A Yoke and Love

Don’t stand in the way of a girl who’s rushing toward her personal happiness. Better to meet a furious rhinoceros charging across an African savanna with its tail up—or to sit bare-bottomed on a hedgehog bristling with quills. Ksyusha didn’t yet know what she was getting into when she tried to step between her sister and her long-ago, lofty love. Wanting to restore Dasha’s peace of mind and preserve her family, which was on the verge of collapse, Ksyusha heroically took the blow upon herself. She’ll manage. The main thing is not to give up her positions, to close her eyes… and shout: “Help!”