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«— So, are you going to cook today?» Vadim drawled without taking his eyes off the flickering images on the screen. His voice, sluggish and slightly congested, spread through the cramped living room, mixing with the forced laughter from the TV. Kira barely stepped over the threshold when she felt the last remnants of her […]

Learning that her son was born with disabilities, his mother officially abandoned him eleven years ago. San’ka saw that very document — the official «abandonment» statement — with his own eyes. He stumbled upon it while delivering personal files to the medical station. The nurse handed him the folders and asked him to follow her, […]

Lera had always imagined her thirtieth birthday differently. As a child, she thought that by thirty she would have everything: a career, children, her own house with a garden and a white picket fence. Reality turned out to be more complicated and, at the same time, simpler. She had Maksim — a husband she had […]

Victor was steering the motorboat over the calm surface of the Gulf of Finland, while his passengers — tourists from Moscow — were eagerly casting their fishing lines. The day was going wonderfully: the clear sun was shining, a gentle breeze was blowing, and the fish were biting willingly. “Victor Semyonych, is that something floating […]

Cheese Soup and Uninvited Guests Vera carefully smoothed the fuzzy blanket over the back of the sofa, arranged the pillows in a symmetrical semicircle, and sighed with satisfaction. The air was filled with a harmonious blend of aromas — cheese soup with thyme, a crispy baguette with rosemary, just taken out of the oven. Everything […]

Kirill was walking down the street, noticing nothing around him. As if through a fog, he pushed forward, bumping into passersby who grumbled discontentedly behind him—but he did not hear them. He didn’t even know where he was or which part of the city surrounded him. Everything seemed distant, alien. The man seemed to have […]

— Can you imagine, I booked us a hotel in Sochi! Three stars, but it’s right on the first line, just five minutes walk to the sea! — Marina was excitedly showing her husband photos on the laptop screen. — Look at the view from the balcony! And here’s the beach… clean, sandy! And breakfast […]

— Tanya? — Zhanna didn’t expect to see her ex-husband’s sister at the doorstep. The girl was completely soaked, water streaming down from her long hair. — It started to pour while I was coming. My things got wet, I need to wring them out… Can I come in? — Well… Come in. — Zhanna […]

The bright light of the street lamps spread across the empty courtyard as Lyuba went down to the parking lot, nervously twisting her car keys in her hands. The morning chill betrayed the beginning of autumn, and the woman shivered, buttoning up her jacket. She scanned the row of parked cars and froze. The spot […]

Nadezhda sat in an old wicker chair on the veranda, sorting through raspberries picked that morning. The June sun played through the leaves of the apple trees, casting whimsical shadows on the wooden floor. From the open window came the ringing laughter of children. Nadezhda’s nephews, Dima and Katya, were running around the yard with […]