When Tatiana returned to her hometown, she was wearing an old sundress, her hair braided into a tight braid, and her face looked worn and pale — it was clear that pregnancy had been a tremendous struggle for her. She was only twenty-three, but in her eyes, there was already the sorrow of a woman […]
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The news of her grandfather’s death caught Yana in the middle of the workday. She was sitting at her computer when a message from her mother arrived: «Grandpa Misha has passed away. His heart. Come as soon as you can.» Yana didn’t cry — she and her grandfather hadn’t been particularly close in recent years. […]
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Marina entered the house and, setting down the heavy bags of groceries in the kitchen, heard sounds coming from the living room. It didn’t take a psychic to guess: Vitaly was once again absorbed in his computer. «That tank game again?» she remarked irritably, spotting the familiar scene on the laptop screen. «Yeah, don’t distract […]
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Did you finally show up?» Nastya said with contempt. «Like vultures swooping in to share the inheritance? There’s nothing to share! Grandpa left everything he had to me before he died. Remembered the old man now? Where were you earlier?» Zahar Ilyich finished working on the sketch and carefully inspected the canvas. A few extra […]
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Olga stood by the stove, stirring the vegetable soup, when the phone rang. Denis picked up the receiver, and within a second, from the tense way his back straightened, she understood—his mother was on the line. — Hi, Mom. What happened? Nadezhda’s voice flowed from the phone, sweet yet venomous: — Denis, dear, you wouldn’t […]
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I always knew not everyone gets lucky with their mother-in-law. But I never thought I’d one day be speaking of her in the past tense. As if she weren’t a living person, but some historical figure who happened to interfere in my life—so much so that even the miracle of “true love” collapsed like a […]
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Alina watched the cars passing by. The evening city sparkled with lights, but it did nothing to improve her mood. A cold wind slipped beneath the collar of her coat, reminding her that autumn was coming. “Maybe we should take a taxi after all?” Nikita asked, looking up from his phone for a moment. Alina […]
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Only for Mashenka “Hey, what are you looking at?” Grandma Nadezhda Petrovna finally notices Lisa, as if she had materialized at the table by accident. Lisa remains silent. She simply watches as Mashenka squints with pleasure while licking a pink drop of ice cream from a waffle cup. The second one is held in her […]
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Did you put the cups in the wrong way again?» the sharp voice of the mother-in-law filled the small kitchen. «Anna Vitalievna, I place them the way that makes washing them easier,» the daughter-in-law replied quietly, as she continued to carefully stack the plates in the sink. Tuesday morning began as usual—with complaints and dissatisfaction. […]
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Maria fell in love at first sight with a new classmate. His name was Rustam. Such guys are usually called «majors» – they drive expensive cars, wear designer clothing, and the case on their phone costs more than the average monthly salary. But it was him that attracted Maria, not his status. She liked everything […]
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