At night, a former prisoner climbed through the window to the paralyzed old woman whom the doctors had already “written off.” And in the morning, for the first time in years, she got out of bed.

Grandma Lyuba struggled to lift the bucket of icy water from the pump and, heavily shifting her feet, walked along the well-trodden path to the house. The frost tickled her face, her fingers slipped uncontrollably on the rusty handle. Right at the door, she stopped to catch her breath: she placed one bucket on the […]

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The unfaithful husband tried to set up his wife — he sent her to important negotiations instead of himself, convinced she would ruin everything. But she destroyed his cunning plan.

Konstantin sat stunned, unable to grasp how he’d gotten himself into such a mess that now he couldn’t tell his head from his tail. Although, to be honest, he’d brought it on himself. He knew Rimma was married, but hadn’t given it much thought — he didn’t care. More than that, it was convenient: fewer […]

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Don’t come to dad’s anniversary, don’t spoil the celebration with your presence. It will be awkward in front of the guests,» my mother said.

The phone rang just at the moment Ella was taking off her noise-cancelling headphones — sharp, piercing, as if someone suddenly threw open a window in a quiet room. “Hi, Ellochka,” Vera’s voice sounded too cheerful, with that very intonation behind which unpleasant words usually hide. “Listen, my mom and I were thinking… You know, […]

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