Rob Sat by the window absent-mindedly staring at one point today marks a year since his beloved wife Lynn passed away and he still couldn't believe it a sudden heart failure ended the life of the young woman and became a real tragedy for Rob memories didn't give him peace and every time took him back to the Happy Times when they were together Rob metlin right after his graduation from medical school this chance encounter in the park turned the young man's measured life upside down Lynn came from a village to conquer the city dreaming of becoming a
fashion designer for now she worked as a seamstress and rented a tiny apartment on the outskirts Rob's heart melted from the kindness tenderness and genuine sincerity over the provincial Beauty they only talked for a week but Rob falling in love like a boy realized that Lynn had completely captured his thoughts after several meetings he proposed to her the couple lived soul to soul for eight years the only thing that upset the young family very much was the absence of children the cause of infertility remained unknown until the end just after the wedding glasses rang the
newlyweds were already dreaming of two or better yet three children but it didn't happen examinations and treatment in clinics did not give results despite everything Lynn and Rob did not lose hope they also dreamed of their own house by the lake spacious and cozy all hopes and dreams collapsed when Lynn's heart stopped and Rob was not at home then he was not even in the city the young doctor had been on an internship abroad for almost a year video calls with his wife didn't stop for a day but the distance between them played a cruel
joke it became even more painful to think that Lynn never complained about her health and as they say nothing foreshadowed trouble with the death of his wife Rob was left only with war memories and of course photos where they were both alive and looking at each other with loving eyes the man returned to the photos on his phone every day and couldn't get enough of them every shot seemed infinitely familiar and Priceless to him Rob had long wanted to create a large album of their family photos with Lin as in the old Good Times finally
today he decided to start this first he needed to select the best photos for the album Rob turned on the old laptop that Lynn liked to spend time with and began to upload photos from his phone to the screen suddenly in the corner of the screen he accidentally noticed a folder called favorite moments created by his wife he opened it and was stunned he had not seen these shots before Rob seemed to relive the touching moments in which he and Lynn were captured thank you dear for everything he whispered suddenly the man came across a
strange shot where his wife was sitting on the bed holding a large children's toy car in her hands oh that's unexpected we don't have children's toys although we really dream of having a child in our family well maybe she went to a friend's birthday who has a child and bought a toy for the occasion Rob guessed looking closely at the image in the photo he noticed a sheet of paper lying on the edge of the bed he zoomed in and saw that it was not just a sheet but a photo of a little boy strange
why did she need this Rob wondered the next shots made him shudder and a lump rolled to his throat from suddenly overflowing tears in one of the photos Lynn was not alone but with a young man and in another photo they hugged standing together with the same child as in the previous photo did Lynn have a second family and did she hide it from me I can't believe it Rob exclaimed in frustration he closed the laptop in despair unable to look further he couldn't sleep at night a feeling of bitterness and incomprehension had robbed Rob
of his peace it was only in the morning that he was able to forget he dreamed of Lin At first she was in his arms but then she turned into a bird and flew away Rob woke up with a broken heart and a headache unable to think of anything else but yesterday's photographs Rob and Lynn had always had a golden rule never to pry into each other's personal belongings even after Lin's death Rob didn't allow himself to break the established tradition Lin's things remained in their usual places however curiosity and emotional turmoil didn't allow Rob
to calm down in the end he couldn't resist and opened the drawer of the writing desk where Lynn kept her personal documents it was hard for him to look at things that her delicate hands had once touched he didn't even realize how he would live without his beloved this pain was sharper than a razor and unlikely to ever dull unexpectedly among the other documents a child adoption form caught his eye oh my God what is this Rob exclaimed Lynn never mentioned adoption they still had hope of having their own child and everything would have worked
out if a wave of Despair washed over Rob this was always the case when he remembered their shared dreams and plans that were never meant to come true one thing robbed you for sure was that Lynn would never have made an important decision alone all questions concerning the two of them were decided together but something made Lynn sign the adoption form what should I do how difficult it is without you Lynn but I must find out everything Rob's heart told him that his wife was going to tell him something important but she didn't have time
adoption adoption where could it be Rob wondered well of course in an orphanage this would be our next step with Lynn if the doctors gave us the final verdict that we couldn't have children the decision to go to the orphanage came Lightning Fast the man didn't put it off time flew by unnoticed during the journey and now Rob was standing at the doorstep of an old and shabby orphanage building who are you here to see do you have an appointment the guard asked harshly looking down I am here to see the director I need to
talk to her Rob replied confidently well I don't know we're very strict about this and we don't just let anyone in from the street but wait a minute I'll call her on the phone the guard replied his sense of responsibility was clearly not in question you're lucky you came Just In Time Mrs McGinnis is still here and she is willing to see you go up to the second floor the director's office is on the left down the corridor hello how can I help you said the middle-aged woman with a pleasant appearance and a very kind
