Having been released from the colony on parole, not knowing where to go, she took the wrong address—and spent the night in the house of complete strangers.

— You’ve over-salted it again,” Nadezhda Petrovna demonstratively pushed the bowl of borscht aside. “At my age, food like this was simply considered sabotage.” Valeria clenched a napkin under the table. That borscht had taken three hours to make. “Sorry, I’ll be more careful next time,” Valeria replied quietly. “Apologies won’t make this slop edible,” […]

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Anastasia received an apartment as a gift from her parents for her twenty-fifth birthday. Small, but her own, in a good neighborhood, with decent neighbors.

Anastasia received an apartment as a gift from her parents for her twenty-fifth birthday. It was small, but her own, in a good neighborhood with decent neighbors. Her parents gave up nearly all their savings to buy their daughter a home. It was truly a gift from fate. At first, Anastasia could hardly believe that […]

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Having been released from the colony on parole, not knowing where to go, she took the wrong address—and spent the night in the house of complete strangers. That accident changed everything.

Kristina took a deep breath — the warm air was filled with the scent of freedom. This was her second meeting with it. The second time she was going out into the world. And the second time she had to learn to live anew. She twisted her mouth into a crooked smile. «It’s okay, hardships […]

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Hearing that his parents were coming to visit, the rich man begged a homeless girl to play the role of his fiancée for just one evening.

And when she entered the restaurant, her mother couldn’t believe her eyes…” “Have you completely lost it?” she almost shouted, recoiling as if caught red-handed. “Me? In this? Playing your fiancée? Yesterday, I was digging food out of the trash!” He calmly clicked the lock, closing the door, and, tiredly leaning against the wall, said: […]

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The wealthy man was sobbing by the gravestone of his mother, whom he hadn’t visited for many years. Suddenly, he heard the plea of a small child.

Matvey slammed on the brakes sharply, as if something had jolted him awake. How many times had he planned to come here — neither during his mother’s lifetime nor after her passing had he found the time. Always busy, important, he now found himself repulsive. It even became unpleasant to remember what he had been […]

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My relatives are coming from the village! The table must be overflowing, and there should be plenty of meat, got it?! Not like last time!” — declared the husband.

Vika was looking at her phone screen, trying not to lose focus. Just five minutes ago, life was going on as usual — an ordinary Tuesday, a work meeting via video call, the quarterly report. And suddenly, her husband burst into the room like a whirlwind — Anton, who was supposed to return from work […]

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The mute cemetery cleaner took in a boy. He whispered in her ear: «Don’t tell my dad where I am,» but the woman still betrayed him and told.

Katya suddenly jumped up, her whole body trembling. The old sofa creaked plaintively, protesting the sudden movement. The girl threw it a worried glance — hoping it wouldn’t collapse completely. Then she looked around the walls. Winter was relentlessly approaching, and she had no idea what to do next. She had left her native village […]

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