Oh, you’re still here? I thought you had already moved out,” the woman at the door tossed a strand of light hair over her shoulder and gave me an assessing look as if I were furniture that needed to be removed. “Clear out the apartment, I’m the new wife of your husband, I’ll be living … Read more
I can’t believe that Matvey has left forever. It can’t be. He’s just wound up because of the mess in the apartment that I caused. I was definitely wrong to tear up and cut all his things. Matvey will cool down and come back home. We are a family, after all. And now we are … Read more
Varya stopped her car near a familiar house and looked at her watch. She was thirty minutes early for her appointment—she had arrived too early. «No problem,» she thought, «My mother-in-law is always happy to see me.» She adjusted her hairstyle in the rearview mirror and got out of the car, holding a box with … Read more
Milana had long wanted to buy a small house in the countryside. She searched extensively for the perfect place, one near a river, surrounded by forests, and blessed with magnificent nature. Mila had spent her entire life in what she called the «concrete jungles» of her city. «When will I fulfill my dream?» she thought … Read more
I was at my mom’s, that’s why I was late. Sorry, my phone died,» said Zhenya. «Got it. Are you going to eat? Or did you eat at your parents’?» I automatically got up, ready to heat up dinner. «I ate, don’t worry, Masha. Let’s watch a movie and go to sleep. I’m very tired.» … Read more
«Go to work, how long can you sit on my neck?! I’m working like a dog every day, and you’re resting at home! And don’t tell me you’re looking after the kids! Your mom helps you, the oldest is going to school soon, you don’t need to watch him. Look for a job and finish … Read more
Valya! Valentina! What’s wrong with you?» Boris’s voice grew quieter and quieter with each passing second. A minute later, the woman couldn’t make out her husband’s words at all. She couldn’t hear or see anything anymore. After an emotional conversation, Valentina suddenly felt dizzy and fell down. The woman woke up when her husband brought … Read more
That evening, Anna spent quite some time at the stove, carefully stirring the boiling Solyanka. It was a dish that her husband Sergey especially loved. Each time she prepared it, she followed a special recipe passed down from her grandmother. Three types of meat, pickled mushrooms, and of course, the warmth of feelings made this … Read more
Very bright, beautiful, I would say, quite unusual,» Vadim thoughtfully said, carefully examining his wife’s drawings. «Do you like it?» Natasha asked with a smile, sitting down next to him on the sofa. «Unusual,» the man admitted, flipping through the sheets with illustrations. «Children love everything bright; it’s the adults who later prefer something gray, … Read more
The house resembled a fairytale hut on chicken legs, but Anya was delighted with it as if it were a royal palace. For three years since leaving her second husband, she had lived in a tiny one-bedroom apartment with her mother, who reminded Anya every single day that she had warned her, that Anya with … Read more