Mikhail woke up in horror, with cold sweat streaming down his face. The same cursed dream again. It used to be rare, but now it was a constant companion of his nights. Getting out of bed, Mikhail, as always, headed to the kitchen. He poured himself a glass of water, trying to calm the […]
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Marina Sergeyevna noticed that Sashka stopped attending classes in mid-November. Initially, she thought the boy was just sick—autumn, viruses, nothing unusual. But a week passed, then another, and he was still absent. During breaks, she caught herself waiting for Sashka to enter the class, sit at his desk by the window, and pull out […]
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Boys, time to head home?” Alsou whispered breathlessly, her hot breath burning Pavel’s ear. “Shall we take a cab?” Pavel stretched blissfully, hugged the young woman, and laughed. “Time, time… sweet little… cannibal… Let me make some coffee and we’ll scatter for a week,” he said, abruptly getting off the bed with his toned body. […]
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My daughter was three years old when I found her under a bridge, covered in mud. I raised her as my own, even though people whispered behind my back. Now she is a teacher in the city, while I still live in my little cottage, sifting through memories like precious beads. A floorboard creaked […]
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I once read that in ancient times, the bearer of bad news was punished. For the news that my dear husband Kolya brought, I would not only punish him—I’d take his soul. Imagine—he gave away money saved for a crucial item for our baby, to his wayward sister. And Kolya sincerely believes he did the […]
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Can we just have a Saturday without cleaning today? Let’s not do anything useful!” Oksana looked hopefully at her husband. “Let’s have a lazy day! Because… I’m starting to quietly hate the weekends.” Vyacheslav, without getting up from the bed, groped for his phone and, squinting, looked at the screen. Almost twelve o’clock. “We […]
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Denis decisively pushed the plate of borscht away from himself and, with an indifferent, careless tone, as if even solemnly, announced: — Svetlana, I’m leaving you! The words shocked the 45-year-old woman so unexpectedly that she dropped the cup she was holding, which shattered into pieces as it hit the tiled floor. Svetlana looked at […]
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Mom and sister settled in well: when grandma started getting in the way at their apartment, they evicted her to my place, and now that my sister needs a nanny for her child, they demand her back. It feels like they’re talking not about a living person, but about a piece of furniture. My […]
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Lying on a hospital bed and listening to the conversations of her wardmates, Lera thought wistfully about her work, which wouldn’t do itself while she “cooled her heels.” If only she could have guessed that this was the least of her worries soon to come… Who would have thought that she, who had never […]
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Mom, what are you doing?” Pavel stood in the doorway, holding Vera Nikolaevna’s hand as she determinedly headed for the cupboard with the dishes. “I’m helping your wife with the table setting. Fifteen people—it’s no joke. Everything needs to be beautifully organized,” the mother-in-law attempted to free her hand. “Fifteen people?” Alina froze with a […]
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