Anna Fedorovna sighed deeply as she placed yet another pot under the relentless drips of rain that stubbornly penetrated the ceiling. The old woman shook her head as if in conversation with the very sky. — What a nuisance! And when will this ever stop? The rain is endless. Has God’s roof started leaking up […]
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– Gena, are you sure you’ve thought everything through? – Mom… – I know what I’m talking about. She’s with you only for the money, isn’t she? Gennady sighed heavily. – Mom, I understand your concerns, but they are completely unfounded. Arguing with you is pointless; you won’t change your mind anyway. Think what you […]
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Yur, where are you off to?” Svetlana peeked out from the kitchen, wiping her hands on a towel and looking at her husband in surprise. Yuri, a 45-year-old man and manager of a large construction company, decided to act. He packed a suitcase while his wife busied herself in the kitchen preparing his breakfast. And […]
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— So, how’s life with such a handsome fellow?” the older sister asked, her eyes twinkling with curiosity. “Just like in the fairy tale ‘Beauty and the Beast,’ only in reverse,” replied the interlocutor with a laugh. “I’m the beast, and he’s the beauty.” In a cozy living room decorated in Scandinavian style, two couples […]
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The golden glow of an autumn day filtered through the stained-glass windows of the living room, painting the parquet floor with intricate patterns. The air was filled with the aroma of freshly baked apple pie mixed with the refined scent of expensive perfume. The house was abuzz with the pre-celebration bustle, meticulously orchestrated by its […]
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Olga struggled to get out of bed, wincing in pain. Nearby, in the hospital nursery’s bassinet, her little son loudly announced his needs. Her stomach ached terribly after the surgery, and it felt as if someone were hammering his head—a consequence of the spinal anesthesia. “One in a hundred cases,” the anesthesiologist said sadly when […]
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When you grow up, you’ll be my support,’ the mother always said about her elder daughter, Polina. But Oleg, the younger son, found himself in a somewhat different situation. Although he was her son, he always played the second fiddle in the family, as if he were sitting on the ‘bench of substitutes.’ Their apartment […]
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— Nikita, go take a walk,» the mother-in-law addressed her son. The man, who had been talking to his wife all this time, got distracted and looked at his mother. «Half an hour,» she clarified, nodding toward the front door. A week ago, Tatiana had registered at the civil registry office and was now the […]
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Veronika closed the bathroom door and pressed her back against it. She squeezed her eyelids shut and took a deep breath. Five minutes. Just five minutes of silence before the inevitable chaos. — Mom, Dad’s here! — Timofey’s piercing voice, filled with excitement, broke through the barrier. She ran her palms over her face and […]
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— They’re not my children,» the husband screamed, shaken to the core. «Lada, they’re… dark-skinned! Who did you have them with? Who is your lover?! Don’t ever come back to my house, not even to cross the threshold! And don’t expect any financial support—it isn’t coming! Lada had been unlucky all her life. She grew […]
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