Nadya peeked through the gate, "WOOF WOOF," Bum is jumping near it.

"BUM! I'M HERE. BUM," she started to jump as the gate is higher than her shoulder level.

Only Gate is separating these two. Esfir witnessed a whole new different person.

"Nadya, wait." Esfir tried to pull her back, as she is hugging the gate, but the other person inside the gate is struggling to open it――They've to pull inside. Nadya is doing the counter clockwise thing. She was flying in merry with a glimpse of her husky.

Esfir did succeeded after a powerful pull. The housekeeper opened the door, "UFF! Kalishvili, you should let me Ohhpen the doer," She tried to speak English, which of course Nadya didn't even listen.

She is cuddling with her husky."BUM! You okay?"
"Woof woof wooo."
Bum smacked her face with his baby teeth. "Okay Okay. I won't go," Nadya's voice on asking forgiveness to Bum is more girlish than her. Esfir pinched herself to ensure that she wasn't in a dreamland. But the whole interactions between them were strangely heartwarming to Esfir.

Esfir introduced herself, "Hello, madam. Esfir, her friend." She stretched her hands.

Housekeeper did the same, "Mrs. Nozadze, workin' her."

'Oh working here,' Esfir corrected in her mind. "Ahh, yeah. Very good." Esfir saw herself in that lady as, she struggled with Georgian, a few months ago.

"Thank you so much for taking care, Mrs. Nozadze."
"No problem, Kalishvili."
'But she can understand well.' Esfir got amused on her skills. 

"Did he struggle you a lot?" Nadya's every word and gesture in her Mansion is strange to Esfir, A heart warm strange.

"No, Kalishvili. he's good" The Lady lied beautifully, her eyes revealed the truth.

"Why your eyes are red?" Nadya went near to check——'Like Seriously?' Esfir wondering whether to believe her or not.

"Not. Nothing."

"Okay. Good night!" That Lady went, she is also her neighbor.

"Esfir, come inside," Nadya called after she went inside, probably forgotten one is Esfir.

Esfir entered a majestic hallway, It's big. "Your heritage house?" Her professional instincts kicked in.

"Mmm. Yes, Ms. Volkova. This is my Bebo's house."
Esfir looked at her like she don't know anything about her grandma, "Bebo?"

"My granny."

"Ohh!" Esfir thought it was nice to start that here. "Your Bebo worked in our GARC too, right?" Nadya stopped in stairs and turned towards her, "DON'T. Don't  talk about her." Nadya's eyes became cherry red, which left Esfir deadlocked and forget everything. She rushed through stairs even without a back glance.

"What?"
'She did hate her'——Zech's words reminded her.

"In this big house, she's alone. So, she must be like this only."

"WOOOF," Bum came down the stairs addressing Esfir.
"Ohh. Don't bite me," Esfir started to back off and it started to chase her. "NO BUM," She is now circling the couch in the middle of the living room. "Ahh, Why this couch is so big?" Bum took a U-turn towards her, "Eyy! Smart one. NOO," Esfir now sprinting towards Kitchen.

"It's a trap, run." She urged herself to the nearby Dining table, where nearly 20 plus could dine at the same time.
"Very long run. Ahh..."
Her voice reached Nadya, who is searching for some pajamas for her new friend. "What's that sound?"

Nadya ran towards the stairs, Bum is chasing Esfir, "These two?" Nadya, first time, smiling at her husky chasing someone——She used him to chase some of her adversaries. But now, they two look like Pre-schoolers playing in the room. Nasya sat on the top step, she tilted her head, watching this reminded her of
the——"Tom n Jerry chasing scene," Nadya started laughing with her hands in her stomach.

Esfir saw her and ran towards her, Bum followed back. "NO NO. NADYA SAVE ME!" Esfir pleaded. "Famous Archaeologist is scared of small pups?"
"EYYY...Don't put him down." She ordered Nadya as she scooped the Bum up.

"C'mon. he's three months older, and won't harm you. Just cuddle with him. he likes it."

"I'm scared of dogs, since my childhood. They're nightmare." Esfir recalled her experience, when she was a kid. Almost, the same chase. That time her mom rescued her now, It's Nadya.

