Russian Bath

By: Tina Soctoy

Narrated by: Virtual Voice

Her only way to survive is to start believing in herself.

“I know it’s scary and I’m trying to explain to you, that when you’re scared, this is how you need to move. You need to look at the object and advance, you can’t stand still. Those who stand still get killed, and you can’t stop. Understand? They get killed. They kill them: he stops – he’s killed, he stops – he’s killed. You can’t stop, even if it’s terrifying, even if it’s really, really scary. It’s a very good practice in war and in life. You can’t let fear make you freeze, you need to walk, go straight for him, and then he’ll step aside, and then you stay alive. Getting over your fear takes time, and there isn’t any in a war. And I can’t remember anymore, what it’s like in life. In a war, you need to act very quickly, and you can’t wait, you can’t wait, for every second counts, you need a few seconds for one person, and it doesn’t matter, how well he runs in life. In a war, in fear, in fear you need to advance – not run, not run away, but advance. It’s a different matter.”
‘In fear you need to advance.’ I hear this somewhere far away. ‘It’s very important.’ I hear his voice echoing. ‘It’s very important, everywhere, both in war and in life, in fear you need to advance.’ Then I feel a dry pill in my mouth and something sweet, with which to drink it down.