This year, summer came suddenly. Lyudmila was driving to the dacha in the mood to start the new season, looking forward to digging in the garden beds, planting her favorite flowers, and making fresh vegetable salads for her husband, Andrey. Barely opening the gate, she heard the familiar voice of the neighbor: “Lyuda! Lyuda! You’re […]
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Yulia worked at a sanatorium, which she had to reach by taking the commuter train. The journey was exhausting, but the pay was decent, and the schedule was convenient — she could manage it alongside daycare. During the warm season, it was okay, but in winter it was scary to run to the station: it […]
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— Tanya? Zhanna did not expect to see her ex-husband’s sister at the doorstep. The girl was completely soaked, water streaming down from her long hair. — On the way here, a downpour started. My things got wet, I need to wring them out… Can I come in? — Well… come in. Zhanna understood that […]
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“Oh Lord, at least he didn’t suffer! Such an easy passing. They say those who are so lucky were saints in life. It’s a pity he was so young. He never saw his son grow up,” Nina Semenovna tried to console herself. She needed some way to cope with the loss of her only heir, […]
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When Viktor arrived at the ICU, he barely contained his triumph. His face was a mask of calm, but inside everything was boiling: finally, the moment he had been waiting for had come. His wife Marina had been unconscious for a week after a severe stroke. The doctors spoke of extremely slim chances of recovery, […]
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“Finally,” I sighed, feeling the key turn in the lock. Viktor entered the apartment, dropped his travel bag on the floor, and wearily rubbed his face. It had been six months since he left for his work rotation. Six months we hadn’t seen each other. He smelled of expensive cologne, dust, and a foreign city. […]
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The day Svetlana had dreamed about for many years had finally come. But instead of the expected relief, she felt her hands nervously trembling. Fifty-eight years old—is that not too old for a new life? That thought haunted her all morning. She scrutinized herself in the hallway mirror. A strict suit, minimal makeup, hair tied […]
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Marish, how good it is that you’re already on vacation. There’s something I need to tell you… Her husband hesitated slightly. He always acted like this when he wanted to ask his wife for something. He knew her difficult character well. So he didn’t always have the courage to explain the whole request right away. […]
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My name is Svetlana, but everyone just calls me Sveta. I am twenty-six years old. And even now, despite the years, I cannot forgive my mother. Not because she was cruel or indifferent—quite the opposite. She did what she believed was right, protecting me and our family. But it was her choice that left a […]
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“Look at her! How beautiful she is!” I exclaimed, holding the warm little body of our newborn daughter close to me. Lizochka lay wrapped in a soft blanket, curled up like a tiny bundle of life, quietly breathing. I couldn’t take my eyes off her. At that moment, the world narrowed down for me to […]
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