Ol, your husband is on a business trip again?» Pavel, a colleague, caught up with Olga as she headed to the bus stop. «Maybe we can sit in the café? Have your favorite cocoa, talk a bit, since it’s always just ‘hi’ and ‘bye’.» «Sorry, Pash, I can’t today. Ignat promised he’d be home early, … Read more
Dina shook off her house robe, jumped into slippers on her bare feet, and rushed out of the apartment building, trying to catch up to her husband. «Pasha, come back! Where are you going?» she yelled almost in tears after him. Pavel, annoyed, responded over his shoulder: «I can’t stand being around you right … Read more
Has anyone from my side called you today?» Alexey asked his wife. «They’ve been driving me crazy all day! It’s so annoying!» «I don’t understand! What do they need from you? And why would they need to call me?» Nastya asked her husband. «Not from me, from you!» Alexey smiled. «From me?» the woman was … Read more
The customary, measured, calm life of fifty-two-year-old accountant Lyudmila Borisovna Belkina was fundamentally shattered by an impending disaster: her beloved son Vladik was getting married! Lyudmila and her son had long lived in Mytishchi, near Moscow. After the death of her parents, Lyuda, with little Vladik in tow, moved there, regretlessly selling the large, sturdy, … Read more
Maybe you can give me the keys to your apartment? To not disturb your work process,» the mother-in-law quipped, noticing irritation on her daughter-in-law’s face. «Do you not have your own set?» Nina retorted. Such biting dialogues between them were becoming more frequent. Ksenia Vasilyevna regularly visited the young couple, pretending she had forgotten she … Read more
Aleksey, my husband, and his mother have settled in very well. Until recently, they almost wiped their feet on me, calling me a ‘worthless flower’, but as soon as they learned about my inheritance, they suddenly showed increased interest. But again, not in me, but in the prospects that this inheritance gives. I regretted a … Read more
Anya stood still on the edge of the breakwater, letting the wind play with her hair. Salty sea spray caressed her cheeks, leaving a thin film she wanted to wipe away, but she stood motionless. This moment was too important to interrupt. She had just turned thirty, and this was her first time seeing the … Read more
Tamara returned home subdued, took off her dress suit, hung it on hangers in the wardrobe, and started calling her son. «Hello, son. You should have come to your friend’s wedding. Vanyushka Razin did well, he’s a married man now, not like you, running around like a young goat. And when he introduced his bride, … Read more
Svetlana crouched down, extending her hand with a piece of sausage. — So, Buran, how are you doing? The old dog with a white spot on his forehead sighed deeply, lazily looking up at her. Only after that did he slowly raise his snout and carefully took the treat. He always ate with dignity—not greedily … Read more
Sveta, I asked you not to call me! Dasha is very jealous!» Dmitry said irritably, whispering and covering the receiver with his hand. «It’s from work, sweetie! Don’t worry!» he shouted. «No, just look at this… She’s jealous! And on what basis? You’re nothing to her!» Now it wasn’t so painful for Svetlana. Rather, her … Read more