Today they all gathered here together. This was their day. The most important and amazing Day. A day followed by a miracle of transformation. It was for them that the Mirror of the World was opened today.
Many people appeared before their eyes: smart and stupid, young and not so young, good and evil... Many. Only today, on this Day, they must find Parents for themselves.
- The deadline has expired! – this is the voice of a wise Angel. – I am ready to hear your decision. You first, Star.
– Oh, I chose those young ones over there. They love each other so much. And they will love me too, dress me up in the best clothes, pamper me. This is simply wonderful!
– Have you, Rezvushka, decided?
- Yes. My choice is simple. These are parents who already have four children. They have only girls. Someone has to protect them. The Father needs my male hands, it’s difficult for him alone. Yes, they definitely need me!
– Why are you crying, Stranger?
– Do you see those people? They are not very beautiful and unkempt. They will not become worthy Parents to me. That's why I'm crying...
– But you don’t have to, Stranger!
– And who, who will take care of them, just love them, in the end? Yes, I will feel bad with them, but my love will help them at least a little. Oh Angel! I ask, I beg! I can become one of them too! And when I wallow in sin, please don’t turn away from me! And at least at the end of the road give me a helping hand!
– It’s your choice, Wanderer! It's hard for me, but I will always stay with you. Remember this! Well, and you, Ray! Which one is your favorite?
The baby looked at the Angel with sad eyes:
“But she’s not here, my mother.”
- No? But where is she?
- Look, look there. You see a woman with a sad look. It's her! She's so lonely, my Mom.
- No, Luchik, she can’t be like that, she’s not young anymore. And lonely... No, baby. Look for another one.
- But I don’t need another one! It is this woman who will give me Love, and I will save her from Loneliness. Please, Angel, come up with something!
- There is a solution, baby! But it may not work. The risk is great, you could become an orphan. It's scary. I have never seen anything sadder than this, and I am already many years old.
- I agree.
-Are you sure about this woman?
- Yes. But please help me! This is not according to the rules, I know... She will disappear there alone, in this room. Allow me to appear to her in a dream. Just once? Fine?
The woman was walking home. The house where no one was waiting for her had long become familiar to her. Neighbors were crowded at the entrance, discussing something unusually loudly. The woman wanted to pass by, but for some reason she stopped.
- Nyurka, what a slut she has come up with!
- Is she really a mother? Still a child yourself?
The woman became wary. She knew Nyurka, taught her at school. Knew about her pregnancy.
- What did she decide?
“She decided to keep the baby.” Give it up...
The woman came home. And she sat down in the usual silence.
- Come on, Mom, I'm almost home!
The woman talked on the phone and sat down at her notebook.
- Mom, Mom, I was not mistaken about you, I know!
The woman went to work again and, habitually adjusting her glasses, demanded something from her students.
- Mom, what about our dreams? What about our walks? Who will read my books to me? Who will find your glasses, because you lose them everywhere? You don’t want to cross it all out yourself! Mom, Mom!
The woman runs home. She's in a hurry.
- Nyura, Nyura! I... can I... I will love him very much. I won't offend...
The Window of the World closed again. Angel breathed a sigh of relief. It worked!
Translated from Russian · original on wisdomlib.ru