Category: ДЕТИ

— Is that you?.. Vera? — Hi, Kostya. Didn’t expect me? A woman stood before him — confident, with a straight back and a slight half-smile on her lips. There was no pain or pleading in her eyes like before. He noticed: she had changed. Her clothes were simple but clearly not cheap. Her hairstyle […]

She entered the hall filled with the hum of voices, the clinking of dishes, and the shuffling of waiters between tables. Everything around was buzzing—as if the restaurant were a living creature, pulsing in time with the clock. And she—a quiet shadow amid the chaos. She wore a simple dress without any fancy patterns, her […]

Six years ago, Alexandra thought she had found the man of her dreams. Ilya seemed reliable, serious, with good plans for the future. They met at her friend’s office party, where Ilya worked in the IT department, and Alexandra had come just to support her acquaintance. They spent the entire evening talking about travels, books, […]

Why are you so gloomy?” Ira looked into Sergey’s eyes. “Nothing.” He answered curtly. “Come on, I can see you’re not yourself! Sergey, what happened?” Irina asked insistently. “I got fired.” Sergey grabbed his head with his hands and leaned his elbows on the tabletop. Sergey had long been afraid of getting fired, and his […]

An icy storm had covered the provincial town of Lesogorsk. In the dim light of the hospital lamps, in the realm of nighttime silence, Marina Borisova — an experienced administrator, former social worker — was enjoying a rare pause behind the registration desk. But at 9:47 PM, the hospital door creaked open, letting in a […]

No, not that!” Margarita Petrovna exclaimed irritably, throwing her fork down beside the half-eaten lasagna. “Kira, apparently you need to be taught everything from scratch. This isn’t food, it’s a nightmare. Sorry, but Vlad would be better off marrying a woman who knows how to cook and run a household. And you… between you and […]

Andrey sat across from Olga, tapping his fingers on the tabletop. His feigned nonchalance only emphasized the tension in the room. Behind him, leaning against the kitchen cabinet, stood Valentina Petrovna—his mother—with her usual expression of concerned benevolence on her face. “So here’s the deal,” Andrey finally broke the silence, his voice sounding almost casual, […]

Katya seemed to have opened her eyes. Everything suddenly and unexpectedly fell into place, as it only happens in moments of revelation. Now she knew exactly how she would spend this day. The decision was made firmly, definitively, irrevocably. Nothing else mattered to her anymore — neither her husband’s resentment, nor the children’s confusion, nor […]