A car stopped near one of the entrances of a modern high-rise building. An elderly woman walking along the driveway started to complain and even swung her cane at the car.

Near one of the entrances of a modern high-rise building, a car stopped. An elderly woman walking along the driveway began to complain loudly and even swung her cane at the car. “They park like this everywhere, there’s nowhere to step.” She would have kept complaining, but then a charming young man jumped out of […]

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Natasha came home earlier than usual and, taking off her coat in the hallway, heard Kirill talking to someone on the phone in the kitchen.

Natasha came home earlier than usual and, taking off her coat in the hallway, heard Kirill talking to someone on the phone in the kitchen. His voice sounded soft and quiet, and Natasha involuntarily stopped to listen. «Yes, I got you, I’ll confirm tomorrow,» her husband said calmly. «Yeah, I’m glad too. See you.» Kirill […]

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— This is my home, even if your name is on some papers, — declared my mother-in-law, rearranging the furniture while I was at work.

Karina ran her finger over the smooth surface of the keys to their new apartment. The shiny metal reflected the evening light coming through the window of the real estate agency. The wedding was in three days, and she was preparing the most important surprise of her life. “Congratulations on the purchase,” the realtor smiled, […]

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— They will move in with me, and you’ll take their apartment. — The daughter-in-law accidentally overheard how the mother-in-law was planning to give her apartment to her daughter

“Oh, Yanochka, how hard it is for me to be alone,” Olga Nikolaevna lamented, pouring tea for her daughter-in-law. “My heart is acting up, my blood pressure is all over the place. Yesterday it hit me so badly, I thought—this is it, the end for me.” Yana silently nodded, trying not to show irritation. It […]

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During the operation, the surgeon suddenly recognized a bracelet on the young woman’s wrist — a bracelet once given many years ago to his late wife.

In a small town where everyone was known at least by sight, the name Alexey sounded like a promise — a promise of life, a chance, salvation. His surname was synonymous with medical skill, a symbol of generations of doctors whose dedication to the profession knew no bounds. It was more than a tradition — […]

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After receiving the money from his wife, the nurse disconnected him from the ventilator, and at that moment the cleaning lady came in with a mop…

Several weeks of agonizing waiting passed. Boris Petrovich lay in the intensive care unit—his life hanging by a thin thread, like a bird hesitant to leap from a branch into the abyss. The doctors were doing everything possible, but the man’s body, worn out by severe bilateral pneumonia, was exhausted to the limit. Mechanical ventilation […]

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The mother-in-law sent her daughter-in-law to pick mushrooms in a deserted fir forest, but she did not return alone.

“Zinaida Nikitishna, there probably aren’t any mushrooms left!” Tanya exclaimed with annoyance, spreading her hands. “If not, then not!” the mother-in-law persisted. “But maybe there’s still something left? Get ready, we’ll be quick!” Zinaida Nikitishna, as always, wasn’t going to listen to any objections. Tanya had just returned from the garden—her back hurt, her legs […]

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