PROLOG

Drip

Drip

Drip

In the center of the dark room, lit only by three candles, sat a young man, dressed casually in gray sleeves and a T-shirt, who looked about 15-16 years old. His face was tense as if he was thinking about something.

<Dario, I hope you enjoyed the show.> A woman's voice sounded in his head.-Yes, a whisper broke off in the silence of the wake. In his mind he was sitting in the car in the back seat. Behind the wheel of the car wasa woman was driving the car. Dario couldn't see her face, but her voice soothed him as always, it gave him warmth and a sense of security, the only thing that brought so much warmth into the world that even the sun couldn't compete with it. Nothing could.

<Who did you like better? The clown or the magician?> -The clown, the whispering came back. <Really? I liked the magician better, the rabbit disappearing trick was quite interesting>. <But I understood how the trick worked>shrieked the kid.

<Really?"> the woman asked with a smile in her voice.

<Yes, for sure there is a hole in the drawer where he put his hat> the boy answered with confidence. <Maybe you're right, but we can only find out if we ask him in person>.

In reallife, a faint smile appeared on the guy's face, but then suddenly his face became sullen. An expensive car drove sharply into the car from the left.

Then there was only darkness. Muffled voices were heard. The sound of sirens. The boy slowly opened his golazes. He was being carried in the stretcher.

He felt no pain, no fear. All he could think of was his mother. What about her? Where is she? Why was she not with him? But his strength was slowly leaving him. He passed out.

A sharp sound brought the boy out of his trance. He opened his hazel eyes and looked at the opening door. A tall, pretty young girl with long, red hair braided into a braid entered the porch.

She gave him a look of exasperation and held out her gun, pointing it at the boy. He appreciated her restraint. The pause lasted about ten seconds. The guy was the first to start the conversation-Well, hello, gorgeous, or should I call you beautiful?