Children of the gods. Irina Ritter

leaned back in the seat, lost the sight in themselves. The girls sat frustrated from what happened – after all, they hoped that she would show them the place where to look for the girl. They just didn’t expect such a reaction of the mother. It seemed that in her best interest to consider all options, trying to find her daughter. The people themselves came to her, demand nothing in return. Why she behave like this? Rousing himself from his thoughts as from his obsession, Svetlana said as if it was talking to itself:

      – I thought so… Yeah, it is…

      Chapter 8

      Tatiana Petrovna now the third hour of rummaging through mountains of trash on the side of a ravine that went down to the river. The locals dumped here all that was not needed. There were old Soviet refrigerators, broken washing machines and rusted, the mountain of rags and old shoes, glass jars broken, rotten boards, unwanted Newspapers, magazines and old books, broken children’s toys and even the chassis of the car “LADA”. She’s a big thick stick dug into the debris, trying to find something similar to Nadina’s things that were specified in the guidance. Suddenly she noticed a small ashes. Seen here, something burned. From the ashes protruded from the sleeve of white fabric. Tatiana tugged at the sleeve – it was half-burned children’s blouse. The woman looked at the blouse and noticed in the gate area two maroon spots. Tatiana sat on the ground next to the ashes – heart pounding as if ready to jump out of my chest. A little after sitting and recovering, the woman decided that it is necessary first to show a find to the girls-volunteers, with whom she had recently met together to decide what to do next.

      She called Luba Sitnikova and detailing the place where he was, waited. The girls arrived about fifteen minutes later. They looked at the blouse and the place of discovery, and about an hour spent on the study of debris within a few meters from the ashes. Finding nothing interesting, we decided that we need to show blouse girl’s mother:

      – Even to go to it you want to do after yesterday! – resentfully said Luba.

      – What happened yesterday? – was surprised Tatyana Petrovna.

      – Yesterday we spent the whole day with Lena, to find and bring to her the woman-the psychic. Went to Baba Luce, and then into the next village to the Svetlana. She can see by the pictures -if someone is alive and what happened to him. Svetlana said that she needs to talk with her mother Nadia or take her thing, to see the place where the girl need to look. We brought straight home to Svetlana Timofeeva, but Margaret even leave us abandoned! said Lyuba.

      – What the psychic told you about Nadia? Dead or alive?

      Said that the girl is dead – died the day of loss. And another said that the guilty man from the environment of the family. We wanted to talk with her mother, but she yelled at me on the phone and said that we did not go on all sorts of wise old women.

      – I wonder why the mother refused the help? – Tatyana Petrovna was taken aback by such news. Is it because she needs to find her daughter or I don’t understand something? But if it really is someone of your friends?

      The mother is very strange behavior…From the beginning.

      – Let’s go to their house and show blouse relatives. Look – identify or not. And then we’ll take it to the police. – invited Lena.

      “I agree,” replied her friend.

      Fifteen minutes later the three of them stood at the gate Nadinola home. After exchanging greetings with all, and knew why her the guests have arrived, Margarita has invited women to come into the house. Tatiana Petrovna gave she found the blouse and told how and where it is found. The girl’s mother carefully examined the thing and negatively shook his head.

      No, Nadia was not like this blouse. It’s not her.

      – Are you sure? disappointedly asked Tatiana.

      Yes, this blouse is not my daughter.

      – I think we need to take a blouse to the police, just in case. It stains similar to blood and tried to burn. – taking discovery from the hands of Marguerite and folding it in a package, said Luba.

      – What’s your name? – asked Margarita to Tatyana Petrovna. – I think that I saw somewhere.

      – Tatyana Petrovna Berezikov! I live near here, two streets from you! We met several times, simply were not familiar. I’m looking for a Producer, every day. I live with my mom – take care of her, it hurts me and gets up from the bed. Make her feed and on the search!

      – Well, now we know. Thank you for helping to find my daughter, – tells Tatyana Petrovna Margarita.

      If I find or know what I’m gonna call you, okay? Let’s work together to find Nadia. I have a car, so if where we should go, maybe in the next village or somewhere else, then you do not hesitate to ask. Sit down and let’s go! The main thing is to find your daughter!

      Guests said goodbye and left the house. Tatiana beamed with pride from its significance. Margarita she liked, and she was ready now to move mountains for her.

      I’ll call the police by dialing a number on mobile said Luba.

      – Wait, I have the phone number of the investigator who runs this business, -stopped her Lena, and began to search in his phone number. – I found it, write!

      Lyuba dialed the number the investigator and waited.

      – The investigator of Prosecutor’s office Vyacheslav Lobov, listen to you! – answered at the other end of the phone

      – Hello! We’re volunteers. We are looking for Nadia Timofeev. Today we accidentally found half-burned children’s blouse. Close to the river in the ravine, someone tried to burn. There is a local junkyard. The blouse has stains similar to blood. We showed Mama Nadi, but the blouse she didn’t identify. What do we do? – asked Luba at Lobau.

      – Tell us exactly where you are. We’re moving – you see the place and to remove your blouse for the examination.

      – We are now at the house Timofeev. Let’s meet and then go together to the place, okay?

      – Well, wait, we’re moving!

      After about half an hour to the house a car drove up Timofeev Prosecutor’s office. From it came a man of about forty, small in stature, full with big brown eyes, dark, already graying hair and large aquiline nose. Was dressed in a simple dark gray suit, gray tie, beige shirt and black shoes. Under his arm he had a black leather briefcase:

      Investigator Lobov! – reaching out to Tatyana Petrovna, the man said.

      – Tatyana Petrovna Berezikov!

      The investigator in turn said Hello to Anyone and Lena.

      – Well, show what you found!

      – Here, look, Luba pulled the blouse out of the package, then handed it to Lobau.

      The investigator carefully examined the blouse and folded back in the bag, ordered to go to the place where she was found.

      On the spot ashes around him and worked the investigation team: they were looking for something, collected in bags, about something talked. Tatiana and the girls stood back. When finished, Lobov went to their company and asked:

      – So, you say that the mother didn’t identify thing?

      – No, said that this is not the Nadina blouse. – said Tatiana Petrovna.

      We still, just in case, will ship for examination – you never know. You have my phone – if anything, you can call us! – said goodbye man.

      Thank you! Be sure to call! almost simultaneously all three of them replied.

      Chapter 9

      Returning home, Tatiana took off his shoes and sank wearily into a chair. “Another day wasted” –