The wind, like a celestial shepherd, drove the dark clouds across the sky, and the air was sharply scented with rain. In the courtyard, on an unremarkable bench by the flowerbed, a young girl sat with her eyes closed, quietly crying. It seemed that the approaching rain didn’t frighten her at all, and she was […]
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«Your mother is calling again, Misha,» I said irritably. «Every three hours, it’s getting on my nerves.» «He misses you, I don’t see anything wrong with that,» my husband replied. I could understand my mother-in-law’s attachment to her only son, but her constant interference in our life had been a strain from the first day […]
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Evgenia and her companion Inna had been seated at a café table for over an hour, their eyes glued to the window in anticipation of a significant event. They had downed two coffees each and indulged in plenty of pastries, yet the street scene remained uneventful. Evgenia broke the silence with a note of frustration: […]
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Tatyana awaited her wedding day with special trepidation. From childhood, she had imagined how wonderful the day would be when she would finally marry the man with whom she wanted to spend her life. However, everything started going wrong from the morning: the makeup artist she had booked a month and a half in advance […]
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Taya took a long time to get ready and kept twirling in front of the mirror, scrutinizing herself. After all, today was a big day! Sergey had invited her to a very expensive restaurant, most likely intending to propose. She also had a surprise for her beloved; she had learned the astonishing news yesterday—she was […]
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Andrey parked the car and looked around. Yes, he was nearly the last one, judging by the line of cars: there were Mercedes and Nissans parked. Nearby, he heard the crunch of snow. «Good health to you, Andrey Nikolaevich.» «Hello, Vasily. How are you?» Before him stood the watchman Vasily—a local caretaker. He was quite […]
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