Three thousand rubles,» Pavel said, without taking his eyes off his feet. «I got it at ‘Sunlight,’ there was a good discount.» «Thank you,» she whispered, trying to hide her disappointment. «It’s very beautiful.» Marina felt a strange emptiness in her chest. Of course, she hadn’t expected anything special—what diamonds could there be at their […]
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Has anyone from my side called you today?» Alexey asked his wife. «They’ve been driving me crazy all day! It’s so annoying!» «I don’t understand! What do they need from you? And why would they need to call me?» Nastya asked her husband. «Not from me, from you!» Alexey smiled. «From me?» the woman was […]
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Andrey, a young vegetable seller at the market, began each day the same way. As soon as dawn broke, he was already at his spot, neatly arranging boxes of vegetables, fruits, and greens on his small stall. The work was not easy. In the morning, you get up before everyone else, then you lug these […]
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The customary, measured, calm life of fifty-two-year-old accountant Lyudmila Borisovna Belkina was fundamentally shattered by an impending disaster: her beloved son Vladik was getting married! Lyudmila and her son had long lived in Mytishchi, near Moscow. After the death of her parents, Lyuda, with little Vladik in tow, moved there, regretlessly selling the large, sturdy, […]
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