Sofya adjusted the photograph on the wall—a simple wooden frame, inside which was the very first photo taken in her own apartment. Twelve years ago, right after the purchase, when there was not yet any furniture. Sofya was sitting on the window sill, happy, with the keys in her hand. — “Are you adjusting it […]
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About Kristina’s Kind Heart Everyone in the neighborhood knew about Kristina’s kind heart. The grandmothers on the benches would either admire her, saying, “You can’t find such people these days,” or shake their heads, saying, “This simple girl will perish—she won’t survive in our cruel world.” Her coworkers cleverly took advantage of her helpfulness, knowing […]
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Olga sat on the steps of her house, stroking the worn wooden railing and feeling the pain in her back from the long hours of work in the garden growing sharper. Raising her eyes, she heard her daughter’s voice. — Mom! Where are you? Olga sighed heavily, slowly got up, slightly straightening her aching back, […]
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Enough! I’m tired of the constant lack of money!” Kira had been repeating this phrase for the third day, as if trying to find the key to solving the problem. But her thoughts remained tangled, and there was still no plan of action. Kira worked as an assistant to the general director at a gravel […]
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Grandfather Miron lit a memorial candle by the photograph of his wife, sat down on a stool, and sighed heavily… “Here, Tanya, it’s been forty days since you passed. I feel so lost without you,” he thought with bitterness. “It’s time for me to follow you… What am I doing here? The children are grown. […]
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This month we have a separate budget,” said Mikhail, setting aside his mug with unfinished coffee. Anna raised her eyes to him. There was no surprise or outrage in them. “Alright,” she said. Mikhail blinked. He had expected something different: questions, complaints, perhaps even tears. He had prepared arguments, phrases like “It’s fair,” “This will […]
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The dinner I had spent all evening preparing sat untouched, instantly losing all meaning. I slowly lifted my gaze to Andrei, who sat across from me at the kitchen table. Our cozy kitchen, which I had lovingly arranged over the past three years, suddenly felt like a suffocating, cramped roach nest. “Do you seriously think […]
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Vera was slowly returning to reality, as if rising from a bottomless abyss. She understood that somehow she was coming back from somewhere, but she couldn’t comprehend where exactly. Muffled voices were heard around her. Voices and suffering. Suffering, growing with every second, filling her entire being. A clear guess flashed through her mind: she […]
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I was sitting in the kitchen, absorbed in my work, when the door suddenly flew open with a bang. Maxim burst in, not even bothering to take off his shoes. His eyes were burning with excitement. — Katya! I did it! I found the thing that will turn our lives around! I tore myself away […]
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Irina stood in the corner of the hall, arranging name badges on the registration table. The charity event was just beginning, yet she already felt completely exhausted. “Need some help?” a low male voice sounded behind her. Turning around, she saw a tall young man in an impeccable suit. His eyes held a hint of […]
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