Kristina stood in front of the mirror, smoothing out the wrinkles on her new dress. The dark blue silk shimmered beautifully in the morning sunlight. The dress fit perfectly, accentuating all the curves of her figure, but this very fact made her feel uneasy. Her mother-in-law would surely find something to criticize again. «You’ll see, […]
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Arkady! Look at this!» Jeanne shoved the phone screen in front of her cohabitant. «Your daughter has completely lost it! How could she send me this?!» Arkady stared at Jeanne’s phone for several minutes before he couldn’t help but chuckle. «You’re still smiling? You’re in on it with her!» «Sweetheart, don’t shout… You wanted to […]
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The closer the wedding day came, the gloomier Illya became. Mila couldn’t understand what had happened to him. Maybe he had changed his mind, and like her, began to feel guilty toward his friend? He was tender with her, caring for Vanechka, and everything seemed fine on the surface. But Mila felt that something was […]
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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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