«Egor, immediately tell me what you’re hiding!» Mom’s voice was tense with strain. «Nothing,» the boy pressed the jacket tighter to his chest, from under which a soft whimpering could be heard. «I can hear it! What is it?» Egor bit his lip and took a step back. His eyes stung. How could he explain […]
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«I can’t manage anything!» In despair, I just wanted to cry helplessly. «You never manage to finish anything! Others somehow cope!» my husband reproached me irritably, instead of offering even moral support. «Vitya, I’m alone. I have only two hands, not ten. I need to take care of Kostya, who is on me twenty-four seven, […]
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Denis, she’s just a kid. And where did you find this beggar?» Tatyana Viktorovna looked at her son with fright. After work, I stopped by the church to light a candle for the repose of the late Olenka. When I came out, the beggars were refreshed, but this big-eyed Yulia stood off to the side, […]
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Kirill was long accustomed to night drives. He loved the silence of empty roads, the lulling rhythm of tires, and time alone with his thoughts. During such hours, even the most chaotic thoughts came into order, as if the road helped line them up. But that night, something was off. The forest he drove through […]
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«Are you seriously deciding to invite your mother to live with us without my consent?» I blurted out irritably, feeling everything inside boiling with outrage. Andrey froze with a cup of coffee halfway to his mouth. Outside, a fine autumn rain was drizzling, the drops tapping on the ledge, creating a tense accompaniment to our […]
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My dear mother, my darling… What can I do, how can I help you?» Alla cried. She leaned over the woman lying on the dirty couch. «Daughter, thank you for everything,» Maria Dmitrievna answered softly, «But you have already done more for me than you could. See how I have repaid you? Now we live […]
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It so happened that little Taya’s parents divorced and left their daughter in the care of her grandmother Agnessa. Taya’s mother moved to St. Petersburg to be with a new lover who did not want someone else’s child. Grandmother Agnessa sighed heavily and condemned her wayward daughter, but she took Taya in and took good […]
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«He just used me. It’s like my eyes have been opened. Why didn’t I notice anything before? I must have been too naive. I trusted people too much. Now I’ll be more cautious. I used to think that this could happen to anyone, but not to me. Well, no, it turns out that no one […]
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«Are you out of your mind?» Sleepy Galya stood in the doorway. «It’s midnight…» That was typical of Nadia. She could pick up a new beau and head to the beach with him at night. It was the first time Vasily felt awkward in front of his own mother. He convinced himself – was he […]
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Dmitry, a young chef, got a job at a small restaurant on the outskirts of town. The place was cozy, with windows overlooking a street where cars occasionally passed by. Inside, the aroma of freshly baked bread and spices always lingered. Dark wood furniture added a homey feel to the place. However, being on the […]
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