smile that could melt any heart these are the people who should work in an orphanage Rob thought young man are you here about adoption what's your name the director asked again sensing that the visitor didn't know where to start the conversation I'm sorry I was lost in thought my name is Rob Dua yes about adoption that is not exactly the man said becoming flustered again can you tell me if my wife Lindo came to see you last year let's take a look we have records of visitors in that archive I'm afraid I will disappoint you
no she didn't come although many adoptions have been processed in the last year there was also a refusal to take a child a strange refusal Mrs McGinnis said significantly why strange Rob was interested well because a woman without any explanation gave her own eight-year-old son to the orphanage usually we get refusals from maternity hospitals children from troubled families or children whose parents die or died under different circumstances and here a living apparently healthy woman just came and gave her child away in my practice it's almost the first time something like this has happened yes how
heartless people can be Rob agreed with her thoughts suddenly the door opened and a thin boy ran in his high-pitched jarred's voice filled the entire space to the large office Mrs McGinnis can I not go Outdoors today my tutor is making me but I don't have time I still need to finish my craft for the competition as Rob looked at the boy he felt as if he had been struck by an electric shock he had seen this child somewhere before and very recently at that oh my God Rob realized this is the boy from Lin's
pictures that he was looking at yesterday and came here for Rob was so lost in thought that he didn't notice the boy approaching him and staring at him with big gray eyes suddenly the boy asked are you my dad by any chance Rob wasn't expecting such a question and was completely lost not knowing how to answer Cody go to your room you can't interfere in adult conversations okay I'll allow you to skip the daytime walk today upon hearing these words the boy smiled and disappeared behind the door of the office don't take it seriously that's
how kids and orphanages are regardless of their age they dream of having a family they see a dad in every man who comes and a mum in every woman and this boy is special he's the child I just told you about he was placed in an orphanage without explanation Rob turned pale and froze he had many questions but no answers okay someone put this child in an orphanage but what does my wife have to do with it how do I unravel this mess Without You Lin Mrs McGinnis noticed the paleness and agitation what's wrong with
you would you like some water no no need everything's fine please tell me what's the name of the woman who gave Cody away to the orphanage it's significant for me to know the director looked at Robin's surprise she couldn't understand why this strange man had come here and what he wanted to get here she shouldn't just reveal confidential information to him out of the blue but Mrs McGinnis caught herself thinking that she didn't want to refuse him simply because Rob didn't look happy and there was some inexplicable sadness in his eyes so Mrs McGinnis simply
nodded in agreement okay let me check found it the woman who wrote a refusal for Cody is named Judith Rossi Judith Rob asked incredulously yes do you know her no I don't he answered immediately but he lied of course he knew Judith Rossi she was his ex-girlfriend the one before Lynn Judith noticed him first in college and fell in love Rob just got carried away nothing more he didn't fall in love with her and Judith knew that but didn't want to believe it she tried every possible way to win the affection of the guy she
liked Rob are you busy tonight maybe we could go to the theater or a cafe together and on weekends we could go to the countryside there's such a fun group Gathering there what do you think at first Rob waved off Judith like a pesky fly but one day he got tired of it and agreed to the girl's proposals just to use her as a remedy for boredom then Rob met Lynn fell madly in love and completely forgot about Judith the girl didn't give up without a fight and made many attempts to win Rob back but
all of them were in vain Rob didn't want to hear anything when Judith found out that Rob was getting married she went crazy and shouted after him you'll regret it bitterly and you'll never be happy a few days later the girl disappeared from Rob's life he was very happy about it and immediately forgot about Judith after all he had a new life with his beloved Lin now years later what happened between him and Judith flashed brightly in his mind especially her last words Rob was horrified because they rarely turned out to be prophetic he rushed
out of the orphanage like he had been scalded a swarm of thoughts raced through his mind which he couldn't put together Lynn's ridiculous death her photos with Judith's child whom she gave to the orphanage try as he might rob couldn't understand or connect the events that had happened one thing he knew for sure was that he needed to find Judith Rob was almost certain that she held the key to the solution surprisingly he still remembered Judith's address tucked away in the corners of his memory it was easy to find the old five-story building that he
hadn't visited in almost a decade after a piercingly loud ring a middle-aged woman opened the door and looked surprised at Rob who are you looking for she asked is Judith Rossi here she used to live here Rob replied realizing that the woman in front of him was not Judith I don't know anyone like that sorry the woman replied however seeing the desperation on Rob's face she added wait let me ask my husband maybe he knows Ben have you heard of Judith Rossi a male voice came from the depths of the room oh Kate have you
forgotten we bought this apartment from Judith Rossi about a year ago and who's asking apparently nobody the woman said looking after Rob as he ran down the stairs outside Rob sat on a bench and hugged his head buzzing like a beehive from today's events well that's a dead end where do I look for Judith now and maybe no one needs to be searched for to find out to dig up the past why Lynn won't come back anyway yes that's exactly what needs to be done thought Rob in a depressed mood he returned home earlier Lin's
cheerful after could be heard here and the house was filled with Comfort warmth and happiness and now what emptiness the gray walls and ceiling pressed on Rob with terrible Force he collapsed weakly on the couch and immediately fell asleep Lynn appeared in his dream they were walking toward each other Lynn was so beautiful in a long sky blue dress walking through a field strewn with wild flowers she took a little boy by the hand when Lynn reached Rob she whispered only one word to him don't give up and then the girl disappeared turning into flowers
