Tatiana and Alexey had just stepped off the plane and were eagerly hurrying home by taxi. Behind them lay two weeks of a wonderful vacation in an exotic country. The flight, which lasted more than ten hours, had exhausted them, and now they dreamed of one thing only—to get home as quickly as possible and […]
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One day, the skinny, dirty cat disappeared. The millionaire grandmother, not finding her beloved pet, threw a fit. She screamed and flung plates onto the floor. All the waiters, chefs, and the landlady tried to calm her down and explained that her darling would appear any moment. — «I’ve lost everything I could in this […]
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He sat in his office, sipping expensive coffee prepared by his secretary, when the head of security entered his office. The owner of the office nodded toward the chair and immediately asked: “Did something happen?” “Arseny Borisovich, I have information that you might be in danger.” The boss pondered, trying to guess from whom the […]
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— When was the last time there was a chair?” the handsome nurse looked sternly at Elena. She had turned and leaned against the wall. “— So, when then,” he repeated. “— A lying down is bound to get delayed, and nothing should remain lying, while we’ll fix everything else.” Elena had been lying down […]
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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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— My son did not disappear without a trace! He was alive all this time, — whispered Nadezhda Pavlovna in a pain-shaken voice, clutching at her last strength. — And I… I knew where he was. — What? What did you say? — Angelina trembled as if struck. The words of her mother-in-law pierced her […]
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— Do you really think this place is suitable for living with a child?” My gaze drifted over the leaning walls of the house, which seemed to be held up only by a miracle and rusty nails. “— Olga, let’s not be dramatic. I’m leaving you the whole house with its land, even though I […]
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