День: 07.06.2025

Svetlana woke up before the alarm clock — as always. The room was filled with a soft twilight: that very ghostly light that appears before dawn, when night is no longer the ruler, but day has not yet taken its rights. Outside, there was deep silence, so dense it seemed as if time had frozen. […]

Raisa Alexandrovna never thought she would have to prove her right to the apartment. She had lived there for thirty-two years. Especially to her husband. And certainly not in a notary’s office, where they had come for a completely different reason. “Do you want to make a gift deed for your son?” the notary asked […]

The queue at the clinic was moving very slowly. Elderly women would go into the ENT doctor’s office and disappear for almost an hour. Dima was noticeably nervous. At work, no one would pat him on the head for being away so long. He purposely stood near the door so that no quick old lady […]

— Mom, are you serious? I’ve already sent out the invitations! The restaurant is waiting for payment! My wedding is in two weeks! You can’t let me down! — Kira couldn’t believe that her mother’s words were not a nightmare or a prank. — Darling, I understand… — No, you don’t understand! — Kira shouted, […]