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Sometimes, fate delivers such surprises that you spend your entire life marveling at how it all turned out. I still remember that chilly October day when I was returning from the market in the neighboring village. Back then, buses were rare, and I had to walk, cursing the broken road and the heavy bags of […]

“I never thought that a simple request from a neighbor could turn my life upside down. Work had me held up; I stayed in the office until 9 PM. – Anton! Anton, wait! I turned around at the entrance. Larisa from the fifth apartment was running towards me, holding onto her bag. Her chestnut hair […]

“Let’s toast to new beginnings,” Natalia declared, her voice steady despite the tension. She stood resplendent in a deep burgundy gown, a sparkle in her eye mirroring the twinkling Christmas tree lights behind her. The champagne in her glass caught reflections of the golden bulbs as she addressed her assembled friends and family. “To the […]

Olga was eager to return home with just one day left before the holiday. She needed to tidy up the house, hang the festive decorations, and purchase groceries for the celebration meal. She left her office quickly, treading cautiously on the slippery ground in her light heeled boots, and made her way to her car […]

Ruslan walked slowly across the squeaky, dazzlingly white snow that covered everything around him, hardly noticing the biting cold. In his ears, the echoes still rang: “Face the wall! Hands behind your back! Prepare for inspection!” He was returning after another grueling shift at the women’s prison in Solikamsk. The young man had been working […]

The wind, like a celestial shepherd, drove the dark clouds across the sky, and the air was sharply scented with rain. In the courtyard, on an unremarkable bench by the flowerbed, a young girl sat with her eyes closed, quietly crying. It seemed that the approaching rain didn’t frighten her at all, and she was […]

“Your mother is calling again, Misha,” I said irritably. “Every three hours, it’s getting on my nerves.” “He misses you, I don’t see anything wrong with that,” my husband replied. I could understand my mother-in-law’s attachment to her only son, but her constant interference in our life had been a strain from the first day […]

Evgenia and her companion Inna had been seated at a café table for over an hour, their eyes glued to the window in anticipation of a significant event. They had downed two coffees each and indulged in plenty of pastries, yet the street scene remained uneventful. Evgenia broke the silence with a note of frustration: […]