thoughts and feelings of his characters, and the high culture of writing. Newspapers lifted his name to the skies. She also read devastating articles, but they only rocked the waves of his popularity. Today, his name and face combined for her. As soon as the program about animals ended, Malika looked into Bagila’s room. “Sur,” she said, sitting down in the armchair next to the sofa. There was significance in her voice. “You shouldn’t go through with this… I just called an actor. They appear to know each other well.” “Go through with what? Know who well?” “Well, that’s… You shouldn’t fall in love with that man. He is a married man. He has two children.” Bagila froze, trying her best not to show that the news had an effect on her in the same way as the appear- ance of Jasyn on the TV screen. “Lika,” she cried ardently. “You… why do you think of me like that?! When did I say that I was in love with him? When? Why are you humiliating me…” She turned away, not hiding her offence, and fell face down into the pillow, shedding warm tears. “Okay, okay! Don’t worry like that. If I offended you, I’m sorry. Sur, don’t be mad at me. It’s my duty to tell you this because I’m worried… I don’t know why, but when I think about you, I get scared. Maybe it’s all rubbish on my part, maybe not. Well, forgive me!” It was clear to see that Malika could not bear to look at Bagila crying, and she left her room. “Just booked a call with Karatai,” Sargel said. He was in a great mood. Malika was scared. “Why are you doing this? Don’t talk about what happened, don’t! She is perfectly healthy.” “It’s not about that,” Sargel said nonchalantly. “It’s a different matter. I want to talk about our business.” He did not dare to tell his wife about today’s meetting with the rector: he was afraid that she would start gossiping and the meaning of their conversation would reach outsiders. Sargel did not trust his wife… As soon as Malika left, Bagila closed herself off with the latch from the inside and gave way to tears. She did not hide the fact that she could not forget him and ad- mit that she was “in love” with him! It was beyond her strength,
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