Children of Maria

“During the break between surgeries, the head of the maternity ward of the First Maternity Home, Maria Petrovna Arsenyeva, went into the on-call office. She was standing by the desk and looking through patients’ medical charts when her mobile phone rang.

— Hello, Masha!— a male voice said.

Maria instantly recognized the voice—she didn’t just flinch, she shuddered. And as if struck down, she collapsed into the chair. Her heart was pounding wildly. It was a voice from the other world. The person she was speaking with—Georgiy Kacharyava—had died twenty-two years ago…»