Full moon at the solstice

Лео Лунарис
Darkness came out the window. The last lesson of the first semester was finished.
- Let's study Chinese ourselves, to practice not to forget? - Irina offered. She worked in a famous company, helt a responsible position, that's why she was the most practical and pragmatic of us.
- Supported! - Helen was agree.
- Nice idia! - Veronika becked.
- That would be cool, - I exclaimed, although blaming myself for the lack of initiative.
These months we sevenfold paled up and got used to each other strong, so we leaving MSU building decided to keep studying out the university. Sooth to say girls got ahead of me in intantions till I was thinking.
- I gonna leave to have holidays this summer, - Ivan said phlegmatically and left us without waiting.
Natasha and Volodya had not known about our decision because they were still writing final test. Meantime we had come to subway "Okhotniy ryad" and were planning next steps.
- So, you create a group in WhatsApp and we make an appointment there, - Irina ordered. - So, what will everone prepare? I have original fairy tails.
- I can offer songs. And I know what excactly, - I offered.
- And you? - Irina turn to Helen and Veronika.
- We don't know, - they said. - Let's use fairy tails.
- I have story about magician, - Irina kept talking, - and song about son and father.
- Well, I also can offer songs, - I hasted to add my offer.
- OK, let's make a decision in WhatsApp later, - Veronika offered wearily.
- And I didn't add it, - Helen said bewildered.
- Let you add, what's a problem? - I was interested.
- Well, I don't know, - Helen doubted.
- OK, you know our telephone numbers, create a group and add us then, right? - Irina turn to me. - Do not forget!
- Won't forget, - I similed. - We need to tell to Volodya and Natasha, they don't know.
- Yes, right!- Veronika becked.
- Well, what days will be chosen for appointments? - I asked, just remembered we hadn't arranged about days and hours for studying.
- Every Thursday, at 19 o'clock, I guess, - Irina pronounced thoughtfully.
- Where exactly? - I didn't calm. - What about Alexandrovskiy garden?
- Why not? - Veronika was agree.
On that was solved, so we went away. I decided to walk with my foots to Chekhovskaya while the girls were coming in subway. I looked bewitch at the Moon glancing at night Kremlin. That was a huge yellow-colored ring. "Full moon union", - I thought smiling to myself and went up the street.

I lonely thought about name of our group on my way home. "" Midnight aliance",  "The conquerors of Tianxia"... No, wrong! - I thought tensely. People were celebrating corporates under football translation in expensive cafes and bars. I had come to Pushkinskaya square when I felt someone's strange sight. I turn back but nobody looked. Only Moon was shining above Kremlin. I drove strange thoughts away and threaded to gates of subway.

I was unpleasantly surprised, even twice when I had come to my station. Firstly south lobby of the station had been closed, secondly our players had been goaled by Welches in the second time if mother's sms was right. Sooth to say I was strongly tired so the way home through two streets wasn't conveniant for me.

I looked left passed a trade center. I was escorted by that moon the same size and color, it just was rising above another trade center. And I cautch those "one's eyes" again. I discovered an optimal name for our group: "The friends of Tianxia" before going across my street! "Why do you need to conquer if you may become friends?", - I heared a voice inside myself. I admit that question puzzled me. Taken a look on the Moon I didn't find any answer to it and myself.

Howbeit an inspiration had not been darken with our footballists' shameful defeat played its part. I painted an image for our group that was named " The friends of Tianxia". I knew that summer solstice combinated with fool moon at night since 20th to 21st of June. Probably, Moon got sunny light, that's why it gave me a such strange advice. It always being silent, cold and indifferent responded to my thoughts. Not otherwise than goddes Chanye tried.