— Honey, I gave your sister the trip voucher, she needs it more — she’s going through a crisis, — her husband blinked innocently, having stolen his wife’s vacation.

Marina had always known that Lena would show up exactly when she was least expected. As if she had a special radar for the most inconvenient moments. And today was no exception: Marina was trying to concentrate on a report for management when the door slammed, and a familiar voice sounded from the hallway: “Igorek, […]

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After the toast from my husband on our wedding anniversary, I rushed out of the house without looking back. I’m not going to be a servant for his relatives.

— Ol, I have news! — Maksim came into the kitchen where Olga was just finishing preparing dinner and stopped by the window. — The builders said it’s almost done. Just a couple of weeks left. It’s time to think about moving. Olga turned around, drying her hands with a towel. Joy and hope instantly […]

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— How come you didn’t pay? What? Why? — Svetlana looked surprised from the bathroom, where she was hand-washing her daughter’s clothes.

— What do you mean you didn’t pay? What? Why? — Svetlana looked surprised from the bathroom, where she was hand-washing her daughter’s clothes. The child needed to go to kindergarten, clean clothes had run out, and, as if on purpose, the washing machine had broken down. And there was simply no money to fix […]

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I don’t know where you’ll live! This is my apartment!” — the mother-in-law blustered, but the daughter-in-law managed to put her in her place.

Evening was slowly settling over Petersburg, covering the streets with a soft twilight. In a three-room apartment on the city’s outskirts, Alla Petrovna was inspecting the kitchen with a critical eye, running her finger over the recently cleaned stove. Her face froze into an expression as if she had just discovered something unpleasant. “Sveta, how […]

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He saved the old woman from death and took her to the hospital, but at that moment he still did not know what would happen next…

— What terrible weather we have today! — he grumbled, peering into the white haze. — God forbid I get stuck in the middle of the way… The raging blizzard furiously threw snowflakes, turning the street into a freezing whirlpool. Mikhail pulled his head into his shoulders, trying to shield himself from the icy needles […]

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They brought in a homeless man, so practice on him,” the head nurse threw at the new nurse… And when he opened his eyes, it became clear that this was no ordinary person.

— What is it again, Ivanova?! — came the displeased voice of the head nurse, Liliya Sergeyevna. Nastya sighed. She knew that as a newcomer, she would get all the unpleasant tasks. But she hadn’t expected it to be this much. —I did everything honestly! — she complained, looking at her colleague hopefully. —I can […]

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The husband noticed how his wife quietly added something to his tea and carefully swapped the mugs.

The end of summer was unusually hot. The sun blazed mercilessly, as if trying to scorch everything alive. At the crossroads by the roadside, grandmothers had set up with handmade baskets. Inside were homemade apples smelling of orchards, fresh greens, juicy parsley and dill, cucumbers twisted like old cloves, and tomatoes—juicy, fragrant, freshly picked from […]

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