The village of Markova is located right at the foot of the mountain. The air here is clean. Near the village, there is a mountain stream and a dense green forest where locals often picnic during the warmer months. Andrey and Olesya had long dreamed of moving here. Finally, they completed their house on the … Read more
Larisa sighed heavily, stroking her belly. Since the morning, she had been having contractions, which seemed to be practice ones based on the intervals, but her overall condition was far from pleasant. There was still time before the birth, yet Larisa was terrified that it might start sooner. Although her bag had been packed for … Read more
Leaving?” The squeaky voice of the elderly neighbor, Baba Masha, made Elizaveta flinch. She almost dropped her apartment keys! “Good morning, Maria Filippovna,” the young woman smiled nervously, “Yes, I decided the kids shouldn’t languish in the city over the summer. We’re heading to relatives until September!” That was half true, half a lie. Because … Read more
Fedya, please stay with Vika; I need to go to the store for cat food. I asked you to buy it yesterday, but you forgot,” Valentina quickly pulled on her jacket and started putting on her shoes. “Will you be gone long? I need to send a report to Yuri Petrovich,” the man never liked … Read more
What are you thinking about? We’re family. We should support each other, right? And who else is his family, if not me?” Ira retreated under the onslaught of the formidable woman who seemed ready to start swinging at any moment. Her husband’s sister had never been tactful, but today she had crossed a line. Ira … Read more
Returning from work, Marina witnessed a young man trying to snatch a woman’s purse. He was subdued and taken to the police station. There, she gave a statement and was soon released, asked to stay in town to later testify in court as a witness. Finally, Marina crossed the threshold of her apartment. For a … Read more
Vyacheslav Igorevich was driving home to his country mansion after a tough day at work. He was quite pleased with himself, humming a simple tune and enjoying life. Everything was going more than well. The important negotiations went as well as they could have, and soon there was to be a merger of two huge … Read more
Lying on a hospital bed and listening to the conversations of her wardmates, Lera thought wistfully about her work, which wouldn’t do itself while she “cooled her heels.” If only she could have guessed that this was the least of her worries soon to come… Who would have thought that she, who had never suffered … Read more
Marusya! Marusya!” A breathless neighbor, Aunt Dusya, ran into the yard. “Your Grishanya is on the hayloft! With Lusya.” Maria pulled the scarf off her head and wiped the sweat from her forehead. “On the hayloft? Why on earth?!” “Just like that! As if you were born yesterday. And I told you young women right … Read more
So, the surgery is necessary?” Konstantin looked at his wife. Ulyana was clearly agitated and couldn’t make a decision. On one hand, the situation required urgent action; on the other, she was afraid to leave her husband and mother-in-law. “Maybe we should postpone it? At least for a month?” “You know I got a quota. … Read more