A man returns home after two years abroad — but upon witnessing how his wife treats their daughter, he takes a shocking action that changes everything

been the living room and that he had spent, before leaving, a careful weekend repainting in the warm yellow that Masha had chosen from the sample cards at the hardware store. She was wearing school clothes, which meant it was early enough that she should still be getting ready, not cleaning. She had a rag in one hand and a bucket beside her and she continue reading …