Five

A week after Misha moves to America, the country learns about a new superhero. People saw a young strong man in a green suit saving people at night, but no one was able to capture him on camera. And, of course, he is in no hurry to reveal his identity. Osipov himself began to come to work with dark circles under his eyes; colleagues and students asked him about the reason for their occurrence, but he kept silent, dismissing everything as insomnia. *** The city was big. All the crime mainly took place at night, during the day the police were scurrying through the streets, and in general it was crowded. But at night there are no crowds, it’s dark, the lights don’t work everywhere, and there aren’t many people. They often walk alone, hoping that trouble will pass them by. It's naive of them. Few could boast that they had completed a night route without being caught by criminals. Some did not even return home, corpses were found in the morning in the gateways, and some people went missing. Misha learned about all this in the first days of his stay here. One day he went out into the street at night. He needed to go to the store, but the nearest one was closed for some reason, and he had to go to another block. Before Mikhail had walked a few streets, he was surrounded by an armed gang. All you had to do was turn the corner. Misha was even scared. The criminals surrounded Osipov, I kept squeezing the circle. There was nowhere to run, but it’s not for nothing that Misha had so many superpowers! It was dark, but he saw that there were six villains. Misha flew into the air under the puzzled and frightened glances of the villains. They immediately opened fire on the man. It was, of course, unpleasant, as if thousands of needles were piercing the body, but there was no severe pain. I saw that the shooting had no effect, the criminals backed away. Mikhail flew up to one of them, grabbed him by the jacket and lifted him into the air. Looking at the scoundrels with superiority, he declared: - If you attack anyone again, you will die the worst possible death. With these words, he noticed a hook somewhere on the wall and hung the criminal on it. The rest fled in fear. That day Osipov realized that the city needed his help. After all, if he, a tall, broad-shouldered guy, was attacked, then how do other people suffer? *** Another night. Mikhail flies over the houses, looking out for criminals and their victims. A faint scream caught his attention. Misha looked down. Almost under him, two people stood against the wall of the house, and one of them was pressing the other against the wall. Osipov immediately descended, landing behind the scoundrel. And I realized that I had arrived on time. A huge, strong, scary-looking man pressed a girl into the wall. She struggled, but to no avail. Noticing Misha, she froze. The hero himself approached the man and put his hand on his shoulder. He shuddered and turned around, not letting go of the victim. Of course, he expected to see a random passerby or a policeman, but not a superhero, much stronger than him. In fact, the criminal did not even understand who was in front of him, he simply tried to hit Misha in the face, but his fist was intercepted. The man got scared and let the girl go. She didn’t run away, but pressed herself against the wall out of fear. Mikhail, meanwhile, had already twisted the scoundrel’s arms and brought him down. The girl looked at her savior with gratitude. - What is your name? — Mikhail. And you? - Milena. A familiar name... So, stop! That's the same name as Roma's bride! — Do you happen to know Roman Kostylev? - Oh yeah. He is my fiance. How do you know him? - We became friends with him when we were children. - So, you are the same Mikhail Osipov that Roma told me about? Nice to meet. - Me too. Should I walk you home? - Thank you. If it's not hard for you. - Not at all. Let's drop the formalities". - Fine. - Where do you live? Milena gave the address, and Misha asked: —Aren't you afraid of flying? - No, what? - We’ll get there faster if I fly. - Oh, can you...can you? - Yes. You do not mind? - Let's try. Misha picked up the girl as carefully as possible and took off. She closed her eyes in fear, but soon opened them. They arrived really quickly. Mikhail landed at the entrance and lowered Milena to the ground. - Well, goodbye. Osipov was about to fly away, but he was stopped by the girl’s voice: - Do you want to stay with me? - Yes... No!.. I don’t know. - Let's go to. Milena took him by the elbow and led him into the house. They went up to the desired floor and entered the apartment. Roma was immediately struck by the perfection of the design. Not a single unnecessary element. The environment was soft and calming. Having taken off their outerwear, they went into the hall and sat down on the spacious sofa. - Mikhail, you know, I’m so glad I met you! - Me too. — Have you already talked to Roma? - Yes, we have restored communication. He told me that you don't love him. Don't you like him? - No, he's cute. But... I would like to connect my life not with him. - And with whom? Oh, sorry. Not tactful... - Yes, there is nothing like that here. When I was still in school, I met a guy, Sasha. I really liked him. But the parents were against it. His family was poor, so we couldn't be together. But we still met secretly. But then I went to college and we had to break up. And then they actually forced me to move here. But I still love him. Here. — Did you tell Roma about this? - No, he doesn't need to know that. - Tell me, after all. He thinks that you don’t love him at all and will be against marriage. - Hmm... You're probably right. No, I'm certainly not against marriage. I understand that I will never meet Sasha again. - Yes, by the way, do you watch Russian news? Milena froze. —Are you talking about what they say about Roma? I do not believe in that. - Me too. But why do you think this happens? - Someone is definitely setting him up. Just who, I don’t know. — Do you know Alexey Peskarev? - What? Oh yes. What is this for? - Roma said that he is his main enemy. So I thought that it was Alexey who was setting Roma up. - Maybe. You know, he's such an unpleasant man. Disgusting, to be honest. - Can you introduce us? - Yes, sure. What for? - I fight with the scoundrels. Peskarev is another criminal. Moreover, I have to protect Roma. We are friends. And Peskarev can harm him. In Russia, Roma is already considered a traitor. - You are right. But are you sure you can handle it? - Must. - Fine. Why did you even come to America? - I thought that Roma was a traitor and wanted to neutralize him. But now I know the truth. - Oh, great. Okay, it's late. Time to sleep. I'll make a bed for you on the sofa. Half an hour later, silence reigned in the apartment.