“Then take your little boy by the hand and move him back in with you! Because I don’t need another child here who keeps running to complain to his mommy, and then she comes storming in to make a scene!”

“Katya, come here, quick! Look at this machine! This isn’t a motorcycle, it’s a dream!” Denis’s voice, full of boyish, genuine excitement, burst into the kitchen, cutting through the steady hum of the extractor fan and the soft clink of dishes. Without turning, Katya finished rinsing a plate and set it in the rack. She […]

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“Since when does your mother get to decide who gets to live in our home and who doesn’t?! So my brother couldn’t come stay with us for a week because of her, but your sister will live here for five years?”

— “Ver, I’ve got news! Fantastic news!” Anton burst into the kitchen, beaming as if he’d just won the lottery. Like he owned the place, he lifted the lid and peered into the pot where the soon-to-be stew was gently bubbling, then loudly inhaled the aroma. “Whoa, smells amazing! Listen, you won’t believe what I […]

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The husband brought a drunk into the house for his wife, then ran off to his mistress. But after some time…

Zhanna sat in the kitchen; her eyes were puffy from tears, her hands shaking. Yesterday her husband, Andrey, had come home acting strangely—silent, avoiding her gaze, nervously fingering something in his pocket. And this morning he announced, as if handing down a sentence: “I’m leaving, Zhanna. I need to be alone. But I can’t leave […]

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— Egor? Your wife is at my place; she needs a change of clothes. Really needs it. She’s sitting in my bathroom with nothing on.

Violetta turned off the ignition and grabbed her phone on the second ring. “Mr. Grigory Sergeyevich?” “My golden goose, turn around!” her boss sounded deflated. “The deal fell through. Business trip is canceled.” Violetta looked at the airport board through the windshield, then at the suitcase on the back seat. “What do you mean, fell […]

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