Maxim clenched the ticket in his hand and looked at the familiar station. Three years away from home, three years of hard work at the logging camps—all for this moment. In his backpack were gifts for his mother and his sister Tatyana, and in his pocket—the cherished ring for Irina. “Maxim? Is that really […]
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Irina checked the grocery list one last time before closing the trunk. Cans of stew, pasta, grains, vegetables for salad—enough for a week of peaceful rest. Their son, Artyom, was already in the back seat with his tablet, and her husband, Nikolai, was starting the car. “Finally we’ll make it to the dacha,” Irina said, […]
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Veronika opened the antique mahogany jewelry box and ran her fingers over the velvet lining. The diamonds shimmered in the morning light. Veronika’s heart tightened at the memories. Her grandmother had given her the set a month before she passed away: a ring with a large center stone, elegant earrings, and a pendant on a […]
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Ten-year-old Grisha was hurrying home from school. His mother had warned him sternly not to linger. During the night their cow had calved, and Lyudmila Sergeyevna had spent the whole day with Zorya and the newborn. He was supposed to heat up lunch, wash the dishes, and finish his homework. But the chores weren’t what […]
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“Yes, Mom, we’re fine. Misha’s working late, and I just got home,” Sofya tossed her keys onto the console and froze when she saw an unfamiliar pair of slippers in the hallway. “I’ll call you back, something’s—” Voices drifted from the kitchen. One was her husband’s. The other—female, with that unmistakably commanding note—Sofya couldn’t be […]
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Marina reread the document for the third time, unable to believe her eyes. An official letter from the notary’s office lay on her kitchen table beside a half-finished cup of tea. In dry legal language, the letter stated that her brother Viktor had filed a claim to recover from her half of the amount spent […]
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— You Know, Darling, Mom Is Right. You’re A Parasite; Go Get A Job!” — Ilya Barked At His Stunned Wife. Then He Slammed His Hand On The Table So Hard That A Spoon Jumped At The Edge. 03.08.2025admin — You know, dear, Mom is right. You’re a freeloader; go get a job!” Ilya barked […]
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Lena stood by the kitchen window, looking at the gray apartment blocks outside, mentally counting down the months until the mortgage was paid off. Four more years — and this two-room flat in the residential district would fully belong to her and Andrey. Four years of monthly payments of thirty-eight thousand rubles, four years of […]
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Kristina closed the door of the rented apartment and leaned her back against it. The third year in these walls. The third year renting instead of having her own home. Dmitry was sitting on the couch, buried in his phone, not even looking up. “Dimочка, how are you?” Kristina asked, taking off her shoes. “Fine,” […]
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The phone rang at half past six in the morning. Lera reached for the phone without looking at the screen, thinking it was her alarm. But her husband’s voice made her wake up sharply. “Mom is in the hospital,” Maxim said, panic evident in his voice. “A stroke. We need to go urgently.” Lera sat […]
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