The evening shift in the on-call room of the district hospital always felt like a small play. The nurses exchanged tired glances for fresh ones, handed over duties like a relay race, along with the latest news. Olga adjusted her medical cap in front of the cloudy mirror, critically examining her reflection. The corners of […]
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Maria carefully arranged the children’s clothes in the wardrobe, gently smoothing each item. Suddenly, voices she knew well came from the hallway. The baby was peacefully sleeping in the stroller, and the woman tried to move as quietly as possible so as not to disturb the child. After three years of living together with Vladimir, […]
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The wedding was modest but joyful. Alina, in a white dress bought on sale, radiated happiness, and Dima couldn’t take his eyes off her. Alina’s parents couldn’t come — her father was in the hospital after surgery, and her mother didn’t want to leave him alone. But Dima’s mother, Valentina Petrovna, made a great effort: […]
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The call from the notary caught Nastya completely by surprise. She barely had time to grasp what was happening when she heard the word «inheritance.» From her grandfather? The name—Pyotr Danilovich—evoked only vague memories in the girl, faint like the flicker of a distant flame. He was her father’s father, but after her parents’ divorce, […]
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Natalya carefully arranged the plates on the table, trying not to make the dishes clatter. The workday had been unusually hard. At the supermarket where she worked as a cashier, the program was acting up again, causing lines to stretch halfway across the hall. Oleg also came home very tired but, as usual, first asked […]
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— Mom, can I come in? I need to talk, — Natalia stood in the doorway of her parents’ apartment, clutching a large bag. — Come in, but take off your shoes carefully, I just cleaned the floors, — her mother stepped aside to let her in. — Your dad’s home, reading the newspaper. The […]
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