looked straight at Bagila. Again, she could not stand the sharp, cold look and, as if afraid of burning her eyes, instantly lowered her eyelashes and began to fuss. Bagila’s cheeks blushed, biting her lips, she began to twist the cup in front of her with thin long fingers. “Why did I even come here? Indeed, why?” She asked herself, not knowing where to hide from the awkwardness “Why do I feel so uncomfortable? Maybe I really was raised wrong?” She was ready to burst into tears. “If it turns out that I’m wrong – that means I’m not like him?! But does everyone have to be like Jasyn? Of course not, that’s stupid! I should tell him all this and leave this house. Now, immediately!” “Okay, okay, I’ll answer you,” Jasyn suddenly said, completely startling Bagila. “You most likely wanted to ask something different, something like: why did I invite you here…? I didn’t have any ulterior motive and still don’t. I just wanted to talk to you in this setting. I don’t know why, but maybe I do… Understand me correctly, you are like a degenerate falcon, and it hurts me that you, along with the ravens and owls, are flying around in the same grey flock as everyone else. In order for a person to become a person, only a natural gift is not enough for them, everything depends on the environment in which they are located. Remember this, otherwise I wouldn’t be talking to you. How about some more coffee?” “How many years is your father older than you?” Bagila asked harshly. From an unexpected question, Jasyn straightened up in his chair. “Exactly as much as he is older.” “You seem to have confused adults with children. You talk to your father like a small child, but to me like an old woman.” Jasyn froze, staring at her. His cold eyes warmed up, he enjoyed what Bagila said, and did not hide it. They fell silent. Jasyn was not going to answer the question. For no apparent reason, he suddenly began to think that life passes like a summer downpour, and that the great ‘time’ quietly steals life from everyone from the moment of their birth. When they are barely conceived, these creatures begin to age. For the first time, he felt that one of the main thefts of time was tenderness and love for a
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