CHAPTER 1
Spring. 2020.
In the office of the company's DIRECTOR, DIRECTOR Zinoviev Sergey Ivanovich (55) is sitting, together with the MOTHER OF YAROSLAV, Elena Gennadievna Mudraya (38), in a strict suit.
DIRECTOR
Elena Gennadievna, how long have you been working with us as the chief economist?
MOTHER OF YAROSLAV
Five years?!
DIRECTOR
Five years… Quite a respectable period and not subject to reduction.
MOTHER OF YAROSLAV
May I ask, Sergey Ivanovich, but what is the purpose of this?
DIRECTOR
The order from above has come to reduce our office by 10%. You are not included in the reduction. However, we are behind the quarterly planned norms in terms of performance indicators, so you will have to spend even more man-hours for the same salary.
MOTHER OF YAROSLAV
(Surprised)
Strange, indeed… And this applies to everyone?
DIRECTOR
Nothing strange, just a formal procedure. Our debits and credits didn't match again for the last quarter. Our expenses exceed our gross income.
MOTHER OF YAROSLAV
I am well aware of that… It's my job, but if it weren't for your constant corporate events with clients, everything would be in order for us…
DIRECTOR
Are you trying to accuse me of this?
MOTHER OF YAROSLAV
No… But I ask you to name the reason why I should be the one to pay for this?
DIRECTOR
Don't you know… I think it's obvious. You don't want to continue close relationship with me. As soon as you got your appointment five years ago, that's it, you started to drift away from me.
MOTHER OF YAROSLAV
But you must have forgotten that I have a husband, and you have a wife.
The DIRECTOR shrugs their shoulders.
DIRECTOR
My decision is final, and only you can change it yourself.
The mother looks at the DIRECTOR in astonishment.
MOTHER OF YAROSLAV
I believe when I was mistaken about you, you assured me that I was the only one, but it turns out you were saying the same thing to half of the HR and accounting department employees… You are a liar, and I resign.
The mother of Yaroslav stands up and walks towards the door.
DIRECTOR
I want to remind you, Elena Gennadievna, that our company paid for your last education, and according to the contract, you have to work for two more years.
MOTHER OF YAROSLAV
May you die, you blackmailer…
Inside the security post, the CHIEF OF SECURITY is seated, and in front of him stands FATHER OF YAROSLAV, Valeriy Semenovich Mudry (42).
