Everyone in that rural area practically knew Old Valya, even though until recently she had rarely spoken to anyone—preferring a reclusive lifestyle in her modest little house on the outskirts. The dwelling was small, with a crooked fence and a semi-wild lilac bush by the window. Every year the lilac grew larger and larger, its […]
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They talked, laughed, and then began to dance. Later, he said, “I’ll walk her home.” He only returned in the morning. Without a single word of apology. Katya sat in the kitchen, absentmindedly stirring the cooled oatmeal in her bowl with a spoon. Her face was frozen, like a mask. Fifteen years of marriage, two […]
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Spring burst into Vika’s life as noisily and swiftly as her little miracle. The delivery room was bathed in sunlight that filtered through the semi-transparent blinds, and the smell of antiseptic blended with the aroma of the first bouquets that the elated fathers brought to their wives. Misha, dressed in a blue hospital gown, held […]
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Little Igor, sweetheart, darling!” a young woman exclaimed as she embraced him, leaning in to kiss his cheek. “Mom’s in trouble.” “Again,” Igor thought to himself, “I’m so sick of this,” he muttered. But, turning to his wife with merely a smile, he asked: “What is it this time?” “Mom needs to undergo rehabilitation. She […]
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