Месяц: Июнь 2025

Marina and Irina looked so much alike that they seemed like two drops of water. Even their mother, Olga Viktorovna, joked that she would soon start tying colorful ribbons to their wrists—so she wouldn’t mix up who to give extra food to and who to punish for a broken cup. But the girls just laughed […]

That evening I stayed in the kitchen longer than usual. Sergey was already asleep, but I couldn’t tear myself away from my phone — scrolling through the statement from our joint card. Something was wrong. “Seventy thousand… Another fifty… And here,” I muttered under my breath, taking a sip of cold tea. “What does this […]

Svetlana Petrovna stood in the doorway of the room, barely opening the door — so as not to disturb, but also not to miss an important moment. She looked at her son with the same gaze that mixed motherly pride, tenderness, and something almost sacred. Sashka stood before the mirror in a light suit with […]

“Listen, son-in-law, no beating around the bush,” said my father-in-law, placing a thick stack of bills on the table. He looked me straight in the eye, as if appraising not a person, but a product. “Here is one million rubles. Divorce Alena and disappear from our lives. Forever.” I silently looked back and forth between […]

This year, summer came suddenly. Lyudmila was driving to the dacha in the mood to start the new season, looking forward to digging in the garden beds, planting her favorite flowers, and making fresh vegetable salads for her husband, Andrey. Barely opening the gate, she heard the familiar voice of the neighbor: “Lyuda! Lyuda! You’re […]

Yulia worked at a sanatorium, which she had to reach by taking the commuter train. The journey was exhausting, but the pay was decent, and the schedule was convenient — she could manage it alongside daycare. During the warm season, it was okay, but in winter it was scary to run to the station: it […]

— Tanya? Zhanna did not expect to see her ex-husband’s sister at the doorstep. The girl was completely soaked, water streaming down from her long hair. — On the way here, a downpour started. My things got wet, I need to wring them out… Can I come in? — Well… come in. Zhanna understood that […]

“Oh Lord, at least he didn’t suffer! Such an easy passing. They say those who are so lucky were saints in life. It’s a pity he was so young. He never saw his son grow up,” Nina Semenovna tried to console herself. She needed some way to cope with the loss of her only heir, […]