They were two and a half years old when was kidnapped. They were playing in the sandbox while their grandmother sat on a bench chatting with friends. A woman approached the children, talked to them, took by the hand, and led her away. was never found: neither the police, nor the parents, nor the grandmother, who ran around the area showing to passersby and asking if they had seen a similar girl. Many years passed. was preparing to take the university entrance exams. She studied well but felt nervous before the exam.

“Granddaughter, go have some tea, take a break,” called grandmother. “I’m coming, grandma.” talked to a photo of her sister, asking her to be there during the exam. She often did this because deep down, she felt that her sister was alive and waiting to meet her. put on her school uniform and went to the exam. A guy approached her at the school entrance. “Lera, looking beautiful today! Dressed up for the exam?” “I’m not Lera, sorry.” “Don’t joke during the exam. , I’ll run, good luck to you,” said the guy and left.

At the school entrance, everyone’s passports were checked. The checking woman looked at and said, “Girl, you just entered.” “No, I just came.” They let her in. realized that they confused her with . Such coincidences don’t happen. They were seated in different rooms. The guy sat behind her. “Don’t worry, we’ll get through it!” he said. She didn’t perform as well as she hoped on the exam, but it wasn’t important at that moment. She knew she had a chance to find her sister. After the exam, she walked into the corridor. The guy approached her and started asking questions.

Suddenly, she heard a ringing voice, so similar to hers. Time stood still. “Hey, ! I’ve been gone for half an hour, and you’re already making friends with other girls?” and turned around. “Wow,” he whistled. “You? Who are you?” “I’m . We’re twin sisters.” “But… I’m the only child of our mom.” “She kidnapped you when we were two and a half years old. We’ve been looking for you for so long…” “Mom… and Dad… where are our parents?” “At home. Please, let’s go home. We’ve been waiting for this meeting for so long.” agreed. They went home. “You go in first, so grandma won’t be scared,”

“Grandma? Where are you? I met someone here… she’s waiting in the entrance.” “? Is this ?” felt the grandmother with her heart. When saw her grandmother, she remembered the moments of her childhood spent with them. In the evening, the parents returned. The family was reunited. started living between two houses. She didn’t abandon the woman she considered her mother but didn’t know how to relate to her.
