After the quarrel, the husband left with his things for his mother’s place, and five days later something happened that no one expected.

Ira stood at the stove stirring borscht. Sasha paced back and forth across the kitchen. “Salted it again!” He tasted it and grimaced. “How many times do I have to say it?” “I didn’t oversalt anything.” “What’s this then?” Sasha pointed into the pot with the spoon. “The Dead Sea?” Ira clenched her teeth. Thirty […]

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— Oh sure, right now! I’ll just drop everything and move in with your parents! I have my own apartment, and I’m going to live in it—and I’m not renting it out!

— Inga, I’ve been thinking… Basically, I’ve got an idea how we can get our life on track, — Stas’s voice, full of self-satisfaction and expecting praise, caught her in the kitchen. She was slicing vegetables for a salad, the sharp knife gliding confidently through the firm cucumber, leaving behind perfectly even, fresh-smelling rounds. Inga […]

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— “Oh right, I’m the worst of all your mommy’s daughters-in-law! Then you go do the running around and wipe her drool yourself, because I’m not setting foot in her apartment ever again!”

— Mom’s been discharged from the hospital. The doctor said she needs home care for at least a week. You’ll go to her tomorrow. Denis tossed his phone onto the couch and went into the kitchen, already mentally closing the matter. He spoke as if he were announcing a scheduled water shutdown or that they […]

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My husband quietly transferred everything to his mistress. He had no idea that his accountant wife had been preparing a surprise for him for ten years…

My husband quietly transferred everything to his mistress. He had no idea his accountant wife had been preparing a surprise for him for ten years. “Everything’s been transferred. Nothing belongs to us anymore.” Igor tossed out the phrase as carelessly as he used to toss his car keys onto the hall stand. He didn’t even […]

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