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A Life Given Quietly, A Love Returned When my husband died, his little girl was only five. At night she hugged his empty pillow with those wide, wet eyes, too young to grasp why the door would never open for him again. That evening I made a promise. Blood or not, I would be her […]

Elena was returning from a business trip with a light heart. They had handed over the project a day early, and now she had a whole free evening to herself. Her husband, Dmitry, a sea captain, was on a voyage, and her daughter Alisa, she believed, was enjoying the fresh air and new experiences at […]

Lida hurried home. At last, the head doctor had signed off on her long-awaited vacation. Now she could finally delight her family with the news that soon all of them would be flying off on a holiday together. Driving her beloved old car past the makeshift market that had sprung up at the beginning of […]

Rita stared at her phone screen, where a message from a colleague glowed: “I saw some girl in Artyom’s office today. They were sitting very close, laughing.” The phone suddenly felt unbearably heavy in her hands. Ten years. Ten years of life together flashed before her eyes like frames of an old film reel. Rita […]

Elvira stood by the window, looking out at the rainy October street. Three days earlier, the money from selling her late grandmother Raisa’s apartment had hit the bank account. Twenty million rubles—a sum that could change a life. The deal had been done officially through a notary; all the documents were in a folder on […]

Baby, can you transfer me five hundred? — came a voice from the living room. “I can. What do you need it for?” Alina asked, standing at the mirror and touching up her lashes with mascara. The rising sun was shining brightly outside. The young woman was getting ready for work. “I want to pick […]

“Hi, Liza!” Anton—Liza’s brother—barreled into the hallway with his whole family. “We were just passing by and thought we’d drop in. You won’t turn us away, will you?” “Hello, Anton! Of course, come in!” Liza was a warm, welcoming hostess. She was always glad to have guests: her salary let her feed, water, and shower […]

Natalya gripped the set of keys tightly—the ones her parents had just ceremoniously handed to their daughter. The October wind rustled the yellow leaves in the courtyard, and the air smelled of autumn coolness and new possibilities. A one-room apartment on the seventh floor of a panel building—the gift she had been waiting for for […]

The aroma of freshly brewed coffee and the sweet hint of baked goods hung in the air, creating a cozy atmosphere that contrasted sharply with Anna’s inner state. She had ducked into this café for a quick lunch — a rare luxury in her hectic schedule lately. Home-cooked meals had become an unattainable dream, giving […]

Misha banged the cold cup of coffee down on the table and pressed the coffee machine button. Five minutes before they had to leave. Their old apartment had become a cramped box to him, every corner reminding him of twenty years of marriage. A marriage he’d decided to end three months ago. — “You didn’t […]