Can you be my mom for just one day?» the boy asked hopefully.

The school auditorium buzzed with children’s voices. Kostya sat in the farthest corner, fiddling with the sleeve of his worn sweater—the only decent one he could find in his closet. The elementary school’s autumn festival always drew many parent volunteers, and today was no exception. The festive chaos reigned around—mothers in autumn coats bustled back […]

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A woman with amnesia survived for several years at a city dump, but fate presented an unexpected twist.

Asya stretched lazily under an old, weather-beaten blanket, flexing her stiff limbs, and opened her eyes with effort. She had no desire to face the reality waiting for her outside their temporary shelter. Every morning began with the piercing cries of seagulls and crows circling above the huge municipal dump, scavenging for prey. Asya knew […]

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