— “What does your sister have to do with the money my grandmother left me? Who is she to me? Why on earth would I buy her a car with that money, Stas?!”

“…The potatoes turned out especially good today. Just like when I was a kid,” Stas said, spearing a golden-brown slice with his fork and popping it into his mouth with obvious pleasure, eyes closing in satisfaction. “And these cutlets of yours… pure magic.” Lena smiled—not the tired, automatic smile people wear after a workday, but […]

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Sir, please help us—we’re lost!” the children anxiously called out to Viktor Alexeyevich, having no idea what it might lead to.

“Sir, please help us—we’re lost!” the children anxiously called out to Viktor Alexeyevich, having no idea how it might all end. Viktor Alexeyevich had known this forest since childhood. His family used to come here to pick mushrooms and berries, and years later he still kept that tradition. The woods reminded him of happy times—when […]

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