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Anna turned on the kettle and absentmindedly looked out the window. The spring outside seemed somehow too cheerful for her mood. Someone was honking near the house—surely Valentina Petrovna from the third floor, whose brake pedal and horn were connected by the same nerve. The street smelled of fried onions and children’s screams. The kitchen […]

— Marina! Wait! — Kirill rushed out from around the corner of the business center building where his ex-wife’s office was located. Marina flinched in surprise. It had been a long day; she was tired and least expected to see her ex-husband here. Especially considering that in the last six months since the divorce, they […]

The country house stood on a hilltop, among centuries-old pines. Yulia stopped the car by the gate and sat for several minutes just admiring the beauty. Sunlight filtered through the needles, filling the yard with soft light and the scent of resin. The house Yulia had dreamed of for so many years was finally becoming […]

Oleg sat at the very last desk in the stuffy classroom, wilting from the heat and the monotonous droning of the lecturer. May was in full swing — just like the last semester, the last lectures, the last hours before the long-awaited freedom. The lazily buzzing fan barely moved the warm air, which felt more […]

Three years have passed since the day pain stormed into Irina’s life—not just any pain, but the loss of everything that made her life worth living. In an instant, like a snapped cable over an abyss, she was deprived of the two closest people: her husband Oleg and their little son Timur. At first glance, […]

In one of the large business centers, where day after day bustling business activity took place, worked a woman named Maria. Her profession — cleaning lady — was not associated with anything remarkable in the eyes of most employees. To everyone, she was simply part of the familiar background: the soft rustle of a brush […]

The young woman quietly hummed by the dishwashing sink, lost in her thoughts and music. Every time she started to sing, time seemed to slow down. Her voice—soft, pure, sounding like a gentle breeze amid the kitchen bustle—filled the space with unexpected harmony. She had no idea that behind her stood a man whose name […]

For Nina Petrovna, her son’s wedding was supposed to be one of the brightest days of her life. But just hours before the celebration began, she heard words that seemed to tear everything apart inside her: — Who is she anyway? A homeless woman… The mother of my bride… What a disgrace. These words were […]

The text message arrived just at the moment Emma sat down on her favorite bench in the small city park. She glanced at the phone screen — and immediately frowned. Only from him! What does he want? That old stingy bore who still thinks he has the right to write? She looked around the park. […]

“Have you not heard?” Her voice trembled, as if something inside it was cracking. “What exactly?” I asked, already holding the handle of the front door with one hand. The bag with medicines almost slipped from my fingers. Lidiya Pavlovna, 84 years old, a widow with eyes full of lived years and unspoken sorrows, stood […]