Chapter 29
Leave St Petersburg
‘Damn it. There was a reason.’
I can see why the crowds aren’t crowding when I’ve only broken through. Maybe the explosion knocks down one of the escalators completely, making the handle rattle.
Dozens of people groan at the bottom, and I don’t know if they fell when the stairs fell or if they fell later.
Even though it’s only four to five meters high, if there’s a chance of building debris falling, it’s heat.
I see a rebar of steel and concrete coming out of the middle of the collapsed staircase, and someone’s stepping in there trying to jump over it. I think it’s only about three or four meters from here to there, but the slope is the problem. It’s worth a try if you can jump hard at first and step on the concrete protruding from the middle.
I think someone made it through, but it’s not as easy as saying that this is a sleek athlete who jumps two to three meters at a time, and then pushes the other leg again to leap one meter.
Five or six people have already tried, but some fall off balance as soon as their feet reach the middle, and some don’t have enough strength the second time they run, so they can’t go up to the other side and just fall down. There’s no place to hold hands in the middle, so if you jump wrong once, that’s it.
“Boris, can you do what he did?” Just in time, a sleek man leaps up and closes, barely grabbing the handle of the rattling iron rail on the opposite staircase.
“I don’t know. I tripped and stepped on it. And Anna…” Anna sits on the floor with an elongated cough.
“John, what do we do?” Jennifer looks at me in tears to make sure I’m completely sober.
I don’t know how much more smoke we can take. It’s worth a shot if I’m alone. It’s…
I was suddenly furious. Shit, I made a lot of money, and if I die here, it’s not worth it. But we can’t leave Jennifer behind. No matter how selfish I am, I can’t imagine leaving my woman alone.
After a little while, the fire is now getting thicker and smoother, but even though everyone else is falling apart, the men keep trying to jump to the other side.
But no one can do it now or succeed. Come on, you look like you’ve never exercised before.
‘Era, I don’t know. All you have to do is die.’ When I saw Jennifer coughing, unable to breathe smoke, my heart felt sad.
I don’t think I can wait for anyone anymore. There aren’t more than a hundred people in the hall yet, and they’re lying there. Who’s going to save them all?
“Jennifer, get over here and get on my back!” I decided to take Jennifer on an adventure. I can’t sit here and suffocate and die.
Jennifer’s on her back like I said, and I’m worried it’s going to jump over there with one person on its back.
“Wrap my legs around my waist. Don’t make me uncomfortable moving around. Tight. Got it?” I decided to go on an adventure, and I wanted to look cool on Jennifer. You grin and pat Jennifer on the back with your bare hands. She’s a pom-pom.
“Boris, I’ll go first. I can’t wait any longer. ”
“John, be careful.” Boris seems concerned.
I ran back a little to get my strength back. Focusing on your mind and gathering your strength gives you confidence to do it. Yeah, I have more stamina than anyone else.
“Jennifer, hold on. Close your eyes. Here we go.” I ran and jumped off the edge. In those 2-3 seconds, all kinds of grips, nervousness, and nervous minds intersect.
‘Fuck, we’re not going through this.’ Suddenly, I remembered my twin cravings with Jae-Seol when I was a kid.
Luckily, the right foot closes to the middle of the concrete. As soon as I felt that, I bent forward and braced my right foot. It’s about how far you can run with one foot. Jennifer’s weight hanging behind her seems to be hitting my expanded leg muscles with a bat. For a moment, I focused all my energy and pushed my legs out as hard as I could.
“Uhh! Medicine!” As soon as I took the second leap and relieved that my left foot was touching the opposite staircase, Jennifer could not overcome the recoil I was running from, and the leg wrapped around my waist loosened and hung around my neck. I instantly shifts my center of gravity backwards, and my body falls back with only one foot across the stairs.
I quickly grabbed a handrail with both hands, and Jennifer grabs me by the neck, half-leaning back and choking me.
“Jennifer, hold on!” I was so close to waking Jennifer up.
“John!” Jennifer hangs in her tears, her hands trembling at my neck, and I think I’ll lose my hand soon enough.
“Damn, can this thing handle the weight with one hand? ‘
“John! Slip!” Jennifer calls me, hesitating for a while. I could feel the urgency in his voice if his hands were exhausted.
