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And what makes you think you can suddenly start laying down the law here, Dima? You asked to stay with me until you got your job and housing sorted out! If I need to, my dad will come here and throw you out

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“Where are you going? I said you’re staying home.” Dima stepped out of the kitchen into the narrow hallway and, getting ahead of Lera by two steps, planted his broad palm against the doorframe. His body completely blocked the way out. In the dim light of the single bulb, his figure seemed massive, motionless, like […]

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We’re not going to the restaurant for your birthday, I’ve already cancelled everything,” said his wife, leaving her husband alone with his gifts.

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We’re not going to the restaurant for your birthday. I’ve already canceled everything,” Marina said, neatly folding the wrapping paper into the box. Her voice was even, almost flat, but there was something tired in it. A birthday should have been a reason to celebrate, but instead of anticipation she felt irritation mixed with a […]

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So you want me to sell my car because it’s girly and impractical, and for us to buy you a huge SUV?! And I’m supposed to go to work by metro? No, darling, I’ve thought of something better!

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You could at least park farther from the curb. A gust of wind will blow it away and you won’t even notice,” Kirill was standing, leaning against the kitchen doorframe, watching Svetlana unpack the groceries from the bag. “It won’t blow away, I’m sitting in it. Heavy,” she threw over her shoulder without turning around. […]

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So that my husband’s relatives wouldn’t eat us out of house and home, I decided not to make a scene. I handed Viktor a list, and he went off to the markets, quietly swearing to himself.

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Olya will cook something, like always…” Viktor’s voice rang out as he answered his relatives, staring at the empty fridge. I didn’t start cooking—I decided to make a record of the food that had been eaten. I opened the fridge and froze for a moment, peering into the emptiness. On the middle shelf stood a […]

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How can you forbid me to come to your house?! I’m your mother! And I’ll teach your wifey to respect her elders and do everything the way I want, whether you like it or not

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“Is that it? Has she gone?” Kirill’s voice in the receiver was taut, like a stretched string. There was silence on the other end. Not long—just a second or two—but in that time he managed to imagine the worst. Then Alina’s quiet, exhausted reply came: “She’s gone.” “Are you okay? Did she… do something?” And […]

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As soon as my mother wants to come visit us, you throw a tantrum so she doesn’t dare cross our threshold! But when your precious mommy comes, I’m supposed to put up with all her insults toward me for your sake, is that it?!

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— “Mom’s coming on Saturday.” The words hit the kitchen like a slab of fat dropped onto a red-hot pan. Elena didn’t even flinch. She kept methodically slicing the onion, her hand with the heavy chef’s knife moving steady and sure, cutting off translucent rings that thudded dully and damply against the cutting board. The […]

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The relatives decided to celebrate the second day of my sister-in-law’s wedding at our place—I didn’t argue, but I greeted the guests in my own way.

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Lena woke up because the phone wouldn’t stop ringing. She reached for the nightstand and picked up the receiver. On the screen—her mother-in-law. “Good morning,” Lena’s voice was sleepy, hoarse. “Lenochka, are you still not asleep?” the mother-in-law was brisk and cheerful. Far too cheerful for nine in the morning after last night. “I was […]

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