Episode 4: The Way You Still Ruin Me
"I walked away…
but my heart didn't follow."
---
Lisica doesn't stop walking.
Even when she knows—
He's still there.
---
Behind her.
Watching.
Always watching.
---
"Don't turn around."
"Don't go back."
---
Her steps slow anyway.
---
"Why does it still feel like he owns the air around me?"
---
A car passes.
Lights flash.
For a second—
Everything feels unreal.
---
Then—
His voice.
Closer now.
---
"Lisica."
---
Her eyes shut tight.
---
"I said don't say my name."
---
She turns.
Fast.
Angry.
---
"What do you want?"
---
Dolkov stands there.
Calm.
Like this isn't destroying her.
---
"You."
---
That word again.
---
Her chest tightens.
But this time—
She doesn't let it show.
---
"You had me."
---
Her voice is sharp now.
Clear.
---
"And you left."
---
He steps closer.
---
"I didn't leave."
---
She scoffs.
---
"Then what was it?"
"A magic trick?"
---
Silence.
---
He doesn't answer.
Because the truth—
Is worse.
---
Rain hits harder.
So does everything else.
---
"You don't get to come back into my life like nothing happened."
---
He watches her.
Carefully.
---
"Something happened."
---
That stops her.
Just for a second.
---
"Then say it."
---
Her voice drops.
---
"Say what you did."
---
A pause.
Heavy.
---
Dolkov's jaw tightens.
---
"I protected you."
---
Her expression changes.
Confusion.
Anger.
Disbelief.
---
"From what?"
---
He doesn't answer.
---
And that—
That breaks something again.
---
"You see?"
She laughs, bitter.
---
"You still do this."
"Half-truths. Silence. Nothing real."
---
She steps back.
---
"I don't need protection."
---
His eyes darken slightly.
---
"You always did."
---
That hits wrong.
Too controlling.
Too him.
---
"No."
She shakes her head.
---
"I needed honesty."
---
Silence.
Again.
---
But this time—
It's louder.
---
Dolkov looks at her like he wants to say something.
Something real.
---
But he doesn't.
---
And that's the final answer.
---
Lisica exhales.
Slow.
Tired.
---
"This is why I can't do this again."
---
She turns.
Walks away.
---
This time—
She doesn't stop.
---
Behind her—
Dolkov stands still.
---
Hands clenched.
Jaw tight.
---
"She thinks I left."
---
His gaze follows her.
---
"She has no idea what I stayed for."
---
Rain hides everything.
Even the truth.
---
End.