heard the decision, he did not scream.
He just said:
“She wants to crush me.
Vladimir replied:
“No. It just doesn’t allow you to crush others.
The conversation
Months later, Ralitsa met Ivo in the corridor.
He
was alone, led to the psychologist’s office.
It looked different.
No less.
Not weaker.
But quietly.
He paused for a moment.
“Mrs. Doneva.
— Tashev.
“Do you think I’m a bad person?”
The question surprised her.
She could have said yes to him.
There were grounds.
He had insulted, provoked, spread lies, tried to humiliate her and other people.
But he didn’t say that.
“I think you made bad choices,” she said. “And I think you’re responsible for them.”
“That’s not the answer.”
“That’s the only honest answer I can give you.
He was looking at the floor.
“People have always seen me as the big guy. Like the dangerous
