{"id":22330,"date":"2025-12-26T15:03:34","date_gmt":"2025-12-26T11:03:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fb.tejlurer.online\/?p=22330"},"modified":"2025-12-26T15:03:36","modified_gmt":"2025-12-26T11:03:36","slug":"i-asked-you-to-tell-me-before-you-went-to-the-doctor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fb.tejlurer.online\/?p=22330","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;I asked you to tell me before you went to the doctor!&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>&#8220;I asked you to tell me before you went to the doctor! Why didn\u2019t you tell me?&#8221;<\/em> Zinaida Fyodorovna\u2019s voice ripped through the quiet morning like a firetruck siren, barging into the apartment after a neighbor had spotted her pregnant daughter-in-law at the clinic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ksenia froze in the hallway, clutching her handbag. She had just returned from her prenatal appointment\u2014three months along, the very beginning when nothing was visible yet, but a new life was already stirring within her. She had planned to rest, sip some tea, and then think about how to tell her husband. But, as always, her mother-in-law had arrived before anyone expected.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Zinaida Fyodorovna stood in the corridor, her signature gray suit making her look like a strict Soviet-era school principal. She held her keys in hand\u2014keys that gave her access to the apartment at any hour. Her sharp, calculating eyes bore into Ksenia, as if she had committed a crime unforgivable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>&#8220;Good morning, Zinaida Fyodorovna,&#8221;<\/em> Ksenia said, trying to keep her voice steady despite her racing heart. <em>&#8220;I just had a routine check-up. Everything\u2019s fine.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>&#8220;Everything\u2019s fine?&#8221;<\/em> Her mother-in-law stepped closer, her expensive perfume mixing with a sour, almost unpleasant scent that made Ksenia tense. <em>&#8220;You\u2019re carrying my grandson, and you call it \u2018everything\u2019s fine\u2019? What did the doctor say? What tests? Why should I find out about your appointments from a neighbor?&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A wave of irritation surged inside Ksenia. She slowly slipped off her shoes, hung her bag on the hook, and turned fully to face Zinaida Fyodorovna.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>&#8220;The doctor said everything\u2019s normal. Tests are fine. I feel well.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>&#8220;Show me the results.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It wasn\u2019t a question\u2014it was a command. Zinaida Fyodorovna held out her hand, expecting immediate compliance. Her posture, her tone, everything screamed entitlement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>&#8220;They\u2019re in my medical record, at the clinic,&#8221;<\/em> Ksenia replied calmly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>&#8220;Don\u2019t lie to me!&#8221;<\/em> Her mother-in-law\u2019s voice climbed an octave. <em>&#8220;You always get copies! You\u2019re hiding something! What\u2019s wrong with the child?&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At that moment, the front door opened, and Pavel entered. Tall, broad-shouldered, he looked imposing\u2014but the moment he saw his mother, his shoulders slumped, and a familiar weariness filled his eyes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>&#8220;Mom? What are you doing here?&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>&#8220;I came to check on your wife since she doesn\u2019t think I need to know how she\u2019s feeling!&#8221;<\/em> Zinaida Fyodorovna turned to her son, her voice suddenly whining, almost tearful. <em>&#8220;Pasha, she went to the doctor and didn\u2019t even tell me! And now she refuses to show me the results!&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pavel looked between his wife and mother, torn between defending Ksenia and fearing to offend his mother. And, as always, fear won.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>&#8220;Ksyush, just show Mom the results, what\u2019s the harm?&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Those words hit Ksenia harder than any accusation from Zinaida Fyodorovna. Her husband\u2019s betrayal, his inability to stand by her, made her chest ache as if someone had struck her.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>&#8220;Pavel, these are my medical documents. I don\u2019t have to show them to anyone.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>&#8220;Don\u2019t have to?&#8221;<\/em> Zinaida Fyodorovna flung her hands in the air. <em>&#8220;You\u2019re carrying our family\u2019s child, and you say you \u2018don\u2019t have to\u2019? Do you even realize that without me, you\u2019d still be living in rented rooms?&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There it was\u2014the ultimate trump card her mother-in-law pulled out at every opportunity: the apartment. Bought five years ago, technically in Pavel\u2019s name, but controlled by Zinaida Fyodorovna, it had never been a home\u2014it was a gilded cage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>&#8220;Mom, stop it,&#8221;<\/em> Pavel tried to intervene, his voice hesitant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>&#8220;Why stop? She needs to know her place! I paid for this apartment with all my savings so my son could live properly, and she\u2019s acting like the mistress of the house!