September 16, 2006
The second part of the party was much more fun for Arkadiy. First, a crowded bar, then some popular club. All underage, but somehow everything’s allowed. How? I’ll find out later. Meanwhile it’s just cool. Moscow style.
Music tuned his mind, flashing lights made everything look ten times brighter. Sea of people, Bacardi, Moët & Chandon, Crystal…
Smolenskaya didn’t drink anything and disappeared somewhere almost at once. Arkadiy’s thoughts, however, got attracted by Melani. Who she was and where she had come from remained a mistery too complicated to be solved in his current state. Hot and sexy, several years older than him… Everything was going fucking perfect.
Terry had also found himself a gorgeous company. Kamila tried to intrviene but to no avail, and Arkadiy’s mood got higher with every minute. To make things better Melani shouted, ‘Wanna fuck?’
‘Fuck yeah, baby!’
This kind of English is really easy to learn if you have such awesome practice.
***
‘Your British adaptation went well, congrats.’
Voice overwhelmed with sarcasm.
‘Thanks,’ he got up from the ground.
No cash, no phone! And Smolenskaya. Completely sober. Watching me with a taunting smile. Where did she come from?
‘Left the club with Melani, and suddenly some muscleheads. Four!’
And English didn’t help. Fuck.
‘Vodka is the best cure for show offs,’ Milana pulled something out of her clutch. ‘Come here.’
Tissues? Awesome.
‘Did they break my nose?’
‘You’re such an idiot, Novikov,’ she said, softly dabbing his face.
‘And you… Why are you here?’ he tried to change the subject. Stupid situation.
‘I was watching you,’ she replied calmly. ‘It could’ve been worse.’
‘What do you mean, worse?’
‘Drugs. Also popular. You’re rich.’
‘And what ’bout Terry?’
‘Terry’s learned.’
Milana smiled, wiping the blood off his face. Completely calm. Bloody blue blood.
‘Are you learned too?’ he wanted to get to wound her, to shatter the icy indifference and the arrogant tone.
‘I do not drink.’
Fair.
‘Not even water?’
She ignored him, twirling her Vertu in her hand.
‘You just can’t have fun!’
‘I have fun whatching those who drink to have fun. Levels of intellect. Ever heard of such?’
Too complicated. Bitch.
She glanced at the screen of her phone, ‘Let’s go.’
‘Where?’
‘Hospital.’
‘No,’ he said firmly.
‘Yes,’ she replied with equal decisiveness, took him by the hand and pulled towards a nearby car.
‘I don’t want to go to the hospital. Let’s go to your place.’
‘To the hospital. You need your nose fixed. And it wouldn’t hurt to fix your brains as well. You don’t want trouble, do you?’
No. Nor do I want to go with you.
‘Why don’t you return to the club?’
Milana shook her head.
‘It’s boring.’
‘And hospital’s fun?’
‘With you, yes.’
He gave up and got into the taxi. Milana said something to the driver, and the car slowly drove away from the club.
Welcome to London, welcome to life. And Smolenskaya, my guide to life. Wanna fuck. Why’s she so sober? Boss indeed. Hmm, Novikov, but she definitely cares. Awesome. Fuck yeah.
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Contents. Part 1
- 1. Summer in France tastes of freedom. September, UK, dive into school
- 2. Long legs, model walk. Awesome, thanks dad!
- 3. «Have we met before?» «I don’t care. Totally.»
- 4. They’re so different. One’s attractive, the other’s annoying
- 5. Friday evening. Kamila talked about Novikov. All day long
- 6. He was waiting for her. Smolenskaya appeared ten minutes later
- 7. Castle in the air? Can’t she buy it?
- 8. You try on someone else’s life for a second, and then you feel so empty in yours
- 9. Welcome to London, welcome to life. And Smolenskaya, my guide to life
- 10. Novikov, I’m with you now only because we’re a diaspora
- 11. I behave according to my status, Novikov
- 12. So prim and proper, but there’s something in her that I like. What’s that?
- 13. Kamila can be distracted. You know what? I’m gonna help you, bro
- 14. Smolenskaya, Arkadiy Novikov has got serious plans on you!
- 15. Boss in a tee and shorts, testing the limits of her power
- 16. I’d rather give in to the waves than lose a fight with Kamila
- 17. She likes to rule millions and millionaires
- 18. Smolenskaya, you don’t mean what you do
- 19. I’m fifteen and I want my vanilla romance!
- 20. He’s not the man with whom I can cheat on myself
- 21. French manicure, shining diamonds, victory
- 22. At the end of October Smolenskaya changed her status on Facebook
- 23. Flowers? Teddies? Diamonds? What to give her? Fucking trouble!
- 24. Tenth of November, time for decisive actions!
- 25. Milana continued to ignore him, and so did Kamila
- 26. Let them resist, I’ll get what I want! Like with Novikov.
- 27. The Smolenskie are having a Christmas party. You’d better think of a present, if you know what I mean