Galina ran along the platform, gasping under the weight of her bags, afraid she might miss the last train. Jumping almost on the move into a half-empty car, she exhaled, sat down on the bench, and took a long time to catch her breath. She pulled out a small mirror from her handbag, looked at […]
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The tender rays of the setting sun gilded the rooftops of the cottage village. Xenia, leaning on the terrace railing, watched Artem, who was intently fanning the coals in the grill. Four-year-old Lera, proudly calling herself “the main assistant,” brought her father tongs and spices, while eight-year-old Maxim energetically kicked a football into the makeshift […]
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I want a divorce,” Katya said quietly, averting her gaze from her husband’s eyes. Sasha’s face instantly turned pale. A silent question hung in the air. “I’m letting you go to the one you truly love,” the girl said, realizing that the main woman in his life had always been his mother. “I no longer […]
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The wind, like a heavenly shepherd, herded dark clouds across the sky, and the air was sharply scented with rain. In the courtyard, on an inconspicuous bench near the flower bed, sat a young girl, who, with her eyes covered by her hands, wept softly. It seemed that the approaching rain didn’t frighten her at […]
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Barbara Solovyova sat in the doctor’s office and wept bitterly. The young nurse couldn’t come to terms with her beloved husband’s betrayal: it turned out that Gena had been cheating on her for the last couple of years and was even planning to marry his mistress! “What a nightmare, oh Lord!” thought Varya to herself, […]
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The evening light softly streamed through the large windows of a cozy little restaurant named ‘Old Town.’ Pavel, wiping down tables after the last guests had left, automatically arranged the salt shakers and straightened the tablecloths. The day was coming to an end, but fatigue weighed on his shoulders like a heavy burden. He rubbed […]
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Olga and Maxim left the courthouse together. Both had calm expressions on their faces. To an outsider, nothing would suggest that this couple had just dissolved a fifteen-year marriage. “I need to stop by work. Can you give me a lift?” Olga asked her ex-husband. “How will you pay me back?” Maxim teased. “I’ll make […]
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Antonina Igorevna and Nikita had been pacing on the platform for about 15 minutes. The woman kept dialing a number on her phone but to no avail. “That damn thing, won’t pick up,” grumbled Antonina Igorevna, listening to the long beeps again. “Doing it on purpose to annoy me. Thinks she can get rid of […]
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Rita froze in place. Before her was the very café her grandmother had talked about. It had opened recently, and the staff was not yet fully complete. Perhaps there would be a job for her as well. Taking a deep breath, she pushed the door open. Once, many years ago—although it seemed an eternity to […]
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Vitaly woke up in an unfamiliar room. From the first seconds, he realized that he was in a hospital—the distinctive smell of antiseptics, white walls, and the typical hospital setting left no doubt. “What nonsense?” he thought. He distinctly remembered stopping at a road sign, surveying the landscape before him, and smiling, recalling how he […]
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