Rain relentlessly lashed against the entrance awning while Alla sat on a suitcase, holding her six‐year‐old Misha tightly to her. The boy shivered from both cold and fear, his eyes glistening with tears. — “Mom, is it true that Daddy doesn’t love us anymore?” he asked softly, gripping her sleeve. Alla struggled to swallow the […]
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The world began to return to Katya gradually, as if through a thick fog. The first glimpse of reality was the snowy white ceiling overhead, blurry and indistinct. Sounds emerged one after another: the rhythmic clicking of medical devices, muffled conversations, the rustle of clothing. “Where am I?” – the thought slowly pushed its way […]
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— We will live together for an eternity,” Roman softly whispered to Maria as they submitted their application at the registry office. “— In joy and in sorrow?” she asked, smiling and gazing into his eyes, which were full of happiness. “— In joy and in sorrow!” he nodded confidently, pulling her even closer. “— […]
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— Why are you talking to me like that, Tanya? — Galina Yevgenyevna asked sharply, though her voice betrayed her agitation. — Mom, how do you think I should talk? I’m not living at a resort here, I’m working day and night to achieve something. And where have you all been all these years? — […]
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— He’s not coming, is he?” I asked the nurse, clutching the bundle with the baby close to me. “Sometimes that happens, dear. Perhaps he was held up at work,” she replied, averting her gaze as if checking documents. I looked at little Matvey’s tiny face, his barely noticeable eyebrows, and his pink lips, tied […]
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Vera and Nikolai started their family as soon as they reached adulthood. Their romantic feelings had begun back in high school. Vera wasn’t eager to marry early because she believed in the importance of education. However, her chosen partner countered that without financial support and useful connections, it would be nearly impossible for them to […]
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Svetlana cautiously closed the door to the room. She felt an overwhelming pity for her husband. Lately, he had been so exhausted that he would fall asleep on his feet. And even now—as he rushed home from work, quickly swallowed a bowl of “navy-style” pasta, and collapsed onto the sofa—he managed only to say: — […]
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Mom always said that Raisa and Irina met before they were even born, because Tamara Vasilievna was friends with Irina’s mother, and it so happened that both became pregnant almost at the same time. Of course, Tamara Vasilievna and her friend dreamed that their children would definitely be friends. And if it had been a […]
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I sat in the kitchen, mechanically stirring tea that had long since cooled. The old clock on the wall ticked away, its steady sound a monotonous reminder—it’s been a month since I’ve been alone. A month since Viktor packed his things and left. Left her. Left Larisa from the third floor. —Galya, understand, it’s better […]
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Sonya wearily climbed the stairs, dragging a suitcase behind her. Two weeks of business trips in Novosibirsk had completely worn her out, and now she dreamed of nothing but one thing – collapsing into her bed and sleeping for about twelve hours. The jangling of keys, the turning of a lock – and suddenly her […]
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