Anna Sergeevna, my dear, our loaders have made such a mess!” the administrator exclaimed. “Oh, forgive me for not knocking! It’s an emergency, you understand…” she paused briefly to catch her breath and wipe the large beads of sweat from her forehead. “So, what shall we do? Two boxes of champagne have shattered! From France! […]
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“It can’t be! It can’t be!”, Nadezhda thought as she looked at the photograph of a young pregnant girl wrapping her arms around her husband’s neck, sitting on his lap, and smiling joyfully. Twenty-five years of marriage… could it really all be for naught now? Her heart painfully clenched as Nadezhda stared at the photo, […]
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Svetlana sat on the bench. She had just been discharged from the maternity hospital, feeling the burden of a grave mistake. Perhaps she should have left the baby there for the state to take care of him. But Svetlana had no choice—she had nowhere else to go. As soon as her boyfriend learned of the […]
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Vera looked confusedly at Alexey. “Alex, do you realize that you’re making a mistake?” Alexey waved his hand, showing his irritation. “Let’s skip the drama. I’m tired of your perpetually dissatisfied expression. It’s always the same. Milana—she’s entirely different. She’s like a breath of fresh air to me. And you… I’m still being too kind […]
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“Mom, you’re just a pauper!” Pasha shouted, slamming the door of his room. Larisa froze in the hallway, clutching her son’s unironed T-shirt to her chest. His words hit harder than a slap. She leaned against the wall, feeling her knees tremble traitorously. Such scenes had become more frequent lately. “Pash,” she called softly, “let’s […]
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Nikolai trudged through the forest, breathing heavily. Dozens of kilometers lay behind him, which he had overcome with great difficulty. He desperately wanted to eat and drink and forget about the pain in his feet. Yesterday, he had tripped over a stump in the twilight and scratched his legs. Now they were swollen. He had […]
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Yevgeny Mikhailovich was known as a thoughtful, consistent, and attentive person. He achieved everything on his own, without the help of influential relatives or connections. He always brushed off life’s setbacks, as he could coolly look at situations from the outside and think through his own actions to solve problems. Some thought he just got […]
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“Masha, hear me out. Please, don’t cry. Where I’m going, they pay really well. It just turned out this way, but we can’t give up now. I’ll make money, and we’ll start over,” Vanya tried to soothe her. Masha shook her head in despair. “No, Vanya, no. No money is worth a life.” “What life […]
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Anya fundamentally could not understand why they needed this man in their house. She always wanted her mom to get married and be happy, but not with him. The girl sat on the sofa, pretending to read a book, while stealthily watching Arthur. He had just woken up and was now casually moving around the […]
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— “So when are you going to get married?” his mother scolded him. “You’re nearly thirty-six and still haven’t found a bride.” — “Mom, why are you so upset? I just haven’t decided yet. Just wait a bit. I will have a wife,” Pasha calmly replied. — “Your job is your wife,” Zoya Arsenyevna snorted […]
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