Fyodor was in the cool office of a private clinic, his fingers clenching each other so tightly that they turned white from the tension. Every word the doctor spoke, delivered with that particular caution that only appears when issuing the gravest of verdicts, seemed to drive another nail into the coffin of his fate. An … Read more
I sat, my head pressed into my shoulders, listening to torrents of abuse hurled at me from both sides. Valentina Alexandrovna, the mother of my future fiancé, spared no harsh words as she accused me of all the sins imaginable. What hurt the most was that Slava, my dear fiancé, didn’t even try to stop … Read more
Dear, I’ve left!» «Wait, did you forget anything? Did you take food for the road?» Veronica asked caringly. «Of course. I’m not going to go hungry for hours.» «Call me when you get there.» «Yes, of course,» Igor kissed his wife on the cheek and set off. Veronica and Igor had been married for over … Read more
I studied at School 35, how about you?» «Me too,» Anton raised his eyebrows, looking at the girl. Quite a strange coincidence, but anything can happen in life. Surprisingly, their names were also the same. Anton and Antonina, as if there were no other names in the world. But this fact doesn’t hinder lovers from … Read more
The conductor seated the pregnant woman without a ticket next to the strange old man in the compartment. At night, the carriage was awakened by screams. Natalya slammed the door loudly. From early in the morning, she had a premonition that this day would not go smoothly. Luce, her 19-year-old daughter, had recently brought … Read more
Valentina was shocked when her mother-in-law announced out loud that she had signed over her apartment to her only granddaughter, Victoria. No one present at the news was pleased, except for the girl herself and her parents. Vika was twenty years old, and she had just recently started dating a boy who was her age. … Read more
«Hey, lame man! Cripple!» Sasha keeps walking, ignoring the taunts. He knows it’s Volodya from the fifth floor, and he’s learned that responding only makes it worse. «Aleksandr!» Volodya calls out again. «Look at you, working hard on New Year’s Eve. Isn’t he a diligent one? They say work loves a fool.» «Stop bothering … Read more
«Dear court, have you still not realized that this cunning woman decided she could just snatch a part of the company and property honestly earned by our family?!» shouted the mother-in-law, jumping up from her seat. «Zinaida Pavlovna, please sit down. We will certainly hear you out, but later,» the judge said irritably, calming the … Read more
«Daddy, daddy, buy it!» Lisa was about to cry when her father finally gave in and approached the saleswoman. «Let’s just get this bear for her. We pass by every day, and she always ends up in tears.» The saleswoman smiled and handed the girl the bear. Lisa grabbed it, hugged it tightly, pressed it … Read more
Evgenia and her companion Inna had been seated at a café table for over an hour, their eyes glued to the window in anticipation of a significant event. They had downed two coffees each and indulged in plenty of pastries, yet the street scene remained uneventful. Evgenia broke the silence with a note of frustration: … Read more