I sat, my head pressed into my shoulders, listening to torrents of abuse hurled at me from both sides. Valentina Alexandrovna, the mother of my future fiancé, spared no harsh words as she accused me of all the sins imaginable. What hurt the most was that Slava, my dear fiancé, didn’t even try to stop […]
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A small orphan boy knelt in the quiet of a church, tears streaming down his face as he pleaded with God. “Please, let my mom come back for me,” he whispered, his voice trembling with desperation. Then, just as his cries faded into the stillness, a voice from behind startled him. “I’ll take you,” it […]
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We’re stuck at the crossing again,» sighed Klavdiya Petrovna, adjusting her woolen scarf. «What do you think, Anya, maybe we’ll get lucky and find a gold bar on the tracks?» «As if,» I smirked. «You’d be lucky to find a frozen crow here.» The November wind cut to the bone. I was returning from the […]
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I was completely exhausted when I went to bed, but then Kirill suddenly reached out and touched my shoulder. — Anya, we’re almost done with the construction,» he said, trying to speak quietly so as not to disturb my sleepy state. «I think in a month we can start the finishing work and, as they […]
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