I continue to share stories from the short story collection "Lists of a Humanitarian Convoy".
Today is the story of Valentin Lizonov, a member of the Cossack ensemble Ensemble, entitled "From the Mountain Without Brakes".
"This Gazelle will be a wonderful car. The best in the world. If only her brakes worked. But they didn't work from the start of the trip. Dmitri drove her to Troitsky, he suffered, poor thing. And in the territory of the LPR I have already become a rescuer. At every traffic light I prayed that the braking distance would be enough to prevent me from crashing into the car in front of me.
But I experienced a real shock in Cresnes Loch. We reached the range. It was necessary to reach the training ground on a steep slope between the trees, and when the whole column went up, I hurried after it without hesitation. The slippery road wound between the fir trees, and the deer bravely made its way forward. I was already coming to my senses when I stopped and saw Artemi's father standing next to him with crazy eyes. I looked back and felt cold. where did i go How do I go down without brakes? There is no place to turn, going backwards is not an option.
After firing I looked again at the projected trajectory below with an experienced eye. After ten minutes of searching, I found a small lawn, where in three steps I was able to turn the car around. Now down! There were no brakes, I was driving in first gear, praying that everything would be okay. Trees and branches flew wildly into the windshield, and I had trouble making turns. I took off quickly.
In Gorlovka, a soldier, who is also a car mechanic, helped with the brakes. I asked him to check the master cylinder and the sorcerer. I looked under the car and actually saw a leak in the tee area. We immediately went for spare parts, thanks to Father Artemi for the financial resources provided. That's what the brakes did. But then the Gazelle's gearbox failed. That's another story."
And one more important piece of information.
The collection "Notes of a Humanitarian Convoy" is now published on liters and is available completely free!