Ksenia looked at the numbers on the computer screen for the third time, as if they could change under her intense gaze. The bonus turned out to be even bigger than she had expected. Twenty-four months of work in a state corporation, endless negotiations, nights spent on documents — and here was the result. The […]
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Elena stood by the window, watching as Mikhail opened the taxi door and helped unload the suitcases. His sister Inna was the first to get out of the car, looking around like someone appraising real estate. Behind her came her husband Viktor and their teenage son Artyom. The traditional annual visit had begun. “Well, we’ve […]
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— It’s my anniversary! — the mother-in-law reminded. — And that means I’m expecting a gift from you. Why don’t you give me the same wonderful refrigerator, only a little earlier? — But… it costs… quite a bit… — Olga was a bit taken aback by such a direct hint. — Don’t worry about it! […]
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Vasily Stepanovich lived at the edge of the village, where time seemed to have stopped. His little old house, as if pressed to the ground from weariness, was surrounded by a crooked fence and creaky gates that no one had repaired for a long time. Around him — silence. The whole street had died out: […]
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