&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Something inside Ksenia snapped. Three years of enduring this. Three years of criticism, lectures, constant control. Three years of trying to be a good daughter-in-law. But now, with a child growing inside her, needing support more than ever, her patience had run out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>&#8220;You know what, Zinaida Fyodorovna,&#8221;<\/em> she said quietly, her voice steel beneath the calm, <em>&#8220;you\u2019re right. This is your apartment. You paid for it. But there\u2019s one little detail you keep forgetting.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She paused, locking eyes with her mother-in-law.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>&#8220;For the past three years, I\u2019ve been paying all the utility bills. I buy the groceries. I pay for cleaning supplies. I replaced all the plumbing when it broke. I paid for the bathroom and kitchen renovations. I bought all the furniture in the bedroom and living room. If you add it all up, in three years, I\u2019ve invested at least as much as you did when you bought this apartment.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Zinaida Fyodorovna\u2019s face flushed crimson\u2014she hadn\u2019t expected resistance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>&#8220;How dare you count my money?&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>&#8220;It\u2019s not your money. It\u2019s mine. Earned by me. While your son receives thirty thousand a month, I earn eighty. And all this money goes to this apartment and to keeping our family.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>&#8220;Pasha!&#8221;<\/em> Zinaida Fyodorovna spun toward her son. <em>&#8220;Do you hear what she\u2019s saying? She\u2019s criticizing you for money!&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pavel hung his head. He knew she was right. He knew she bore the financial burden of their household. But admitting it to his mother meant admitting his own weakness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">*&#8221;Ksyush, why do you have to\u2026&#8221; he began.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>&#8220;Because, Pasha, I\u2019m tired. Tired of your mother treating me like a servant. Tired of her entering our home without warning. Tired of having to justify every step I take.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>&#8220;If you don\u2019t like it, the door\u2019s open!&#8221;<\/em> Zinaida Fyodorovna shouted. <em>&#8220;Leave! But the child stays! This is my grandson, and I won\u2019t let you take him!&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Those words were the last straw. A wave of rage surged through Ksenia, her vision darkening for a moment. She took a deep breath, and another, trying to calm herself\u2014for the baby.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>&#8220;A child isn\u2019t an object you can leave or take,&#8221;<\/em> her voice trembled with restrained fury. <em>&#8220;And certainly not your property.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>&#8220;We\u2019ll see what the court says! I have money for the best lawyers! You\u2019ll end up with nothing!&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>&#8220;Mom, stop!&#8221;<\/em> Pavel finally found his voice. <em>&#8220;What are you saying? The court? This is my wife, the mother of my child!&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>&#8220;Your wife?&#8221;<\/em> Zinaida Fyodorovna\u2019s expression accused him of betrayal. <em>&#8220;She\u2019s manipulating you! She got pregnant on purpose to trap you! I told you from the start she wasn\u2019t right for you!&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>&#8220;On purpose?!&#8221;<\/em> Ksenia couldn\u2019t hold it and laughed\u2014a bitter, almost hysterical laugh. <em>&#8220;We tried for three years, Pasha! Three years of treatments, tests, procedures! And you say I got pregnant on purpose?&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She turned to her husband.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>&#8220;Pavel, tell her. Tell your mother what we went through to have this child.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But Pavel remained silent, stuck between the two women, unable to find the words. His silence spoke louder than any argument.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>&#8220;You can\u2019t even stand up for me now,&#8221;<\/em> Ksenia shook her head. <em>&#8220;Even now, when your mother threatens to take my child, you stay silent.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>&#8220;That\u2019s not what I meant\u2026&#8221;<\/em> Zinaida Fyodorovna started, but Ksenia cut her off.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>&#8220;Yes, that\u2019s exactly what you meant. You always thought I wasn\u2019t worthy of your son. That I was after his money. Except\u2026 he has no money. Only the apartment you bought, which you use as a leash to control us.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ksenia walked to the hallway closet and pulled out a folder. Her hands shook slightly, but her voice was steady.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>&#8220;Here, Zinaida Fyodorovna. These are all the receipts from the past three years\u2014utilities, renovations, furniture, appliances. Total: 2,300,000 rubles. This is how much I\u2019ve invested in your apartment.