nobody’s going to take your apartment away? really? and when your ex-husband turns up at your door with his mother and suitcases, sure that he has every right to live here—what will you do? smile and step aside, clearing the way? or will you find the strength to slam the door in their insolent faces? […]
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The sixth month isn’t exactly the ideal time for cozy family get‑togethers with your husband’s relatives—especially when most of them never warmed up to you. Vera knew this, yet she agreed anyway. Anton had just come back from a two‑week business trip, and her mother‑in‑law, Regina Mikhailovna, insisted on a “small family dinner.” “Come on,” […]
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Alexei stepped into a small grocery shop to buy some coffee and a snack for tea. The day had gone off the rails from the very morning: his alarm hadn’t gone off at the appointed time, his phone battery had died, and a nasty autumn drizzle pattered outside. He felt that nothing was going according […]
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Olya, as usual, was putting her daughter Oksana to bed. The girl was tossing and turning, refusing to listen to a bedtime story. Instead, she asked her mother to tell her something about her father, who had passed away a few years ago. “Your dad was a very brave man,” Olya began softly. “He worked […]
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