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Elena Pavlovna, are you really sure about your decision?” the chief physician inquired. “Yes, absolutely,” Lena replied, carefully avoiding his gaze. Andrey Sergeyevich had appeared at their hospital only recently, but a particularly warm rapport had immediately developed between them. He bestowed upon her unmistakable signs of attention that could not be misinterpreted, yet he … Read more

Ten-year-old Grisha hurried home from school. His mother had strictly told him not to dawdle. During the night, a cow had calved, and Lyudmila Sergeyevna spent the entire day by Zorya and the newborn calf. Grisha was supposed to warm up lunch, wash the dishes, and do his homework. But what drove him home wasn’t … Read more

Yulia Antonovna had served the Grigoryevs’ household for a long time — Vladimir and Lyudmila. Today, the hosts had gone somewhere, and the maid, having finished all the household chores, sat down to rest by the window. Suddenly, her attention was drawn to a little boy outside. Thin, in tattered clothes, he was wandering along … Read more

“Will you ever tell the truth?” — my voice sounded too loud in the quiet room. I didn’t recognize myself — my body was trembling from tension, and my heart was pounding so hard that it felt like it was about to burst from my chest. I stood across from Anya, my younger sister, who … Read more

— Go to hell… you know where? I didn’t sign up for this kind of marriage! — Dasha tore off her veil and threw it in her mother-in-law’s face. — Stop wasting time, Petya! I’m not going to be your cash cow! — Dasha declared firmly. — You’re all freeloaders and parasites, — she gritted … Read more

Ma… Looks like you won’t get to wait for grandchildren,” Pavel was happily eating his favorite pies, which Irina had just taken out of the oven and was generously piling onto his plate. “Why do you say that?” his mother asked, surprised. “Well… I’m already over thirty, and there’s not even a hint of a … Read more

Marina lowered her head, fully aware of the futility of her visit. Even if her mother-in-law had left something for her grandson, her ex-husband would inevitably take it for himself. Now he had another woman who occupied all his thoughts and time. Anton had not only forgotten about the existence of his son, but he … Read more

— “Mom, I’m not alone!” — Oleg declared as soon as he stepped over the threshold. An elderly woman in a housecoat entered the corridor. First, she saw her son, and then behind him, a girl holding a cake in her hand. — “Wow, we have guests,” she said in surprise, and looked more closely … Read more

— Look, I still have this dress, — Olya said, placing it on top of the other clothes that her daughter no longer wore. The first one to be born was Sveta, now five years old. Just a year later, Nadya was born to her sister Vika, and a couple of months later, her sister-in-law … Read more

The midday sun burned relentlessly, heating the road surface and sending invisible waves of hot air over the earth. I was heading home after a tiring shift at work, looking forward to the coolness of the house and the reunion with my shepherd dogs — Thunder and Hurricane. The sound of gravel rustling under the … Read more