Roma, having arrived in the city center for business, decided to first stop by the barbershop to get a nice haircut and styling, and also to trim his beard. He enjoyed taking care of himself, understanding that a smelly, unkempt man resembling more of an ape would never attract a beautiful, smart woman. But a […]
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Christina knocked on the familiar door on the third floor. The doorbell had long been out of order, but her mother-in-law, Anna Petrovna, was always sensitive to knocks—she said that in their old house, sounds carried especially loudly. Indeed, it wasn’t even a minute before shuffling footsteps were heard. «Kristinushka! What brings you here?» Anna […]
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Are you not coming back?» my voice trembled, though I tried my hardest to hold myself together. Heavy breathing came through the phone, followed by a brief silence. At that moment, I understood: everything that had been built over the years was collapsing in a single second. «No, Tanya, I am not coming back,» finally […]
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The last year turned out to be the most difficult for Nina during her entire time at school. Previously, some people still cared about studying, but in their senior year, it seemed everyone had forgotten why they were there. Relationships were forming, and there were discussions about future plans, money, clothes. Nina felt as though […]
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Guests are over, but the table looks like it’s set for beggars. Is that normal for you?» «Normal is when you come to visit to chat, not to eat at someone else’s expense,» Olga snapped back, clearing away an empty plate. «And this isn’t alms, it’s dinner.» Galina Sergeyevna frowned, squinting her eyes. Behind her […]
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Well, mo-o-om… «Get out, I said, snake. It was you who slandered Yurka, because of you they took him away in handcuffs. You deprived your own mother of a personal life. I can’t stand to see you anymore,» Yulka’s drunken mother screamed under the approving looks of her drinking buddies. «Where will I go,» the […]
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Victoria stood by the kitchen window, watching the neighbor children playing in the yard. Sunlight fell onto the wooden countertop where samples of wedding invitations lay. In two months, her wedding with Kirill was scheduled, and each day brought new concerns. The three-room apartment on the fifth floor of a panel building had been her […]
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— Marin, I’m going to the Kopeykin’s. They asked me to help move some furniture, — Vasya reported to his wife as he pulled on his jeans, having just received a call from his longtime friend Ivan Kopeykin. Ivan seemed not to care about the time — it was still very early on a weekend […]
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In a small office on the outskirts of the city, where only a few dozen people worked, each day was much like the one before. The usual atmosphere of business routine prevailed here: calls, reports, deadlines — all demanding attention, focus, and energy. But even in the most ordinary days, miracles sometimes happen. The employees […]
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He sat on the cold metal bench, wrapped in a worn-out cloak—once worn while working as a master at the housing office. His name was Nikolai Andreevich. A pensioner, widower, father of a single son, and, as he had once thought, a happy grandfather. But all of that collapsed one day. When his son brought […]
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