Katya woke up at 6:48 a.m. Not because she wanted to—because of the furious rustle of foil coming from the kitchen. At first an absurd thought flashed through her mind: a dream? Surely no sane person would be gutting “herring under a fur coat” at seven on a Monday morning? Especially not her. But alas, […]
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The mother stood perfectly still. Only her lips were trembling. “Y-you… you’re throwing me out? Your own mother?” Tatyana nodded silently. And then something changed in her mother. Her face twisted, and her eyes flashed with something dark. “You’ll regret this,” she hissed. “You’ll regret it, Tanya.” She grabbed her old scarf from the […]
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I was standing by the table, cluttered with the remains of festive dishes, and I could feel goosebumps running down my back from all the shared merriment in which there was no place for me. My fingers were unconsciously playing with crumbs on the tablecloth, and my gaze was fixed on Irina—my new mother-in-law. Beaming, […]
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The autumn light, watery and cool, poured over the empty desk by the window. Sofia Dmitrievna slowly ran her finger along the smooth surface of the class register, feeling with her fingertip the tiny scratches left by hundreds of such movements. Her gaze kept returning to one surname, to the neat lines where, instead of […]
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Dear, you can’t even imagine who I really am,” Anna whispered quietly, looking at the ceiling. “You are better than anyone for me,” Vadim mumbled sleepily, hugging his wife. If only he knew how prophetic these words would turn out to be. Anna smiled faintly, remembering how it all began. How she, the daughter of […]
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This was supposed to be the happiest day of all — our crystal wedding anniversary, the perfect celebration I’d been preparing for months. But it turned into my own personal hell when my husband pulled me aside and demanded I give his mother my most precious gift. “Mom needs it more,” he said, staring at […]
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Vera lifted the laptop lid and checked the time—ten in the morning. In half an hour, an online meeting with clients was supposed to start. Vera worked as a freelance graphic designer; her clients were scattered across different time zones, so her workday started early and ended late. But try explaining that to her mother-in-law. […]
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Yana stood in the doorway of the apartment, holding the last box of her things. Alexei blocked her path, his face twisted with outrage. “I ALREADY EXPLAINED IT TO YOU. The divorce is finalized, the property’s divided. Your mother’s loan is not my problem.” “But you knew about that loan! We went to the bank […]
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Natasha saw the photo in her feed by accident. Vika next to a brand-new foreign car — white, with a red bow on the hood. The caption read: “Thank you, Mom and Dad! Now I can get to the kids faster!” Car dealership Her knuckles turned white. Natasha squeezed the phone in her hand. She […]
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Get out of here!” Marina’s voice trembled like a thin string about to snap. She stood in the doorway, barefoot, hair disheveled, clutching a bundle of children’s toys. At her feet—suitcases jutting out at odd angles, as if thrown together in a hurry. And opposite her—a whole delegation: her mother-in-law with a frozen smile, her […]
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