Ksenia looked at the numbers on the computer screen for the third time, as if they could change under her intense gaze. The bonus turned out to be even bigger than she had expected. Twenty-four months of work in a state corporation, endless negotiations, nights spent on documents — and here was the result. The […]
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Elena stood by the window, watching as Mikhail opened the taxi door and helped unload the suitcases. His sister Inna was the first to get out of the car, looking around like someone appraising real estate. Behind her came her husband Viktor and their teenage son Artyom. The traditional annual visit had begun. “Well, we’ve […]
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— It’s my anniversary! — the mother-in-law reminded. — And that means I’m expecting a gift from you. Why don’t you give me the same wonderful refrigerator, only a little earlier? — But… it costs… quite a bit… — Olga was a bit taken aback by such a direct hint. — Don’t worry about it! […]
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Vasily Stepanovich lived at the edge of the village, where time seemed to have stopped. His little old house, as if pressed to the ground from weariness, was surrounded by a crooked fence and creaky gates that no one had repaired for a long time. Around him — silence. The whole street had died out: […]
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It all started suddenly — my little daughter Lizochka got sick. She was only nine months old, and then suddenly her temperature shot up sharply, and she started vomiting and having diarrhea. I was in panic — I’m 23 years old, a young mom with almost no experience in such situations. And Sasha, my husband, […]
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The Girl from the Riverbank Anna never aspired to anything special. She didn’t dream of great achievements or a bright life beyond the village. She was born at the dawn of a quiet morning, in a house that smelled of stove smoke, homemade baking, and earth after the rain. Her parents were simple people: her […]
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Nina pushed open the gate and rustled along the sandy path worn down beside the garden beds. Right at the porch, Aunt Galina was waiting — in an old robe, barefoot, wearing worn slippers. She was holding her lower back as if it reminded her of her age. «Finally,» the woman sighed and hugged her […]
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Stop!” I shouted across the entire field, but the small figure kept slowly moving between the stalks. August was scorching hot. I was returning from the river, carrying a bucket of laundry, when I noticed her — a five-year-old girl in a shabby dress. She was walking strangely, as if in a trance. “Hey, little […]
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«Alla, it’s me!» Polina’s voice echoed in the narrow hallway. Keys jingled as they fell into a ceramic vase—a ritual established by their mother back in childhood. She slipped off her shoes and smoothed down her tousled hair, then headed to the living room, mentally picturing the meeting with her sister and the aroma of […]
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— What are you doing? Put it down immediately! — Tatiana exclaimed, standing in the doorway, clearly upset by what she saw. — I just wanted to see what apps you have installed, — Olga, the future sister-in-law, answered innocently. — So what’s wrong with that? Tatiana was holding the edge of her open blue […]
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