Barbara Solovyova sat in the doctor’s office and wept bitterly. The young nurse couldn’t come to terms with her beloved husband’s betrayal: it turned out that Gena had been cheating on her for the last couple of years and was even planning to marry his mistress! «What a nightmare, oh Lord!» thought Varya to herself, […]
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The evening light softly streamed through the large windows of a cozy little restaurant named ‘Old Town.’ Pavel, wiping down tables after the last guests had left, automatically arranged the salt shakers and straightened the tablecloths. The day was coming to an end, but fatigue weighed on his shoulders like a heavy burden. He rubbed […]
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Olga and Maxim left the courthouse together. Both had calm expressions on their faces. To an outsider, nothing would suggest that this couple had just dissolved a fifteen-year marriage. «I need to stop by work. Can you give me a lift?» Olga asked her ex-husband. «How will you pay me back?» Maxim teased. «I’ll make […]
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Antonina Igorevna and Nikita had been pacing on the platform for about 15 minutes. The woman kept dialing a number on her phone but to no avail. “That damn thing, won’t pick up,” grumbled Antonina Igorevna, listening to the long beeps again. “Doing it on purpose to annoy me. Thinks she can get rid of […]
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Rita froze in place. Before her was the very café her grandmother had talked about. It had opened recently, and the staff was not yet fully complete. Perhaps there would be a job for her as well. Taking a deep breath, she pushed the door open. Once, many years ago—although it seemed an eternity to […]
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Vitaly woke up in an unfamiliar room. From the first seconds, he realized that he was in a hospital—the distinctive smell of antiseptics, white walls, and the typical hospital setting left no doubt. «What nonsense?» he thought. He distinctly remembered stopping at a road sign, surveying the landscape before him, and smiling, recalling how he […]
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Mom, come on, someone came to see you!» said fifteen-year-old Ksenia to her mother. At that moment, Vera was sitting at a table in her bedroom, sorting through work papers and listening to music through headphones to avoid being distracted by the noise coming from the neighboring apartment, where renovation had been ongoing for the […]
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The day passed as usual. Christina was about to finish work when her phone rang — it was her worried husband: Where are you? How much longer? Come on, hurry up, I’m waiting for you. Without giving any explanations, Nikita hung up. Christina began to worry and called a taxi to get home faster. At […]
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Hey Dad, Dad!» The man, quietly conversing with a young woman so as not to disturb other patients, turned to his daughter. «Nastya, behave yourself.» «Dad, I’m tired of sitting here. I’ve already told Liza everything. Can I walk down the hall?» «Nastya, of course not. There are sick people here; they need peace.» The […]
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Fyodor Petrovich had long dreamed of visiting the cemetery to see his son. However, his health hadn’t allowed him to fulfill this wish for a long time. Paint and tools were prepared in advance, and today he woke up feeling better. After breakfast, he began to get ready. Two months ago, he noticed that the […]
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