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From her ninth-floor balcony, Maria Serhiivna could see forty-two glowing kitchen windows. She counted them during her first sleepless week in this new place, and every evening since, she checked if they were all still shining. It felt as if those windows belonged to her, too. As if someone out there was waiting for her […]

For twenty years, a small squared sheet of paper hung on the fridge in Mom’s kitchen, held in place by a seahorse magnet. At the top, in Mom’s neat handwriting, was a single word: «Oleni.» Below was a list that never seemed to end. Some things got crossed out, others were added in tiny letters […]

Darina recognized the little red box right away. Just last night, she had spent half an hour gazing at it through the kitchen window and still couldn’t bring herself to walk out onto the porch. Now, the box sat on the second step, amidst the damp maple leaves. Overnight, frost had formed on the railings, […]

“Masha will be your direct supervisor. And I don’t want to hear any objections about it,” Galina Petrovna said to Elena, her former daughter-in-law. “She assigns the tasks, and you execute them. If you’re unhappy with this, you can hand in your resignation.” Elena glanced at her ex-husband’s new girlfriend. Masha sat confidently at her […]

Clara’s Saturday morning started half an hour earlier than usual. At ten, she had an appointment with an important client — a major investor whose contract could secure her agency’s prosperity for the next two years. This was her project, born from sleepless nights, endless sketches, and lots of personal meetings. She put on a […]

For twenty years, Larysa Mykolaivna knew more about this company than any of its directors. Which step on the second floor creaked. Whose office window stayed open all winter. Which bosses greeted you first, and which ones looked right through you like through freshly cleaned glass. Now, all that knowledge meant nothing. She stood in […]

On the third day, the washing machine let out a long, angry beep and flashed “E21” on the display. Yevhen crouched down, tapped the glass as if it were a stopped clock, and called down the corridor: «Rytka! Where’s the manual for this thing?» «How should I know?» his sister answered from the kitchen. «Mom […]

«How many people in your party?» the girl at the entrance asked, already reaching for two menus. «Just one,» replied Tamara Fedorivna. She was surprised at how steady her voice sounded. At home, while getting ready, she’d practiced this phrase several times in front of the hallway mirror, and each time her voice would falter, […]