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Tatiana was dusting the dresser in the living room when she heard the familiar sound of keys in the lock. Her husband came home from work an hour earlier than usual, and that could mean only one thing — news again about his sister Marina. “Tanechka,” Igor called from the hallway, “we’re going to have […]

— And just imagine, this cleaning lady left dirty streaks on the huge windows! Such negligence is intolerable! — Ninell Bronislavovna, the mother of Denis’s future bride, exclaimed indignantly, her voice sharply cutting through the silence of the upscale restaurant. The chandeliers, sparkling like ice, reflected in the crystal glasses, the violin played a quiet […]

The darkness that lives in a house doesn’t always hide behind tightly drawn curtains. Sometimes it’s in trembling hands, in a face twisted with rage, in a smell that seeps into the walls, the furniture, the skin. The hand that shot up into the air like lightning before a storm didn’t catch Mark off guard. […]

Ekaterina Borisovna, despite being 65 years old, looked as if time simply passed her by. It seemed the years held no power over her — not a single wrinkle, not a hint of fading. Her skin glowed with health, her hair was styled with impeccable precision, and her eyes still sparkled with youthful energy and […]

— Glashka, do you want to get married? — Are you planning to marry me? — Glafira snapped, brushing off the hand of the cheeky Mishka Zotkin. He just laughed loudly, grinning broadly, clearly showing his interest in her voluptuous figure. — So, you agree? — Mishka tried to come closer again. — Let’s go […]

Vera Sergeyevna stopped at the familiar gate as if rooted to the ground. Suddenly, her strength left her—she had run, it seemed, without seeing the road, like a madwoman, jumping off the bus as soon as it stopped, and rushed through the autumn wind that cut to the bone. Her heart pounded in her chest […]

One seemingly ordinary day in the emergency room of the district hospital, an event occurred that turned not only the lives of the staff upside down but also affected everyone who heard about it. The door to the ward opened with a quiet creak, and a small girl of about twelve years old entered the […]

The old woman from apartment 23 had long become a legend throughout the entire building. Not in a good way, of course — rather, she belonged to those dreadful everyday nightmares whispered about on the stair landings, sighed over near the mailboxes, and grumbled about while drinking tea with neighbors. Most people didn’t even know […]