I quickly took my left hand off the ledge and grabbed Jennifer’s arm across my neck. My right arm trembles, trying to support the weight of two people with the other hand. I exercise everyday, but I don’t hang or pull, so the muscles that I didn’t use are very tight.
“Hurry up and wrap your legs around my waist! ”
I hold my arm tightly with one hand, so I tighten my lower back to make sure it’s stable, and I hang my feet on my lower back, lifting my hips. Ugh. But I do yoga every day, and that helps.
Jennifer’s legs wrapped around my waist, and suddenly I remembered Jennifer’s waistline and buttocks I saw last night. When I think of the body that was shaking on my body, I get tired of my stuff.
‘Phew. What the hell was I thinking hanging around here?’ Only laughter comes out.
Surprisingly, I feel like my whole body is full of energy because my strength rises below me.
‘Damn it, let’s get a grip.’
Jennifer hung around behind me, and I was able to grab the rail again with both hands.
After returning to the pose, I straightened myself back by pulling the rail with both hands.
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Jennifer came into the club and drank a lot like everyone else. I’ve been seeing John for a long time, but I’ve never been to a place like this, and I really liked the vibe.
I drink cocktails, but I feel like I can get drunk more quickly than I can at American restaurants.
‘Ahh! I shouldn’t get too drunk. I don’t want to look bad for John.’ I didn’t know it at first, but suddenly a lot of alcohol is in my body, so I get drunk and I’m delusional.
I was so sleepy that I leaned slightly against John. The sound of chatter around you becomes dull.
Leaning against John, I suddenly felt something strange. When I opened my eyes to the strange feeling that someone was taking from me, my breasts were half bared, and a woman dressed like a bikini was patting John.
What is this? Am I seeing things? ‘I woke up thinking I saw something wrong with my mind, but when I looked back, I saw what someone was saying to me, it looked like Boris.
The woman in front of me was angry as she laughed at me while leaving with a smile.
As he regains consciousness, he tries to say something to John, but suddenly he hears a thump.
“John, what do we do?” I was frightened by the screams and the autumn.
‘Jennifer, it’s gonna be okay. Trust me. “John speaks boldly in the meantime, but his voice is clear.
Boris next to ‘How could John…’ seems to be in a panic, but John seems to be thinking something calmly. Seeing those shiny eyes, I’m so trustworthy.
We’re headed for the stairs. But when I arrived on the stairs, the middle part was broken and a lot of people are groaning down the stairs.
The distance to the other side was so far that I couldn’t make it.
“Kuaaah!” Some people try to jump over, but they don’t go all the way down.
‘I can’t go even if I die. I can’t do that.’ I coughed constantly, but I don’t think I can cross there, so I sat down. I’m wearing high heels, but my feet hurt so much that I sprained my ankles pushing people away.
“Get on your back!” John says, “Get on my back.”
“Are you going to jump on me?” I asked John carefully.
“Jennifer, hold on. Close your eyes. Here we go.” John leans forward, holding on tight to John with both hands and waist.
“Mom! Aah!” My body feels awkward in the air. I feel a tingling sensation in my whole body. Suddenly, I cough and shock, but for a moment, I felt my feet loosening around John’s waist, and my body flew away. I pulled something tightly with my hand.
“John!” I grabbed John by the neck with my bare hands, and I hung myself in the air. I was so scared and surprised that I felt a pinch below.
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“Phew! You came back from the dead. Jennifer, are you okay?” I sighed in peace and calmed Jennifer down.
“Huh-huh.” Jennifer was reluctant to sit down and was shocked hanging in the air. I hugged and patted her.
“It’s okay now. Idiot!” I pinched my cheeks with tears.
“Boris, can you make it across?”
I shout for Boris, and shake my head.
You can almost see the fire if you fall down, but you don’t seem to have the courage. Come on, I’m the crazy one who jumped all the way out here with one guy. In a way, it’s not courageous, but if I wasn’t confident in my physical strength, it would be hard to try.
Watching Anna, she sits on the floor scared and coughs. Shit, I can’t go back. I don’t know how I’m gonna get them both. My legs are twitching no matter what I want.
“Boris, I’ll go up and get some rope or something. Wait!”
I decided to get Jennifer out of here first. I can’t think of any other way.