in the field Rob woke up immediately and said to himself I won't give up I promise and it seems like I know what to do he remembered his classmate Sasha who had dreamed of working in the police since school and now he was a detective on especially important cases that sign was on the door of the office where Rob went not for service but for friendship Sasha gathered the necessary information which to put it mildly surprised instead of the address of Judith's residence he received information about her death from cancer about a year ago around
this time Judith gave her child to an orphanage Rob also learned that Judith had an older brother named Peter who was convicted of a series of thefts served his sentence and lived in a settlement outside the city and he was probably the only person who could tell what happened Rob had no doubts about whether to go to Peter or not the decision came on its own he just took a ticket on the nearest train and went to the Village Peter's house was solid and strong with a Red Roof standing out from a row of identical
gray houses Rob stopped near the entrance to the house and looked at it curiously do you like it a rough masculine Voice Was Heard behind Rob I built it all with my own hands Rob turned around and saw an unshaven casually dressed man who did not look very friendly what are you standing there for shifting from foot to foot come into the house if you've come he said Yes actually Rob stuttered hesitantly embarrassed by such a greeting but followed the owner into the house who are you Peter asked as soon as Rob crossed the threshold
of the house I'm Rob who Peter rudely interrupted him so you're the one who ruined my sister's life you deceived the girl and left her and you framed your wife Lynn I wanted to hate her at first but I couldn't she turned out to be a good person but she didn't get what she deserved and now what brings you here do you want to mess with me of course you're happy with your life you bathe in happiness and I'm all alone with a certificate from prison no mother no father not even a sister get out
of here I have no happiness I had it but now it's gone Lynn died Rob cried out in a strained voice how did she die did Judith's curse work and where is Cody Peter turned sharply Rob's face changed at these words which curse what Cody what are you even talking about Peter looked puzzled at Rob Lynn didn't tell you anything right maybe she didn't have time let's go to the kitchen pour some drinks and talk Peter said I don't drink Rob refused it's okay today you will insisted the man if they didn't tell you then
I will I'll open your eyes so that life doesn't seem so Rosy Judith messed up a lot and drove herself to the grave but you're still guilty of everything Peter emptied his glass of whiskey bit into a piece of black bread and continued when you left Judith she completely lost it she found a black magician and asked him to curse your family she believed in this nonsense so much she didn't want you to have children and dreamed of getting rid of your wife to take her place she gave all her money to this charlatan she
even had to sell the car and take out loans but it didn't bring her any happiness she realized she was pregnant after your affair she struggled Penny by Penny and worked as a cleaner and a janitor I was in prison all that time doing time and couldn't help her in any way I paced like a caged tiger unable to escape Rob listened sometimes paling and sometimes blushing and he couldn't believe that this was happening to him apparently the curse worked they had no children with Lynn and Lynn died suddenly as if someone had cursed her
tears filled Rob's eyes he poured whiskey into a glass and drank it in one gulp God why I didn't promise her anything and Judith knew I didn't love her he said is her child really my son of course he's yours Judith was faithful she didn't want to hear about other men and if you didn't love her why did you sleep with her and just use her and when she became unnecessary you threw her away that's what you got for everything seeing Rob's terrible condition Peter added when Judith tried to punish you she also punished herself
suddenly she got sick and it turned out to be cancer according to the doctor's prognosis she had three months to live but she lived for six we have no relatives so not wanting to leave the child at the mercy of Fate Judith gave him to the orphanage but her conscience ate her up it's not godly to get rid of a child with a living father at the last moment she went and told everything to your wife suddenly even Peter had a tear running down his cheek I was a week late I was released but I
came not to her but to her grave I was terribly sorry that my sister gave her child to the orphanage but Lynn promised that everything would change soon she was kind and compassionate like an angel coming down from heaven she said that as soon as you arrived from abroad you would take your son I arranged it and picked him up from the orphanage a couple of times on weekends we walked in the park together Cody was crazy about Lynn and now there's no Lin the angel has flown away don't torture yourself Peter thank you for
everything Rob couldn't listen anymore sharp pain pierced his heart and soul a wound that couldn't be drowned out with vodka it was like a bleeding wound it healed with a thin crust and then flared up again with renewed Force Rob didn't remember how he got home the shower brought him back to his senses it's called streams refreshed not only his body but also his thoughts he still didn't know and couldn't imagine how his future life would turn out but of one thing Rob was sure he would take his son from The Orphanage and raise him
properly that's what he wanted and that's what Lynn wanted today he dreamed of his beloved again but for the first time it was a happy dream they walked together holding hands and smiling at each other the next day Rob returned to the orphanage to see his son Cody he called out to the boy who was standing alone in the hallway by the window the boy turned around and ran up to him I knew you'd come back Daddy the Chance's mission was the greatest reward Rob could ask for he hugged his son tightly and the boy
hugged him so tightly that it seemed impossible to let go so we'll live Rob thought
