Mary
I write you now from Minusinsk. I just returned from Zherlyk where met
with Anna Spirina absolutely successfully. She was very touched, and it looks
like fairy tale or Brasilian TV serial.
I rent a car from local TV (without team, of course) and with driver we came to
this Zherlyk at 75 km apart from Minusinsk. There was very easy to find Anna.
She really works at the post office, today it closed (post
office open there only 3 days in week), but everybody in the village know her
and shows us her house. In brief: she married for two years, her life not very
rich but descent, now she pregnant and expect to give birth her daughter (it
will be girl) at end of August - maybe exactly at Tatiana's birthday.
Of cause, when I asked neiboroughs about Anna, I did not say why for. My
legend was to pass her small parcel as I promised to her relatives. When I came,
Anna just returned home on the car of her older brother. (Her husbend was not at
home - for few days he went for busuness trip). I said Anna that we need to talk
personally, and we had tet-a-tet in animal shed (brother wait outside). She did
not invite me in house, because
it's under reparing. When I explain her purpose of my visit and give pictures,
she kept silence for a few minutes and tears was on her eyes. I shooted it on
video and photo, so you will see this moment. After Anna explained me that birth
of he first daughter (Anna named her Nastya) was mistake of her young years. She
did not wanted to leave her in orphanage, but relatives persuade her, because
Nastay (Tatiana now) had some problem with health, and Anna had problem on her
job (she worked in a shop, was suspected in stealing, taken to a court, but
after completely justified). Anna tried to take daughter back, but it was too
late - two months before you had adopted girl and gave her other name. Till 5yo
Anne tried to get information about daughter, but she was refused by the reason
adoption contract. Later Anna moved from Minusinsk to Zherlyk wher her mother
live. For 10 years Anna can't became pregnant - she told that God punish her.
Anna said, she expected that daughter will find her, but supposed it will be
later, whe she become about 15yo.
I supposed, it would be great to talk between you, maybe Tatiana, and Anna
by phone. But in her house phone doesn't work, from the post she did not want to
call because nobody in the village did not knows her
story, only relatives. My mobile don't work in Zherlyk too, only in Minusinsk.
So we decide (if you agree, of course!) do it by such way: tomorrow I pick up
Anna from Zherlyk to Minusinsk, at local TV station they will give us room
(without any shooting, of course) with two parallel phones. When we come, I'll
call you from my mobile to give a sign, and you call back on number [phone
number]. During conversation I can translate on parallel phone. I apologize that
need to ask you call back, but my mobile phone account almost exhausted after
all my travel, and I can put money on only in St. Petersburg.
I supposed to organize this conversation about noon local time, so your time
will be about 8 or 10 p.m. Wednesday (sorry if it will happen later). But - I
did not know your phone number. Mail it me back ASAP.
For any case - my mobile [phone number]. I decide not to visite orphanage
before your answer, I have
enough time to make it later - my back flight only an Friday.
I showed pictures of girls which you found on my site to Anna - as I expected,
Anna did not familiar with them, they are not relatives.
Hope to hear from you soon
Alex
Chapter 3:Reunion
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