Maria was sitting in the kitchen in front of her laptop, checking work reports, when Yegor emerged from the room with a cup of coffee. Their evenings had become almost identical: work until late, a few words to each other, a little TV, and then work again. With each passing day, Maria felt her energy … Read more
Victoria Petrovna entered the newly opened hair salon in her neighborhood and shook her head in surprise. “How cozy and beautiful it is here!” she thought, looking around. The walls were adorned with paintings of beautiful model girls with various hairstyles, mirrors sparkled with cleanliness, and comfortable, expensive chairs invited one to sit down and … Read more
Mom, you’re just a pauper!” Pashka yelled, slamming the door of his room. Larisa froze in the hallway, clutching her son’s unironed T-shirt to her chest. His words hit harder than a slap. She leaned against the wall, feeling her knees tremble treacherously. Such scenes had been happening more frequently lately. “Pash,” she called quietly, … Read more
He just used me. It’s like my eyes have finally opened. Why didn’t I notice anything before? I guess I was too naive. Trusted people too much. Now I’ll be more cautious. I somehow thought that this could happen to anyone, but not to me. But no, it turns out no one is immune. Until … Read more
Can we just have a Saturday without cleaning today? Let’s not do anything useful!” Oksana looked hopefully at her husband. “Let’s have a lazy day! Because… I’m starting to quietly hate the weekends.” Vyacheslav, without getting up from the bed, groped for his phone and, squinting, looked at the screen. Almost twelve o’clock. “We sure … Read more
Nikita fell in love with the devout Serafima while still in school. He would meet her at the entrance of her building every morning and follow her to school. After classes, he would do the same. Sima would hide in the entrance of her building, and Nikita just stood there. He didn’t want to go … Read more
Finally, Nastya got lucky with a man!” Varvara Andreevna, Nastya’s mother, gushed as she looked at her daughter’s wedding photo. “She always ended up with some poor suitors before! Now that’s a businessman for you!” Varvara’s husband, Ilya Petrovich, silently finished his modest breakfast, nodding his head as Varvara continued to muse: “Finally, we can … Read more
Ninka, are you up to your tricks again? They’ll put you in solitary!” her friend cast a reproachful glance at the girl. “So what? At least I’ll get to play soccer, and if they lock me up for a week, so be it—better away from those matrons,” Nina shrugged and smiled slyly. Looking around, she … Read more
Anya, open up, it’s cold out here!” a voice called from behind the door, drowning out the howling wind in the hallway. Anna, standing in the hallway with a towel in her hands, froze. She expected to see her neighbor Ira, who always dropped by for some salt or advice. But the voice was unfamiliar. … Read more
In the city, there was a stifling heat, it seemed even the asphalt was melting, with temperatures soaring above thirty degrees Celsius. In a residential area, a young pregnant woman wandered confusedly through the courtyards of apartment buildings. She carefully looked for numbers on the corners of the houses but couldn’t find the address she … Read more