supporting you anymore; you’re old enough to manage, he has a new family now.” Ivan tried to defend his daughter, but was silenced by Kate’s complaints. After a fraught celebration, Ivan and Kate soon visited Agatha to propose selling her beloved family home. Kate, cold and sharp, insisted it was only fair—her own children needed space, and Agatha, now an adult, could manage alone. Hurt, Agatha refused, standing her ground. Ivan, torn between loyalty to his daughter and his new wife, grew increasingly uneasy. Things darkened further when Agatha was unexpectedly abducted near her home by a stranger who threatened her into signing away her share of the house. “In our business, there are no coincidences,” he sneered, forcing documents into her hands. But police, alerted by Agatha’s fiancé Arthur—a local officer—arrived in time to rescue her. The plot, it turned out, was masterminded by Kate and her lover, desperate to claim Agatha’s home and the money it would bring. With the truth revealed, Ivan divorced Kate and returned to his daughter, filled with regret but hopeful for the future. Agatha found happiness with Arthur, and their family—though smaller—grew closer than ever within the cherished old house. A reminder that in life, there’s no such thing as coincidence—only choices, love, and the courage to stand by what matters most.
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