Dima, I asked you to at least buy some apples for Vanya. He’s just a little boy, he needs fruits, don’t you understand?» I asked my husband, who had brought bags from the store. «Have you seen the prices? He’ll survive without apples. People used to give birth in the fields and grew up strong […]
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Nina, I’m home!» Nikolai shouted, barely crossing the threshold of his apartment. There was no response, which surprised him greatly. He took off his shoes and walked through the rooms, but his wife was nowhere to be found. «I don’t understand…» It was Saturday morning, so Nina couldn’t have gone to work. She had no […]
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— «But we’re husband and wife. You’ve always told me you dream of having a family!» I tried to reason with my husband. — «In my understanding, a family is just you and me, at least while we’re still young. Lida, we’re both 20. What children are you talking about? I don’t have a steady […]
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Rita froze in place. Before her was the very café her grandmother had talked about. It had opened recently, and the staff was not yet fully complete. Perhaps there would be a job for her as well. Taking a deep breath, she pushed the door open. Once, many years ago—although it seemed an eternity to […]
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I want a divorce,» Katya said quietly, averting her gaze from her husband’s eyes. Sasha’s face instantly turned pale. A silent question hung in the air. «I’m letting you go to the one you truly love,» the girl said, realizing that the main woman in his life had always been his mother. «I no […]
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Larisa pondered for a long time what to give her husband for his birthday. Unable to decide, she asked him. And he blurted out: «A gym membership.» «But you don’t like sports?» she was surprised. «I don’t need it! Buy it for yourself. You’ve really let yourself go. It’s embarrassing in front of friends.» Larisa […]
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In the chemistry classroom, a tense silence reigned. The seventh graders watched breathlessly as Anna confidently wrote the formula for a complex reaction on the board. The chalk left clear white lines, and the teacher watched approvingly as her favorite student successfully tackled the task. «Well done, Annechka. An A plus!» Valentina Sergeevna looked at […]
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It seems like just yesterday I thought Andrey and I were the perfect couple. Thirty years together, two children, a house—life was full. We had everything: a house by the sea, an apartment in the city, a car… And I trusted him. «He’s my husband, the father of my children,» I told myself when suspicions […]
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Diana always felt that she had been extremely lucky since birth. She grew up in a family of entrepreneurs and never lacked anything. After finishing school, her parents placed her in a prestigious university and then got her a job at the family business. Needless to say, she had her own apartment and car right […]
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Lida was born in a village. The village only had an elementary school. To attend higher grades, children had to go to a neighboring village. Walking there took about two hours one way. Almost all villagers ran their own farms. There were few jobs, so many men went to the city to earn money. Few […]
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