I’ve always considered myself a rational person

I’ve always considered myself a rational person. As a child, I dreamed of becoming an architect — I was fascinated by shapes, lines, and space. In the end, I became an interior designer, which, in a way, wasn’t far from that dream. Work brought not only money but also satisfaction — transforming dull, square meters […]

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He was pacing in the hallway outside the ward, awaiting the fate-altering decision, when the doors suddenly swung open… The dog brought her out of the coma.

The Leskov family had been unlucky for a long time. For many years, they had no children. Olga Sergeevna, poor thing, had tried everything: she went through dozens of clinics, visited monasteries, traveled to holy places, even bought a ticket to Jerusalem. Her husband, Pyotr, was always by her side—like a true knight, he accompanied […]

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Wow, your relatives are already dividing up my house? Wonderful! Well, I’ve already changed the locks,» Yana said to her husband with a smile.

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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God, just look at yourself!» the man exclaimed after seeing his wife following the fiery disaster — and abandoned her… Yet a year later, he was utterly shaken when they met again.

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 she show up?» Nastya said contemptuously. «Like vultures, they flocked to divide the inheritance? There’s nothing for you to divide!»

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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