Leo pulled the doll apart. Inside the smallest, tiniest wooden figure—no bigger than a fingernail—was a silver engagement ring.
Leo, a mail clerk who had spent three years looking at the same grey walls, scanned the box. It was addressed to a woman in a small town in Nebraska. The sender’s name was "Elena," written in a shaky hand that didn't match the crisp, bureaucratic efficiency of the building. 116099 zip
Leo carefully resealed the box. He slapped the international postage on it and tossed it into the "Outbound" bin. He watched the truck pull away, through the heavy security gates and out into the Moscow traffic, carrying a piece of a life across an ocean. Leo pulled the doll apart
Do you have a specific to this zip code, or are you interested in more stories about diplomatic mysteries? It was addressed to a woman in a small town in Nebraska