Lida had felt since childhood that her life would be different — not like everyone else’s. What happened long ago left a deep mark on her — both literally and metaphorically. As a child, she survived a terrible accident that changed everything: her face was covered with burn scars, and her mother’s life became a […]
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The evening shift in the on-call room of the district hospital always felt like a small play. The nurses exchanged tired glances for fresh ones, handed over duties like a relay race, along with the latest news. Olga adjusted her medical cap in front of the cloudy mirror, critically examining her reflection. The corners of […]
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Andrey pushed the apartment door open with his shoulder since his hands were full. In one hand — a briefcase, in the other — a box with a new smartphone he had bought on the way home. Inside, everything tightened with a familiar feeling of guilt, but he forced himself to straighten his shoulders. […]
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— Did you put my things in the storage closet? — Olga’s voice rang out like a fork scraping an empty plate. Discover more Family games — Because they shouldn’t be lying around in the children’s room, — Irina replied calmly, but with a chill, drying her hands on a waffle towel. — This isn’t […]
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— Marina, I can’t. Understand, I’m not able to be with a person who… is disabled. Artyom said this almost in a whisper, not looking at her, but at the wheelchair standing nearby — someone else’s, hateful. He looked at it like a beast that had torn apart their future. Marina sat silently, the white […]
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Twenty-three-year-old Anastasia never knew her parents. She was found as an infant, wrapped in worn-out swaddling clothes, left right on the doorstep of an orphanage. This was told to her by her caregiver — Elena Viktorovna, a kind-hearted woman who genuinely cared for the children despite the harsh living conditions in the institution. Within the […]
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Anya absolutely did not understand why they needed this man in the house. She had always wanted her mother to get married and to be happy, but not with him. The girl sat on the couch, pretending to read a book, while half-listening to Arthur. He had only recently woken up and now, slowly and […]
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Mikhail was walking down a narrow, shady alley, holding the phone to his ear and breaking into a broad, almost boyish smile. The sun slipped between the trees, caressing his face, while something warm and familiar sang inside his soul—as if time had taken a step back, and he was once again that carefree […]
Продолжение...Alice and Kirill had been married for twenty-five years. They had two sons. For their silver wedding anniversary, Alice gave her husband a designer silver ring from a limited edition jewelry collection, and he gave her a silver spoon. Alice was a little upset by such a gift but did not show it. “You shouldn’t […]
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— Is there nothing else? — Oleg grimaced when a plate with buckwheat porridge and two sausages was placed in front of him. — I don’t eat buckwheat. You know that, brother. — What would you like me to cook? — Inna’s voice turned sharp. — Well… I’d like some meat, of course, but […]
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