The History of Pakistan by https://padlet.com/ryan_xing/tncmvuislmr7 by Ryan Xing 6B en-us 2018-04-29 01:18:22 UTC 2025-10-04 19:12:37 UTC hello@padlet.com His daughter Eva stops him as he enters the dining room. She informs him of the news he already knew, subconsciously. ryan_xing https://padlet.com/ryan_xing/tncmvuislmr7/wish/256262548 Reluctantly, he accepts it. Arianne greets him with a drink and neither of them can bear to discuss the matter further. ]]> 2018-04-29 01:18:22 UTC https://padlet.com/ryan_xing/tncmvuislmr7/wish/256262548 When he goes downstairs, he finds the doors barricaded and the children counting silver ryan_xing https://padlet.com/ryan_xing/tncmvuislmr7/wish/256262549 They tell him that the house is too big and they are moving him out of it. ]]> 2018-04-29 01:18:22 UTC https://padlet.com/ryan_xing/tncmvuislmr7/wish/256262549 Convinced by his own lie, Alexei decides to win Elena back from her lover ryan_xing https://padlet.com/ryan_xing/tncmvuislmr7/wish/256262550 He packs some suitcases, and prepares to go into town. He plans to buy her a necklace and a new wedding ring. ]]> 2018-04-29 01:18:22 UTC https://padlet.com/ryan_xing/tncmvuislmr7/wish/256262550 The children are not happy. ryan_xing https://padlet.com/ryan_xing/tncmvuislmr7/wish/256262551 They do not want to ruin their good memories of their mother and besides, there's no evidence of such behavior. ]]> 2018-04-29 01:18:22 UTC https://padlet.com/ryan_xing/tncmvuislmr7/wish/256262551 Alexei's four children, Arianne, Ilya, Eva, and Katya then come to pay him a house visit ryan_xing https://padlet.com/ryan_xing/tncmvuislmr7/wish/256262553 Alexei is indifferent, but he goes out to buy a cake for the occasion. ]]> 2018-04-29 01:18:22 UTC https://padlet.com/ryan_xing/tncmvuislmr7/wish/256262553 He calls his eldest daughter Arianne to tell her that Elena has "gone shopping." ryan_xing https://padlet.com/ryan_xing/tncmvuislmr7/wish/256262554 Arianne is concerned that her father is in denial and tells her siblings. ]]> 2018-04-29 01:18:22 UTC https://padlet.com/ryan_xing/tncmvuislmr7/wish/256262554 Alexei refuses to cope with his grief over the loss of his wife ryan_xing https://padlet.com/ryan_xing/tncmvuislmr7/wish/256262555 Instead, he distracts himself with stories he makes up about her.]]> 2018-04-29 01:18:22 UTC https://padlet.com/ryan_xing/tncmvuislmr7/wish/256262555 His grown children resent him ryan_xing https://padlet.com/ryan_xing/tncmvuislmr7/wish/256262556 He wasn't present at the births of most of them. He was out with his mistresses. The one exception is his eldest daughter Arianna, who shares many of his interests - like heavy drinking. ]]> 2018-04-29 01:18:22 UTC https://padlet.com/ryan_xing/tncmvuislmr7/wish/256262556 Too bad, because Elena dies two days later ryan_xing https://padlet.com/ryan_xing/tncmvuislmr7/wish/256262557 Alexei has many regrets, since he was unfaithful to her. He thinks back on her devotion to charity, and the way she left shoes where he could trip on them. They had been married forty-five years. He feels numb. ]]> 2018-04-29 01:18:22 UTC https://padlet.com/ryan_xing/tncmvuislmr7/wish/256262557 Alexei, an old man living in Detroit, retires from his job because he decides he's exceptionally handsome ryan_xing https://padlet.com/ryan_xing/tncmvuislmr7/wish/256262558 ...for his age. He also wants to spend more time with his wife, Elena. "She's getting younger and prettier," he tells his friend André.]]> 2018-04-29 01:18:22 UTC https://padlet.com/ryan_xing/tncmvuislmr7/wish/256262558