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Monday was a lucky day for Irina. She found a job as a caregiver for a lonely, elderly man, 80 years old. Irina knew her job well, had a lot of experience, and was eager to start. The salary promised was very decent, and the money was much needed. Recently, Irina and her husband Igor […]

In the chemistry classroom, a tense silence reigned. The seventh graders watched breathlessly as Anna confidently wrote the formula for a complex reaction on the board. The chalk left clear white lines, and the teacher watched approvingly as her favorite student successfully tackled the task. “Well done, Annechka. An A plus!” Valentina Sergeevna looked at […]

Alexandra wearily sat down on a chair in the narrow utility room of the cleaning company “Blesk”. It had been a busy day—three apartments, a country house, and an office. Every step was a struggle: her back ached, her legs buzzed. Only forty years old, yet she felt much older. She sadly smiled at her […]

Arcady Petrovich absentmindedly drew crosses in his diary, trying to turn them into some kind of pattern. His soul felt empty and gloomy. From his laptop screen, the sad eyes of his dog, a Ca de Bou, stared back at him—a gift from his best friend Andrey who had left to serve in the Far […]

My gaze was fixed on my mother-in-law, whose state resembled that of a person who had seen a ghost. A small envelope trembled nervously in her hand, and her eyes were frozen in an expression of panic. The loud music of the banquet hall in the old mansion drowned out all sounds, making our conversation […]

That evening, Anna spent quite some time at the stove, carefully stirring the boiling Solyanka. It was a dish that her husband Sergey especially loved. Each time she prepared it, she followed a special recipe passed down from her grandmother. Three types of meat, pickled mushrooms, and of course, the warmth of feelings made this […]

Sergey always stood out from his peers, and his father often pondered this. Pavel Ivanovich not only loved his son—he felt a deep sense of pride for him. Whenever his wife Natasha was around, he would frequently ask her: “Why do we have such an unusual son? There has never been anyone like him in […]

Maybe you can give me the keys to your apartment? To not disturb your work process,” the mother-in-law quipped, noticing irritation on her daughter-in-law’s face. “Do you not have your own set?” Nina retorted. Such biting dialogues between them were becoming more frequent. Ksenia Vasilyevna regularly visited the young couple, pretending she had forgotten she […]