An Elderly Man Sat Fishing On A Wooden Pier Until Three Young Men Approached Him

it was both, which amounted to the same thing.

“Anything interesting?” she asked.

Viktor set the bucket on the counter and began unpacking the fish with the methodical attention he gave to any task worth doing properly. “Three young men. Wanted me to pay to use the lake.”

Masha put her tea down.

He told her the story in the sparse, factual way he told continue reading …