The rain had stopped. The only reminders of it now were small puddles on the still-wet waterproofing of the flat roof of the high-rise building and gray clouds racing off into the distance. The sky on the horizon began...

The rain intensified and drummed loudly on the windows. Drops quickly penetrated the house through the poorly closed window and formed a rapidly spreading puddle on the floor. Entering the apartment and noticing this, Mikhail cursed and commanded irritably: “Turn...