— Irina Petrovna, did you by any chance not notice that no one invited you over?” Marina pressed her lips together, wiping her hands on her apron. “— Oh, come on, Marish! We’re like at home here. We’re your own people. What, were you expecting strangers or something?” Sveta laughed, setting her boots right down … Read more
“What Did You Even Know? That Your Mother Would Want To Go Out Into Nature, And Aunt Valya Would Decide To Haul Half Her House To The Dacha? Will Our Family Ever Have Any Plans For The Weekend At All? As Soon As Summer Comes, That’s It — The Circus Begins!” “What did you even … Read more
— “Well, we ought to help her!” the husband urged. — “We ought to. Only I honestly don’t feel like it,” Inna said. Her husband Semyon looked reproachfully at his wife but said nothing. He knew his mother and his wife didn’t much like each other; to be frank, they barely tolerated one another, maintaining … Read more