Lidochka’s heart, the little girl with big brown eyes and braids, seemed to ring with hope as she hugged her mother’s waist and, pressing her cheek against her mother’s worn sweater, whispered: — Mommy… can I play with the doll while you’re at work? We’ll wait for you together like real friends! I’ll put her … Read more
The sun, like a huge blazing disk, was slowly sinking behind the rooftops of the high-rises, painting the sky in crimson, golden, and honey hues. The air was filled with the scent of autumn — a mixture of damp leaves, smoke from occasional chimneys, and the distant smell of coffee from street stalls. People hurried … Read more
Snezhana: The Journey from Village Silence to the Heart of a Wealthy Heir and a Love That Overcame Prejudice Deep within the green expanses, where forests whisper ancient secrets and rivers flow like silver ribbons, among cozy houses with thatched roofs and smoke curling from chimneys, a girl named Snezhana grew up. Her childhood passed … Read more
Nadya did not know what it was like to feel the warm touch of a mother’s hand, to hear her father’s laughter, to see eyes reflecting love. Her childhood did not begin with a lullaby, but with the cold walls of an orphanage, where every day was like the one before — monotonous, devoid of … Read more
“I’m fed up! Completely fed up!” Andrey slammed his briefcase onto the couch. “These partners are like wild animals! And you—what do you even do all day?!” Olga froze by the stove, ladle in hand. The evening soup she was preparing for her husband simmered quietly on low heat. A painfully familiar scenario: he comes … Read more
— Buying a house outside the city? Olga, are you out of your mind? Why do you need that headache? You already have a nice apartment, and with Lesha, you have everything you need, — Anna Pavlovna pursed her lips, scrutinizing her daughter-in-law over her glasses. Olga slowly sipped her tea, trying to stay calm. … Read more
If you get married, you will live separately!” declared Nadezhda Nikolaevna, staring intently at her son. Her words stunned Denis like thunder out of a clear sky. He hadn’t expected such a turn of events. He had always thought that after the wedding, he and Polina would continue living with her mother, maintaining their usual … Read more
– Lyud, you understand… – Volodya began. – No, I love you, but you and she are so alike, and… I’m confused. She suspected he might be cheating on her but couldn’t even guess with whom. It was madness. It just didn’t compute in her head. – Don’t explain, – for some reason, she no … Read more
“I want to introduce you to my mother tonight, after dinner,” Oleg told his girlfriend, sitting down on the edge of the sofa. “Why?” Angela asked calmly, looking at the man she already considered her husband. She sat in her favorite armchair, casually flipping through the pages of a fashion magazine. Oleg was surprised; for … Read more
— Daughter, go play, — Svetlana asked little Lena. The girl obediently ran out of the kitchen and immediately disappeared into the nursery. Oleg was watching his wife carefully. If she hadn’t sent him a text yesterday saying “we’ll talk in the morning,” he would have shouted and demanded to know what happened. — I … Read more