Akimov woke up on a stormy morning. He had completely overlooked the time and had to get to work. Unfortunately for him, he had also missed his bus. Already prepared for the trouble he would get from Dyatlow, he boarded the later bus. When he arrived at the power station, he quickly ran inside. There was no one left in the gadarobe. Akimov quickly changed his clothes and sprinted into the control room of reactor 4. "I apologize for the delay, comrade Dyatlov." Dyatlov just looked at Akimov and said in a calm voice, "Today is an exception." Akimov quickly went to Toptonov and helped him with the work. After a few hours there was a short break. Everyone went to the canteen, but since Akimov had forgotten his money, he couldn't buy anything. Dyatlow and he were the only ones in the control room. Akimov was tense and hungry . Dyatlow smiled at him like he never did before and walked out of the door. It seemed strange to Akimov, but now he was waiting alone in the control room. After a few minutes the door opened. He thought it was Boris or Leonid . But it was Dyatlow. He came to Akimov with a ham sandwich. "Here, then you won't be so hungry." He said and smiled . Akimov replied with a surprised "Thank you". Then the others came too . "Get to work!" Said Antoly Dyatlow. After another few hours there was a long break . Some stayed in the control room , some went to the canteen again and some went out. Dyatlov walked past Akimov and asked, "Shall we go out?" Akimov was surprised and replied, "Gladly!" But when Akimov followed Dyatlov, he took a different route. "Storeroom" was written on the sign. "Come Akimov," he said in a calm, gentle voice. Akimov thought nothing of it and went into the storeroom. Dyatlow closed the door and nothing could be seen except a small light. Akimov asked, "Comrade Dyatlov, what are you up to?" Dyatlov came closer and closer without answering and then kissed him. Akimov was unsure, but he responded with a wild but gentle kiss. Dyatlov murmured, "Akimov, we have 30 minutes," Akimov nodded and undid the buttons of his shirt and Dyatlov did the same. After they had finished, they were a little late. But they walked back to the control room with smiles on their faces. Everyone looked at them as they returned together, and Dyatlow returned the looks: "You useless assholes get on with your fucking work and don't look so stupid!" They all looked away and got back to work. The last few hours passed and when everyone left the control room for the galley, Dyatlow and Akimov stayed there for a short while. "Antoly can you join me today?" "Sure, I'll see what I can do." "Then goodbye Antoly!" "Bye Sasha!" Then Akimov left the control room. He walked around happily but surprisingly and change his clothes. When he got the bus and drove home, he was already looking forward to a nice evening. At home, he quickly made dinner, changed his clothes and prepared a few glasses. Then the doorbell rang . Dyatlow was standing in front of the door in a beautiful suit. Akimov grinned and opened it for him. "Hello Sasha", "Hello Antoly". Then Akimov gave Dyatlow a long kiss. "Sasha, have I ever told you how beautiful you are?" He said with a smile. "You too, Antoly," he said lovingly. Then they sat down to eat, smiled and had fun. Hours passed and Antoly said sadly, "I have to go now Shasha." I'm so sorry!" When Dyatlow was almost at the door, Akimov said, "Antoly please stay one night!" Dyatlow thought about it and then stayed. "Honey, where's the shower gel?" Dyatlow shouted from the shower. "Right in the box!" "Thank you," Akimov was already waiting in bed. Dyatlow came out of the shower with just a towel. "Sorry darling, I'll get changed already!" "All right, stay like that." Dyatlow went to Akimov and looked him in the eye. Dyatlow then kissed him and lay down on the bed. The two of them had a wonderful night. Dyatlow woke up first. When he looked at the clock, he saw what time it was. "Honey, honey! Wake up, you have to go to work!" Akimov woke up quickly, gave Dyatlow a kiss and changed his clothes. Dyatlov also got ready and then they walked together hand in hand because no one was to be there .Then they got on the bus and drove to the power station. Then they quickly ran inside and gave each other a kiss and went to work. After a couple of hours, work was over and they went out a little later. Then when everyone had left they went to the gadarobe and changed and walked hand in hand to the bus. When they were there Dyatlow said, "Sorry darling I have to go the other way", "All good!" They said goodbye and went home, but Akimov noticed that Dyatlow was behaving strangely. But he thought nothing of it and went home. He was doing something else for his work as a nuclear technician. In the middle of it all, he waited for a call from Dyatlow. Hours passed and he didn't call. Akimov tried to reach him but he didn't answer. When he sadly woke up the next morning, he went to work. Dyatlow ignored him when they were alone and Akimov tried to speak to him but he ignored him. When they were the last to go home, he didn't even say goodbye. Days went by and every day Dyatlov ignored Akimov. Even Akimov couldn't explain it and hoped to be able to speak to his friend at some point.
