The Umbilical Cord

Doctor Kuznetsov was heading home after work. In an underground passage, a ragged homeless man approached him—along with a surprisingly beautiful little girl with blue eyes, about five years old. Kuznetsov gave the drifter a large bill. The man bowed politely. And then the girl suddenly said, "Dad." Vladimir understood who she meant the next day, when he decided to check where that strange couple was now. The girl was still there, and next to her on the floor lay the homeless man’s corpse. Vladimir called the police and an ambulance. At night, he accidentally looked out the window and saw the same girl again on the swings. The moon, appearing from behind the clouds, suddenly illuminated the disgusting spectacle…