hour at most. It turns out that his mother also does not sleep for him! He looked at his watch. Already six. In an hour, his wife and son will get up. Jasyn closed the window, put out the table lamp and already moved into the bedroom, deciding to take an hour’s nap, but then the phone squealed like panicked pig, the buzzer of which was set to the minimum. Jasyn looked at the phone in surprise and picked up the receiver. “I’m listening,” he said so quietly that no one could hear him. On the other end of the wire, a woman literally screamed: “Jasyn, is that you?” “Yes.” “Sorry it’s so early, but it’s already dawn. For us it’s…” “Who is it?” “It’s me, Malika.” “Who?!” “Malika. Remember?” “Lord, are you from another other world? Malika from where?” “From Yalta.” Jasyn was stunned. “Hello! I’m listening…” “We are here… We came here to rest…” Malika’s voice broke off and reappeared a note higher. “Bagila is very ill. She is in the hospital. Yesterday…” Malika began to cry. “How can I help?” It seemed to Jasyn that the sun was beginning to sink back behind the mountains. “You… must come here. Be sure to come. You will understand everything here. I can’t call for too long, it’s hard for me…” Jasyn, after a little silence, said to her: “Are you out of your mind? It’s not like Yalta is Kaskelen! Do you know how long” Jasyn cut himself off, he was lost for words, he didn’t understand anything. “Besides, how will my arrival help?” “Please, I’m asking you! At least for two or three days. I didn’t mean to call you, but it happened. Will you come…? I’m running out of coins. I’m calling from a machine. Speak now!” “It turns out, that I have to play the role of an ambulance, only one that’s being called from Almaty?” “You have a different role!” Malika screamed so angrily that Jasyn twitched in fear. “If it will become difficult getting a ticket, then there is a woman in the ninth box office of the agency, her name is Masha. Don’t forget Masha! Refer her to me. Our building is next to the restaurant Priboy…” The call ended, the phone squeaked and rustled like damp wood… “That’s crazy,” Jasyn thought, freaking out. “They should call me for serious matters instead of
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