Month: April 2025

Katya opened the banking app and immediately closed it. It’s unclear what she was expecting to see in her account—perhaps some kind of New Year’s miracle. But no, there was still very little money.

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Katya opened the banking app and immediately closed it. It was unclear what she expected to see in her account, perhaps some New Year’s miracle. But no, the money was still scarce. Yes, she had received her salary a few days ago. But most of the money was already spent. She paid the utility bills … Read more

— Is it difficult for you? – asked the husband.

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Is it that hard for you?” asked her husband. “It’s not hard!” Svetka replied. “Are you afraid of spending money?” “No, I’m not!” “Then what’s the problem?” “I don’t want to!” the girl replied, quoting the beloved professor Preobrazhensky when he was asked to donate magazines for the children of Germany. But they turned to … Read more

The granddaughter came to the reading of her grandmother’s will, and at the notary’s office, there was an unfamiliar man with a child sitting there.

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Tatiana watched sadly as the workers from the funeral agency tidied the grave—she had just said goodbye to her only close family member. Tatiana understood that it had not been easy for her grandmother to live with her illnesses and at such an age, but the tears still flowed relentlessly. Her grandmother had always hoped … Read more

Something’s wrong with me,” Lena said, standing up from the table, clutching her right side and covering her mouth with her hand.

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Something’s wrong with me,” Lena said as she stood up from the table, clutching her right side and covering her mouth with her hand. “You always have some problem,” her husband, Boris, snorted, methodically working his spoon. The omelet on his plate was disappearing at the speed of light. “Better pour me some coffee. You’ll … Read more

We’ve been divorced for a long time, he has a new family, and yet you’re still here?! This is my house, not your family hotel

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Tanya was going through documents in the drawer of her desk, trying to tidy up the papers that had been accumulating over the years. Among the old receipts and instructions for long-broken appliances, she found the divorce certificate. December. Four months had already passed. The divorce from Misha felt rather mundane. No shouting, no breaking … Read more

She forgot to tell her husband that she was coming home. When she entered the apartment, she almost fainted from what she saw.

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— Dasha? What are you doing here? — Svetlana was so shocked she could hardly speak. Her thoughts were tangled, and jealousy and resentment bubbled up inside her. Why were they treating her like this? Hadn’t she loved her husband? Was she a bad wife and mother to their son? But what happened next was … Read more

Is there nothing to eat at home?” her classmates joked, noticing how she was secretly hiding her school lunch in her bag. But her bag kept a very different secret.

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At the cafeteria of Lyceum No. 6, there was always the smell of burnt pea soup and stale bread crusts, as if the air itself absorbed the same scent as the meat patties. The long tables rattled with trays, someone was banging their spoon against a glass, grumbling that the compote was more sour than … Read more