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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Dash! Dashunka! Bring us some cold beer and snacks or something!» Oleg shouted loudly from the living room, drowning out the voice of the football match commentator. Darya sighed. She had just come home, still in her outerwear, not even having time to take off her shoes after a long workday. Twelve hours at the […]
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Dear, the food you made today is delicious!» Yuri entered the kitchen where Kristina was finishing cleaning the dishes and picked up the knife with the cutting board. «Thank you,» Kristina smiled, continuing her task. «By the way, I hope you don’t mind, I invited my mom over for dinner. She’ll be here in an […]
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I noticed the folder by accident. Yesterday, Kolya brought another batch of papers — “work stuff, Val, nothing interesting.” Usually, I didn’t meddle with his documents. For thirty-two years of marriage, we had invisible but strong boundaries: the kitchen, cleaning, grandchildren — that was mine; bills, documents, property — that was his. But this morning, […]
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The sun was barely breaking through the kitchen window when Olga was already bustling around the house. The morning greeted her with the usual silence, only interrupted by the mumbling of the television from her mother-in-law’s room. Olga straightened the tablecloth, brushed off invisible crumbs from the table, and opened the fridge. Eggs, milk, cottage […]
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Where’s my car, Sergei?» — Larisa’s voice rang with barely restrained fury. Sergei, who had just returned home, froze in the doorway, staring at his enraged wife. He knew this moment would come, but he had hoped to delay it as long as possible. «Larisa, darling, I’ll explain everything right now…» «I’m asking where my […]
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It seemed that Kirill had calculated everything: fake bankruptcy, divorce, secret accounts. But he forgot that Anya was not just a «modest housewife.» Behind the borscht and baby diapers hid a woman capable of turning his lies into financial ruin. When the last illusions crumbled, only one question remained: what was worse—losing the business or […]
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Nadezhda sat in an old wicker chair on the veranda, sorting the raspberries she had picked in the morning. The June sun played through the apple tree leaves, casting whimsical shadows on the wooden floor. From the open window, the cheerful laughter of children could be heard. Nadezhda’s niece and nephew, Dima and Katya, were […]
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