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Liza had never known what maternal love was. Oksana, her mother, was home very rarely, and even during those brief moments, it seemed as though she did not notice her daughter at all. Liza knew nothing about her father either, and she never asked. And while for other children that question usually mattered deeply, Liza […]

I had always considered myself a grown woman. At twenty-eight, I was the chief accountant at a small but stable company that dealt in wholesale supplies of building materials. I had a husband, a two-room apartment with a mortgage, and a clear plan for how we would get out of debt in exactly five years. […]

“If you don’t want to help Alina, then move out of the apartment by the end of the month,” Galina Ivanovna said so calmly, as if she were asking someone to pass the sugar bowl. Vera did not even immediately understand the meaning of what had been said. On the table stood cups of cooling […]

“You’re obligated to help your younger sister — she has children!” my mother snapped, forgetting one detail from my childhood. “You’re obligated to help your younger sister — she has children!” Klavdia Petrovna exclaimed indignantly, theatrically pressing her plump hands to her chest. “Have you gone completely hard-hearted with all your numbers? We’re family! You’ll […]

“Clear this nonsense off the table!” Dima threw his fork so hard it bounced off the plate and fell to the floor. “What even is this? Store-bought cutlets from a package?!” Sonya was standing by the stove and did not turn around. Only her shoulders tensed slightly. “Regular cutlets,” she said evenly. “Homemade. I fried […]

Rita stood in the bedroom doorway, leaning her shoulder against the frame, twirling a glass of unfinished prosecco in her hand. In the living room, music was booming, Oleg’s laughter rang out, and plates clinked, but here, in the half-darkness among the mountain of gift boxes, the air had suddenly become thick and sticky. Marina […]

“Mom’s apartment is in emergency condition, Ksyusha. She’ll stay with us until everything gets sorted out. I’ve already told her to pack.” Ksenia slowly placed the towel on the edge of the sink and turned to her husband. “You told her to pack before talking to me?” Valery stood in the middle of the kitchen […]

“A pregnant wife is no reason to cancel my mother’s comfortable life,” her husband smirked. Miroslava slowly placed the spoon beside her plate and raised her eyes to Artyom. He sat across from her — relaxed, confident that he was right. He did not even try to soften what he had said. As if he […]