After cleaning a stranger’s abandoned grave at the cemetery, the next morning I FROZE from what I saw…

Karina just smiled, basking in this unexpected and serendipitous happiness. But at that moment, the plane suddenly jolted, and frightened cries filled the cabin. Karina, gripped by fear, clung to Sergey even tighter and whispered, “What’s happening? Are we crashing?” It was her first flight, and she had never been in the sky before.

Sergey tried to calm her, explaining that the plane likely hit a crosswind, a perfectly normal occurrence. Despite his reassurance, Karina only relaxed when the plane landed safely, and the cabin erupted in passengers’ applause.

Arriving home, Sergey invited his woman into his modest house. “You’re the lady of the house now. Make yourself at home, my love,” — and he kissed her vanilla-scented hair.

At first, Karina saw only a tall fence painted bright orange, behind which lush greenery of a beautiful garden hid. But when Sergey opened the gate and gallantly let the lady pass, she saw a small but charming two-story house, completely surrounded by greenery. On the porch sat a little boy, strikingly similar to Sergey, reading a book to a dog lying nearby, attentively following every word.

As they approached, the dog lifted its head. The boy, distracted from reading, turned toward them, greeting the guests with a curious look. “Hooray! Daddy’s home!” — the boy shouted joyfully, rushing to Sergey and wrapping his arms around his neck.

The dog, excitedly running in circles, barked happily. Sergey lifted the boy into his arms, hugged him tightly, then gently set him down on the grass and introduced Karina. “Antoshka, meet her.

This is the lady I told you about. Her name is Karina.” The woman smiled and extended her hand to the boy, softly asking, “Can I call you Antoshka too?” The boy nodded, shyly shaking her hand and glancing curiously at Sergey, who gave his son an encouraging wink.

Wanting to start a conversation, Karina noticed the dog. “What’s the name of this wonderful dog?” Though she already knew it was Baykal, she wanted to connect with the boy. “It’s Baykal,” — Antoshka replied seriously.

“And he’s a boy.” Karina smiled and, noticing the book in the boy’s hands, asked, “What were you reading?” “It’s about Akbar,” — Anton answered. “Can I take a look too?” — Karina asked…

Antoshka immediately ran to the porch to show the book. Sergey and Karina followed, and when she took the book in her hands, she noted with surprise, “I used to have the same book.” Antoshka proudly explained, “It was Daddy’s book…