Waking up, Natasha realized she couldn’t see anything at all. A white haze covered everything in front of her eyes. She could hear commotion around her. Doctors and nurses were bustling back and forth along the corridor. Remembering the last moment before the crash, Natasha shuddered. It seemed the accident had taken her sight. Ever … Read more
Olga was eager to return home with just one day left before the holiday. She needed to tidy up the house, hang the festive decorations, and purchase groceries for the celebration meal. She left her office quickly, treading cautiously on the slippery ground in her light heeled boots, and made her way to her car … Read more
«What are you stuck in there for? Come out, come on!» Anna Makarovna banged on the bathroom door with her fist. «Please wait another five minutes,» responded her daughter-in-law, Albina. «Completely lost your conscience! What can you do in there for half an hour? Were you unloading wagons?!» It had always been like this. It … Read more
Lera stood at the kitchen table, watching as Katya, in another room, diligently colored her favorite animals in her album. Her five-year-old daughter was so absorbed in the process that she wouldn’t have noticed what her mother was doing. Lera smiled and returned to her thoughts. However, an inner voice kept reminding her of her … Read more
Pasha, Pasha, where are you?» Vasilina called for her husband. It was already 6 AM. They had argued yesterday, and her husband had gone to sleep on the veranda. There, in the summer kitchen, was a topchan, an old sofa that had been repurposed. Usually, by this time, he would already be in the yard, … Read more
Nastya hated Mondays. Especially ones like today—when the printer jammed an important report, the coffee machine decided to go on strike, and the boss nitpicked every comma. «A typical day in the life of typical office plankton,» she thought as she inserted the key into her apartment lock. «Why wasn’t I born a millionaire?» Nastya … Read more
Kol, I’m scared,» Lera said fearfully. «What are you afraid of? We’re getting married in a month, the parents know everything,» Nikolai reassured his fiancée. «What if you change your mind? What will I do then, alone with a child?» «Silly, once our son is born, I’ll take him fishing.» «And if it’s a girl?» … Read more
Oksana had long forgotten about her visit to Tamara when suddenly her husband came home and confessed he had met someone else. «I don’t want to lie, Ksyusha. I won’t cheat. Let’s just part ways peacefully. I won’t abandon Andryushka.» She thought the ground would open up beneath her and swallow her. Such grief! Her … Read more
I hate September. I hate autumn!» Alina complained to her mother. «Again, my mother-in-law will claw her way into harvesting and preparing for winter. When will that woman have enough? She doesn’t have a stomach, she has an abyss!» Angelina Lvovna shook her index finger disapprovingly: «It’s not nice! Daughter, you shouldn’t talk like that!» … Read more
Hi! I couldn’t wait for you to get home from work!» Igor hugged his young wife, clearly eager to tell her something important, something special. His eyes shone with a dazzling fire. Excited, Igor couldn’t sit still; he kept pacing the kitchen from corner to corner, preparing to tell Elena something… «Well? Why did you … Read more