Рубрика: ANIMALS

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 […]

«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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

«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 […]

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 […]

Mikhail glanced at his watch for the hundredth time and exhaled irritably. Ten minutes. The damn commuter train was already ten minutes late! And the day had already been—well, about as bad as it gets. First, there was that pompous turkey of a client who bailed on the order at the last minute. «You know, […]

In the morning, Yulia woke up to the sound of the alarm clock and, as usual, went to stoke the stove and then to wake up her sisters. She didn’t disturb her mother—ever since their father left for his mistress, her mother had stopped getting up in the mornings. The father’s mistress was named Zoya. […]