A Simple Story

The war was over Like many of her female friends Sasha Potapova was left a widow It was hard living without a mans shoulder to lean on without love and affection yet no one had ever seen her crying or despairing For her strong character the fellowvillagers elected her a collective farm chairwoman The work with its cares and worries helped all but forget about her personal misfortune and womans loneliness And then she fell in love a bittersweet unshared love but happy anyway