You carry Jennifer up the stairs, unable to walk properly. There was a fire in the basement where the club was located, so the smoke went up to the fifth floor to a lesser extent.
Going up in a frenzy, my legs hurt too much.
‘Damn, you’ve got a good workout today.’ I’ve already gone up to the 8th floor, but I can see that I still have to go to the 3rd or 4th floor.
Jennifer is on my back, holding my neck tight. Mr. West, it’s so hard.
As you go up a few more floors, you see a rooftop door, and the wind blows through the slightly open door. While in the cloudy air, I suddenly get some fresh air and cough to see if my lungs are surprised.
“Cough. Cough. Ka-aah! Sot ” My heart was flustered when I spit out the sputum in my neck.
There are dozens of people on the rooftop who have been evacuated and are resting on their seats or sitting on their thrones. Maybe he’s waiting for someone to come rescue him. I hear sirens and noises. Looks like the fire trucks have arrived.
Suddenly, I’m relaxed, put Jennifer down, and I just sit back and lie there.
“John, are you okay?” Jennifer puts her hands on my chest, worrying. My eyes are a little swollen to see if my hair is all tangled and spicy and I’ve shed a lot of tears, but it’s cute to see a cat that’s grassed. Tsk! You’re pretty in every way.
“Jennifer, you’re mine for life!” Tseeek! I laughed. You saved my life so badly, you can’t keep me alive until I die.
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Boris was strangled. On the side, Anna has an elongated cough, and there are tears and snot on her face. The smoke is getting worse, and now I feel even hotter.
‘John said he’d be back. ’
John said he’d bring a rope as he left, but I don’t completely believe it. It’s only been a day since we met, but I don’t think I’ll be back here.
‘You can just meet the rescue team and let them know we’re here.’ Even above, the smoke is now fairly strong and I can’t see very far.
Do you want to come back and find me a place to die? Since when do we know each other? When’s the rescue party coming, by the way? ’
I tried to breathe with a towel to my nose, not giving up hope. Luckily, there’s still some ice left, so it’s still damp. Looking around, those without towels can’t even breathe properly, and they soon seem to lose their minds.
“Anna, I’m sorry. I really wanted to be nice to you.” I talked to Anna, who was coughing.
“Boris, I want to live. Uh-huh.” Anna howls and cries.
“Yes. Rescue will be here soon. Hang in there.” The words soothe me, but I can’t hear anything, so I’m powerless with them.
“Son of a bitch, you’d better come if you said you were coming!” Run for your lives. You yellow son of a bitch. ’Suddenly, anger erupted in the midst of a dazed mind. I hated that John, who had no news, had to send a rescue team or bring a rope. If you don’t say anything, we’ll just wait.
‘When you come back, you will be my brother.’ Boris needed to be angry, he spewed profanity inside. The smoke is getting worse, so now I’m distracted.
I’m holding Anna in my arms, and tears are flowing. I didn’t do anything wrong, especially when I had to die like this. Now anger turns to despair.
“Boris! Anna!” I hear nonsense.
“Boris!” Who the fuck is this? Tears came out. This son of a bitch came all the way here to be my brother. I was so glad to see more tears. Who wants to die at a young age? Plus, he’s rich at home…
“It’s me! I’m here!” I scream with all my dying strength, but my throat is choking. I just keep crying.
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I regained my strength a little, and I remembered Boris and Anna.
You’re still alive, right? Do I have to go back? Rescue team should be here any minute. ’After hearing the sirens and the loud noises, the rescue workers will be here soon. I went to the edge of the building, and I looked down, and there were cars everywhere.
The top of the building doesn’t think anyone’s coming to see if they can afford it yet. Perhaps the fire has only burned to the middle class.
‘Damn it, they know where they are. We’ll all be dead by the time we get there. ’
I don’t know anyone who doesn’t know me very well, but I had a good conversation for a day, and I decided to hang out with my friends, but I still feel sad to stay.
I just roll my head, but I don’t know how I’m gonna get them. Do we really have to find a rope? Where do they find ropes in this building?
“John, what about Anna? Boris says,” Jennifer looks at me and asks anxiously. Now that I’m back to my senses and fresh air, I think of someone else. Ig.
