Yellow Notes. Dementia

Maxim Mamedov

“Yellow Notes” is a collection of stories about mentally ill people.The main characters are trying to live a normal life, to heal, or to understand the nature of the ailment at least.

Yellow Notes

Dementia

Maxim Mamedov

Dedicated toВ my imaginary friends

Translator Maxim Mamedov

© Maxim Mamedov, 2018

© Maxim Mamedov, translation, 2018

ISBNВ 978-5-4483-8772-2

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The crack within

The academic year was ending and Alex was finishing his studying. He felt great and was full ofВ vigour, as befits aВ young man inВ twenty-four. He was going toВ get aВ degree and become aВ real doctor. He dreamed about it for aВ long time. Alex was an attractive young man, but he could not get along with girls more than aВ couple ofВ weeks.

One day he met Natalie. They immediately liked each other, but Alex realised that it could not be more than an ordinary affair. However, they spent much time together and were so accustomed toВ each other, that Alex decided not toВ delay and offered toВ marry.

A little later Natalie told that she had a child from a previous marriage, a son. His name was Max. Alex was ready to adopt someone else’s child for the sake of its women.

Some time later, they moved into their new home, which was located on the outskirts of the city. It was quiet and peaceful place – just what he needed to work quietly. Alex did not sleep at nights. He wanted to finish the work in time. He wanted to catch everything. As a result, the physical and moral fatigue gave itself felt and Alex decided to choke them with an alcohol.

The days dragged on, and years passed one-by-one. Life changed. Slightly inВ aВ moment, but perceptibly over the years. Alex hooked on alcohol, became irritable and quick-tempered when he was drunk. Max grew up and became aВ very difficult teenager. He was constantly on the street, hung out with shady companies and come home drunk or stoned every day. Alex started beating Natalie and Max. He wanted toВ get rid ofВ his heartache and aggression.

Sometime later Alex began toВ notice that some things began toВ disappear: jewellery, gadgets and money. Alex hated Max because was sure that it was Max who stole that things toВ spend on alcohol, drugs and other entertainment with his suspicious friends. Max, inВ turn, was sure it was Alex got drunk toВ the point that he could not remember what and when he did and stole things toВ buy aВ bottle.

Alex came up with the idea toВ put hidden cameras inВ the house toВ catch Max red-handed. Alex took the day off, waited until Natalie went toВ work; Max went toВ school and installed cameras inВ the bedroom, living room, and all rooms where valuables were. When the family returned home, he met them inВ aВ good mood, as if nothing had happened.

Days passed, valuable things stopped toВ disappear. Alex relaxed thinking that Max corrected and stopped stealing. However, life became boring. Alex continued drinking and beating his family.

One morning, Alex woke up with aВ hangover and realised that his watch disappeared. No one was home and Alex decided toВ test the camera for the first time after the installation.

There was no limit to Alex’s surprise when he saw that the last six months he was totally alone in the house.

Paper walls

Melbourne

That year’s winter was cold. The temperature did not rise above forty one-forty-four degrees Fahrenheit. That was at the very beginning of June! Generally, the climate in the southern hemisphere was the same, but that year was very cold. Even January, the warmest month of the year, made me sit at home.

However, I always sat at home. After graduation, my whole life was reduced to watching serials, photographing my room and views from the window, as well as endless updating Web pages with ads or vacancies under mum’s angry cries. She threatened to expel me out if I do not find a job. I was ashamed to be a