One morning, Lesha woke up with the feeling that something had to change drastically. Otherwise, he simply wouldn’t be able to endure it. He was afraid to think about how things would end if he continued living with this woman. His wife. The mother of his children. The revelation came early — within the first […]
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— Let me see my son… kiss him… — the man rasped, as though he had just surfaced from water. — Where is Leshenka? Show me my boy! I’ve missed him… I’m home… His voice trembled with weakness and pain. — Open the door, Galya! I’m cold, I’m frozen to the bone… Don’t make me […]
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Sergey stood by the window, mechanically fiddling with a bundle of keys. The apartment, which had once seemed cramped for four, now felt oppressive with emptiness. Three days ago, Galina took the children and left. She just left, without shouting or hysterics, as if that was how it should be. Only a note on the […]
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The spring sun played in the windows of the country house as Svetlana pulled grocery bags out of the trunk. Denis, her husband, had already taken the first batch of things into the house. The May holidays were traditionally spent at her mother-in-law’s dacha — that was the unwritten rule of the family. «Svetochka, dear, […]
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Dima?» Natasha saw her boyfriend through the peephole and, throwing on a robe, opened the door. «So why did you come?» «To talk.» «About what? Are you going to freeze me out again? We’ve already discussed everything,» she stepped back, and Dmitry noticed something interesting in the bedroom: rumpled sheets, two glasses with unfinished wine, […]
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Igor, maybe you should go alone to the meeting?» Svetlana was sitting by the children’s crib. Her son, Pasha, had just woken up, but she hadn’t been able to rest during his nap… Dark circles under her eyes, unkempt hair, tired eyes. It was supposed to be a day off, but in motherhood and care, […]
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Larisa, come on, let’s go visit my relatives for the May holidays, huh?” Kostya pleaded with his wife in a pitiful tone. “No way! They’ll pull the same stunt again and make us buy the meat! They’re such cheapskates!” Larisa snapped. “But Larisa, why just sit at home? The weather’s great!” “Kostya!” “At least promise […]
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The Severny market bustled with life every morning, as if driven by an invisible engine: vendors called out to customers, students haggled over the price of tangerines, loaders cursed under their breath while heaving sacks of potatoes. But on that particular April Thursday, the usual buzz had turned edgy, as if the very air had […]
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How much longer, Nastya?” Vitaly grimaced, staring at the macaroni and cheese. “Every day it’s the same. Pasta, buckwheat, pasta again. I’m sick of looking at it.” Anastasia placed another portion on his plate and gently patted his shoulder. “Vitalik, just a little longer. Next month my salary will be reviewed.” Vitaly irritably jerked his […]
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That day started like any other. I was sorting through old photographs in the closet, preparing for our wedding anniversary with Oleg—thirty years together. Among the pictures, I came across one from a college party: me, Svetka, and the girls celebrating the end of exams. Who would have thought that so many years later… “Ira, […]
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