The last year turned out to be the most difficult for Nina during her entire time at school. Previously, some people still cared about studying, but in their senior year, it seemed everyone had forgotten why they were there. Relationships were forming, and there were discussions about future plans, money, clothes. Nina felt as though […]
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Guests are over, but the table looks like it’s set for beggars. Is that normal for you?» «Normal is when you come to visit to chat, not to eat at someone else’s expense,» Olga snapped back, clearing away an empty plate. «And this isn’t alms, it’s dinner.» Galina Sergeyevna frowned, squinting her eyes. Behind her […]
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Well, mo-o-om… «Get out, I said, snake. It was you who slandered Yurka, because of you they took him away in handcuffs. You deprived your own mother of a personal life. I can’t stand to see you anymore,» Yulka’s drunken mother screamed under the approving looks of her drinking buddies. «Where will I go,» the […]
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Victoria stood by the kitchen window, watching the neighbor children playing in the yard. Sunlight fell onto the wooden countertop where samples of wedding invitations lay. In two months, her wedding with Kirill was scheduled, and each day brought new concerns. The three-room apartment on the fifth floor of a panel building had been her […]
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— Marin, I’m going to the Kopeykin’s. They asked me to help move some furniture, — Vasya reported to his wife as he pulled on his jeans, having just received a call from his longtime friend Ivan Kopeykin. Ivan seemed not to care about the time — it was still very early on a weekend […]
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In a small office on the outskirts of the city, where only a few dozen people worked, each day was much like the one before. The usual atmosphere of business routine prevailed here: calls, reports, deadlines — all demanding attention, focus, and energy. But even in the most ordinary days, miracles sometimes happen. The employees […]
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He sat on the cold metal bench, wrapped in a worn-out cloak—once worn while working as a master at the housing office. His name was Nikolai Andreevich. A pensioner, widower, father of a single son, and, as he had once thought, a happy grandfather. But all of that collapsed one day. When his son brought […]
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May holidays are a time when the city comes to a standstill and the dacha settlements come to life. Marina was finishing packing the last of the groceries into the trunk, while Konstantin was fiddling with the GPS, checking the route. “Are you sure we haven’t forgotten anything?” he asked for the third time, casting […]
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Anya was setting the table, preparing for dinner with her husband. Suddenly, the doorbell rang. They weren’t expecting anyone. “Maxim, open the door, who could that be?” she called to her husband. Reluctantly, Maxim got up from the sofa and went to open the door. “Aunt Tamara? Where are you from?” Maxim was genuinely surprised […]
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Come in quickly,” Varya felt a strong push in her back and, by inertia, took a few steps forward and collided with the conductor. “Sorry,” Varya mumbled. She looked back and threw an angry glance at the young man who had squeezed into the train behind her. “It wasn’t on purpose,” the young man looked […]
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