A story about Ilyas, a driver—weak, unable to control his feelings—and the beautiful, emotionally rich girl Acelia. Before the reader lies a complicated theme: loyalty in love and friendship.
By the nature of my journalistic work, I often had to visit the Tien Shan. Once, in spring, when I was in the regional center of Naryn, I was urgently summoned to the editorial office. It turned out that the bus left a few minutes before I arrived at the bus station. I had to wait for the next bus for about five hours. There was nothing else to do but try to get a ride in someone else’s car. I walked toward the highway on the outskirts of the town…