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Dear mom and dad:
I finally have the right of communication with two letters a year. Everything is fine and there’s no need to worry. Norilsk is a beautiful place with trees and flowers, I can always hear the birds singing. And whenever I see the Yenisei River, it feels like seeing you as well.
I’ve made a decision, I’ve chosen a path that looks difficult and tortuous. But I can’t get anything without making a sacrifice, and I can not know any of the secrets without experienced the pain. I wish I could tell you about everything that had happened. But what I can speak out is only words, while what happened is life. This kind of life taught me one truth: the sorrow of others is also my pain, and my pain is the sorrow of the others as well.
It is not difficult to die in such a life, but more than a struggle to live one. Maybe my choice will make me meet with you earlier than expected, but please don’t be sad. It gives me an indescribable joy whenever I think about that.
I will write again. If you are still alive, I will write to you everyday.
How I want to hug and kiss you again!
Yours with love,
Sasha