Day: February 8, 2026

I came over to visit my best friend. The second she stepped into the kitchen, a muffled groan drifted out of the wardrobe in the room

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  Svetа’s new perfume hit me the second I walked in—sharp, syrupy, the kind of scent worn by someone who already feels like she’s won. “Katyusha—oh my God, I’m so happy!” Svetа, my best friend, squeezed me in a tight hug. Her movements were quick, almost predatory. The nervous fussiness I’d always mistaken for warmth […]

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My mother-in-law booked a restaurant for 20 people and announced, “The daughter-in-law will pay—she’s rich.” She ended up regretting those words.

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  The heavy oak door of the “Empire” restaurant yielded only after a struggle, as if it didn’t want to let random people inside. From deep in the dining hall came a thick, deafening roar of voices, sliced through by clinking glasses and the clingy pulse of pop music. Elena stopped at the threshold, feeling […]

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