When Sergey died in a car accident, Marina didn’t immediately realize what had happened. She got a call from the hospital telling her to come. Then there were blurry hours of waiting in the corridor, a doctor with downcast eyes, formalities that had to be observed. And her son Kirill — a three-year-old boy who […]
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Lyubov Ivanovna stood in front of her daughter-in-law’s apartment door, adjusting the collar of her expensive coat and putting on an expression of noble grief. Her eyes, carefully outlined with eyeliner, shone with the determination of a person used to getting her way at any cost. Sixty-three years of life had taught her many things, […]
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Lera was returning home after a date, lost in heavy thoughts. She had not expected Ivan to propose marriage today of all days. His action had thrown her off balance — she still couldn’t give him a clear answer. Her heart tightened with anxiety: what if she made a mistake again? The wounds from her […]
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On a stormy day, when the wind was knocking on the windows of the large Stepanov mansion as if reminding of the impending loneliness, an event occurred that not only changed the course of life for the wealthy widow but literally saved her from a bleak and joyless future. After the death of her husband […]
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Late evening wrapped the kitchen in thick darkness, as if the walls had absorbed all the sounds and light. The air was so dense and tense that Igor was afraid even to take a deeper breath. He looked at Svetlana — the woman he had lived with for ten years, loving and trusting — and […]
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Semyon Petrovich, or simply Petrovich — that’s what everyone who occasionally stopped by this forgotten-by-God place called him — with a strained groan plunged his shovel into the heavy, damp earth. Another day, like hundreds before. He had been working here, at the old village cemetery, for twenty years now, ever since the noisy and […]
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Loud applause gradually died down, the glasses of champagne were half emptied, and the guests’ faces glowed with smiles. Fifty years of married life — a golden wedding anniversary. Around the long festive table gathered children, grandchildren, old family friends. They had all come to celebrate not just an anniversary, but a symbol of a […]
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Zhenya sat on an old wooden chair in the cramped dorm room, clutching a worn smartphone—a gift from the orphanage, her only reminder of the past and her sole connection to the outside world. Through the fogged-up window, the gray October light seeped in, illuminating the screen where job listings slowly loaded. She needed a […]
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The evening shift in the on-call room of the district hospital always felt like a small play. The nurses exchanged tired glances for fresh ones, handed over duties like a relay race, along with the latest news. Olga adjusted her medical cap in front of the cloudy mirror, critically examining her reflection. The corners of […]
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Maria carefully arranged the children’s clothes in the wardrobe, gently smoothing each item. Suddenly, voices she knew well came from the hallway. The baby was peacefully sleeping in the stroller, and the woman tried to move as quietly as possible so as not to disturb the child. After three years of living together with Vladimir, […]
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