Day: August 6, 2025

Kristina closed the door of the rented apartment and leaned her back against it. The third year within these walls. The third year renting instead of having her own home. Dmitry was sitting on the couch, buried in his phone, not even lifting his head.

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Kristina closed the door of the rented apartment and leaned her back against it. The third year in these walls. The third year renting instead of having her own home. Dmitry was sitting on the couch, buried in his phone, not even looking up. “Dimочка, how are you?” Kristina asked, taking off her shoes. “Fine,” […]

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Nina was dragging herself up the stairs, the keys to their one-room apartment digging into her palm. How tired she was.

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— Ninochka, hello,” said the mother-in-law, entering the hallway. “How are you? How’s the renovation going?” “Almost done,” Nina replied, closing the door. The mother-in-law slowly walked around the apartment, peeking into every room, then sat down at the kitchen table. Nina noticed how carefully she was inspecting everything. “Is there any tea?” Valentina Petrovna […]

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— While we’re relaxing at your dacha, you should send your wife with the kids to her mother’s, so she doesn’t disturb our rest!” — the friends declared to the owner of the property.

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“While we’re relaxing at your dacha, you should send your wife with the kids to her mother’s so she doesn’t bother us!” — the friends told the owner of the plot. Friday evening had come. The roof of Ivan’s country house shimmered with the sunset’s reflections, creating a cozy atmosphere on the young homeowner’s countryside […]

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— So you’re from the village? We thought you were a city girl. Well then, wait a minute, I have a special drink for you for the celebration, you’ll definitely like it!” declared Mark Ivanych and ran off to the pantry, jingling bottles.

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— So you’re from the village? We thought you were a city girl. Well then, wait up, I have a special drink for you for the celebration—you’ll definitely like it! — said Mark Ivanych and ran off to the pantry, jingling bottles. — What’s that? — Tatiana didn’t quite understand all the fuss from Ivanych, […]

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“Let him pay off his debts himself now. I’m nobody to him anymore,” Irina smirked.

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The first phone call from Sveta caught Irina by surprise. Her sister-in-law never called just like that—usually, their communication was limited to holiday greetings and rare meetings at family gatherings. But that June evening, when Irina was washing the dishes after dinner and Andrey was watching the news, the phone rang insistently. “Andryusha, hi,” Sveta’s […]

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Watching the last departing guests with her eyes, Yulia sat in the gazebo of the country house and waited for Kirill to return — now no longer her fiancé, but her lawful husband.

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Watching the last departing guests, Yulia sat in the gazebo of the country house waiting for Kirill to return—now no longer a fiancé, but her lawful husband. Their modest but homely cozy wedding, attended only by relatives and closest friends, went exactly as Yulia had planned. With one exception: at the height of the celebration, […]

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That evening, I stayed in the kitchen longer than usual. Sergey was already asleep, but I couldn’t tear myself away from my phone—I was scrolling through the statement for our joint card. Something was wrong.

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

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