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– Arina, where are you? Tolya let me in, and he went off to work!” – the voice of the future sister-in-law echoed through the apartment. Arina sighed tiredly. She forced a smile and invited Olga to the table. Her life was falling apart. Stability. Arina had dreamed of it for as long as she … Read more

Just grab and run, you know? Immediately…” “But why me? What’s so special about me?” Thirty years have passed, yet these phrases still ring clearly in my memory, as if spoken only yesterday. That fateful evening radically changed the course of my life. Now, looking back through the prism of all these years, I clearly … Read more

Alexey had taken a break from the book he was intently reading between tasks when he heard an unusual proposal from the head of the department. Igor Dmitrievich approached him with a serious look and said: “Listen, Lyosha, wouldn’t you like to earn a little extra money? There’s a job.” The young man looked at … Read more

Yulia stopped her car a block away from her mother-in-law’s house. The clock read 5:45 PM — she had arrived earlier than the appointed time. “Maybe she’ll finally appreciate my punctuality,” she thought as she smoothed out the wrinkles on her new dress. The gift was carefully wrapped on the back seat — an antique … Read more

The final drop fell onto the smoldering surface of my patience on that evening when I saw his fingers digging into her wrist, leaving crimson traces. My blood boiled, but my sister’s pleading, almost desperate look stopped me. And now, as she is carrying her third child by that monster, my mother suddenly calls me … Read more

— And where’s the baby’s dad? Is he helping? — He left. While I was in the hospital. Elena sat on the bed, wrapped in a hospital gown, and gazed out through the plastic window through which the outlines of a March day slowly emerged. Outside, the sky was gloomy, and somewhere in the distance, … Read more

Olga slowly approached the mirror, adjusting a stray lock of hair. She had always felt uncomfortable in noisy gatherings, but Artyom, her husband, decided that it would be impolite to refuse the neighbors’ invitation to a New Year’s party. “Do you understand, Olya, they always invite us,” he coaxed, pulling out his best suit from … Read more

— What an ungrateful person! — the mother-in-law exclaimed indignantly, flinging her arms about and pursing her lips. — We give our whole heart to you, and she… — Her whole heart? — Katya interrupted. — Have you ever asked if it’s convenient for me to have guests? Maybe I have work, deadlines, important things … Read more

Anna sat on the edge of the sofa, in the half-light of the living room, listening to the washing machine purring quietly behind the wall. The evening stretched on endlessly, reminiscent of hundreds of similar evenings over the past two years. Andrey wasn’t in any hurry to come home. She knew that soon he would … Read more

Marina stood at the window, watching as the last guests settled into their cars. The festive lights in the yard illuminated their faces, still vibrant after her mother-in-law’s anniversary celebration. Seventy is a serious milestone, and the entire family had gathered. And it was precisely today that Oleg decided to “joke.” “Well, what can I … Read more