Galina was getting ready for work that morning without much enthusiasm. Her colleagues would congratulate her, they would expect that, as usual, after work they would all sit in a café together, but she had neither the strength nor the mood for it. For the first time, she did not see her birthday as a […]
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“Look at that aggressive grille! We’re taking it, Natasha. Tomorrow we’re going to sign the papers. I’ve already arranged everything with the manager at the dealership. They specifically put the car on reserve for us!” Andrey slammed a thick stack of heavy glossy brochures onto the kitchen table. The dense coated paper, rustling dryly, slid […]
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“Why did you give my ticket to the seaside to your daughter?! My husband and I saved for this vacation for a whole year, and you decided your Irochka needed it more because she was tired?! And I’m not tired, then?! Get out of here, both you and your daughter, and give the ticket back, […]
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“— What interesting and educational correspondence came for us today, Vitya. At first I didn’t even understand why an official extract from Rosreestr and a copy of a gift agreement were lying in the common pile on the dresser, neatly between a sushi delivery flyer and the internet bill.” Viktor froze halfway to the kitchen, […]
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“Just look at that fuzz, Oleg. Pure flax. By the time your grandfather was three, his eyebrows were already black as soot, and here… He’s so pale, almost watery. As if he isn’t of our blood at all.” Irina Pavlovna let go of her grandson’s tiny hand with disgust, as if she had not been […]
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“Why are there some bundles in the hallway, and why is someone washing in the bathroom?! Did your distant aunts come to ‘visit’ with the whole caravan?! Are you out of your mind?!” “Tanyusha, let’s just do this without any sudden moves or shouting, all right? The main thing is, don’t make noise. Take off […]
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“Have you completely lost your conscience?! You kicked my son out!” Pavel burst into the apartment so abruptly that the front door slammed against the stopper. Elena did not flinch, and she did not even turn around right away. She was standing in the bedroom by the open wardrobe, packing his things into a suitcase: […]
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— You can call me whatever you want outside the door. But you will never set foot in this apartment again, — Elena said coldly to her ex-husband. Andrey even opened his mouth for a second. Until then, he had been speaking nonstop for almost ten minutes, as if he had not come to a […]
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“I don’t want a divorce. It’s too much hassle. But I’m not going to keep living with you either,” the husband told his wife. At first, Inna did not even answer. She was sitting across from Vadim at the kitchen table, looking not at him, but at his hand. Her husband was lazily spinning his […]
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“Verochka, I heard about your inheritance and immediately decided to call,” her mother-in-law began speaking with unexpected tenderness. Vera looked at the phone screen as if it were showing her not a person’s name, but a storm warning. The display read: Valentina Pavlovna. Her mother-in-law. For the past few months, she had barely called Vera […]
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