‘Dammit, I can’t say I don’t know here.’ I’m conflicted by my selfish desire to forget, but I can’t ignore it when I look at Jennifer. I think I’d be some kind of hero otherwise, but it would be easy to say no if a very pretty woman holds her hands together and stares at me wishing for something.
I couldn’t let Jennifer go downstairs. I’m searching the floors for ropes, but I don’t know who would have put them in the building. Searched three floors down from the 11th floor, but nothing came out.
“Shit, I’m looking for sand on the beach. What kind of lunatic puts a rope in here? ’
Break down glass walls in a few offices and even look for rooms, there are no straps. The office has blinds on all the windows, so there are no common curtains.
Ugh! ’When I ran around in a frenzy, I got caught by something and bent forward. Ugh. I’m so close to my knees. Turns out the computer network cable wasn’t fixed to the floor, so it tripped.
‘It’s all a big deal. Uh, hold on.’ Come to think of it, there was a computer room on the passing floor. There should be a lot of network cables in the computer room, but it was a little thick and could be used instead of rope.
In fact, people jump over collapsed stairs and fall down them because the concrete in the middle is small and has no place to hold hands, so they can’t get in the center on the first run. It shouldn’t be too hard to land two to three meters on a cable and get help moving to the other side.
I took the axe from the fire hydrant and broke the glass in the computer room. I ran out of time and pulled out the cables with all my strength. When I unplugged the cables, there was a flashlight on one side. Ah! You need this, too. This is unexpected. I’m sober once I’m sober.
The cables are wired together, so it’s useful for me to see.
‘Haha. I’m MacGyver. Hehehe!’ Suddenly I thought I was great and I burst into laughter. Making ropes out of network cables. The next day, whoever walks into this server room is gonna be pissed. But you didn’t take it with an axe.
He winds two cables and calls Boris down the busy staircase. Emergency lights are coming in, but as the smoke goes down, it gets darker. I turned on the flashlight.
“It’s me! I’m here!” A long way down, Boris screams.
“Мы здесь” Some people also yell in Russian how many others are awake.
I was able to weave the cables on either side to get people across. Anna was unconscious and I had to run. Me and Anna cross first and Boris cross, and the sane people rush to get over each other’s ropes. I helped the first few, then carried Anna upstairs.
When I saw a movie, Boris urged me to hurry because the actor saved all of them, but the smoke kept rising and Anna seemed to have sensed a sense of consciousness. I couldn’t stay until the end, so I carried Anna up.
‘Damn, I’m here too, now I’m carrying my girlfriend up the 10th floor. Tsk.’ Today I live with insults on my mouth.
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The government announced that it was a fire caused by a bomb installed by terrorists. There were more than 150 people underground, and three bombs were reported to have exploded near the emergency exit, leaving fewer than 50 people evacuating.
I am only sad to think that many of those young lives have flown away.
Both me and Jennifer were able to leave the hospital the next day because of relatively little smoke inhalation, but Boris and Anna had to stay in the hospital. Anna hasn’t woken up yet.
Boris is curious about her condition, so he visits the room, and he sees me and grabs my hand tightly.
“Большое вам спасибо за спасение моего сына асение..”
‘Well, thank you, but I’m not sure what you mean next. I need more bears. ’
“неважно (It’s okay). ”
He kept saying he was fine with shy Russian skills, but it was a little difficult for me. Ugh, what the hell am I supposed to know to answer that?
I give you a business card and it says’ Yury Kovalchuk ‘, which seems to be the director of the Rossiya Bank.
Jennifer and I were so tired and tired that we wanted to go home right away. Unfortunately, Boris is due in for a few more days, so I decided to call her when both of them are discharged later. Boris wanted to show me gratitude, but understood my desire to go home quickly.
As soon as I got back to the hotel, I quickly recognized an American plane. I wanted to relax at home, whatever the trip was.
Said it would take about 12 hours from St Petersburg to San Francisco. Fortunately, I was able to reserve a non-first-class business seat. Hahaha. I thought you said you were a parasitic boss once. Optimistic I quickly felt better.
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I think of the situation described in detail in my head, but I wonder if it was communicated properly.
By the way, Putin was in St Petersburg in ’90-96, until he came up to Moscow in’ 96 and became the President’s Head of Property, and all of his relatives are now firmly in office.