Tanja, you always scream so loudly!» Marinka burst out laughing, and her friend Valya joined in. It was painfully offensive. Tanya had been working here for over six months, and her colleagues constantly teased her. Understanding why exactly Marinka and Valya chose her as their target, Tanya, nevertheless, could not respond in kind. Tanya was […]
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Monday was a lucky day for Irina. She found a job as a caregiver for a lonely, elderly man, 80 years old. Irina knew her job well, had a lot of experience, and was eager to start. The salary promised was very decent, and the money was much needed. Recently, Irina and her husband Igor […]
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In the butcher shop, a pleasant aroma of spices and fresh meat filled the air, which Natalya was most proud of. She always chose the best so that customers would return. It was a busy December day, and people bustled about—some buying meat for dinner, others arguing about prices. As Natalya arranged fresh cuts on […]
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Why did you come home so early?!» the husband exclaimed, startled, instinctively closing the door in his wife’s face. «What do you mean?» Svetlana managed to insert her bag into the doorway to keep the door from slamming shut. The situation resembled a cheap joke. Only in this joke, the role of the «business trip […]
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«What are you stuck in there for? Come out, come on!» Anna Makarovna banged on the bathroom door with her fist. «Please wait another five minutes,» responded her daughter-in-law, Albina. «Completely lost your conscience! What can you do in there for half an hour? Were you unloading wagons?!» It had always been like this. It […]
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Andryush, have you seen my blue scarf? The one you gave me last New Year?» Marina carefully sifted through the clothes in the closet, pretending to be deeply concerned about the search. «Check on the top shelf, behind the boxes,» Andrei called out from the kitchen. «You put it there after the last… business trip.» […]
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Lera stood at the kitchen table, watching as Katya, in another room, diligently colored her favorite animals in her album. Her five-year-old daughter was so absorbed in the process that she wouldn’t have noticed what her mother was doing. Lera smiled and returned to her thoughts. However, an inner voice kept reminding her of her […]
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My God, I just wanted to help you choose a dress!» exclaimed the mother-in-law. «Who do you look like now? This is just nonsense, not a bride’s outfit!» Lena froze in front of her new mother-in-law, unable to respond. The guests watched the unfolding scene attentively. Andrey tried to calm his mother: «Mom, could you […]
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Lida pretended that they didn’t have a son. But that was only outwardly. Several times a day, she caught herself either examining a jacket, wondering if it would be too wide for him, or putting chocolate-covered marshmallows in the shopping cart, although no one but Sasha ate them. Lida sighed, put the marshmallows back on […]
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— Tonya, are you feeling unwell? What’s wrong with you? Antonina did not respond; she just continued to lie on her side. — Mom, tomorrow I will come home not alone but with a fiancé, — Larisa surprised Antonina over the phone. — I’m getting married! Antonina was taken aback: — Getting married? When did […]
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