If I ever had questions about my place in the family, they were answered the moment I stumbled upon the will. I was in the family apartment—the very same one where I grew up and for which I had been paying the bills for the past five years: utilities, groceries, roof repairs, cleaning help. I … Read more
I listened to my mother-in-law’s conversation with my husband and couldn’t believe my ears. Everything I had lived for during my marriage turned out to be a lie. I had trusted him so much, and yet he and his mother acted so despicably. It’s all decided. They’ll regret what they did! Something Strange Is Happening … Read more
Natasha left the apartment to get some fresh air. She was suddenly out of breath when she saw the text messages between her husband and his close friend. “This can’t be happening,” she repeated, inhaling the moist autumn air. She had never allowed herself to snoop on her husband’s phone, but today, while he was … Read more
— Your legs have completely given out, Mom. Maybe you should move in with us?” Sergey asked, trying to hide the worry in his voice. “No, son,” Valentina replied without taking her eyes off the window. “I lived in this house with your father. This is where I will stay.” The snow had wrapped the … Read more
This is a story about an unusual incident that took place at the restaurant where I work as an administrator. One day, the restaurant’s doors opened, and two elderly people walked in—a tiny grandmother and her equally short and frail grandfather. Upon entering, they warmly greeted everyone present: me, the bartender, the waiters—in short, all … Read more
You have to sell your apartment because I need a new, good car! — insisted the husband. The mother had come to visit her grandson and found out entirely by chance that her daughter was planning to sell her apartment when she saw some documents on the kitchen table. — I feel sorry too, Mom, … Read more
“At retirement, Tamara Konstantinovna Belozertseva was bid farewell by the entire hospital. In the surgery department where she had worked as an operating room nurse for nearly forty years, a beautiful festive table was set up, with a huge fruit-and-cottage-cheese cake placed in the center, bearing the lovely inscription ‘Tamara – the soul of the … Read more
It seems that only yesterday I thought Andrei and I were the perfect couple. Thirty years together, two children, a house—everything was complete. We had it all: a seaside house, an apartment in the city, a car… And I trusted him. “After all, he’s my husband, the father of my children,” I kept telling myself … Read more
Anton had always considered himself the master of his life. Even back in college, he managed to move in such a way that his classmates could only gape in amazement. While others were slogging over textbooks, Anton was already busy with business. Sometimes he was reselling cars, other times he was assembling computers to order. … Read more
Later in the evening, a young man walked into the café with a girl – apparently a couple. They became the main protagonists of the evening. They were greeted by waitress Nastya, who had just completed her internship and was on her first independent shift. The dining room was packed, and even I had to … Read more