We’ll arrange the apartment now, and the money later. As soon as we get it, we’ll pay you,” the husband’s relatives surprised her with their simplicity.

Aline, dear, quickly hustle and set the table for us! That’s it, your problem is solved! You can rejoice now,” said the husband’s aunt, Antonina Alexeyevna, solemnly into the phone. “Hello, Aunt Tonya. What happened? What problem are you talking about?” Aline asked, surprised, as she was busy with housework. At that moment, she was […]

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Eva couldn’t believe that life could change so much at thirty. The job loss, a lingering cold, and loneliness—all of it hit at once.

Dima?” Natasha saw her boyfriend through the peephole and, throwing on a robe, opened the door. “So why did you come?” “To talk.” “About what? Are you going to freeze me out again? We’ve already discussed everything,” she stepped back, and Dmitry noticed something interesting in the bedroom: rumpled sheets, two glasses with unfinished wine, […]

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Arkady! Look at this!” — Zhanna shoved her phone screen in front of her partner. “Your daughter has completely lost her mind! How could she send me this?

Arkady! Look at this!” Jeanne shoved the phone screen in front of her cohabitant. “Your daughter has completely lost it! How could she send me this?!” Arkady stared at Jeanne’s phone for several minutes before he couldn’t help but chuckle. “You’re still smiling? You’re in on it with her!” “Sweetheart, don’t shout… You wanted to […]

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The daughter-in-law accidentally mixed up the date and came to congratulate her mother-in-law a day early… But, hearing her husband’s voice and..

Lena was riding in a minibus, tightly holding an neatly wrapped box against her. Inside were two homemade pies: a cherry charlotte and a delicate honey cake. These were the treats her mother-in-law, Valentina Pavlovna, loved so much. Her sons and husband never remembered dates, never paid attention to the little things. But Lena — […]

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A weak woman forbade her husband from entering the hospital room. The doctor turned pale upon discovering the truth.

Vera was slowly returning to reality, as if rising from a bottomless abyss. She understood that somehow she was coming back from somewhere, but she couldn’t comprehend where exactly. Muffled voices were heard around her. Voices and suffering. Suffering, growing with every second, filling her entire being. A clear guess flashed through her mind: she […]

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Are you calling me a beggar? Look at yourself!» — The mother took the microphone at her son’s wedding and made a speech that sent shivers down everyone’s spine.

Svetlana Petrovna stood by the half-open door, trying not to make a sound so as not to disturb the quiet of the moment. She cautiously watched her son—Sasha, who, in a light suit and bow tie, looked like a movie hero. His friends were helping him finish his look, and he remained calm, confident, almost […]

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