Larisa stood by the window, staring at the gray sky. Three months ago, she had been a happy bride, but today she felt like a servant in her own home. Another morning began with the familiar knock on the bedroom door. “How much longer are you going to lie around?” came her mother-in-law’s commanding voice. […]
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“Look at her! How beautiful she is!” I exclaimed, holding the warm little body of our newborn daughter close to me. Lizochka lay wrapped in a soft blanket, curled up like a tiny bundle of life, quietly breathing. I couldn’t take my eyes off her. At that moment, the world narrowed down for me to […]
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I never thought that at 62 I would become something like a savior. And I certainly could not have imagined that this incident would change my life so much and fill it with new meaning. That late September day was unusually warm and sunny. Autumn was already leaving its first leaves on the asphalt, smelling […]
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Marina and Irina looked so much alike that they seemed like two drops of water. Even their mother, Olga Viktorovna, joked that she would soon start tying colorful ribbons to their wrists—so she wouldn’t mix up who to give extra food to and who to punish for a broken cup. But the girls just laughed […]
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Almost right at the entrance to the restaurant, a quarrel nearly broke out between Alisa and Pavel. She perfectly understood — this conversation had to happen sooner or later. Only she did not expect it to start right now, when they had come to discuss the banquet order. Pavel stopped the car and looked critically […]
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Natasha came home earlier than usual and, taking off her coat in the hallway, heard Kirill talking to someone on the phone in the kitchen. His voice sounded soft and quiet, and Natasha involuntarily stopped to listen. “Yes, I got you, I’ll confirm tomorrow,” her husband said calmly. “Yeah, I’m glad too. See you.” Kirill […]
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Alla Sergeyevna slowly came to herself, feeling the heavy weight of fatigue settling on her shoulders. Her head was pounding, her eyelids felt like lead. She heard the children closing the door—carefully, trying not to make noise. It was strange because usually they came and went loudly, as if deliberately emphasizing their presence. But today […]
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Natasha opened the refrigerator and, with annoyance, discovered that there was no milk again. Yesterday she had bought two cartons, but this morning not a drop was left. Well, almost none—there were literally a few sips rattling at the bottom of the package, which someone had put back on the shelf. “Dimochka, the milk’s finished,” […]
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Nadezhda was climbing the stairs after a hard day working in the accounting department of a medical center. The hot July evening made her damp blouse cling to her back, and the bag with documents felt heavier than usual. Her parents had left for their aunt’s dacha a week ago, leaving their daughter the keys […]
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— Marina, open the safe immediately! — the mother-in-law stood in the doorway of the study, clutching some documents in her hands. Marina Sergeyevna froze with her morning tea cup in hand. She had just been peacefully having breakfast in the kitchen when suddenly Tamara Ivanovna — the mother-in-law who hadn’t shown up for half […]
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