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She placed the folder on the table.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>&#8220;And here\u2014this is the lease for the apartment I rented last week. Small, one-bedroom, but ours. No one enters without knocking. A place where I can safely carry and give birth to our child.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pavel\u2019s eyes widened.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>&#8220;You rented an apartment? When? Why?&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>&#8220;When your mother came again unannounced, inspecting whether I made breakfast properly. I realized I could no longer live like this.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>&#8220;But\u2026 you\u2019re pregnant\u2026 how will you be alone?&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>&#8220;I won\u2019t be alone,&#8221;<\/em> Ksenia looked him straight in the eyes. <em>&#8220;I\u2019ll be with our child. The question is whether you\u2019ll be with us.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Silence fell. Zinaida Fyodorovna stood with her mouth open, unable to comprehend. Pavel looked at his wife as if seeing her for the first time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>&#8220;You\u2019re giving me an ultimatum?&#8221;<\/em> he finally asked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>&#8220;I\u2019m giving you a choice. Either you stay here, in this apartment, with your mother, and she controls every step of your life\u2014or you come with me, and we build our family. A real family, where no one interferes.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>&#8220;Pasha, don\u2019t listen to her!&#8221;<\/em> Zinaida Fyodorovna shouted. <em>&#8220;She\u2019s bluffing! Where will she go with the child? She has nothing!&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>&#8220;I have a job. I have money saved. I have the strength to start over. And most importantly, I have self-respect\u2014I won\u2019t tolerate humiliation anymore.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ksenia took her bag and headed for the door.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>&#8220;Where are you going?&#8221;<\/em> Pavel stepped toward her.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>&#8220;To my apartment. I\u2019ll bring the rest of my things tomorrow when Zinaida Fyodorovna isn\u2019t around. I don\u2019t want unnecessary scenes.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>&#8220;Wait!&#8221;<\/em> He grabbed her hand. <em>&#8220;Ksyush, wait. Let\u2019s talk.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>&#8220;About what, Pasha? About how your mother will tell you which crib to buy? How she\u2019ll decide which kindergarten? How she\u2019ll come every day to check if I feed the baby right?&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She gently freed her hand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>&#8220;I\u2019m tired of fighting for my place in this family. Tired of proving I deserve respect. If you love me and our child, you know where to find us.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>&#8220;You\u2019ll regret this!&#8221;<\/em> Zinaida Fyodorovna yelled after her. <em>&#8220;You\u2019ll crawl back on your knees!&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ksenia stopped at the door and turned.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>&#8220;I\u2019ve endured a lot from you, Zinaida Fyodorovna. But today, you crossed the line. You threatened to take my child. A mother\u2019s instinct is powerful. It makes you protect your child at any cost\u2014even at the cost of breaking with your husband.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She looked at Pavel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>&#8220;You have until tomorrow. Decide what matters more\u2014your mother\u2019s approval or your family.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And she left, quietly closing the door behind her.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pavel stood in the hallway, staring at the closed door, chaos in his mind. On one side, his mother\u2014the woman who had always cared for him, who bought the apartment, who only ever wanted the best. On the other, his wife\u2014the woman he loved, carrying his child, who had just left his life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>&#8220;Let her go!&#8221;<\/em> Zinaida Fyodorovna slumped onto the couch. <em>&#8220;We\u2019ll see how long she lasts. Alone, pregnant, without support. She\u2019ll come crawling back.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>&#8220;Mom,&#8221;<\/em> Pavel turned to her, his voice weary. <em>&#8220;She won\u2019t come back.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>&#8220;She\u2019ll come back! Where else can she go?&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>&#8220;She won\u2019t, because she\u2019s strong. Stronger than me. She endured your criticism, your control, your disrespect for three years\u2014for me. And I\u2026 I couldn\u2019t even defend her.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>&#8220;Pasha, what are you saying? I\u2019m trying for you! I want what\u2019s best!