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— What are you doing, where do you think you’re going?! — Semen snapped irritably, though he himself knew he wasn’t without fault, as he pondered behind the wheel. But how could anyone decide on such a step: crossing the street at a non-designated spot, and moreover, holding a roughly five-year-old child’s hand? This is … Read more

Galina stood near the dark pool, the cold water appearing gloomy and frightening. Her heart froze for a moment, then started beating again, dull and irregular, as if trying to break free from her chest. Snowflakes, like tiny drops of celestial tears, melted on her face, falling onto her unbound hair and the parcel she … Read more

Triplets?! You are a real heroine, Valentina Nikolaevna! And all are healthy—a boy and two girls! This is simply an incredible miracle! “I’m just a mother,” I smiled through a haze of exhaustion, trying to comprehend everything that had happened in my life over the past eighteen hours. It was both a miracle and a … Read more

Mikhail gazed thoughtfully at the monitor screen. His restaurant had only just turned one month old, and he couldn’t yet afford to hire professional security or a security service. Of course, he fully understood that employees sometimes take too much—some more, some less. The reasons were different for everyone. But he couldn’t allow it to … Read more

Maria sighed and averted her gaze from the screen. Her eyes were tired from endlessly studying the blueprints that the restoration architect had been reviewing for the third hour in a row. There was nothing she could do—she had to submit the project by Monday. She took a sip of her cooled coffee and stretched, … Read more

Blood froze in my veins when I heard the click of the lock on our front door. It was her again—without warning, without a ring, like a ghost from the past materializing in my new life. No matter what I did, no matter how hard I tried to set boundaries, Galina Petrovna always found a … Read more

Nina was tired, leaning back into the chair. It was hard to tell what hurt more—her head or her back. There was a quiet knock on the office door. — Nina Sergeyevna, may I come in? The woman raised her eyebrows in surprise. — Rita, why are you still not at home? The girl smiled … Read more

Life is such that first our parents take care of us, and then we care for them in old age. Helping the elderly is not easy. However, sometimes it can turn out in a very unexpected way. That’s exactly what happened to the heroes of our story, who took in an elderly aunt from the … Read more

— “Olga Pavlovna, I can’t hire Polina,” Angela said cautiously. Her mother-in-law had asked several times to secure a job for her daughter. — “But why not? She’s smart, she graduated from college, and she’s married. And if you think she’ll just be on sick leave—if her granddaughter falls ill and I have to sit … Read more

Lyud, you understand…” Volodya began. “No, I love you, but you look so much like her and… I’m confused.” She suspected that he might be cheating on her, but she could never have guessed with whom. It was some kind of madhouse. It just didn’t add up. “Don’t, don’t explain,” she said, suddenly feeling indifferent … Read more