– Ah, Anna Alekseevna… The concert at the cultural center, yes-yes, you asked me to remind you, – Lenochka sang, glancing at the clock. – You’ll make it, just in time! The secretary knew that if Anna Alekseevna had gone to the cemetery, she’d forget everything. She called, warned, kept track, like a second mother, … Read more
Nikit, did you forget that we’re starting the renovation in the nursery tonight?” Marina asked, pouring her husband a morning cup of coffee. “I remember, of course. I promised,” Nikita replied, hurriedly buttoning his shirt. “I bought all the materials yesterday, just as we agreed.” Marina smiled, looking at her husband. They had been married … Read more
‘And my little monkey is cleaning my mother-in-law’s house right now!’ — he loudly declared at the corporate event. But at home, a very different mood awaited him… The corporate evening began for Vadim in great spirits: New Year’s was just around the corner, the bonuses were already in his pocket, the room was filled … Read more
They lay in the very bottom drawer of the desk—hidden under a stack of old folders, wedged between a worn leather notebook and a pen he hadn’t used in ten years. Like dust. Like a time capsule, holding the breath of another era. Outside, snow was falling—quiet, indifferent. The city was silent. The phone, too. … Read more
Well… when were you planning to tell me everything?” — the son looked at Natasha with hatred in his eyes, stunned. — “Gleb, my son, what is it? What happened?” — “I know everything… mom.” The last word the boy spat at his mother’s face. — “Well, tell me, I want to know too,” Natasha … Read more
A young and attractive woman in a home robe with a bright Mickey Mouse on the side blinked confusedly, standing in a long hallway with wooden floors, looking at a full woman of about fifty-five years, dressed in a good sheepskin coat. “What do you mean, a week to move? Fear God, where are we … Read more
Do you have two children? I see… I’m afraid you won’t be suitable for us,” Alena, a mother of two, heard yet another rejection at her latest interview. “You’ll be sick all the time, constantly taking sick leave… Why would we want those problems? We need a more reliable candidate. All the best!” “Look at … Read more
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 … Read more
Lena took the baking sheet with the fish pie out of the oven, and a fishy aroma wafted through the kitchen. Everything was just the way her husband, Viktor, liked it. There was fresh borscht on the stove, and the fish pie was on the baking sheet. All that was left was to finish boiling … Read more
Anna tiredly climbed to the fourth floor after work. She used to love coming home: the quiet apartment in the panel high-rise was her oasis of calm. But as soon as she opened the front door, she noticed unfamiliar men’s sneakers on the doormat. Her heart sank with anxiety: she wasn’t at all ready for … Read more