24.4.1986
They haven't spoken to each other for 7 days now. Akimov is getting sadder and sadder and tries to get rid of the pain with alcohol and has been going to a bar every day for 7 days. His health is deteriorating and is getting worse. Then, when he came home drunk that morning, his cell phone rang. "Comrade A-A-k-iimov, who am I talking to?" "Dyatlow, Antoly Dyatlow." "You're only getting in touch now?" "I want to talk to you today in the park in 8 hours, come on time!" Then Dyatlow hung up. Akimov slept it off and was no longer so drunk. Then he changed his clothes and went to the park . Dyatlow was already waiting there . "Akimov, so for once today on time, so sit down, it's hard to say..." "So... I can't have our relationship anymore, I just don't want to be a gay bastard!" "And I've already found myself a girl and that's what I wanted to say." Akimov sat next to him, shocked and half crying, and said sadly and angrily: "Why? Dyatlow Why the holy shit! First you want to seduce me and now you're ending your fucking seriousness ?! I'm leaving now and you asshole never talk to me again!" Akimov walked away sadly. Dyatlow wanted to say something back and then left too. Dyatlow and Akimov argued every day and it was unbearable.
25.4.1986 /26.4.1986/27.4.1986
Today it was time for a safety test in the evening. I prepared Akimov well and hoped that Dyatlow would not conduct it, but he did. Later, when he arrived at the power station, changed his clothes and went upstairs, he saw Dyatlow. He ignored him but Dyatlow said something like, "So today is another safety test, we're going to be here again until the evening. get the numbers out of 700. Akimov and Toptonov are in charge of the main part. " he said, annoyed. Then they did what he said. But later something went wrong and the reactor went crazy . Dyatlov called him and Toptonov useless assholes and that they had destroyed the reactor. Akimov couldn't be stopped and told Dyatlov that it wasn't safe and we'd have to wait another 24 hours. But Dyatlov ignored it and told Akimov to increase the power. But something went very wrong. The reactor fell further and further on the numbers. Then Akimov pressed Az-5. After he had pressed it, the reactor exploded. "Comrade Dyatlow, what just happened?" He replied, "I don't know." Another employee said that the core had exploded and Dyatlow said it wasn't true. Dyatlow also said that he could make it even harder for Akimov than it already was. Then, when Dyatlov was gone, Boris, Igor, Leonid and Akimov consulted about the water valves. Akimov and Toptonov went down to the valves to turn them off Manuel . Leonid just went along to help. Akimov reasoned, "Nobody needs me, I'm leaving!" Then they went down, they were down there for hours. Dyatlov came back to the 4 control room and asked Igor and Boris where Akimov and Toptonov were. They only replied that they wanted to turn off the water valves. Dyatlov knew what the consequences would be and was afraid for Akimov even though he had a fight with him .Dyatlow ran to the water valves and shouted for Akimov and Toptonov. The two came out swollen and red and dazed. Akimov almost fell over and Dyatlow held him. He whispered: "Shit, what have you done!" Then an ambulance came and they were brought in. Dyatlow had to go to hospital a few hours later. When he had rested a bit, he went to Akimov. Akimov no longer looked well . His whole face was swollen and almost unrecognizable. Dyatlov cried when he saw him and thought what a mess he had done. Akimov noticed him and said painfully, "Don't cry Dyatlow, you still have your girlfriend." "Akimov, this is no time to joke!" "I love you, I've made mistakes, but I want to make them better and stand by you!" Akimov turned around and said, "I love you." "I love you too, darling." Dyatlow said. Even though there was a tarp in front of it, he kissed him on the forehead and said, "Good night, darling.
"Good night, darling." Then Dyatlow left the room in tears. He never had time for the next few days. He had a lot of explaining to do and reporting on the accident. Then finally in his free time he went to Akimov. Dystlow almost couldn't look at him. Akimov's face was gone, you could only see the bones of his nose. His eyes and skin were peeled off. "Honey?! Are you all right ? "
He said quietly, "I feel like shit, but thank you for being here and accompanying me."
"Accompany me where?" ,,Inmy death ." Dyatlow cried and took his hand. "It's all my fault." "Honey, don't blame yourself," he said with a smile. I love you, thank you for being with me. You were the man of my dreams." He said lovingly and laughing, "You're mine too Sasha, I love you!" "I love you too!" He kissed him again on the forehead and then a nurse arrived. Akimov was taken to an extra room and Dyatlow stayed by his side until he had to be "put to sleep", so to speak. In the end Dyatlow only saw his body and how he was put into a sag. Dyatlow still reproached himself afterwards. He loved him more than anything but had to let him go. But one day they would meet again, Akimov promised him.
