He saw her, really saw her. Their bond grew over shared lunches and tired conversations. When she found out she was pregnant, he was ecstatic and proposed under the dim dorm lights. “I want you to meet my family,” he said. But Olesya hesitated, afraid of their judgment. Three months ago, Andrey left to visit them alone. “Just a few days,” he promised. He never came back. Rumors swirled—he’d abandoned her, couldn’t handle it. Olesya refused to believe it. Then she overheard the truth: he had been mugged near a train station. He hadn’t survived.

Now, she walked