I was just dusting the shelf in the living room when a loud knock came at the door – so sudden that the vase on the windowsill trembled and nearly fell off. I sighed, knowing that this sound was no good omen. Volodya peeked out from the kitchen, where he was washing a cup after […]
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— I’m here! As soon as Marina stepped over the threshold of the apartment, she immediately heard Polina Olegovna’s dissatisfied voice: “— You took forever climbing the stairs.” A stool creaked, and her mother-in-law, leaving the kitchen, went to look at her daughter-in-law. “— Yes, yes, you took forever climbing up,” agreed Aunt Zina, who […]
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— Lida, explain to me, what have I done to you? — the dispatcher inquired, glancing gloomily at the driver. — Stop making up things that aren’t there, — Lida snapped. — What is there to make up? You’re well aware of this client. Is there no one else to serve him? You keep sending […]
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Elena had kept silent about what had happened to her many years ago. She lived quietly, steering clear of other people’s affairs and problems. When people asked her for help, she always responded, but she never stepped forward without being asked. She sensed the world around her more sharply than any wild animal. By the […]
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Anna Fedorovna sighed deeply as she placed yet another pot under the relentless drips of rain that stubbornly penetrated the ceiling. The old woman shook her head as if in conversation with the very sky. — What a nuisance! And when will this ever stop? The rain is endless. Has God’s roof started leaking up […]
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– Gena, are you sure you’ve thought everything through? – Mom… – I know what I’m talking about. She’s with you only for the money, isn’t she? Gennady sighed heavily. – Mom, I understand your concerns, but they are completely unfounded. Arguing with you is pointless; you won’t change your mind anyway. Think what you […]
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Yur, where are you off to?” Svetlana peeked out from the kitchen, wiping her hands on a towel and looking at her husband in surprise. Yuri, a 45-year-old man and manager of a large construction company, decided to act. He packed a suitcase while his wife busied herself in the kitchen preparing his breakfast. And […]
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— So, how’s life with such a handsome fellow?” the older sister asked, her eyes twinkling with curiosity. “Just like in the fairy tale ‘Beauty and the Beast,’ only in reverse,” replied the interlocutor with a laugh. “I’m the beast, and he’s the beauty.” In a cozy living room decorated in Scandinavian style, two couples […]
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The golden glow of an autumn day filtered through the stained-glass windows of the living room, painting the parquet floor with intricate patterns. The air was filled with the aroma of freshly baked apple pie mixed with the refined scent of expensive perfume. The house was abuzz with the pre-celebration bustle, meticulously orchestrated by its […]
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Olga struggled to get out of bed, wincing in pain. Nearby, in the hospital nursery’s bassinet, her little son loudly announced his needs. Her stomach ached terribly after the surgery, and it felt as if someone were hammering his head—a consequence of the spinal anesthesia. “One in a hundred cases,” the anesthesiologist said sadly when […]
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