After my mother-in-law passed away, we found a hidden room in her house. Inside was an exact replica of my apartment—filled with dolls of our children.”

“The wallpaper here is newer,” I said, running my fingers over the wall behind the bulky bookshelf. Dust had settled deep into my skin. Oleg waved wearily without turning around. “Anya, what does it matter? Let’s just sort through her books and go home. I feel like this house has absorbed the smell of medicine […]

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“Then get out of my apartment if you’re not going to give a single penny toward the shared expenses, my dear! Or did you think this was some kind of free hostel?”

“Oleg, the payment is due tomorrow,” Vera’s voice was even, stripped of emotion — just a statement of fact, like reminding someone it would rain in the morning. She laid a neat stack of bills on the kitchen table. They landed next to his elbow like a silent reproach to his complete inaction. He sat […]

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