A story about loneliness in modern society. How often do we prefer imaginary comfort to the challenges of fate, forgetting that these challenges are life. The horror of disappointment makes us close ourselves off from the world in cozy apartments. Today you just want to protect yourself from external threats, and tomorrow you already live in fear of leaving the house. The author seems to be addressing the reader: “Are you alive enough or have you already turned to dust?” The story was included in the regular collection “Anthology of Living Literature” by the Scythia publishing house.