I was getting increasingly gloomy listening to what the Vorontsovs, the loveliest couple of tenants, were telling me. Even Denis, my husband, realized that a problem had arisen, probably because of the look on my face. Lera, my wayward younger sister, had really crossed the line this time, and Denis and I needed to act […]
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Lyudmila Lvovna, did you see the notice on the store door?» The saleswoman, Zoyka, was laying out products on the counter for an elderly woman who had come shopping, and was packing them into the customer’s backpack. «Be careful out there in the outskirts, you can expect anything from those scoundrels,» Zoyka warned. «Which scoundrels?» […]
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If you leave now with the kids, I won’t take you back,» Tatyana Petrovna screeched. «Just so you know: I’m leaving my apartment to an animal shelter!» «Do what you want,» I tiredly replied. «But we won’t stay here a second longer.» My world collapsed in an instant. Just yesterday, Alexei and I, along with […]
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I never considered myself a simpleton. On the contrary, I had much to be proud of in this life. I managed to get out of a tiny town, move to a big city, get a good job there, and even buy a three-bedroom apartment. Then I got married, and it seemed like my happiness knew […]
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