Vera! — she heard her husband’s voice from the hallway. The door cracked under a heavy blow. Vera flinched, huddled in the corner of the kitchen. The clock showed two in the morning. Stepan had returned earlier than usual. Verka! — a drunken roar echoed again from the hallway. — Where are you, leech? The […]
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Mom, what are you doing?» Pavel stood in the doorway, holding Vera Nikolaevna’s hand as she decisively headed towards the cupboard with dishes. «I’m helping your wife with the table setting. Fifteen people is no joke. Everything needs to be beautifully organized,» the mother-in-law tried to free her hand. «Fifteen people?» Alina froze with a […]
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— Do you live here? — Her thin lips barely curved into a smirk. — Yes, dear. And what surprises you about that? — I replied with a gentle smile, watching as her immaculate fingers nervously fiddled with the strap of a fake Prada bag. They say that life stops after your husband’s death. But […]
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