Larisa sat by the window. Three months in her new apartment gradually erased the painful memories of her divorce. An unexpected knock at the door made her startle. Standing on the doorstep was her upstairs neighbor, Natalya, a brunette whom Larisa occasionally met in the elevator. Usually impeccably dressed, she now looked somewhat disheveled. “Larisa, … Read more
Diana always felt that she had been incredibly fortunate from birth. She grew up in a family of entrepreneurs and never wanted for anything. After finishing school, her parents got her into a prestigious university, and then she started working at the family business. Needless to say, she had her own apartment and car right … Read more
Vera looked at Alexei in confusion. “Lyosha, you do realize you’re making a mistake, right?” Alexei waved his hand, showing his irritation. “Let’s skip the drama. I’m tired of your perpetually dissatisfied expression. It’s always the same. Milana is completely different. She’s like a breath of fresh air for me. And you… I’m still too … Read more
Noticing that his mother was calling, Fyodor was in no hurry to answer. He already knew what she wanted to talk about – surely, it was about needing money for his younger brother, Alexey, again. There was no other reason for his mother to call her eldest, unloved son. Every time he refused to help, … Read more
I never considered myself a simpleton. On the contrary, I had plenty to be proud of in this life. I managed to escape from a tiny town, move to a big city, get a good job there, and even buy a three-bedroom apartment. Then I got married, and it seemed my happiness knew no bounds. … Read more
Oh, wait, Katya! Someone is ringing the doorbell. I’ll call you back after I find out who it is and why they’re here,” Lyudmila reluctantly interrupted her phone conversation with her old friend, who was vividly and humorously telling her about her mother-in-law’s recent anniversary. Lyudmila was laughing non-stop as if she were watching a … Read more
Maria loved her wedding dress very much. A year had passed since the wedding, and she still looked at the white “cloud,” neatly packed in a cover and hanging in a special section of the wardrobe, with tenderness. From time to time, Maria took out the dress and admired it, dreaming that she would wear … Read more
I don’t understand what you do at all,” Nina grumbled as she and Andrei, wrapped in a grey, fluffy blanket, watched a series on an old laptop. “I’ve told you—I’m a sysadmin,” the young man smiled. “To me, a sysadmin is someone who fixes printers in offices,” Nina persisted. “No, printers are not my thing, … Read more
Irina Pavlovna, hello,” Alina rarely called her mother-in-law. They lived in different cities and hardly communicated. Irina Pavlovna wasn’t particularly interested in her son’s family, and Alina kept her distance from Irina Pavlovna, scared by stories of evil mothers-in-law. They exchanged holiday greetings, Irina Pavlovna came for her granddaughter’s discharge from the maternity hospital, then … Read more
Life is such that first our parents take care of us, and later we take care of them in their old age. Helping the elderly is not easy. However, sometimes it can turn out very unexpectedly. This is what happened with the heroes of our story, who took in an elderly aunt from the village. … Read more