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Marianna met Valya at the Ice Arena. Valya also brought her grandson to hockey. Although Valya was older than Marianna, she had a special energy, joking and cheering everyone up. When she spotted Marianna, she waved from afar. Marianna liked her too. Valya also visited Marianna in the hospital, sometimes to get a medical certificate for her grandson or for advice, especially if Valya had a backache.

Marianna’s first day back at work after returning from Egypt was tough. She had to wear a white coat and attend to patients even though she wasn’t feeling great. The door to the office slowly opened. Marianna saw a huge nose with a hairy wart and an old lady’s face poking through the door.

“Baba Yaga!” Marianna whispered to herself.

Then Valya’s whole body appeared in the doorway.

“Hello! So glad to see you, dear!”

Baba Yaga walked up to Marianna’s desk and kissed the top of her head. Then she talked about her problems, and Marianna helped her.

“Alright, I’ll be going now, Grandpa is waiting!”

“Is that Ivan, your grandpa?”

“Oh, come on, it’s Stepan! I have a new husband now!”

Baba Yaga creaked the door and left, hunched over with her nose forward.

Marianna pondered, “I wonder how many times Baba Yaga has been married? Probably three times, like Valya.”

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In the evening, a post from Baba Yaga appeared on Marianna’s Facebook4 timeline with a picture and a caption.

Mariana read: “Read the Gospel!”