"Have him once," Nadya shoved Bum towards her. Now, Bum is in Esfir's hand. "Whaat. NO" Esfir don't know what to do. Bum started to lick; nibbling her face. Esfir started laughing. Nadya found this cute. She took a snap on her mobile. "I have a cam, say cheese. You two stop it" Nadya is now jealous of her Bum. They took some selfies too. "I didn't know you have a mobile too." Esfir asked while holding and caressing Bum.

Nadya smiled at her, "I don't take out often, they'll ask for my number, cuz I'm Special." She flipped her hair while she turned to take something.

"Your mom is weird," Esfir wiggled Bum by turning left and right.
"Woof," Bum agreed.

"I said stop," she pulled up the clothes.
"Here. Change this. Get yourself home." Esfir put down the Bum and looked at the night suit she got. Nadya picked up the Bum and went down for some snacks.

"Nadya. Umm. Which room?" Esfir shouted. She got a horizontal view on this floor. Series of doors, leading to plenty of rooms. 'Why do they have this many rooms?'

"Black door near study. Number is 19."
"Uff. At least you said the door number. Suka," Esfir seemed tired after that bloody race, but she's smiling at the thought of Bum being cuddling with her a few minutes ago. 'Such a cute lil cupcake'——Zech's word came to her mind for the second time.

A few minutes later, Esfir joined Bum in the playroom and asked in awestruck, "YOU EVEN HAVE A PLAY ROOM FOR HIM?"

Nadya smiled brightly from her spot in response.

"WOOF WOOF," Bum came down from his place. Esfir scooped him up, and she started bouncing him. The little puppy went happier to get new attention. "Cute cupcake."

Nadya was surprised, "Someone said, Dogs are nightmare."

Esfir showed all her teeth, "They're nightmare, still. BUT OUR CUPCAKE IS A MIRACLE."

"You hypocrite," Nadya walked back to the living room.
"Your mom is jealous." Esfir breathed near Bum's ears, it responded with a tiny woof. She placed him gently down. He ran towards Nadya.

Esfir turned on the music system near her in the playroom.

Can love me better

I can love me better, baby

Can love me better

I can love me better, baby

Can love me better

Flowers by you-know-her is playing.

Esfir humming the song back, it's her favorite. We have some common thing too. Esfir vibing to the song.

"ESFIR COME HERE, SOON." Nadya's screeching words startled Esfir. She ran to the hall after hitting pause on the music system.

"Why the hell? you shout..." Esfir stopped mid-sentence after reading the headlines scrolling on the TV.

"We met him today."
"Just before he die of a heart attack."
"You can't say, just after our meeting."
"He had single schedule with us today, Hazel told me."
"Esfir, Our meeting is not the cause, right?"
"Eyy, shut up. After the meeting, he must have something to do or eat, which may be the cause."
"Whatever you say, Esha. I DON'T WANT ANOTHER INTERROGATION." Nadya's trembling voice made Esfir scared, who was already in confusion.

"It can come anytime, Esha. My Bebo died like this only, A sudden heart attack while driving."

Esfir remembered Zech's words. "So, it turned out to be a car accident. "
"Yup! like that only they said. They didn't even let us see her before the funeral. So, I didn't make up for the day, When they officially held the funeral and her Martyr ceremony. "

A simple "Ohh," is only Esfir could tell with this much information.

"I think, they'll do like that only." Nadya pointed towards the TV.

They watched the newsroom's final segment. Then went to sleep. On climbing the stairs together, Nadya said, "Life is unpredictable, He was good and healthy, roughly an hour ago before he died." Esfir saw the clock on the wall accompanying the stairs, It says 11: 15 PM. They met Commander at 03: 12 PM, he died as per the news records at 04:46 PM.

"Doc said, Human health is unpredictable, most of the time—
That's right," Nadya continued.
"Everything in this world is unpredictable." Esfir put a correct ending to Nadya's expressive rant.

"Uhh... Correct, Esha. Good night. We have many problems to face tomorrow"
"Daily it's happening, right?"

Their phone started ringing...

"Zech is calling." Nadya wondered at Zech's call.

"Marina is calling." Esfir spoke at low voice but peeked at Nadya after seeing her facial expressions.