Svetlana felt like the happiest woman in the world. In just one year, her life had changed beyond recognition. A year ago, she lived with her aunt, who turned her into a slave. The aunt did nothing around the house or garden, simply coming in from the street and flopping onto the couch. Sveta dreamed […]
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“Daddy, daddy, buy it!” Lisa was about to cry when her father finally gave in and approached the saleswoman. “Let’s just get this bear for her. We pass by every day, and she always ends up in tears.” The saleswoman smiled and handed the girl the bear. Lisa grabbed it, hugged it tightly, pressed it […]
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Who ran into the cafeteria again and stole a loaf of bread?” Lidia Fedorovna scolded as she opened the doors to the children’s room, a strict caretaker feared by all the children. She couldn’t stand when something happened behind her back and she found out about it later. Today, Sasha was just unlucky. The boy […]
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The wedding procession sped through the city, the driver turned on lively music and honked non-stop. The bride was all in anticipation, constantly adjusting her veil and fiddling with her wedding bouquet. She was charming: light makeup, blonde curls styled into a beautiful hairdo, the veil adding a touch of mystery. And a happy smile […]
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“Again, you?” Ivan Petrovich, the baker, asked, noticing the girl. Ivan Petrovich was already an old man, his hair gray. The girl stood as if rooted to the spot. Her eyes were drawn to the fresh golden buns on the counter. Anna looked at the baker and, after a deep sigh, nodded to him. “I’m […]
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Philip had loved Elizabeth since school, and they planned to get married in the future. Philip’s mother, Angelina Semyonovna, who managed a maternity ward at the hospital, disapproved of her son’s choice. She had long favored a nurse named Christina and hoped her son would marry this girl, who was liked not only by the […]
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Andrey, a young chef with great talent and even greater ambitions, always dreamed of freedom. He wanted to create, to experiment, to break the rules. But working in a prestigious restaurant, where at first glance everything was in place—a good salary, a well-known name, and customers willing to pay any amount for dinner—turned out to […]
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It was an oppressively hot day, and the bus Olga rode was like a furnace on wheels. The open hatches and windows did little to alleviate the suffocating heat, much to the dismay of the weary passengers caught in a relentless traffic jam. Olga, returning from her job as a veterinarian, distracted herself with thoughts […]
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Irina stared blankly, seeing through the window the blurred edges of snowflakes descending in St. Petersburg. On the other end of the phone, her husband’s voice, a tone she knew too well, filled her with a routine emptiness. Yura was in Moscow, on another “business trip.” Their conversation, like their last dozen calls, was about […]
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“Anya, I’m home,” called Vera as she entered the apartment. A thirteen-year-old girl emerged from the room. “Mom, you’re home early today.” “Yes, I came home a bit early. Next week I’ll need to work a couple of hours more. How are you? How’s school?” “Fine, nothing new.” “You look a bit pale. You should […]
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