A Second to Choose

Ten-year-old Kostya from the story "A Second to Choose" finds himself in a strange place where he sees his future. At first, Kostya is thrilled, but the further he moves forward in time, the more he understands: a destructive chain reaction in his fate has already begun, and it's connected to a classmate...

Styopa from the story "The Girl from the Other Side" receives mysterious messages from a girl who, after being struck by lightning in a transformer booth, lives on the other side. The girl warns Styopa against repeating her mistakes, but the boy does not listen and, after an argument with his parents, runs away from home...

Tatyana Zolotaryova leads her characters to the edge of the abyss and allows them to take a look inside. But even after a catastrophe, each one has a choice of how to behave and what to change in their lives.