At a party with mutual friends, Vladimir and Elena met for the first time. They felt an instant connection and started living together after just six months. However, Elena was troubled by one thing: Vladimir had a longtime female friend. He explained that he had known Nastya since childhood and that their relationship was strictly […]
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— «Not one more step into that restaurant, understood?» she hissed through her teeth, her sharp nails digging into the granite surface of the counter. — «Of course, Ekaterina Pavlovna. As you command,» I replied, displaying a calm smile, although inside, I was already filled with the warmth of anticipating triumph. The «White Swan» restaurant […]
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Alina, sweetie, go play outside with Jack while I run some errands,» Oksana said softly to her five-year-old daughter. «Where are you going, mom?» the girl asked curiously. «I’m going to see someone I know. Just don’t tell anyone about it,» the mother whispered conspiratorially. The girl took on a serious look and nodded confidently […]
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You do understand that this isn’t even up for discussion, right?» The woman in a terry robe, with a towel carelessly wrapped around her head, walked past her husband, dropping the remark as if it were about choosing a restaurant for dinner. The man, engrossed in his laptop screen, barely looked up. He might have […]
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«I need surgery…» my voice trembles, like a thin thread ready to snap. «The doctors say that if I don’t, my legs might completely fail me…» My sister’s laughter, cold and prickly like an icy wind, cuts through the air: «You’re almost a cripple already, what’s the difference?» There’s malice in her words. «You should […]
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