Svetlana Mirrai "The Witch’s House. Mystical stories"

The Witch’s House. Mystical stories
Svetlana Mirrai

Somewhere on unknown paths, in a dark, dark forest, an old house stands alone. There is absolutely no one in it during the day. But at night it comes to life ominously…

The Witch’s House

Mystical stories

Svetlana Mirrai

© Svetlana Mirrai, 2022

ISBNВ 978-5-0056-4269-1

Created with Ridero smart publishing system

PARALLEL WORLDS

This story happened on December 31 on New Year’s Eve. When many people are waiting for something unusual and fabulous. But I didn’t expect anything at all, I wanted to rest and only peace of mind, because I was very tired of work and endless fuss. Instead, I got this incredible and mysterious story.

My mother-in-law was supposed toВ come toВ our house any minute. My wife and son Vanka and IВ were running, doing holiday preparations before her arrival.

– Anton, can you imagine,» my wife said, looking at me wistfully.

– What happened Lenochka?

– Mom is almost on the threshold, and we forgot about the bread with you, and the store is about to close. Go, honey. Hurry up, she’ll be here soon.

«You’re always taking care of your mom. Take it and tell her to come in and buy bread, she’ll still walk by,» I said angrily.

– Anton is an old mother and I will not ask her about what you can easily do! Well, what’s wrong with that, because I love my mother so much.

IВ waved my hand so as not toВ quarrel again and quickly left the house.

On the street, snow covered everything around. The blizzard was such that nothing could be seen. Slowly IВ got toВ the nearest store. IВ threw two loaves into my bag, paid for them and went home.

When IВ left the store IВ was very surprised because there was almost no snow and it was slippery. The boys were standing inВ front ofВ the store and kicking aВ ball, trying toВ play football.

– Uncle, come quickly, can’t you see we’re playing! they shouted at me.

– That’s what kind of disrespectful young people went, – I replied.

And they looked so viciously and continued toВ play.

«After all, how strange I’ve never met these guys in my yard,» I thought, «maybe they came from another yard, who knows.»

IВ went into the entrance, got up and rang the doorbell, happily waiting for the steps ofВ my wife or Vanya, IВ really wanted toВ sit down at the table as soon as possible. Because my stomach has already started toВ rumble slowly. But there was silence and no one came toВ the door.

Strange, IВ thought, and called again. But no one came toВ openВ it.

– My wife is probably busy, – I tried to find an excuse for the situation and took hold of the door handle trying to open it, to my surprise she immediately succumbed.

But IВ definitely remembered that my wife had closed the door behindВ me.

ToВ my surprise, there was absolutely no smell ofВ festive food inВ the apartment, and my son was not visible. There was some unpleasant smell very similar toВ fumes.

В«Is anyone here?В» IВ asked, walking around the rooms.

The furniture inВ the apartment was old and broken. IВ realized that the apartment is completely different from mine.

IВ must have got the wrong floor. IВ went out on the landing again and looked at the door. The apartment number was definitely mine.

«Strange. After all, Lena couldn’t move out in ten minutes of my absence. It turns out that this is my apartment. But, then how to understand all this?»

I went into another room, which had been my son’s for several years, but now it was simply unrecognizable, it was not a nursery. And in general, there were no traces in the apartment that a child lives here at all.

There was aВ woman sitting inВ the room, and it was with great difficulty that IВ recognized the familiar features ofВ my wife. She was sitting on the bed with her legs tucked under her. The face looked very swollen.

– Lena, what’s wrong with you? I asked, confused.

– What do you want from me and why did you come to me at all?

– Lena, what’s wrong with you, because I only left the apartment for ten minutes. Where are our things? Where’s the son?

– Everything changed in my life five years ago when my mother died.

– How did the mother-in-law die?

– What kind of mother-in-law is he to you? We’ve been divorced for four years. And which son are you talking about now? We have no children.

– God, where am I? What’s happening to me?

– Go away. And I don’t want to see you. I’m waiting for Igor now, he should be here any minute.

– I’m leaving Len. I’m leaving… It’s not you. That is, you, but not that one. And this is not my life,» I shouted and walked quickly out of this terrible apartment.

When IВ went outside, IВ began toВ walk around the yard and think what could have happened. And then IВ remembered that once somewhere IВ read about parallel worlds and the fact that they can intersect with each other.

– Should there be a point of return? Where is she? I shouted so loudly that the birds were alarmed and took to the air.

– Uncle, well, you’re definitely peek-a-boo! One of the boys who were in the yard shouted.

– Well, I’ll ask you now! I’ll teach you how to talk to adults! – I couldn’t stand it anymore and went at them with my fists.

– Boys, let’s run! they shouted and scattered in different directions.

– Here are the brats, – I said out loud and my gaze fell on the store.

– So that’s the point of return! I exclaimed joyfully.

When IВ went into the store, IВ was ready toВ kiss everyone who was there from my guess.

After walking through it aВ little, IВ went outside again. IВ did not buy bread again, IВ had it since the last purchase.

When IВ came out, the blizzard that was inВ my real life was gone again.

В«So what if there is no snow, IВ just stopped walking, think about it and went back toВ my house.В»

There were no boys inВ the yard. IВ went toВ the entrance, went up toВ my floor and rang the doorbell.

Footsteps sounded outside the door.

«I’m finally home.»

The door was opened byВ the same Lena, who was not my wife.

– Have you come again? «Are you doing something more often?» she said warily, peering into my face.

– Lena, let the conversation go, – I replied.

– Well, come on in, but quickly. I’m waiting for Igor. And he won’t stand on ceremony with you.

IВ went into the kitchen. There were empty beer bottles and trash on the table.

В«What you wanted toВ say, say it and leave,В» she said, sitting down dryly on aВ stool.

– Tell me, what year is it now? I asked suddenly.

IВ really wondered what was happening toВ me. Maybe IВ got into the future?

– Two thousand and twelve, and why are you asking me about this? New Year’s Eve today.

– That’s right. So you’re with Igor now? – I decided to clarify.

– And what about Anton, do you want to go back again? «What is it?» she asked in surprise. – Vedas, you were the first to leave me. I remembered Masha from your job, said that you would marry her and be happy. Did you break up with her or something?

– We broke up, – I blurted out automatically, because in my real life I didn’t know what kind of Masha I was, and by the way I was a faithful husband.

«Well, if they broke up, that’s another matter,» and she came close to me and wanted to hug me, but I pushed her away.

– Okay Lena, so we talked with you. I have to go,» and without paying any attention to her, he hurried to the exit.

IВ went out ofВ the apartment into the entrance, completely discouraged because ofВ this strange situation.

Only one thing was spinning inВ my head, IВ had toВ go toВ the store again and try toВ change everything.

This time IВ decided toВ do aВ similar action, that for the first time toВ take and buy bread, maybe because ofВ this something will change, and IВ will again find myself inВ my life where IВ am loved and expected.

InВ the store, IВ took bread from the shelf, paid for it and left.

There was still no snowstorm on the street, and it was still slippery underfoot. IВ realized that IВ had not moved anywhere, but IВ was inВ this alien life that scared me, aВ completely different reality.

IВ wanted toВ howl loudly, as if IВ were aВ lone wolf inВ the midst ofВ everything alien and hostile.

Suddenly an idea came to my mind. And what if…

And I ran happily to the entrance… now everything should work out.

IВ went up toВ my floor, rang the doorbell and waited for Lena toВ openВ it.

ToВ my surprise, aВ drunk man opened the door. He stood on the threshold and looked at me appraisingly.