— Lena, hi! Listen, there’s something urgent! Anton’s voice on the phone was brisk and a little hurried, like someone taking care of important matters on the go, certain of being in the right. Lena didn’t take her eyes off the frying pan, where finely chopped carrots and onions sizzled in hot oil, turning a […]
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— Mom, open the door. It’s me. And I’m not alone. Kiril’s voice on the other side of the door sounded unusually firm, almost official. I put my book aside and walked to the hallway, fixing my hair as I went. An uneasy knot had already formed somewhere in my gut. My son was standing […]
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“I’ll tear every last hair out of your wife’s head if she doesn’t learn how to speak to me properly, son!” The voice on the phone wasn’t just yelling — it rang with barely restrained fury, cutting through the monotone office buzz like an ambulance siren. Maxim instinctively pressed the handset closer to his ear […]
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— Lena, we’re going to have to part ways. Gennady said it with that fatherly softness in his voice he always used when he was about to pull something nasty. He leaned back in his massive chair, fingers laced over his stomach. — We’ve decided the company needs a fresh perspective. New energy. You understand, […]
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Alexander Mikhailych and Avdotya Pavlovna had already lived most of their lives neither in peace nor in harmony, but somehow they lived together — they never divorced. “Well, what, mother, it’s been 50 years since you married me, huh?” Alexander Mikhailych suddenly remembered the memorable anniversary of their wedding celebration. “Remember? And I thought you’d […]
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Negotiations with the client ended an hour and a half earlier than expected. That sometimes happens—when people immediately understand each other, there’s no need to waste time on idle chatter. Irina stood in the middle of the parking lot, twirling her car keys in her hands. Where to go? It was too early to go […]
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