Marina stood in front of the mirror, adjusting her hair. She wanted to look decent. Colleagues at work had long joked that she just waved her hand at herself. That wasn’t true. It was just that in the past few months she had neither time, energy, nor desire to take care of herself. Sergey lay […]
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— “No, just imagine! A three-room apartment in the center, renovated, with all the documents in hand. We’ll definitely pull in six or seven million,” Marina said excitedly as she paced around the room, constantly fixing her perfectly arranged light hair. — “Maybe we shouldn’t rush?” Dmitry mused, gazing out the window. “After all, Zhenya […]
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The phone buzzed with a message in complete silence, casting cold blue reflections onto the ceiling. Two in the morning. Larisa cautiously reached for the nightstand, trying not to wake her husband, but Viktor was already propped up on his elbow. “Who’s texting you at this hour?” he asked hoarsely, staring intently at his wife. […]
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— “Mama and Lyuba have already bought the tickets,” Sergey said casually, not taking his eyes off his phone. Nina froze, holding a cutting board. Every year it’s the same — her husband forces her into this situation. — “And when are they coming?” she asked, trying to speak calmly. — “On the 30th. For […]
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I struggled to wipe away the tears from my eyes as I looked at my reflection in the mirror. No, I wouldn’t allow myself to crumble. Not now. After all, this is my apartment, and no one has the right to kick me out. Who would have thought that six years of marriage with Pavel […]
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Olga irritably ran her finger over the smartphone screen, ending the call. Her heart pounded wildly, and her ears still echoed with her mother’s words. She knew that tone all too well – outwardly calm, yet laced with a hidden threat. «That means you don’t really want it…» The phrase came not just as a […]
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You see, I can take you on, but only on a probationary period. Even for a position that’s, let’s say, not the most prestigious,” the elderly doctor said, looking at Marina with a tired but attentive gaze. “Of course, I understand everything. Thank you very much. Elsewhere, they even refused me on probation.” He thoughtfully […]
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Lyudmila, a self-assured woman just over forty, accidentally learned of her husband’s plans. It turned out he had invited his parents, his sister Tatyana, her husband, and children over for March 8th—and he did so without her consent. Lyudmila was shocked and outraged. What hurt her most was how deftly Gennady had managed her time […]
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Are you aware that some girl has been coming to see you? A young one, tall? “— What girl?” Alena stopped on the landing. “I hardly ever come to this apartment—I only drop by for the bills.” “— Oh, but she comes regularly. With different men,” the neighbor whispered. “I thought maybe you were renting […]
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Polina, tomorrow mom is coming over—do a deep clean of the apartment. She’s very picky. — Will she nitpick my apartment? — We’re family—she’s coming to us, not just you. Let’s not fight today; work is stressful enough. Polina put her phone in her purse and trudged home. She had been planning to clean the […]
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