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What happened?” asked Anya, watching her husband’s reaction. Vitya, clutching his phone tightly in his hand, slowly sank onto the couch. “Mom’s house burned down,” he managed to say. “How?” Anya said, bewildered, as she sat down beside him. “I don’t know—I just got a call. She said there was a fire, and the house […]

Andrey had always felt proud of his family. Together with his wife, Tatyana, they had spent seven years of life side by side—making plans for the future and dreaming of having children. They lived in a standard apartment building, but thanks to caring hands and the warmth of their family hearth, their home had transformed […]

The car’s engine stubbornly refused to start. No matter how much Dmitry tried to bring it back to life, it only coughed weakly before dying again. The man had no desire to figure out the cause of the sudden breakdown—today he simply had neither the energy nor the time. Leaving the car until tomorrow right […]

Anna would never forget that spring day. Her friends had gathered at her modest apartment on the outskirts of Zarechnyy, preparing for the upcoming wedding. The air was filled with enticing aromas: juicy apple pies baked by her mother and fragrant lilacs brought by Tatyana. Outside, birds were singing, and the warm May breeze, slipping […]

You know, darling, you’ll have to part with your fur coat.” “Why would that be?” “I’m tired of listening to your mother’s groans—what an ungrateful son she is. So we’re going to give your coat to her.” “Are you out of your mind?” “Of course. At least there’ll be peace at home!” “What about me?” […]

If I ever had any questions about my place in the family, they were answered the moment I stumbled upon the will. I was in my parents’ apartment—the very one where I grew up and for which I had been paying for the last five years: utilities, groceries, roof repairs, cleaning assistance. I kept this […]

Nina sat with her legs drawn up beneath her amidst scattered magazines and glossy catalogs of wedding dresses. Outside the window, a gloomy October played with the last leaves, yet inside Nina felt light and joyful. There were only two months left until the wedding! Nina flipped through the pages, stopping now on one style, […]

— Larisa, just a little bit more, come on,» Gleb encouraged his wife, who could barely drag her legs. Each step seemed like her final effort before complete exhaustion. The illness drained her strength like an invisible vampire, consuming the last bits of her energy. Gleb occasionally glanced at her with a look of guilt, […]

— Have you chosen anything? — the voice sounded soft, yet with a hint of involvement, as if the waitress had been watching him from behind the counter for a long time. Andrey finally tore himself away from the roadside café menu, where he had stopped to grab a bite during his lunch break. His […]

Kolya, you won’t believe what happened today!» Anya practically flew into the apartment, beaming with joy. Her chestnut hair was disheveled from walking fast, and her cheeks were flushed from the March wind. Kolya looked up from his laptop. On the screen, an unfinished report—his boss had demanded it be submitted yesterday—was frozen. “What’s the […]