The body seemed to have broken — like a mechanism suddenly stopped working. Like a fragile boat on the border of two worlds: water and air. No breath, no time — only pain that burns from memory even one’s own name. In the fog of consciousness, where dreams intertwine with reality, Alla suddenly realizes: she […]
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— When is Katya going to find a job? — Nadezhda Konstantinovna asked her son once again. — Mom, stop bringing up that topic already, we don’t need that, — Konstantin replied. — A wife should be busy with something. Yours just sits at home and does nothing. I’m the one cleaning all day! — […]
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Anna Vladimirovna sat at the kitchen table, scrolling through photos on her phone. Forty years old — a milestone birthday. She wanted to throw a real celebration, invite friends, colleagues, maybe even order a cake from a bakery. For the first time in a long while, she felt the desire to mark her birthday with […]
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You’re making that sour face again. Maybe you should see a gastroenterologist?” Maria smirked without even turning around. She was chopping onions for the salad, but her hand trembled, and the knife hit the wooden board with a dull thud. “Did you even hear what I said?” Alexey came closer and placed his palms on […]
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Alina sat on the couch, leaning back comfortably against the soft pillows. The room was filled with a ringing silence, occasionally broken by the monotonous drip of water leaking from the kitchen faucet. Outside the window, the sky was slowly darkening—as if some invisible hand was gradually turning off the lights in the world. The […]
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Varvara sat at the head of her husband’s bed, not daring to move. Anton Mikhailovich was asleep — a heavy, disease-weakened man. For him to rest even a little, Varvara patiently waited for him to wake. Half an hour ago, the nurse had given him an injection, and now sleep brought brief relief. She knew […]
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