— Ol, I have news! — Maksim came into the kitchen where Olga was just finishing preparing dinner and stopped by the window. — The builders said it’s almost done. Just a couple of weeks left. It’s time to think about moving. Olga turned around, drying her hands with a towel. Joy and hope instantly […]
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Anna Vladimirovna sat at the kitchen table, scrolling through photos on her phone. Forty years old — a milestone birthday. She wanted to throw a real celebration, invite friends, colleagues, maybe even order a cake from a bakery. For the first time in a long while, she felt the desire to mark her birthday with […]
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Varya woke up to the noise coming from the street. Outside the window, the weather was hot and summery; a heavy heat hung in the air, wrapping everything around like a thick blanket. The nurse, noticing that the patient had awakened, slightly opened the window vent, letting a rare gust of fresh air into the […]
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Galina woke up before the alarm clock. Dawn was already breaking outside the window, the first rays of the May sun filtering through the sheer curtains. She silently slipped out from under the blanket, trying not to wake her husband. Stepping on the cool floor, she crept to the kitchen and turned on the kettle, […]
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Kristina took a deep breath — the warm air was filled with the scent of freedom. This was her second meeting with it. The second time she was going out into the world. And the second time she had to learn to live anew. She twisted her mouth into a crooked smile. “It’s okay, hardships […]
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“Alla, it’s me!” Polina’s voice echoed in the narrow hallway. Keys jingled as they fell into a ceramic vase—a ritual established by their mother back in childhood. She slipped off her shoes and smoothed down her tousled hair, then headed to the living room, mentally picturing the meeting with her sister and the aroma of […]
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Nina stood by the window, watching children play in the yard. The apartment had been inherited from her grandmother three years ago, and after the wedding, her husband Sergey moved in with her. A spacious three-room flat in an old building, with high ceilings, parquet floors creaking underfoot — just like in childhood. Only now […]
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“Yul, can you imagine? Pasha and Amina are coming for the weekend!” Roma approached his girlfriend, holding his phone and smiling. “Seriously? How long has it been since we last saw them… Five years?” She smiled. “Well, there will be something to talk about.” “Yeah, they’ve wanted to get away for a long time. Pasha […]
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— It’s interesting that I’m supposed to take care of grandma, but her apartment will go to some distant relatives? — I said bitterly, addressing my mother, who stood silently by the window avoiding my gaze. Mom took a deep breath, as if the weight of the whole world rested on her shoulders. Her hands […]
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Exactly three weeks ago, Andrey and I signed the final documents. Our house. Not a mansion, not a luxurious villa outside the city — just a cozy, neat little house with lilacs by the porch, an old wooden fence, and a shady garden. The city noise was left behind, as if we stepped out of […]
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