— You’re not welcome at this celebration, — the daughter-in-law calmly stood up from the table and pointed toward the door at her mother-in-law.

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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Suddenly, a gypsy woman ran up to her and whispered, “You will give birth to twins on your birthday,” — and then disappeared just as suddenly as she had appeared.

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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