— When is Katya going to find a job? — Nadezhda Konstantinovna asked her son once again. — Mom, stop bringing up that topic already, we don’t need that, — Konstantin replied. — A wife should be busy with something. Yours just sits at home and does nothing. I’m the one cleaning all day! — […]
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Lera had always imagined her thirtieth birthday differently. As a child, it seemed that by thirty she would have everything: a career, children, her own house with a garden and a white picket fence. Reality turned out to be more complicated and at the same time simpler. She had Maksim — a husband she had […]
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The airport was plunged into chaos. It lived its own wild life — loud announcements, confusing flight boards, children’s cries, anxious glances at watches, nervous footsteps on the tile floor. All of it created a dense background noise where human voices got lost. Hustle, irritation, fatigue, and hope — everything mixed into one ringing air, […]
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Dmitry’s shouts echoed through the beauty salon “Aphrodite.” The receptionist, pressed fearfully against the counter, held her breath, and the client who was just having a manicure flinched in surprise — the fresh nail polish was ruined. Nina stood nearby, arms crossed, her face stone-cold as she watched the eruption of male anger. “How could […]
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Andrey had been carrying the same thought inside him for several months — he wanted to end his marriage. Quietly, without scandals or dramatic scenes. Just leave. Silently, as if one day he walked out of the house and never came back. He and Maria had lived together for seven years. No children, no loud […]
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– Gena, are you sure you’ve thought everything through? – Mom… – I know what I’m talking about. She’s with you only for the money, isn’t she? Gennady sighed heavily. – Mom, I understand your concerns, but they are completely unfounded. Arguing with you is pointless; you won’t change your mind anyway. Think what you […]
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The Girl from the Riverbank Anna never aspired to anything special. She didn’t dream of great achievements or a bright life beyond the village. She was born at the dawn of a quiet morning, in a house that smelled of stove smoke, homemade baking, and earth after the rain. Her parents were simple people: her […]
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— You spoiled the borscht again, Ol’, — Alexey said with a barely hidden look of disgust on his face, poking at the bowl with his spoon. — Maybe it’s time to get a new fridge? Or at least cook less. — Or eat faster, — Olga muttered, not looking up from her phone. — […]
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Larisa stood by the window, staring at the gray sky. Three months ago, she had been a happy bride, but today she felt like a servant in her own home. Another morning began with the familiar knock on the bedroom door. “How much longer are you going to lie around?” came her mother-in-law’s commanding voice. […]
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“Look at her! How beautiful she is!” I exclaimed, holding the warm little body of our newborn daughter close to me. Lizochka lay wrapped in a soft blanket, curled up like a tiny bundle of life, quietly breathing. I couldn’t take my eyes off her. At that moment, the world narrowed down for me to […]
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