“Grown-up brutes,” Rita thought viciously, adjusting her wet bangs. She hated long lines and scatterers like these. “Albatross,” as luck would have it, was packed! And the group settled right next to her. Margarita cooled her ardor and decided not to poke trouble. Be above it all! After all, she’s a serious girl. And for some— even “Sergeevna.” She couldn’t even imagine who her new acquaintance would turn out to be. Or rather, who that type she’d barely known would turn out to be. And far from by accident! As it would turn out much later—when Margarita would already have time to fall in love with him…