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Sergey stood by the window, mechanically fiddling with a bundle of keys. The apartment, which had once seemed cramped for four, now felt oppressive with emptiness. Three days ago, Galina took the children and left. She just left, without shouting or hysterics, as if that was how it should be. Only a note on the […]

The spring sun played in the windows of the country house as Svetlana pulled grocery bags out of the trunk. Denis, her husband, had already taken the first batch of things into the house. The May holidays were traditionally spent at her mother-in-law’s dacha — that was the unwritten rule of the family. “Svetochka, dear, […]

Dima?” Natasha saw her boyfriend through the peephole and, throwing on a robe, opened the door. “So why did you come?” “To talk.” “About what? Are you going to freeze me out again? We’ve already discussed everything,” she stepped back, and Dmitry noticed something interesting in the bedroom: rumpled sheets, two glasses with unfinished wine, […]

Igor, maybe you should go alone to the meeting?” Svetlana was sitting by the children’s crib. Her son, Pasha, had just woken up, but she hadn’t been able to rest during his nap… Dark circles under her eyes, unkempt hair, tired eyes. It was supposed to be a day off, but in motherhood and care, […]

The Severny market bustled with life every morning, as if driven by an invisible engine: vendors called out to customers, students haggled over the price of tangerines, loaders cursed under their breath while heaving sacks of potatoes. But on that particular April Thursday, the usual buzz had turned edgy, as if the very air had […]

How much longer, Nastya?” Vitaly grimaced, staring at the macaroni and cheese. “Every day it’s the same. Pasta, buckwheat, pasta again. I’m sick of looking at it.” Anastasia placed another portion on his plate and gently patted his shoulder. “Vitalik, just a little longer. Next month my salary will be reviewed.” Vitaly irritably jerked his […]

That day started like any other. I was sorting through old photographs in the closet, preparing for our wedding anniversary with Oleg—thirty years together. Among the pictures, I came across one from a college party: me, Svetka, and the girls celebrating the end of exams. Who would have thought that so many years later… “Ira, […]

Dash! Dashunka! Bring us some cold beer and snacks or something!” Oleg shouted loudly from the living room, drowning out the voice of the football match commentator. Darya sighed. She had just come home, still in her outerwear, not even having time to take off her shoes after a long workday. Twelve hours at the […]