Author: Nelly Uskova, “Stay Alive with Me”: How long I had dreamed of having a home of my own: finally, freedom, independence, and solitude. If only the former owners hadn’t warned me that the house had a secret, and that the secret’s name was Egor. Who is he—a ghost, a house spirit, or my hallucination? What does this tactless man want: does he want to drive me out of his home, or does he need help? I’m not giving up my house just like that, but what should I do about this mystical “neighbor”?
