Chapter 2

Soon, Student’s Day arrived, Lena’s first. That day, her class had its final exam, and she and the others decided to go to a club to celebrate. She’d warned her father, so when Andrey came home that evening and found his daughter missing, he wasn’t alarmed. However, around midnight, Andrey began to worry. He called his daughter, but she didn’t answer. He didn’t know Lena’s classmates’ phone numbers, nor which club they were hanging out at. For an hour, he paced back and forth like a caged animal. Then the police called. The officer said Lena had been in an accident and asked him to come. Alarmed, Andrey immediately drove to the address.

It turned out that Lena had gotten behind the wheel drunk, lost control, and crashed into a tree at full speed. Luckily, Lena was wearing her seatbelt and was barely injured, but the same couldn’t be said for the car. The brand-new Lamborghini, a gift from her father a couple of weeks ago for Lena’s 18th birthday, was badly dented. But Andrey wasn’t worried about that right now. He was glad his daughter was safe.

The police officer wanted to file a ticket for drunk driving and speeding, which would have resulted in Lena’s license being suspended for a long time. But a hefty wad of cash handed to Andrei by the traffic cop changed the matter. The ticket stated that Lena simply lost control of the vehicle.

Andrey brought Lena home and put her to bed. He was angry with his daughter and wanted to have a harsh word with her, but he knew Lena was dead drunk and couldn’t think straight. So he postponed the conversation until the morning.