After cleaning a stranger’s abandoned grave at the cemetery, the next morning I FROZE from what I saw…
The woman smiled wryly, realizing that at the time of Anna Petrovna’s death, she hadn’t even been born. According to Wikipedia, which she thought was reliable, Anna Petrovna was a famous singer, renowned in her musical circles for performing romances. Karina found a few photos showing different stages of the deceased’s life.
In one, young Anechka gracefully tilted her head on stage; in another, she was older, standing next to her young daughter; and in the third, she was pictured with both her daughter and son. Young Anechka looked truly charming. A delicate figure, dark hair styled elegantly, and a snow-white dress that perfectly highlighted her slender frame.
Karina sighed sadly, realizing that with her size 50, she could never experience such lightness and grace. Back in school, Karina and her close friend Vera tried to lose weight. Those attempts continued until Karina fainted right in the middle of a math class.
She still remembers her mother’s frightened face when she rushed to the school. Since then, she never tried to lose weight again. Karina took a deep breath and wondered why some people get everything while others get so much less.
Anna Petrovna, resting in that abandoned grave, clearly had it all: beauty, an exceptional voice, grace, and even two children. Karina, on the other hand, was tied to a routine job at the library, struggled with excess weight, had an unsettled personal life, and a very small circle of friends. Karina had only one true friend—Verka…
And a year ago, her mom passed away. That completely broke her spirit. In the evening, after cleaning the kitchen and washing up, she decided to go to bed early to regain some strength.
The week flew by unnoticed, and Saturday came again. Karina headed back to her mother’s grave. In her bag, which she placed on the train floor and held with her feet, were a few seedling bushes and a large bottle of water for watering.
“Here, Mommy, now everything will be beautiful. I think you’d like it,” the woman thought, looking at her purchases. After thoroughly cleaning the gravestone, planting, and watering the fresh flowers, Karina walked to that same abandoned grave…