— They say that hospital walls intensify love. Apparently, our case is different,” the wife said bitterly. “— I’ve always been honest with you, Ira,” her husband immediately replied. Sunlight shattered through the blinds, painting stripes on the pale green wall of the ward. Between these stripes, the shadows of the IV pole and medical […]
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Valentina stood in the middle of Yuri’s office, clutching a rag in her hands. The shelves, overloaded with old magazines, smelled of dust and something sour—like forgotten tea left in a cup. Tomorrow Yuri would turn sixty-six, and she had decided: it was time to tidy up his den. “There will be a surprise,” she […]
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And immediately he threw an empty shot glass at her, but missed. «Stop hitting me!» Oleg exclaimed irritably, addressing his wife, Irina. «I’m not a wooden stick, I’m a living person! If you want to keep going like this, you better go get some air! And stop raising your voice at me! Otherwise, you’ll regret […]
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Lera scanned the kitchen with her eyes, pausing on the photograph attached to the fridge with a magnet. The picture was from last summer during her vacation, her smile before David came into her life. The morning sun was peeking through the blinds. The kitchen was her pride. Small, but carefully designed, with a functional […]
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Buy a house outside the city? Olga, are you out of your mind? Why would you want this headache? You already have a nice apartment, and with Lesha, you have everything you need,» Anna Pavlovna pressed her lips together, eyeing her daughter-in-law over her glasses. Olga slowly took a sip of tea, trying to stay […]
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Mom left suddenly. He, Vityka, didn’t even understand how. She was just cheerful, kissing Vityka, playing with him, and then suddenly… she had lost weight, was bald, smiling quietly with her huge eyes, telling Vityka to live well, like a human being, and in an instant, she was gone. “An orphan,” the old women whisper, […]
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Mom left suddenly. He, Vityka, didn’t even understand how. She was just cheerful, kissing Vityka, playing with him, and then suddenly… she had lost weight, was bald, smiling quietly with her huge eyes, telling Vityka to live well, like a human being, and in an instant, she was gone. “An orphan,” the old women whisper, […]
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