«What are you stuck in there for? Come out, let’s go!» Anna Makarovna was banging on the bathroom door with her fist. «Please wait just five more minutes,» responded the daughter-in-law, Albina. You’ve lost all conscience! What could you possibly do there for half an hour? Were you unloading wagons or something?!» It was always […]
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Anna Sergeevna, my dear, our loaders have made such a mess!» the administrator exclaimed. «Oh, forgive me for not knocking! It’s an emergency, you understand…» she paused briefly to catch her breath and wipe the large beads of sweat from her forehead. «So, what shall we do? Two boxes of champagne have shattered! From France! […]
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«It can’t be! It can’t be!», Nadezhda thought as she looked at the photograph of a young pregnant girl wrapping her arms around her husband’s neck, sitting on his lap, and smiling joyfully. Twenty-five years of marriage… could it really all be for naught now? Her heart painfully clenched as Nadezhda stared at the photo, […]
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Svetlana sat on the bench. She had just been discharged from the maternity hospital, feeling the burden of a grave mistake. Perhaps she should have left the baby there for the state to take care of him. But Svetlana had no choice—she had nowhere else to go. As soon as her boyfriend learned of the […]
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Vera looked confusedly at Alexey. «Alex, do you realize that you’re making a mistake?» Alexey waved his hand, showing his irritation. «Let’s skip the drama. I’m tired of your perpetually dissatisfied expression. It’s always the same. Milana—she’s entirely different. She’s like a breath of fresh air to me. And you… I’m still being too kind […]
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«Mom, you’re just a pauper!» Pasha shouted, slamming the door of his room. Larisa froze in the hallway, clutching her son’s unironed T-shirt to her chest. His words hit harder than a slap. She leaned against the wall, feeling her knees tremble traitorously. Such scenes had become more frequent lately. «Pash,» she called softly, «let’s […]
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