— You haven’t given my mother so much as a single flower, and now you’re telling me I should give your mother a food processor? Isn’t that a bit rich?

— Here. Mom wants this one. Andrey’s voice—lazy and self-satisfied—burst into the cozy quiet of the evening, ripping it apart like a blunt needle piercing thin fabric. Yulia slowly lifted her eyes from the book. He was looming over her chair, thrusting his phone at her, the screen glowing with a cold, deathly light. She […]

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“Since when does your mother get to decide who gets to live in our home and who doesn’t?! So my brother couldn’t come stay with us for a week because of her, but your sister will live here for five years?”

— “Ver, I’ve got news! Fantastic news!” Anton burst into the kitchen, beaming as if he’d just won the lottery. Like he owned the place, he lifted the lid and peered into the pot where the soon-to-be stew was gently bubbling, then loudly inhaled the aroma. “Whoa, smells amazing! Listen, you won’t believe what I […]

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