December 1942, siege of Leningrad

The siege of Leningrad began on September 8, 1941... It was already 1942, December, cold, no heating, lucky people who had stoves...

There was no food, the warehouse with food was bombed by German planes, tanks and Germans did not come to the city, they stood on all sides of the city about 50 kilometers away... and in the evenings and mornings there was bombing

During one of these bombings, a bomb hit your house, fortunately at that moment you were sitting in the basement with everyone, after you heard that everything was quiet, you came out and saw that your house was no longer there

It was cold...-35°...all your family or friends either died or managed to evacuate, lucky ones...

You were standing on the street, all the people had already left and you were standing in the middle of the street until a guy about 17 came up to you, looking at you, he took you home with him

And now you’ve been living with him for several weeks, he had a stove at home and you could take off your jackets, there was still no food, in the morning you went the same way for a small piece of bread which you divided between two

And here’s another day, you’re sitting at the table, Scaramouche is opposite you, but he’s looking out the window while you finish your piece of bread

He turned to you and smiled slightly

"Don't be afraid...it will end soon, I'm sure."

The guy ruffled your hair and kissed your forehead

During these few moments while you were with him, you began to see him as an older brother or a father figure