&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>&#8220;No, Mom. You want it your way. You never ask what we want. You just decide for us.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He walked to the living room couch\u2014<strong>the very couch Ksenia bought<\/strong>. He looked around. TV\u2014Ksenia. Curtains\u2014Ksenia. Rug\u2014Ksenia. Even the paintings\u2014Ksenia. Without her, this apartment was just walls.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>&#8220;Mom, she\u2019s manipulating you. Using her pregnancy to get her way.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>&#8220;No, Mom. She\u2019s worked for three years. Three years! And I didn\u2019t even notice. I took it for granted. She worked ten-hour days, came home tired, and still cooked, cleaned, did laundry. And I? I just sat and expected her to do everything.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>&#8220;It\u2019s a wife\u2019s duty!&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>&#8220;No, Mom. It\u2019s love. And I\u2026 I rarely even said thank you.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pavel packed a bag from the bedroom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>&#8220;What are you doing?&#8221;<\/em> Zinaida Fyodorovna followed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>&#8220;Gathering my things.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>&#8220;Where?&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>&#8220;To my wife. To my family.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>&#8220;Pasha, don\u2019t do something foolish! You don\u2019t even know where she is!&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>&#8220;I will find her. She\u2019s right\u2014if I love her and our child, I will find her.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>&#8220;If you leave, don\u2019t come back! I\u2019ll disown you!&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pavel stopped, looking at her. Sadness\u2014but also resolve\u2014in his eyes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>&#8220;Mom, I love you. Always have, always will. But I can\u2019t be the little boy hiding behind your skirt anymore. I have a child. I must be a father. A real father, not a mama\u2019s boy.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>&#8220;She\u2019s turning you against me!&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>&#8220;No, Mom. She opened my eyes. To who I\u2019ve become. To what I allowed you to do to my wife. To how I betrayed her every day by staying silent.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He zipped his bag and headed for the door.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>&#8220;The apartment is yours. Live in it. But without us.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And he left, leaving his mother alone in the large, empty apartment. Zinaida Fyodorovna sank onto the couch, unable to comprehend what had just happened. Her son\u2014her boy, Pasha\u2014had left. Chosen his wife over her.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She sat in the silence, something she hadn\u2019t noticed before\u2014always there had been noise, movement, life. Now\u2026 only quiet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The next day, Pavel found Ksenia. She opened the door and stared at him, silently, as he stood there with his bag.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>&#8220;You came,&#8221;<\/em> she said simply.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>&#8220;I\u2019m sorry. For everything. For being weak. For not protecting you. For letting my mother humiliate you.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>&#8220;Pasha\u2026&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>&#8220;Give me a chance. A chance to be the husband you deserve. The father our child needs.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ksenia was silent, then stepped aside.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>&#8220;Come in. Let\u2019s talk.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That evening, they talked for hours\u2014about the past, the future, how they would build their life. Pavel told her about the confrontation with his mother, about her threats.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>&#8220;She\u2019s your mother, Pasha. Maybe you should try to reconcile.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>&#8220;Maybe. But on our terms. Only if she respects our boundaries. Only if she agrees we are a separate family.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>&#8220;Do you think she will?&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>&#8220;I don\u2019t know. But if not\u2014her choice.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Two months passed. Zinaida Fyodorovna never called. Pride wouldn\u2019t let her make the first move. She sat in the big apartment, watching TV, convincing herself she had done the right thing, that they would regret it, that they would crawl back.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But they didn\u2019t. Pavel took a second job to support his wife. Ksenia went on maternity leave, preparing for the baby. They settled into their small apartment, bought baby things, chose a name.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sometimes, in the evenings, Pavel glanced at his phone, thinking of his mother\u2014alone, waiting for a call that never came. 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